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This workshop focuses on how to co-design an engagement plan when collaborating with patients, families, and community members in the conduct of clinical research.

Dr. Francine Buchanan is the Program Manager for Patient & Family Engagement in Research at SickKids and the Ontario Child Health Support Unit. She brings a diverse background of skills and experience to the role including as a co-investigator on a number of CIHR-funded studies and as a research family advisor sharing her lived experience caring for her son with medical complexity.

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This workshop focuses on strategies for engaging youth partners in the research process.

Stacie Smith is the Executive Director of the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health. She is also the founder of the Mental Health Student Support Network, Groundbreaker with Frayme, and co-lead of the Mental Health International Youth Advisory Committee.

Raissa Amany is the Co-Executive Director the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health. She is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa. Raissa is also a youth advisory council member with the Knowledge Institute for Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions and Kids Help Phone, a research partner with CAMH, and a Groundbreaker with Frayme. 

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This workshop focuses on the fundamental elements of qualitative research design.

Dr. Naomi Thulien is a nurse practitioner and staff scientist at the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions.

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This workshop focuses on the ethical issues unique to community-engaged research.

Maria Isabel Suarez is a Research Ethics Coordinator for the Research Ethics and Regulatory Compliance Office at The Hospital for Sick Children.

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This workshop focuses on the importance of building authentic and meaningful relationships between families and researchers. 

Rae Martens is a Knowledge Broker with Kids Brain Health Network, CanChild and the University of Calgary. She oversees the Community of Practice for the Family Engagement in Research (FER) Training Program. 

Gunjan Seth is a family leader, family mentor, and Family Advisory Committee Co-Chair at the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.

Sam Micsinszki is a registered nurse and currently a postdoctoral fellow at CanChild and the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University.

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This workshop focuses on the principles and theories related to both community-engaged learning and community-engaged research.

Shannon Black is the Lead Coordinator of Academic Initiatives with the Centre for Community Partnerships at the University of Toronto. 

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