October 25:Engaging Global Communities in Perinatal & Child Health Research

9:00  Opening Remarks

Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta, 2022 Canada Gairdner Global Health Award; Co-Director, Director of Research, Centre for Global Child Health, SickKids

9:05-9:35 Keynote: Journey of Perinatal Health Research: From Discovery to Population Impact 

Dr. José Belizán MD, MPH, 2023 Canada Gairdner Global Health Award; Senior Scientist, Department of Research in Maternal and Child Health, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS) Argentina; Superior Researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET); Researcher, Bone Biology Laboratory, School of Medicine, University of Rosario, Argentina

9:38-9:48  Challenges in evidence synthesis and evaluation

Prof. Dena Zeraatkar, PhD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Anesthesia and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University; 2023 Gairdner Early Career Investigator Competition Winner

9:51-10:11 Community-centered design to innovate solutions for small vulnerable newborns

Dr. Anne CC Lee, BSE, MD, MPH, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Director of Global Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

10:11  Bio Break

10:25  Session Chair 

Ms. Julie Delahanty, President, International Research Development Centre

10:53-11:13  Global evidence-based accountability for child health: the Countdown Initiative (2005-2023)

Dr. Cesar Victora, MD, PhD, 2017 Canada Gairdner Global Health Award; Emeritus Professor, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil

11:13-11:45  Roundtable Discussion

Chair: Dr. Stephen Lye Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, On, Canada

Participants: Dr. José Belizán, Dr. Anne CC Lee, Dr. Zubia Mumtaz, Dr. Cesar Victora, Prof. Dena Zeraatkar

11:45  Networking Session & Lunch (Confirmed Invitees Only)

12:30  End of Event