Canada's Largest Lgbtq2s Health Conference La Plus Importante Conférence Sur La Santé Lgbtq2s Au Canada
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MARCH 21-24, 2018 DU 21 AU 24 MARS 2018 CANADA’S LARGEST LGBTQ2S HEALTH CONFERENCE LA PLUS IMPORTANTE CONFÉRENCE SUR LA SANTÉ LGBTQ2S AU CANADA RAINBOW HEALTH ONTARIO 2018 CONFERENCE Rainbow Health Ontario C’est avec une grande reconnaissance gratefully acknowledges que Santé arc-en-ciel Ontario remercie our generous sponsors nos généreux commanditaires. CHAMPIONS LEADERS / CHEF DE FILES Co-sponsors: Access Alliance & Women’s Health in Women’s Hands INNOVATORS / INNOVATEURS regarding the influence of sex and gender ways to develop the role and approach of on health throughout life, and to apply our union. At the Ontario Centre of Excellence www.unifor.org these research findings to identify and for Child and Youth Mental Health, we work with agencies to strengthen mental address pressing health challenges facing health services and build an accessible men, women, boys, girls and gender- The Association of Ontario Health system of care for children, youth and their diverse people. http://bit.ly/CIHR-IGH Centres is the voice of a vibrant network families and caregivers. We offer a diverse of community-governed primary health collection of tools, services, products and care organizations that share commitment training to help professionals find, use and Health Quality Ontario is the provincial to advancing health equity through the share evidence that improve outcomes. advisor on the quality of health care. delivery of comprehensive primary health Three strategic directions guide us in With the goal of excellent care for care. www.aohc.org doing this work. all Ontarians, Health Quality Ontario 1. Strengthening skills and knowledge reports to the public on how the system at the service area level is performing, develops standards for If you haven’t been to Sudbury lately, you 2. Providing consistent evidence- what quality care looks like, evaluates haven’t been to Sudbury! With its world- informed approaches to service planning the effectiveness of new health care renowned attractions, urban comforts and delivery at the system level technologies and services, and promotes and four-season outdoor adventures, 3. Inspiring excellence through quality improvement aimed at substantial Greater Sudbury continues to surprise continuous learning, evolution and sustainable positive change. Visit and impress. While mining remains a and innovation www.hqontario.ca for more information. major influence on the local economy, Sudbury has evolved into a dynamic and diverse regional capital which functions Every cell is sexed and every person is Unifor is Canada’s largest private sector as the service hub for all of northeastern gendered. Sex and gender influence our union, with more than 315,000 members Ontario. #DiscoverSudbury more at risk of developing certain diseases, how across the country, working in every major SudburyTourism.ca! well we respond to medical treatments, sector of the economy. Unifor brings a modern approach to unionism: adopting and how often we seek health care. The new tools, involving and engaging our Institute of Gender and Health (IGH)’s UFCW Locals 175 & 633 mission is to foster research excellence members, and always looking for new www.ufcw175.com 2 BECAUSE LGBTQ2S HEALTH MATTERS Rainbow Health Ontario 2018 Conference exhibitors Table of Contents Sponsors and exhibitors . 2 Alzheimer Society of Ministry of Children Sudbury-Manitoulin & Youth Services Welcome letters . 4 North Bay & District Monarch Recovery Association of Ontario Services Conference overview . 8 Health Centres Ontario Centre of Canadian Institutes Excellence for Children Wednesday, March 21 . 10 of Health Research: & Youth Mental Health Concurrent learning institutes . 10 Institute of Gender Rainbow Health and Health Ontario Thursday, March 22 . 16 Canopy Growth Reseau ACCESS T1 Opening plenary . 17 (Tweed Inc.) Network T2 Concurrent sessions . 19 T3 Poster presentations . 25 Community Table Shkagamik-Kwe T4 Concurrent sessions . 28 Health Quality Ontario Health Centre T5 Concurrent sessions . 35 LGBTQ Families Speak UFCW Locals Out Research Project 175 & 633 Friday, March 23 . 39 Ma-Nee Chacaby UNIFOR F1 Plenary . 39 Book Signing F2 Concurrent sessions . 42 F3 Poster presentations . 49 F4 Concurrent sessions . 53 Committee members, Sudbury F5 Concurrent sessions . 59 Saturday, March 24 . 66 S1 Concurrent sessions . 66 Rainbow Health Ontario would like to acknowledge S2 Closing plenary. 71 and thank the following Sudbury community members for their work in participating Bios . 73 in planning the 2018 Conference: Carla John, Manager, Equity, Human Rights, and Accessibility, Cambrian College Gaston Cotnoir, Manager of Education and Special thanks to... Community Development, Réseau ACCESS Network Monique Beaudoin, Coordonnatrice en promotion de la santé, Centre de santé communautaire du Grand Sudbury Michael Barnett, Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner, Aboriginal Health Access Centre Shkagamik-Kwe Shana Calixte, Manager, Mental Health and Addictions, Health Promotion Division, The views expressed in the Conference do not necessarily Sudbury & District Health Unit reflect those of Sherbourne Health Centre or the Province. 3 RAINBOW HEALTH ONTARIO 2018 CONFERENCE Sherbourne Health Centre 2018 Rainbow Health Ontario Conference March 21, 2018 I would like to extend my best wishes to everyone attending the 2018 Rainbow Health Conference. As Ontario’s Minister of Health, I’m proud to support Rainbow Health Ontario’s work through funding from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. Ontario is committed to putting the needs of patients first. Your efforts over the next four days will help us to strengthen our health care system and reduce health disparities for LGBTQ2S Ontarians. Thank you all for taking part in this important conference, and for devoting your time and energy to improving health equity in Ontario. Dr. Helena Jaczek Minister of Health and Long-Term Care 4 BECAUSE LGBTQ2S HEALTH MATTERS As Mayor of the City of Greater Sudbury, I want to extend a warm welcome to all delegates taking part in the Fifth Biennial Rainbow Health Ontario Conference: Because LGBTQ2S Health Matters. I want to thank the organizers for choosing Greater Sudbury as the host city for this round of Canada’s largest conference on LGBTQ2S health. Our City as a venue of choice fits particularly well with the 2018 Conference’s focus on northern, rural, Indigenous and Francophone populations. While you are here in Greater Sudbury, I encourage you to explore our beautiful community. We have a thriving downtown area with a rich offering of culinary options along with an active arts scene, all surrounded by the natural beauty of Northern Ontario. On behalf of City Council and the citizens of Greater Sudbury, I hope that our city is a setting that will inspire your work and nurture your sense of purpose over the coming days. Thank you once again for choosing Greater Sudbury as the venue for the important work you’re here to do on behalf of LGBTQ2S health equity in Ontario. All the best, Mayor Brian Bigger City of Greater Sudbury 5 RAINBOW HEALTH ONTARIO 2018 CONFERENCE Welcome Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to our 5th Rainbow Health Ontario (RHO) As a program of Sherbourne Health Centre, RHO’s Conference, and the City of Greater Sudbury, on the work is strengthened through both the support territories of the Atikameksheng and Wahnapitae First of our colleagues and the opportunities that arise Nations, who are part of the Anishnawbek Nation. from being part of Sherbourne’s eco-system of interconnected programs and expertise serving This conference is being held in Sudbury as part LGBTQ2S folks. And, as a capacity-builder by of prioritizing Indigenous, rural, northern, and/ mandate, our work would not be possible without or Francophone LGBTQ2S health. In the coming partnerships and collaborations, both inside our days we will have many opportunities to learn offices, across the province, and nationally. from one another and expand our perspectives. We particularly encourage you to consider the So much has happened since our last conference intersections of the knowledge and perspectives in 2016, due in part to the allyship and strong that you encounter, and to be alert for approaches support of the Government of Ontario and the to intersectionality that you can learn from and take Ministry of Health and Long Term Care for RHO’s back to your work furthering LGBTQ2S health. work to improve LGBTQ2S health outcomes. Since 2016’s regulation change opened up referrals We see many of our partners and relationships and assessments for transition-related surgeries reflected in the conference registration, and we’re so (TRS), the landscape is slowly starting to change pleased to have you all here together to connect and for persons in Ontario who are seeking TRS. We’re build relationships. There is strong representation pleased to be driving this progress as the lead from many regions across Ontario, including some partner in Ontario’s Trans Health Expansion, and rural and northern, and we are thrilled to be joined we’re eager to share more about our work, as well as by folks bringing knowledge and perspectives hear about yours. from other provinces, including delegates from the Alberta, Quebec and the Northwest Territories. We encourage you to take every opportunity, from The networks you build and strengthen here can the welcome reception, to caucuses, an informal benefit all of our work, and Ontario’s and Canada’s social event, and of course, our core conference LGBTQ2S communities,