BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250821T062451EDT-03493A3aUe@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250821T102451Z DESCRIPTION:Brittany Jock and Alex McComber\, Assistant Professors at the D epartment of Family Medicine\, will provide information on several project s that have evolved from the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program \, a community-based participatory research project since 1994 which has a long association with the Department. Work in diabetes prevention for chi ldren has led to new areas of exploration including community mobilization with inter-community sharing around a healthy lifestyles effort\; and dev elopments in food security with Indigenous Peoples and communities.\n\nFro m attending this workshop participants will:\n\n\n become familiar with cur rent successful Indigenous-focused health research efforts\;\n understand h ow community engagement as equal partners has positive impact on project i mplementation\;\n explore some of the challenges of ensuring continuity\, b uilding capacity\, and sustainability.\n\n\n \n\nSeminar title: Lessons fr om healthy lifestyles focused projects with Indigenous communities\n\nSpea ker: Brittany Jock (Assistant Professor\, Department of Family Medicine) & Alex McComber (Assistant Professor\, Department of Family Medicine)\n\nWh en: Thursday September 12\, 12.30 to 1.30 pm.\n\nWhere: Hybrid. Virtually by Zoom and in person at 5858\, chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges\, Room 307.\n \n\n Register here for in-person attendance \n\n\n\n Register here for onlin e attendance \n\n\n \n\nResearch Seminar Series\n\n\n Every month\, a resea rch seminar is held at the Department of Family Medicine where we either f eature visiting researchers from other universities\, or showcase the work of our own researchers. The seminars are attended by our graduate student s\, researchers and clinicians\, and are open to the whole ɬÀï·¬ communit y. They address a wide range of research methods and topics relevant to pr imary health care\, and provide opportunity for interaction and exchange w ith the speakers. The Research Seminars are usually on Fridays at around n oon.\n\n DTSTART:20240912T163000Z DTEND:20240912T173000Z SUMMARY:Research Seminar: Lessons from healthy lifestyles-focused projects with Indigenous communities URL:/familymed/channels/event/research-seminar-lessons -healthy-lifestyles-focused-projects-indigenous-communities-359002 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR