Kids Brain Health Network Showcase
VentureLabs at Simon Fraser University will showcase three KBHN projects with great promise to make a real difference for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families.
Challenges, Best Practices and a way forward – National Autism Strategies
Autism Alliance of Canada is proud to organize a Side Event in partnership with Kids Brain Health Network at the United Nations’ 16th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on June 15, 2023.
Kids Brain Health Network Annual Conference 2023
With the theme of Celebrating 14 years of helping kids live their best lives, this year’s conference promises to be an enlightening and informative event for anyone interested in the field of neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Save the Date – Kids Brain Health Network Annual Conference 2023
We look forward to seeing you at our Annual Conference 2023 happening in Ottawa this year! More details to follow. Click below to Save October 21-24 for #KBHNConf2023 on your calendars now:
Putting Artificial Intelligence to Work for Families
Symposium to Showcase How Researchers Are Harnessing AI to Help Prevent and Manage Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disabilities For promoting the health of the human brain, one of the promising tools at our disposal is—fittingly enough—the artificial brain. In a KBHN-sponsored symposium called “Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Health Outcomes Across the Lifespan” at DOHaD [...]
Shaping a Healthy Brain from the Start
DOHaD 2022 World Congress events will offer a deep dive into the link between early brain development and mental health. Even though most of us don’t remember the first few years of life, they matter immensely. That’s because they shape the architecture of the developing brain and influence lifelong well-being. For example, early experiences [...]
KBHN-DOHaD Congress 2022: Open Public Panel
An Open Public Panel, in conjunction with the 12th World Congress on the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD), is being held in Vancouver on August 28, 2022. Early childhood development is determined by the interaction between our genetic make-up and the environment, all of which includes the situation and lifestyles of both [...]
A Conversation About Youth Engagement in Research
PART Webinar Series Featuring: Gillian Backlin Gillian (she/her) is from Vancouver, British Columbia, and has completed the technical writing certificate at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Claire Dawe-McCord Claire (she/her) is from Hamilton, Ontario, is finishing her Bachelor of Health Sciences program at McMaster University and is also the co-chair of the Kids Come [...]
A Conversation Between Two Parent Scholars on Autism
PART Webinar Series Featuring: Dr. Janet McLaughlin Janet is an associate progessor of community health and the co-founder and co-director of the Laurier Autism Research Consortium (LARC) Grant Bruno Grant is Nehiyaw (Plains Cree) from Maskawcis, Alberta, a PhD student in Medical Science in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta, and a [...]
Kids Brain Health Congress 2022
ARE YOU READY OFR THE KBHN 2022 CONGRESS? Mark your calendars! The KBHN Annual conference will be held in conjunction with the International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) and DOHaD Canada, August 27-31, 2022, in Vancouver. We are delighted to be holding our 12th annual conference in partnership with the [...]
