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Learning from Youth and Young Adults: Engagement Strategies for Patient-Oriented Research Projects, Committees, and Councils

This webinar is now over but if you missed it, please feel free to watch the recordings below.

Materials referenced during the webinar

NYAP tip sheet: EN | FR
Examples of engagement of young people in research: PDF


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Co-facilitated by members from CHILD-BRIGHT’s National Youth Advisory Panel (NYAP) and CanChild’s Sibling Youth Advisory Council (SibYAC), this session will highlight various practical strategies that teams can use when engaging with youth and sibling partners on research projects. 

When: Monday, October 19, 2020
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT | 11:00 a.m. - noon p.m. PDT

Session objectives include:

  1. Defining what authentic engagement of youth in the research process looks like

  2. Outlining some best practices for youth engagement

  3. Providing a platform for facilitators to anecdotally reflect on and relay their experiences of being involved in research

  4. Providing feedback to audience members who may be experiencing challenges engaging with youth members.

  5. Offering examples of where/how previous efforts have successfully incorporated youth involvement.

FACILITATORS

  • Gillian Backlin, National Youth Advisory Panel Member, CHILD-BRIGHT Network

  • Hanae Davis, Postdoctoral Fellow and SibYAC Member

  • Jessica Havens, SibYAC Member and Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) for the CHILD-BRIGHT Network READYorNot Brain-Based Disabilities Project

  • Linda Nguyen, PhD Candidate and Graduate Trainee for the CHILD-BRIGHT Network READYorNot Brain-Based Disabilities Project, and SibYAC Member

  • Samantha Bellefeuille, SibYAC Member

  • Corinne Lalonde, Citizen Engagement Program Coordinator, CHILD-BRIGHT Network