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The CRISM Atlantic Node is pleased to host the upcoming webinar: Sex and Gender-based Analysis+ in Substance Use Research.
SGBA+ is a crucial framework in health research that examines how sex, gender, and other intersecting factors like age, ethnicity, and socio-economic status affect health outcomes. By integrating SGBA+, researchers can develop more inclusive, effective interventions that address the unique needs of diverse populations. This webinar will explore the importance of applying SGBA+ in substance use research and how it can lead to more comprehensive and equitable health solutions.
Dr Angela Kaida, Scientific Director at CIHR institute for Gender and Health, and Dr Elsabe du Plessis, Science Strategy Lead at CIHR Institute for Gender and Health, will discuss why SGBA+ matters and how these concepts could be integrated into health research.
Dr Lorraine Greaves (Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health) and Dr Trevor Hart (Toronto Metropolitan University) will present how they have approached methodological considerations to apply SGBA+ in their substance use related research design and analysis.
Hosts: Dr Sherry Stewart & Dr Mark Asbridge
Moderators: Dr Jacquieline Gahagan & Dr Niki Kiepek
Date: October 8th, 2024
Time: 2:00-3:30pm ADT
Location: Online (Register here through EventBrite)
Dr. Angela Kaida was appointed Scientific Director of the Institute of Gender and Health at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research effective January 1, 2023. As Scientific Director, Dr. Kaida is responsible for developing and advancing research and training initiatives that address gender, sex, and health research priorities in Canada while supporting the implementation of CIHR’s Strategic Plan.
Dr. Elsabé du Plessis (she/her) is the Sex and Gender+ Science Strategy lead at the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health. She leads the CIHR IGH efforts to advance the quality of sex and gender integration in health research, from grant application, data collection and analysis, to reporting findings by sex and gender, and through to knowledge mobilization. This includes the development and advancement of methodological guidance, including how to incorporate the lens and tools of intersectionality (i.e., gender+) and capacity bridging activities such as workshops, the IGH Summer Institutes and the online training modules amongst others.
Trained as a social scientist specializing in ethnographic research and qualitative methods, Dr. du Plessis’s research interests are in the area of critical global health studies and understanding power and inequity in global health – both in the organization and practices of global health and in global health interventions. Sex and gender are both crucial dimensions that shape people’s access to power and their ability to meet their rights, including their right to health.
Lorraine Greaves PhD is a medical sociologist and Senior Investigator at the Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health and its founding Executive Director. She was the Senior Policy Advisor for BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre and Executive Director of the Health Systems Strategy Division of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. She is a Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at University of British Columbia and an expert in the critical analysis of tobacco, cannabis, alcohol and other substance use, the integration of sex, gender and equity into research, programme, and policy development and the advancement of sex and gender science. She sat on the Scientific Advisory Committee on Vaping Products and is Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Health Products for Women. She has received numerous awards, among them the Outstanding Ontario Achievement Award, the Vancouver YWCA Woman of Distinction, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Network of Women Against Tobacco (INWAT) and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ottawa. She has published many reports, articles and 12 books.
Dr. Trevor Hart is the Director of the HIV Prevention Lab and Director of TMU’s new HOPE Centre for Gender and Sexual Minority People: the first and only Centre in Canada dedicated to combining health research aimed at understanding disparities in sexual and gender minority health, with the identification, testing, and implementation of counseling and other practice solutions for better health outcomes.
Dr. Jacqueline Gahagan brings over 20 years of extensive research experience in the areas of public health and the social sciences, both locally and internationally. With a background in medical sociology, Dr. Gahagan’s research interests span substance use, mental health, and addictions medicine, and is committed to addressing disparities related to sex and gender issues, particularly focusing on the LGBTQ communities and other marginalized populations.
Dr. Niki Kiepek is dedicated to untangling knowledge and exploring the intricacies of substance use, mental health, and healthcare responses. By employing diverse methods such as interviews, surveys, and critical discourse analysis, she investigates gendered meanings and experiences, providing a platform for understanding beneficial and non-problematic substance use, addiction, harm reduction, decriminalization, and the social sanctioning of occupation, all framed within anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and decolonizing approaches.
Sherry H. Stewart, Ph.D., is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Addictions and Mental Health and a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, and Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University, as well as a licensed clinical psychologist in the province of Nova Scotia. Dr. Stewart is a Fellow in the Royal Society of Canada and the recipient of the 2023 Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science. She is well known for her research on psychological factors contributing to alcohol abuse, pathological gambling, and the comorbidity of emotional and addictive disorders. Dr. Stewart is a member of the Scientific Advisory to the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, and Graduate Program Coordinator of the MSc. in Psychiatry Research Program. Dr. Stewart founded the Centre for Addiction Research at Dalhousie (CARD), a virtual centre at Dalhousie fostering collaborations among faculty members conducting research on addiction, and is on the steering committee of the Quebec-Maritimes node of the CIHR-funded Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM). She is Co-Director of Research in the Department of Psychiatry, and co-directs the new MSc program in psychiatry research at Dalhousie. Dr. Stewart receives funding from several research agencies including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF), the National Center for Responsible Gambling (NCRG), and the Manitoba Gambling Research Program (MGRP). (See Dalhousie Profile and MAAC Lab)
Dr. Asbridge is Professor and Interim Head of the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University. Mark served as Interim Principal Investigator for the CRISM Atlantic Node (July 2022-June 2023) and we are pleased that Mark will continue to provide leadership, guidance and support to the Node’s Coordinating Core team going forward. His substantive interests are in the areas of addictions, public and population health, evaluation research, injury prevention, road safety and public policy. He is particularly interested in the intersection of substance use and various health outcomes, with a special emphasis on young people. (See Dalhousie Profile)
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