The following are conference presentations made by investigators and research staff of CRaNHR. The presentations are arranged in reversed chronological order.

(Names in bold denote CRaNHR investigators and research staff. Names with an * denote former CRaNHR investigators and research staff.)

2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994

Hogenbirk, J.C., S.E. Barnett, M.G. Delmege, S.A. Lacarte, J.E. Sherman, P.E. Timony, V.G. Guérin, H.F. Cheu, M.E. Hill, B. Minore, R.W. Pong, D. Robinson, and R.P. Strasser. "Measuring the near and future impact of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine." Poster presented at the 2011 Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) Health Research Showcase - Linking Health Research and Quality Health Care for Ontarians. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; December 1, 2011.

Pong, R.W., G. Ballinger, R. Kyte, W. Feeney, Y. Rosehart, and J. Mirasol. "Putting away the stethoscope for good? Toward a new perspective on physician retirement." Poster presented at the 13^th International Health Workforce Collaborative (IHWC) Conference. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; October 23-26, 2011.

Strasser, R.P., R.W. Pong, B. Minore, and J.C. Hogenbirk. "Beyond the rural health workforce: Canada's Northern Ontario School of Medicine." Poster presented at the 13^th International Health Workforce Collaborative (IHWC) Conference. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; October 23-26, 2011.

Koren, I.E., O.M. Mian, and E.E. Rukholm. "Primary health care nurse practitioners in rural locations of Ontario: Demographic and practice profile." Poster presented at the 10^th Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; October 20-23, 2011.

Mian, O.M. and R.W. Pong. "Primary care access and emergency department use in Ontario: Rural-urban differences." Poster presented at the 10^th Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; October 20-23, 2011.

Nowrouzi, B., E.E. Rukholm, I.E. Koren, and O.M. Mian. "Sustaining the nursing workforce in Northeastern Ontario." Poster presented at the 10^th Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; October 20-23, 2011.

Koren, I.E., O.M. Mian, and E.E. Rukholm. "Tracking advanced practice nurses (formerly known as acute care NPs)." Poster presented at the 2011 Canadian Association of Advanced Practice Nurses (CAAPN) Conference. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; September 28-30, 2011.

Timony, P.E., M.G. Delmege, and J.C. Hogenbirk. "Future practice of medical students at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine - Part 1: Methodology and intended medical discipline." Presentation at the 2011 Northern Health Research Conference. Huntsville, Ontario, Canada; June 10-11, 2011.

Delmege, M.G., J.C. Hogenbirk, and P.E. Timony. "Future practice of medical students at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine - Part 2: Intended practice location." Presentation at the 2011 Northern Health Research Conference. Huntsville, Ontario, Canada; June 10-11, 2011.

Hogenbirk, J.C., L. Carter, L. Smith, and E. Wenghofer. "Measuring the impact of telemedicine on medical service use in Ontario - Establishing the methodology." Presented at the e-Health 2011 Conference: Enabling Health Outcomes. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; May 29-June 1, 2011.

Strasser, R.P. and J.C. Hogenbirk. "Starting rural, staying rural: How can we strengthen the pathway from rural upbringing to rural practice?" Presented at the Joint 18^th Wonca Regional Conference for Asia Pacific and 10^th Wonca Rural Health World Conference. Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines; February 21-24, 2011.

Delmege, M.G., J.C. Hogenbirk, and R.W. Pong. "NOSM students' intended career location: Are they still on the path to rural practice?" Poster presented at Laurentian University Faculty of Professional Schools Scholarship Showcase Event. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; December 10, 2010.

Hogenbirk, J.C. on behalf of 17+ co-investigators. "A dozen years of research and evaluation on telehealth policy and services." Presentation at Laurentian University Faculty of Professional Schools Scholarship Showcase Event. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; December 10, 2010.

Koren, I.E., O.M. Mian, E.E. Rukholm, and R.W. Pong. "Tracking the integration of nurse practitioners into Ontario's primary health care system." Poster presented at Laurentian University Faculty of Professional Schools Scholarship Showcase Event. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; December 10, 2010.

Timony, P.E., J.C. Hogenbirk, R.W. Pong, and J.E. Sherman. "Identifying tourists' use of health services using ArcGIS." Poster presented at GIS Day, Laurentian University. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; November 17, 2010.

Koren, I.E., O.M. Mian, E.E. Rukholm, and R.W. Pong. "Tracking the integration of nurse practitioners into Ontario's primary health care system." Poster presented at the 2010 Annual Nurse Practitioner Conference: "The Future is Now". Toronto, Ontario, Canada; November 4-6, 2010.

Sherman J.E., J. Swenson, R. Cooke, A. Rudnick, P. Ravitz, F. Grondin, P. Montgomery, R.W. Pong, M.G. Delmege, and P.E. Timony. "Mental health services in smaller northern Ontario communities: Preliminary findings from community case studies." Presentation to the Ontario Psychiatric Outreach Programs 2010 Annual Meeting, Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; September 16-17, 2010.

Chow, P., S. Wolfson, M.L. Kelley, and S. Kassalinen. "Quality palliative care in LTC: The results of an environmental scan." Workshop accepted and scheduled for June 8^th and 9^th 2010, during the Ontario Association for Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors Annual Meeting and Convention. Ontario, Canada; June 8-9, 2010.

Minore, B., M.E. Hill, and P. Bodnar. "Developing a stroke education tool for First Nation people." Presentation to the 1^st Canadian Stroke Congress. Québec City, Québec, Canada; June 7-8, 2010.

Delmege, M.G., J.C. Hogenbirk, and R.W. Pong. "Demographic characteristics of NOSM medical students associated with intended medical discipline and practice location." Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; June 4-5, 2010.

Hill, M.E., B. Minore, J. Park, G. Bandoh, R. Page, S. Perry, and M. Tiernan. "Sometimes it's a cultural issue; Sometimes it's a family situation: Health care providers' perspective on compliance issues among Aboriginal clients with asthma and COPD." Poster presentation at the Fifth Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; June 4-5, 2010.

Hogenbirk, J.C. and D.R. Robinson. "Economic contributions of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine to northern Ontario." Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; June 4-5, 2010.

Mian, O., J.C. Hogenbirk, and R.W. Pong. "Changes in practice locations of graduates of the Northern Ontario Family Medicine program: A comparative analysis of 1993-2006 data from Scott's Medical Database." Poster presented at the Fifth Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; June 4-5, 2010.

Sherman, J.E., R.J. Swenson, R.W. Pong, R. Cooke, A. Rudnick, and M.G. Delmege. "Family health teams and mental health services in the North: Finding a niche." Poster presented at the Fifth Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; June 4-5, 2010.

Wenghofer, E.F., R.W. Pong, and P. Timony. "A closer look at Ontario's northern and southern rural physicians." Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; June 4-5, 2010.

Hogenbirk, J.C. "Hitting a changing and moving target: Reflections on a dozen years of evaluating telehealth policy and services." Paper presented at e-Health 2010: From Investment to Impact. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; May 30-June 2, 2010.

Jarva, J., J. Haggarty, and K. Karioja. "The impact of implementing shared mental health services on mental health services in Northwestern Ontario." Session presented at the 11^th Canadian Conference on Collaborative Mental Health Care. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; May 13-15, 2010.

McKinnon, T., J. Goertzen, and J. Haggarty. "The little primary care mental health service that could." Session presented at the 11^th Canadian Conference on Collaborative Mental Health Care. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; May 13-15, 2010.

Sherman, J.E., J.R. Swenson, R.W. Pong, M.G. Delmege, R.G. Cooke, A. Rudnick, P. Ravitz, and P. Montgomery. "Visiting psychiatrists and shared care in northern Ontario: Research challenges." Paper presented at the 11^th Canadian Conference on Collaborative Mental Health Care. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; May 13-15, 2010.

Swenson, J.R., J.E. Sherman, R.W. Pong, M.G. Delmege, A. Rudnick, R.G. Cooke, P. Ravitz, and P. Montgomery. "Integration of mental health services in family health teams: Progress and challenges." Paper presented at the 11^th Canadian Conference on Collaborative Mental Health Care. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; May 13-15, 2010.

Gauthier, A.P., M. Larivière, R.W. Pong, S. Snelling, and N.L. Young. "Assessing the importance of social and environmental supports for physical activity in a unique socio-cultural and geographical context." Poster presented at the 3^rd International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; May 5-8, 2010.

Kelley, M.L. "The quality palliative care - Long term care alliance: Creating change with PAR, partnerships and palliative care." Paper presented at the 29^th Annual Gerontology Association Conference: "Innovations in Aging: Transforming the Future". Toronto, Ontario, Canada; April 29-30, 2010.

Kelley, M.L. "Quality palliative care in long term care." Oral presentation at the Ontario Multifaith Council, Prince Arthur Hotel. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; March 23, 2010.

Wakewich, P. "More than men behaving badly: Mapping the discursive terrain of masculinities, embodiment, and men's health." Lakehead University. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; March 19, 2010.

Kelley, M.L. "Developing palliative care in rural communities." Invited oral presentation, Palliative Care, City-Wide Academic Rounds, Bruyére Continuing Care. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; March 5, 2010.

Minore, B. "Not just an Aboriginal face on the cover: Making asthma education relevant for First Nations, Métis and Inuit people." Presentation to the Asthma Advisory Committee, Ontario Lung Association. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; February 26, 2010.

Hill, M.E., B. Minore, G. Bandoh, R. Page, S. Perry, and M. Tiernan. "Evaluation of the Kenora Wound Care Pilot Project." Presentation to the Sunset Country Family Health Team and Community Partners, Lake of the Woods Hospital. Kenora, Ontario, Canada; February 12, 2010.

Chow, P., A. Gaudet, M.L. Kelley, J. McDonald, L. Moore, M. Sharpe, and N. Thatcher. "Developing quality palliative care in long term care homes using participatory action research." Poster presentation at "Making a Difference: 2010 Showcase of Applied Health Research", St. Joseph's Care Group. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 5, 2010.

Haggarty, J., J. Jarva, L. Brennan, and K. Karioja. "Wait-times during change in service delivery: The impact of shared care on waiting times for mental health services in Thunder Bay." Poster presentation at "Making a Difference: 2010 Showcase of Applied Health Research", St. Joseph's Care Group. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 5, 2010.

Kelley, M.L., A. Williams, H. Mettam, and L. DeMiglio. "Developing rural palliative care: Validating a theory of community change." Poster presentation at the CIHR Primary Healthcare Summit. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; January 18-19, 2010.

Berry, S., A. Gaudet, and M.L. Kelley. "Rural interprofessional learning: Linking competencies and social accountability to rural health sciences clinical experiences." IPE Ontario 2010. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; January 17-19, 2010.

Kelley, M.L., A. Gaudet, E. Wiersma, J. Sims-Gould, J. Kozak, S. Habjan, L. Arseneau, and M. MacLean. "An ethnographic study of end-of-life care in long term care homes." Poster presentation at the Ontario Long Term Care Association Research Education Days. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; November 27, 2009.

Stones, M. "Aging at home strategy evaluation." Presentation at the Ideas Generation Forum. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; November 19-20, 2009.

Pong, R.W. "Education and geographic maldistribution of healthcare providers: Some lessons from Canada." Invited paper presented at the Seminário Internacional sobre Fixação de Profissionais de Saúde em áreas remotas, isoladas e de maior vulnerabilidade. Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; November 1-3, 2009.

Minore, B. "Barriers and personal choices: Breast screening in underserved populations." Presentation at the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Consensus Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; October 22, 2009.

Cheu, H. "A discourse of family medicine in rural practice." Paper presented at the Canadian Rural Health Research Society 8^th Conference: "Rural Life, Health, Environment - The Full Spectrum". Kingston, Ontario, Canada; October 15-17, 2009.

Gaudet, A., M.L. Kelley, and A. Williams. "Understanding interprofessional collaboration in rural palliative care teams." Paper presented at the Canadian Rural Health Research Society 8^th Conference: "Rural Life, Health, Environment - The Full Spectrum". Kingston, Ontario, Canada; October 15-17, 2009.

Habjan, S., M.L. Kelley, K. Kortes-Miller, H. Sullivan, and L. Pisco. "Capacity building in rural health services: The effect of continuing education." Poster presentation at the Canadian Rural Health Research Society 8^th Conference: "Rural Life, Health, Environment - The Full Spectrum". Kingston, Ontario, Canada; October 15-17, 2009.

Hogenbirk, J.C., R.W. Pong, P. Timony, and C. Sloan*. "Impact of tourists and seasonal residents on health services use." Paper presented at the Canadian Rural Health Research Society 8^th Conference: "Rural Life, Health, Environment - The Full Spectrum". Kingston, Ontario, Canada; October 15-17, 2009.

Kitchen, P., A. Williams, and R.W. Pong. "The use of home-care services in rural Ontario I: A geographic analysis." Paper presented at the Canadian Rural Health Research Society 8^th Conference: "Rural Life, Health, Environment - The Full Spectrum". Kingston, Ontario, Canada; October 15-17, 2009.

Pong, R.W., R. Strasser, H. Cheu, and M.G. Delmege. "Students of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine: What differences do four years make?" Paper presented at the Canadian Rural Health Research Society 8^th Conference: "Rural Life, Health, Environment - The Full Spectrum". Kingston, Ontario, Canada; October 15-17, 2009.

Sherman, J.E., R.W. Pong, M.G. Delmege, J.R. Swenson, R. Cooke, and A. Rudnick. "Models of psychiatric outreach in northern Ontario: A survey of psychiatric outreach consultants." Paper presented at the Canadian Rural Health Research Society 8^th Conference: "Rural Life, Health, Environment - The Full Spectrum". Kingston, Ontario, Canada; October 15-17, 2009.

Swenson, J.R, J.E. Sherman, R.W. Pong, M.G. Delmege, A. Rudnick, and R. Cooke. "Integration of mental health services in primary care? A survey of family health teams in northern Ontario." Paper presented at the Canadian Rural Health Research Society 8^th Conference: "Rural Life, Health, Environment - The Full Spectrum". Kingston, Ontario, Canada; October 15-17, 2009.

Williams, A., P. Kitchen, and R.W. Pong. "The use of home-care services in rural Ontario II: Socio-demographic characteristics." Paper presented at the Canadian Rural Health Research Society 8^th Conference: "Rural Life, Health, Environment - The Full Spectrum". Kingston, Ontario, Canada; October 15-17, 2009.

Pong, R.W. "Changing practice patterns of aging physicians: A neglected dimension in medical workforce planning." Paper presented at the International Symposium on the Performance of a National Health Workforce. Neuchâtel, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland; October 14-16, 2009.

Tesson, G., R.W. Pong, R. Strasser, and M. Delmege. "An experiment in rural medical education in Ontario, Canada." Paper presented at the International Symposium on the Performance of a National Health Workforce. Neuchâtel, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland; October 14-16, 2009.

Nelson, C.H., and M. Stroink. "A multi-disciplinary food security theme service-learning program: Impacts on student engagement and civic responsibility." International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; October 9-10, 2009.

Caty, S.*, R.W. Pong, E. Rukholm, I. Koren, I. Michel, C. Sloan*, and O. Mian. "A decade of research on nurse practitioners in Ontario: Information, insights and impact." Poster presented at the 2009 Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) Health Research Showcase - Linking Health Research and Quality Health Care for Ontarians. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; October 8, 2009.

Minore, B., M.E. Hill, and P. Bodnar. "As the river flows: Stroke education for First Nations in Northwestern Ontario." Presentation to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Research Showcase. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; October 8, 2009.

Hogenbirk, J.C. "Impact of telehealth on health services utilization by members of First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario: Preliminary investigations." Presented at the Canadian Society of Telehealth (CST) Conference, "The Changing Climate of Care - Telehealth's Role". Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; October 3-6, 2009.
This presentation received a "Research Award: Honorable Mention"

Leipert, B., T. Landry, M.L. Kelley, P. Wakewich, C. McWilliam, and D. Forbes. "Exploring rural women's health in Canada using photovoice and mapping methods." Triennial Conference of the Rural Women's Studies Association, Indiana University. Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America; September 24-27, 2009.

Pong, R.W., R. Swenson, J. Sherman, M. Delmege, R. Cook et al. "Shared or segregated? Comparing perspectives on primary mental health care in Northern Ontario." Presentation at the Ontario Psychiatric Outreach Program Annual Retreat. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; September 2-3, 2009.

McPherson, M., W.J. Montelpare*, P. Marsh, K. Boardman, and C. Zerpa. "Wizards of Motion: Promoting health and safety in the schools." Poster presentation at the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science Annual Conference. Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; September 1-3, 2009.

Montelpare, W.J.*, A. Popiolek, J. Baker, B. Faught, M. McPherson, J. McAuliffe, and P. Corey. "Inter-rater reliability for a system to measure athelete exposure: An application to ice hockey." Poster presentation at the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science Annual Conference. Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; September 1-3, 2009.

Haggarty, J. "Unmet need in primary care mental health." Presentation at the 59^th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Psychiatric Association. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; August 27-30, 2009.

Minore, B. and M. Boone. "When one method in the mix fails: Learning from a pilot study." Presentation at the 5^th Annual Mixed Methods Conference. Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; July 10-11, 2009.

Nelson, C.H. "Regional Gardening Initiatives." Presentation to the Rotary Club of Port Arthur, Prince Arthur Hotel. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; July 2009.

Strasser, R., R.W. Pong, H. Cheu, and C. Sloan*. "Redressing health inequalities through rural medical eduation: Lessons from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine." Workshop held and presented at the 9^th WONCA Rural Health World Conference. Heraklion, Crete, Greece; June 12-14, 2009.

Minore, J.B., M.E. Hill, and P. Bodnar. "Developing an Aboriginal stroke educational strategy." Poster presentation to the Northern Health Research Conference. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 30-31, 2009.

Minore, B., M.E. Hill, I. Pugliese, J. Park, H. Gray, and C. Russell. "Tip of the iceberg: Effects of forestry closures on health in Northwestern Ontario." Northern Health Research Conference. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 30-31, 2009.

Montelpare, W., B. Faught, M. McPherson, J. Baker, and P. Corey. "An internet based system for injury surveillance in ice hockey." Presentation to the Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Association of Public Health Epidemiologists of Ontario Joint Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; May 23-24, 2009.

Montelpare, W.J., J. Murphy-Oikonen, and M. McPherson. "Development of an electronic content management system to evaluate a community based maternity centre." Presentation to the Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Association of Public Health Epidemiologists of Ontario Joint Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; May 23-24, 2009.

Strasser, R.P. "Endless opportunities in rural health worldwide." Presentation at National Rural Health Students Conference. Cairns, Queensland, Australia; May 17-20, 2009.

Pong, R.W. "Health workforce issues in northern/remote regions: Issues and strategies." Invited presentation to the NCCID Northern Knowledge Exchange Forum. Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada; March 25-27, 2009.

Boone, M., P. Canning, E. Rawana, and S. O'Brien. Panel presentation on "Special Needs". A panel of Messages from the Heart: "A Showcase on Aboriginal Child Rearing: Caring for our Children and Families". Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; March 13, 2009.

Haggarty, J.M. "The Shared Care Model 1 and 2. Building quality and efficiency: Together we can." Presentation to the North West LHIN. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; March 9, 2009.

Katt, M., M. Boone, M.E. Hill, and J.B. Minore. "Cultural competence for mental health practitioners: Policy challenges." Presentation by the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. March 9, 2009.

Murphy-Oikonen, J., K. Brownlee, W. Montelpare, N. Persichino, K. Gerlach, L. Bertoldo, and S. Walas. "Experiences of NICU nurses when caring for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome." Poster presentation at the Canadian Association of Neonatal Nurses National Conference. Montréal, Québec, Canada. February 22-24, 2009.

Hill, M.E., and J.B. Minore. "Moving forward with Aboriginal health human resources: Messages from the front-lines." Presentation for the Ontario Aboriginal Health Human Resource Symposium, Health Canada, FNHIB, Ontario Region. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; February 23, 2009.

Boone, M. "Literature review and analysis of discussion group: National Aboriginal Head Start Council and National Working Group Meeting." Aboriginal Head Start Urban and Northern Communities Joint National Committee Meeting. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; February 12, 2009.

Young, N.L. "Transition to adult health care: Health status and health care utilization." Invited lecture to Laurentian University's Research Week. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; February 9-12, 2009.

Pong, R.W. "Rural health human resources." Invited presentation at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Best Brain Consultation on "Improving Access to Healthcare in Rural and Remote Regions". Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; February 9, 2009.

Bodnar, P., M.E. Hill, and J.B. Minore. "Developing an Aboriginal stroke educational strategy." Presentation to St. Joseph's Care Group Showcase of Applied Research. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 6, 2009.

Strasser, R. "Future of Medical Education in Canada (FMEC)." Advisory Task Force on Implementation Strategy. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; January 29, 2009.

Hill, M.E., I. Pugliese, J.W. Park, and B. Minore. "Forestry and health." Invited presentation for the North West Local Health Integration Network. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; January 14, 2009.

Hogenbirk, J.C. "Rural and northern health data sources." Invited presentation at the Interdisciplinary Northern Rural Health Research Seminar, School of Rural and Northern Health, Laurentian University. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; January 6, 2009.

Pitblado, J.R. and R.W. Pong. "Researching place and health: Some reflections." Invited presentation at the Interdisciplinary Northern Rural Health Research Seminar, School of Rural and Northern Health, Laurentian University. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; January 6, 2009.

Strasser, R. "Selecting students for medical education in Northern Ontario and responding to the needs of people and communities: Canada's Northern Ontario School of Medicine". Presentations at the World Health Organization's Pan American Health Organization (WHO-PAHO) Conference. Havana, Cuba; November 30-December 3, 2008.

Aboussad, A., C. Cases, and I. Michel. "L'évaluation d'impact sur la santé et les inégalités (ÉISI): Une pratique réaliste dans mon milieu?" 12^e journées annuelles de santé publique: Rencontre francophone internationale sur les inégalités sociales de santé. Québec City, Québec, Canada; November 17-20, 2008.

Michel, I. "Engaging in research... Where to begin?" Paper presented at the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS) Foundational Standard Workshop. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; November 14, 2008.

Worley, P. and R. Strasser. "Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships: Maintaining and scaling up." LIC Faculty Panel at the Consortium on Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (CLIC) Meeting. San Francisco, California, United States of America; November 12-14, 2008.

Sloan, C.* and E. Rukholm. "The work of Ontario's nurse practitioners: Preliminary findings from a tracking study." Paper given at the Annual Nurse Practitioner Conference: Embracing New Horizons in NP Practice. London, Ontario, Canada; November 6-8, 2008.

Strasser, R. "Welcoming/opening remarks." Partnership Opportunities in Research Gathering. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; November 4-6, 2008.

Keightley, M.L., N.P. Reed, J. McAuliffe, T. Taha, B. Faught, M. McPherson, and W. Montelpare*. "Recovery from sports-related concussion in youth hockey players: A case series study." Presentation to the 3^rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport. Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland; October 30, 2008.

Taha, T., N.P. Reed, C.T. Duggan, M.L. Keightley, J. McAuliffe, B. Faught, M. McPherson, J. Baker, and W.J. Montelpare*. "Sustained head impacts and neuro-cognitive performance in youth ice hockey players." Presentation to the 3^rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport. Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland; October 30, 2008.

Taha, T., N.P. Reed, M.L. Keightley, J. McAuliffe, B. Faught, M. McPherson, and W. Montelpare*. "Game type and position influence head impacts sustained in boys ice hockey." Presentation to the 3^rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport. Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland; October 30, 2008.

Young, N.L. "Transition to adult health care: Health status and health care utilization." Invited lecture at the 4^th Cerebral Palsy Conference. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 30, 2008.

Michel, I. and C. Warren. "Rallying the health sector to alleviate the health impacts of poverty in the Sudbury area." Paper presented at the Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) Conference (A Public Health Summit). Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; October 26-29, 2008.

Dressler, M.-P., F. Wang, W. Luo, J. Read-Guernsey, R.W. Pong, and M. DesMeules. "Mental health and illness trends in rural Canada." Paper presented at the 6^th International Symposium on Public Health and the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 19-23, 2008.

Lightfoot, N., M. Marr, D. Graham, C. Lidstone-Jones, P. Williamson, R. Beaudin, G. Daybutch, and R. Strasser. "Aboriginal cancer research in Northeastern Ontario: Go to the people." Paper presented at the 6^th International Symposium on Public Health and the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 19-23, 2008.

Minore, J.B., M. Katt, and M.E. Hill. "Planning without facts: Ontario's Aboriginal health information challenge." Presentation at the 6^th International Symposium on Public Health and the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 19-23, 2008.

Yantzi, N.M., S. Wendorf, and L. Stevens. "Evaluating the inclusiveness of school playgrounds for children with physical disabilities." Presented at the 2008 Ontario Association of Children's Rehabilitation Services (OACRS) Conference. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; October 19-21, 2008.

Strasser, R. "Diversity in generalism: Rural medicine around the world." Invited keynote address at the WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Annual Scientific Convention (ASC). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; October 2-5, 2008.

Strasser, R. "Rural medicine: An international perspective." Presentation at the WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Annual Scientific Convention (ASC). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; October 2-5, 2008.

Strasser, R. "The Northern Ontario School of Medicine: Responding to local needs through community partnerships and distributed engaged learning." Presentation at The Network: Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) Conference. Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia; September 27-October 2, 2008.

Sherman, J.E. and R.W. Pong. "Models of psychiatric outreach for Northern Ontario." Paper presented at the Ontario Psychiatric Outreach Programs (OPOP) 2008 Annual Retreat. Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; September 18-19, 2008.

Wenghofer, E., A.P. Williams, and D. Klass. "The contextual nature of physician performance and its implications for governance." Canadian Network for Research on Governance of the Health Workforce (CNR-GHW) Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; September 5-6, 2008.

Wenghofer, E. "Introduction to critical appraisal." Presented at the Summer Institute in Research Methods 2008, School of Rural and Northern Health, Laurentian University. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; July 14-18, 2008.

Yantzi, N.M. "Qualitative methods: A brief overview." Presented at the Summer Institute in Research Methods 2008, School of Rural and Northern Health, Laurentian University. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; July 14-18, 2008.

Pong, R.W. "Rural-urban and intra-rural disparities in health: How does Canada fare and how does Canada compare with Australia?" Invited keynote address to the Inauguaral Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; July 6-8, 2008.

Strasser, R. "" Invited keynote address to the Inauguaral Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; July 6-8, 2008.

Strasser, R. "Leading innovations in health care and education." Program at the Harvard Macy Institute. Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; June 15-20, 2008.

Robillard, S., J. Jarva, and J. Haggarty. "Shared mental health care utilization in a family physician office." Presentation at the 69^th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Meetings. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; June 12-14, 2008.

Strasser, R. "Community-engaged programs from across the world: Northern Ontario School of Medicine." Presentation at the International Conference on Community Engaged Medical Education in the North (ICEMEN). Sudbury and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; June 9-14, 2008.

Gauthier, A.P., M. Larivière, R.W. Pong, S. Snelling, and N.L. Young. "Understanding the impact of a unique socio-cultural and geographical context on physical activity." Paper presented at the Third Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). North Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 30-31, 2008.

Haggarty, J.M. "A randomized control trial of the 'Transition into Primary Care Psychiatry' model of shared care." Presentation to the Third Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). North Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 30-31, 2008.

Hill, M.E., B. Minore, M. Boone, M. Katt, A. Lyubechansky, R. Kuzik, and T. Gauld. "Ontario's Aboriginal mental health challenges: Health human resource implications." Presentation to the Third Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). North Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 30-31, 2008.

Jarva, J.A., J.M. Haggarty, and S. Robbillard. "Six years and counting: Utilization of shared mental health care services at the Fort William Clinic." Presentation to the Third Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). North Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 30-31, 2008.

Kelly, J.M., J.M. Haggarty, and J. Jarva. "Agree or disagree in primary care mental health? An analysis of interprofessional agreement of providers." Presentation to the Third Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). North Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 30-31, 2008.

King, G., M. Keightley, R. Ratnayake, Colatonio, B. Minore, M. Katt, A. Cameron, R. White, A. Bellavance, and C. Longboat-White. "Brain injury from an Aboriginal perspective." Presentation to the Third Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). North Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 30-31, 2008.

Snelling, S., E. Sears, and N.L. Young. "Canadian indicators of health for children in rural and northern regions." Paper presented at the Third Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). North Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 30-31, 2008.

Wenghofer, E. "Organization and system factors affecting family physician performance." Paper presented at the Third Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). North Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 30-31, 2008.

Zmijowskyj, T., R. Strasser, G. Ross, M. Scott, K. Jacklin, M. Maar, R.W. Pong, J.C. Hogenbirk, S. McLean, A. Hamilton, T. Larose, and V. Sahai*. "ICEPHC: Unlocking the potential for collaborative research in Northern Ontario." Presentation to the Third Annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC). North Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 30-31, 2008.

Strasser, R. "The Northern Ontario School of Medicine: Responding to the needs of people and communities in Northern Ontario." Presentation at the Geneva Health Forum 2008. Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland; May 25-28, 2008.

Yantzi, N.M. and M.W. Skinner. "Providers of care in the home: Sustainable partners in primary health care?" Paper presented at the 2008 Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Québec City, Québec, Canada; May 20-24, 2008.

Seto, L., J. Angus, E. Rukholm, and I. Michel. "Risk biographies: Making sense of cardiovascular risk in everyday life." Fourth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States of America; May 14-17, 2008.

Hogenbirk, J.C., R.W. Pong, and C.W. Sloan*. "A program of research on rural/northern physicians, medical education and practice at the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research." Poster presented at the Health Innovation, Research and Productivity Conference, Health System Planning and Research Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; May 12-13, 2008.

Michel, I., P. Sutcliffe, and S. Laclé. "De bas en haut: Les voies locales pour l'établissement de politiques publiques favorables à la santé." 76^e Congrès de l'Association francophone pour le savoir. Québec City, Québec, Canada; May 5-9, 2008.

Curran, V., R.W. Pong, L. Fleet, S. Bornstein, M. Jong, R. Strasser, and G. Tesson. "A survey of rural medical education strategies throughout the medical education continuum in Canada." Paper presented at the 2008 Canadian Conference on Medical Education. Montréal, Québec, Canada; May 3-7, 2008.

Strasser, R. "Distributed medical education emerging issues and challenges." Paper presented at the 2008 Canadian Conference on Medical Education. Montréal, Québec, Canada; May 3-7, 2008.

Bates, J., P. Grand'maison, R. Strasser, D. Snadden, J. Lanphear, and M. Gaudreault. "How regional campus development in three medical schools in Canada are designed to address rural workforce shortages." Research presentation at the Fourth Annual Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Physician Workforce Research Conference. Crystal City, Virginia, United States of America; April 30-May 2, 2008.

Young, N.L. "Child Health Indicators Project." Invited lecture at the Official Launch of the Community Research Network for Children and Youth of Greater Sudbury and Forum on Knowledge Mobilization, Laurentian University. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; April 2, 2008.

Strasser, R. and S. Strasser. "Distributed community engaged learning: Medical education in the 21^st century." Long Paper presented at the 13^th Ottawa International Conference on Clinical Competence. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; March 5-8, 2008.

Allaire, G. and I. Michel. "Second report on the health of Francophones in Ontario." Paper presented at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Sudbury and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 25, 2008.

Strasser, R. "Education for rural practice in the 21^st century." Invited plenary presentation at the 8^th WONCA World Rural Health Conference. Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria; February 20-23, 2008.

Hill, M.E., B. Minore, M. Boone, M. Katt, R. Kuzik, T. Gauld, and A. Luybechansky. "Community mental health human resource issues pertaining to Aboriginal clients." Invited presentation to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Ontario Mental Health Foundation. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; February 8, 2008.

Haggarty, J.M., J. Jarva, and S. Robillard. "Characteristics of users of a shared mental health care service." Presentation at St. Joseph Care Group's "Making a Difference: 2008 Showcase of Applied Research". Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 7, 2008.

Haggarty, J.M., J. Kelly, and J. Jarva. "Interdisciplinary agreement in a shared care model." Presentation at St. Joseph Care Group's "Making a Difference: 2008 Showcase of Applied Research". Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 7, 2008.

Kelley, M.L., P. Wakewich, M. Simon, and B. Leipert. "Using photovoice to map the visual landscape of aging and health in a Northern Ontario community." Presentation at St. Joseph Care Group's "Making a Difference: 2008 Showcase of Applied Research". Thunder Bay, Ontario; February 7, 2008.

Lehto, J., S. Melville, L. McAuley, A. Finigan, J. Langford, J. Haggarty, J. Takhar, and D. Haslam. "TIPP clinical: Findings from the Third Year in Expanding Collaborative Relationships." Presentation at St. Joseph Care Group's "Making a Difference: 2008 Showcase of Applied Research". Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 7, 2008.

Cote-Meek, S. "Decolonizing health and education research: Centering indigenous knowledges." Paper presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Forum. Toronto, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Ontario, and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; January 14, 2008.

Strasser, R. "The Northern Ontario School of Medicine: Responding to the needs of the people and communities of Northern Ontario." Invited keynote address at the Peace Country Health Medical Education Training Symposium. Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada; December 10, 2007.

Minore, J.B. "Toward an Aboriginal health data system for Ontario." Invited presentation at the Ontario Health Quality Council. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; November 27, 2007.

Strasser, R. "Can lessons from the frozen north be translated to the tropical north? From Northern Ontario School of Medicine to the Northern Territory." Public lecture at the Northern Territory Clinical School, Flinders University. Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia; November 20, 2007.

Strasser, R. and W. McCready. "Distributed community engaged learning." Brief report at the Meeting of Consortium on Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (CLIC). Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America; November 7-9, 2007.

Kelley, M.L. and H. Prince. "Palliative care in First Nations communities." Workshop presented at the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; November 4-7, 2007.

Kelley, M.L., P. Hall, K. Kortes-Miller, and M. Bouvette. "Interprofessional education: The teaching of psychosocial issues and suffering in PEOLC education." Presentation at the Education Symposium in Palliative and End of Life Care, Canadian Association of Faculties of Medicine. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; November 3, 2007.

Allard, P., K. Wilson, M.L. Kelley, K. Brazil, M. Guirguis-Younger, and F. Legault. "Optimizing palliative care for seniors." Poster presented at the Canadian Association of Gerontology 36^th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; November 1-3, 2007.

Brazil, K., P. Krueger, M. Bedard, M.L. Kelley, C. McAiney, and A. Taniguichi. "Improving care of the dying in long-term care facilities." Presentation to the Canadian Association of Gerontology 36^th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; November 1-3, 2007.

Kelley, M.L., M. McKee, M. Guirguis-Younger, and M. MacLean. "Rural hospice volunteers: How do they contribute to end-of-life care for elderly people?" Presentation to the Canadian Association of Gerontology 36^th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; November 1-3, 2007.

Kelley, M.L., P. Wakewich, M. Simon, and B. Leipert. "Using photovoice to map the visual landscape of aging and health in a Northern Ontario community." Presentation to the Canadian Association of Gerontology 36^th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; November 1-3, 2007.

Sloan, C.* "Who's in charge? Managing the expansion of midwifery in Ontario." Paper given at the Seventh Conference of Canadian Association of Midwives. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; November 1-3, 2007.

Stones, M.J., B. Nytko, T. Smith, and P. Brink. "Development of a planning algorithm for continuing care (PACC 1.0)." Presentation to the Canadian Association of Gerontology 36^th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; November 1-3, 2007.

Kelley, M.L., K. Brownlee, K. Kuluski, and S. Snow. "Physician satisfaction and practice intentions in Northwestern Ontario." Poster presented at the 19^th Annual Rural Policy Conference of the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation. Vermillion, Alberta, Canada; November 1-2, 2007.

Minore, J.B. and M.E. Hill. "Aboriginal health human resources in Ontario: A current snapshot." Invited presentation to Health Canada and the Chiefs of Ontario Health Directors. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; October 29, 2007.

Tesson, G., R.W. Pong, and R. Strasser. "Distributed medical education as a solution to physician maldistribution: The case of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine." Invited presentation to the National Experiences in Assessing and Reducing Shortcomings and Negative Trends Affecting Human Resources of the Health System - An International Symposium on Health Workforce. Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal; October 10-12, 2007.

Berriault C., N. Lightfoot, M. Conlon, R. Bissett, and B. Gottfred. "Mortality and cancer incidence in Xstrata's Ontario nickel workers: Challenges, benefits, results, impact, and recommendations." 19^th International Conference on Epidemiology in Occupational Health. Banff, Alberta, Canada; October 9-12, 2007.

Carosi A., N. Lightfoot, and K. Alkema. "Predictors of workplace absenteeism in cancer care workers." 19^th International Conference on Epidemiology in Occupational Health. Banff, Alberta, Canada; October 9-12, 2007.

Boone, M. and K. Kienapple. "Centre of Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs: An overview of the mandate and work of our Centre." Presented at the National Aboriginal Head Start Council and National Working Group Meeting. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; October 3, 2007.

Nelson, C.H., M. Zahaf, J. Burke, and C. Mol. "The dynamics of local food systems in a northern boreal context in the 21^st century." Presentation at the 6^th Circumpolar Agricultural Conference. Happy Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; September 30-October 1, 2007.

Strasser, R. "The Northern Ontario School of Medicine: Responding to the needs of the people and communities of Northern Ontario." Paper presented at the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) Aboriginal Health Care Conference. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; September 25-27, 2007.

Michel, I., J. Angus, E. Rukholm, J. Lapum, S. DelFrate, K. Timmermans, and L. Seto. "Locating barriers and supports: Studying the role of context and determinants of health in maintenance of heart healthy behaviour change." Paper presented at the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) 2007 Annual Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; September 16-19, 2007.

Pong, R.W. "Collaboration in research." Invited presentation to the annual retreat of the Ontario Psychiatric Outreach Programs. London, Ontario, Canada; September 6-7, 2007.

Strasser, R. "Education for rural practice through distributed medical education." Keynote address at the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine (WARM) Symposium. Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America; August 8, 2007.

Strasser, R. "The Northern Ontario School of Medicine: Training generalists for rural and remote health care." Paper presented at the 18^th Wonca World Conference. Singapore; July 24-27, 2007.

Cohen, D. and R. Pitblado. "Distribution and migration of Canada's health care providers." Paper presented at the Spatial Econometrics Association Conference. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom; July 11-14, 2007.

Skinner, M.W., N.M. Yantzi, and M.W. Rosenberg. "Neither rain nor hail nor sleet nor snow: The importance of weather in understanding the provision of home and community care." Paper presented at the XII^th International Medical Geography Symposium. Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; July 9-13, 2007.

Yantzi, N.M. and N.L. Young. "Parents' experiences of advocating for the socio-spatial inclusion of their children with disabilities in the school system in Ontario, Canada." Paper presented at the XII^th International Medical Geography Symposium. Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; July 9-13, 2007.

Minore, J.B., J. Belle Brown, L. Gillis, J. Hoch, J. Bickford, K. Moss, S. Jackson, M. Laiken, and S. Weinstein. "Building better teams: Learning from Ontario community health centres." Poster presented at 3^rd Annual Mixed Methods Conference, Holborn School of Public Health. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom; July 8-11, 2007.

Gillis, A., J.L. Richards, A. Williams, M.L. Kelley, and K. Whitfield. "Policy trends in rural palliative/EOL care in PEI." Paper presented at the Assessment and Action for Healthy Settings: "Schools, Communities, Workplaces, Public Health Organizations and More" Conference. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; July 4-6, 2007.

Strasser, R. "Towards unity for health: Challenges and opportunities for partnerships and health development." Paper presented at the North East Local Health Integration Network Governance Forum. North Bay, Ontario, Canada; June 15-16, 2007.

Barnsley, J., W. Berta, J. Bloom, R. Cockerill, L. Jaakkimainen, C. Montgomery, R.W. Pong, Y. Talbot, and E. Vayda. "Ontario performance indicator study: Comparison of rural and urban primary care settings." Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; June 12-14, 2007.

Carosi, A., N. Lightfoot, and K. Alkema. "Predictors of workplace absenteeism in cancer care workers." Paper presented at the Second Annual Northern Health Research Conference. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; June 1-2, 2007.

Minore, B., M. Boone, M.E. Hill, and A. Lyubechansky. "Barriers, opportunities and training needs for non-specialists providing chronic mental health care in northern Ontario." Presentation at the Second Annual Northern Health Research Conference. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; June 1-2, 2007.

Pitblado, R. and R. Carrière. "Welcome to rural Canada doc! How long will you be staying?" Paper presented at the Second Annual Northern Health Research Conference. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; June 1-2, 2007.

Rukholm, E. and L. Carter. "Bringing together best practices from distance and continuing education: The best practices for stroke for nurses project." Paper presented at the Second Annual Northern Health Research Conference. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; June 1-2, 2007.

Sloan, C.W.*, R.W. Pong, and E. Rukholm. "Improving access to primary health care in Northern Ontario: Contributions of registered nurses in the extended class." Paper presented at the Second Annual Northern Health Research Conference. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; June 1-2, 2007.

Boydell, K.M., E. Stasiulis, M. Barwick, N. Greenberg, and R.W. Pong. "Knowledge translation and exchange in children's mental health in rural communities." Paper presented at Building on Family Strengths: Research in Support of Children and their Families Conference. Portland, Oregon, United States of America; May 29-June 2, 2007.

Pong, R.W. "Rural poverty and health: What do we know?" Invited presentation to the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; May 29, 2007.

DesMeules, M., C. Lagacé, W. Luo, R.W. Pong, R. Pitblado, I. Koren, D. Heng*, D. Manuel, R. Bollman, J. Guernsey, and A. Kazanjian. "How healthy are rural Canadians?" Paper presented at the Statistics Canada Socio-economic Conference 2007. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; May 28-29, 2007.

Pitblado, R. and R. Carrière. "Up and down the MIZ gradient: Migration of Canada's health care workers." Paper presented at the Statistics Canada Socio-economic Conference 2007. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; May 28-29, 2007.

Pong, R.W., M. DesMeules, D. Heng*, C. Lagacé, R. Pitblado, D. Manuel, J. Guernsey, A. Kazanjian, R. Bollman, and I. Koren. "Urban-rural and intra-rural variations in access to and use of health services in Canada." Paper presented at the Statistics Canada Socio-economic Conference 2007. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; May 28-29, 2007.

Strasser, R. "The Northern Ontario School of Medicine: Responding to the needs of the people and communities of Northern Ontario." Paper presented at the "Health Human Resources: Challenges and Solutions for Aboriginal Health" Forum. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; May 15-16, 2007.

Pong, R.W., B. Minore, and M. Katt. "KT in rural/northern health: A case study." Invited presentation at the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation Research Use Week. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; May 14-16, 2007.

Rukholm, E., P. Bailey, R. Cull, and S. Moroso. "Developing research together - Building productive partnerships. Case study: Creating quality northern rural health workplaces." Invited presentation at the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation Research Use Week. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; May 14-16, 2007.

Strasser, R. "The Northern Ontario School of Medicine: Responding to the needs of the people and communities of Northern Ontario." DME Panel at the 15^th Annual Society of Rural Physicians of Canada Conference. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; May 10-12, 2007.

Wakewich, P. "Troubling the terrain of insider/outsider embodiment and health in the 'White' North." Presentation to the Canadian Anthropology Society and the American Ethnological Society Conference, York University. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; May 8-12, 2007.

Smith, P.M., N. Lighfoot, and B. Weaver. "Integration of social and behavioural sciences in medical curriculum in a new medical school." Paper presented at the 3^rd National Conference of Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC). Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America; May 3-5, 2007.

Strasser, R. "The Northern Ontario School of Medicine: Responding to the needs of the people and communities of Northern Ontario." Paper presented at the MEDNorth Conference. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; April 20, 2007.

Allaire, G. and I. Michel. "The state of health of Franco-Ontarians." Paper presented at the CHNET-Works Fireside Chat. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; April 5, 2007.

Pong, R.W. "Rural health in Canada." Invited presentation to the 2007 Canadian Policy Briefing for the Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellows in Health Care Policy and Practice, organized by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; April 3, 2007.

Pong, R.W., F. Lemire, and J. Tepper. "Physician retirement in Canada: What is known and what needs to be done." Paper presented at the 10^th International Medical Workforce Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; March 20-24, 2007.

Strasser, R. "Distributed education model: A workforce solution?" Invited keynote address at the 2007 Health Boards of Alberta Conference. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; March 11-13, 2007.

Wakewich, P. "Changing perceptions of health and embodiment: An oral history approach." Invited presentation at Northern Ontario School of Medicine, History of Medicine Speakers Series. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; November 10, 2006.

Walker, D., J. Haggarty, and D. Haslam. "TIPP: An integrated model under construction." Poster presentation at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Canadian Mental Health Association. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; November 5-8, 2006.

George, M.A., P. Masotti, S. MacLeod, C. Loock, M. Morton, M. Fleming, J. Ranford, M. VanBibber, T. McDiarmid, T. Michano-Stewart, E. Prince, A. Salmon, and C. Smith. "Academic - community partnership: A community-based FASD project in urban and rural settings." Presentation at the Seventh Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Prince George, British Columbia, Canada; October 19-21, 2006.

Hogenbirk, J.C., R. Ramirez, S. Hardy, A. Ibanez, T. Kakepetum-Schultz, K. Houghton, D. Williams, R.W. Pong, and B. Minore. "An evaluation framework for Aboriginal telehealth networks: Lessons from the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Telehealth/NORTH Network Expansion Project." Paper presented at the Seventh Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Prince George, British Columbia, Canada; October 19-21, 2006.

Lightfoot, N., R. Strasser, M. Maar, and K. Jacklin. "Lessons learned from conducting research with northern, rural and remote communities." Poster presented at the Seventh Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Prince George, British Columbia, Canada; October 19-21, 2006.

Minore, J.B., R. Mosquito, M.E. Hill, J. Hardy, and A. McMullen. "Is it that they just don't want to know? A study of perceptions and decisions about breast screening among northern Aboriginal women." Presentation at the Seventh Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Prince George, British Columbia, Canada; October 19-21, 2006.

Rukholm, E., P. Bailey, D. Bakker, R.W. Pong, M. Lemonde, and S. Porter. "Knowledge utilization: Creating quality northern rural health workplaces." Paper presented at the Seventh Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Prince George, British Columbia, Canada; October 19-21, 2006.

Sloan, C.*, E. Rukholm, and R.W. Pong. "Recruitment and retention of nurses in small hospitals: It's all related." Paper presented at the Seventh Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Prince George, British Columbia, Canada; October 19-21, 2006.

Tilleczek, K.* "Negotiating rural school cultures: Disengagement, bullying, and the pedagogy of hope." Paper presented at the Seventh Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Prince George, British Columbia, Canada; October 19-21, 2006.

Wang, F., R.W. Pong, M. Desmeules, D. Heng*, and C. Lagacé. "Health service access and utilization in rural and urban Canada." Paper presented at the Seventh Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Prince George, British Columbia, Canada; October 19-21, 2006.

Minore, J.B. "Knowledge transfer - It's happening, but how is it happening: A Northern Ontario example." Panel presentation at the Dialogue in Aboriginal Health Workshop. Prince George, British Columbia, Canada; October 18, 2006.

Hogenbirk, J.C., R. Ramirez, S. Hardy, A. Ibanez, T. Kakepetum-Schultz, K. Houghton, D. Williams, R.W. Pong, and B. Minore. "Evaluation of the KOTH/NORTH Network Expansion Project: Evaluation framework." Paper presented at the 9^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Telehealth. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; October 15-17, 2006.

Hogenbirk, J.C., D. Robinson, R.W. Pong, K. Houghton, and S. MacPherson. "Evaluation of the KOTH/NORTH Network Expansion Project: Economic model." Paper presented at the 9^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Telehealth. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; October 15-17, 2006.
Canadian Society of Telehealth-Research Committee
Concurrent Podium Sessions Award

Nelson, C.H. "Contextual fluidity: Its relevancy to structural social work practice." Paper presented at Conference on Structural Social Work: "Honouring Our Past, Considering Our Present, Envisioning Our Future", Ryerson University, School of Social Work. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; September 29-30, 2006.

Minore, J.B., M. Boone, and A. Arthur. "Managing continuity of care for children with special needs in rural and remote parts of Northern Ontario." Presentation at the 2006 Canadian Health Services Research Foundation Primary Healthcare Network Symposium. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; September 20, 2006.

Husni, M., A.G. Rahmin, Z. Cerenovsky, F. Taylor, and J. Haggarty. "Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among Afghan refugees." Paper presented at the 13^th World Congress of Psychiatry. Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; September 10-15, 2006.

Minore, J.B., M. Boone, and A. Arthur. "Evaluating continuity of care for children with special needs in rural and remote parts of Northern Ontario." Paper presented at the Mixed Methods in Health and Social Care Conference Cambridge University. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom; July 9-11, 2006.

Masotti, P., S. MacLeod, M. VanBibber, M.A. George, C. Loock, M. Fleming, T. McDiarmid, A.M. Morton, E. Penno, E. Prince, J. Ranford, A. Salmon, and C. Smith. "Bridging the research gap: The Healthy Communities, Mothers and Children Project." Paper presented at the 13^th International Congress on Circumpolar Health. Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia; June 12-16, 2006.

Boydell, K., E. Stasiulis, M. Barwick, N. Greenberg, and R.W. Pong. "Bridging the gaps in rural children's mental health through knowledge translation and exchange." Poster presented at the 32^nd Annual Harvey Stancer Research Day. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; June 15, 2006.

Hogenbirk, J.C., R. Ramirez, A. Ibanez, S. Hardy, R.W. Pong, D. Robinson, and B. Minore. "Economic evaluation of the KOTH/NORTH Network Expansion Project and application to other Aboriginal telehealth initiatives." Paper presented online at the "Gii-Kaan-Daan" Ontario First Nations Regional Telehealth Conference, "Aboriginal Know-How": Balancing Culture and Technology. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; June 14-15, 2006.

Haggarty, J. "Physicians in a shared care clinic: Attitudes, knowledge, comfort and utilization after three years." Presentation at the 56^th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychiatric Association. Montréal, Québec, Canada; June 8-11, 2006.

Minore, J.B. "Best practices in evaluating interdisciplinary primary health teams." Panel presentation to the Association of Ontario Health Centres Annual Conference. Kingston, Ontario, Canada; June 8, 2006.

Heng, D.*, R.W. Pong, M. McDonald, and T. Crichton. "The more things change, the more they stay the same: Key factors influencing choice of practice locations of family physicians at four different career points." Paper presented at the First Annual Northern Health Research Conference. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; June 2-3, 2006.

Hogenbirk, J.C., R. Ramirez, R.W. Pong, K. Houghton, B. Walmark, and D. Williams. "Factors explaining uptake of telehealth in First Nations communities: The Keewaytinook Okimakanak telehealth experience." Paper presented at the First Annual Northern Health Research Conference. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; June 2-3, 2006.

Minore, J.B., M. Boone, A. Arthur, and M.E. Hill. "Finding ways to provide integrated services for children with special needs in rural and remote parts of Northern Ontario." Paper presented at the First Annual Northern Health Research Conference. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; June 2-3, 2006.

Nelson, C.H. and J. Park. "Mental health and well-being in Northern Ontario." Paper presented at the First Annual Northern Health Research Conference. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; June 2-3, 2006.

Sloan, C.* and R.W. Pong. "Emergency department triage in Ontario: How are northern hospitals doing?" Poster presented at the First Annual Northern Health Research Conference. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; June 2-3, 2006.

Park, J., C.H. Nelson, and A. Lyons. "Correlates of household food insecurity in Northern Canada: Its associations with socio-economic, social capital and health factors." Paper presented at First Annual Meetings of the Canadian Association for Food Studies. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; June 1, 2006.

Minore, J.B., M.E. Hill, and M. Katt. "Is it that they just don't want to know?" Invited presentation to Health Canada, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; May 25, 2006.

McDonald, M., D. Heng*, T. Crichton, and R.W. Pong. "Ready-made in the North: Further training and clinical competence in a Northern Ontario family medicine residency program." Poster presented at the 12^th International Ottawa Conference on Clinical Competence. New York City, New York, United States of America; May 20-24, 2006.

Wakewich, P. "Qualitative methods in women's health research." Invited presentation at Ontario Training Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, Summer Institute, York University. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; May 15-19, 2006.

Minore, J.B., M.E. Hill, and M. Katt. "Is it that they just don't want to know?" Invited presentation to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (Ontario Chapter). Toronto, Ontario, Canada; May 18, 2006.

Armstrong, D. and J. Haggarty. "Transition into Primary Care Psychiatry (TIPP): Early findings for well being and psychiatric distress in a cluster randomized control feasibility study." Paper presented at the Seventh Canadian National Conference on Shared Mental Health Care. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; May 11-13, 2006.

Goertzen, J., T. McKinnon, and J. Haggarty. "Crossing professional boundaries in shared care: Is it a matter of trust?" Workshop presented at the Seventh Canadian National Conference on Shared Mental Health Care. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; May 11-13, 2006.

Haggarty, J. "A tale of two cities: Lessons learned from research protocol variance." Paper presented at the Seventh Canadian National Conference on Shared Mental Health Care. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; May 11-13, 2006.

Haggarty, J. and K. Ryan Nicholls. "Collaborative mental health care in rural and isolated communities: Stakeholder feedback." Workshop presented at the Seventh Canadian National Conference on Shared Mental Health Care. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; May 11-13, 2006.

Minore, J.B. "Is it that they just don't want to know?" Invited presentation to the Joint Aboriginal Cancer Committee, Cancer Care Ontario. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; May 11, 2006.

McAuley, L., J. Lehto, D. Haslam, J. Haggarty, and J. Takhar. "TIPP: Clinical findings from the first year in maintaining and enhancing shared care relationships." Presentation at the 19^th Annual Research Conference on Nursing Research: "The Path to Excellence". London, Ontario, Canada; April 21, 2006.

Minore, J.B. "Community mental health issues pertaining to Aboriginal clients: A preliminary review." Invited presentation to Allied Health Human Resources Policy and Planning Unit, Mental Health and Rehabilitation Unit, and Aboriginal Health Unit, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; April 18, 2006.

Hogenbirk, J.C., R. Ramirez, A. Ibanez, S. Hardy, R.W. Pong, D. Robinson, and B. Minore. "Evaluating First Nations telehealth." Paper presented online at the KO Telehealth Orientation and Training for the BC Aboriginal Telehealth Planning Partnership Team. Balmertown, Ontario, Canada; March 20, 2006.

Wakewich, P. "The importance of gender-based analysis for northern and rural women's health research and policy." Invited presentation at Master's of Public Health Speakers Series, Lakehead University. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; March 6, 2006.

Fortier, M., K. Kortes-Miller, S. Habjan, and M.L. Kelley. "Palliative care education in long-term care: Meeting the need." Poster presented at "Making a Difference: A Showcase of Applied Research", St. Joseph's Care Group. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 17, 2006.

Habjan, S. and M.L. Kelley. "Building capacity to provide palliative care in rural and remote communities: Does education make a difference?" Paper presented at "Making a Difference: A Showcase of Applied Research", St. Joseph's Care Group. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 17, 2006.

Haggarty, J. "A tale of three funding cultures: How funding for primary care influences the provision of collaborative care." Poster presented at "Making a Difference: A Showcase of Applied Research", St. Joseph's Care Group. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 17, 2006.

Haslam, D., J. Haggarty, and J. Tahkar. "TIPP: The feasibility of conducting a full scale cluster randomized study." Poster presented at "Making a Difference: A Showcase of Applied Research", St. Joseph's Care Group. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 17, 2006.

Kelley, M.L. "Developing palliative care in rural communities: A conceptual model." Paper presented at "Making a Difference: A Showcase of Applied Research", St. Joseph's Care Group. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 17, 2006.

Lehto, J., S. Melville, L. McCauley, and J. Haggarty. "TIPP-C: Two years of findings." Poster presented at "Making a Difference: A Showcase of Applied Research", St. Joseph's Care Group. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 17, 2006.

Loponen, C., R. Delaney, and M.L. Kelley. "Aging with an intellectual disability: End-of-life care issues." Poster presented at "Making a Difference: A Showcase of Applied Research", St. Joseph's Care Group. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 17, 2006.

Prince, H. and M.L. Kelley. "Palliative care in First Nations communities." Poster presented at "Making a Difference: A Showcase of Applied Research", St. Joseph's Care Group. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 17, 2006.

Snow, S. and M.L. Kelley. "Hospice volunteers in rural communities: Formal or informal caregivers?" Poster presented at "Making a Difference: A Showcase of Applied Research", St. Joseph's Care Group. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 17, 2006.

Tureki, G., L. Kirmayer, C. Wieman, J. Haggarty, J. Renaud, M. Cargo, and R. McCormick. "Understanding and acting on Aboriginal suicide: A "new emerging team". Poster presented at the International Conference on Indigenous Suicide Prevention Research. Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America; February 7-9, 2006.

Stones L. and M.J. Stones. "Treatment of older people." Presentation at the Centre for Health Care Ethics, Lakehead University. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 8, 2006.

Stones, M.J. "Personnel needs in continuing care." Paper presented at the Canadian Union of Autoworkers (CAW) Conference on Staffing Needs. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; February 2006.

Minore, J.B. "One mental health worker does not make a team." Invited presentation to the Mental Health and Rehabilitation Unit, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; January 20, 2006.

Hogenbirk, J.C., R. Ramirez, A. Ibanez, S. Hardy, R.W. Pong, D. Robinson, and B. Minore. "Evaluation of KOTH/NORTH Network: The evaluation framework." Paper presented at the First Nations/Aboriginal Telehealth Service Development Workshop. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; December 7-8, 2005.

Hogenbirk, J.C., R. Ramirez, A. Ibanez, S. Hardy, R.W. Pong, D. Robinson, and B. Minore. "Evaluation of KOTH/NORTH Network: The numbers." Paper presented at the First Nations/Aboriginal Telehealth Service Development Workshop. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; December 7-8, 2005.

Ramirez, R., A. Ibanez, J.C. Hogenbirk, S. Hardy, R.W. Pong, D. Robinson, and B. Minore. "Evaluation of KOTH/NORTH Network: Community voices." Paper presented at the First Nations/Aboriginal Telehealth Service Development Workshop. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; December 7-8, 2005.

O'Brien K., A. Bayoumi, A. Davis, C. Strike, and N.L. Young. "Exploring the meaning of 'disability' for adults living with HIV/AIDS: Preliminary findings and future directions." Paper presented at the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; November 24-25, 2005.

Stones, M.J. "Senior mistreatment and quality of life in long term care." Paper presented at the Seniors Education Centre Fifth Annual Gerontology Institute. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; November 17, 2005.

Stones, M.J. "Sexuality, sensuality, and intimacy in later life." Third Distinguished Lecture in Gerontology, University of Regina. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; November 17, 2005.

Chaudhuri, B. and J. Haggarty. "The ethical implications of shared care." Presentation at the Sixth National Conference on Shared Mental Health Care. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; November 5, 2005.

Chaudhuri, B., J. Haggarty, and S. Robillard. "The scarcity and economic impact of shared care." Presentation at the Sixth National Conference on Shared Mental Health Care. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; November 5, 2005.

Kelley, M.L. "So no one will die alone: Hospice volunteering in Northwestern Ontario." Plenary presentation at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute on Aging: "Ontario Regional Seniors' Workshop on Research". Toronto, Ontario, Canada; November 4-5, 2005.

Heng, D.*, R.W. Pong, M. McDonald, and T. Crichton. "Do changing intentions pave the road of family medicine residency training in Northern Ontario?" Paper presented at the Sixth Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society & the First Conference of the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 27-29, 2005.

Hill, M.E. "A lot of us travel a little farther: Challenges faced by community-based cancer support groups in Northern Ontario." Paper presented at the Sixth Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society & the First Conference of the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 27-29, 2005.

Kelley, M.L. "Developing palliative care service in rural communities: A conceptual model." Paper presented at the Sixth Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society & the First Conference of the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 27-29, 2005.

Kulig, J., N. Stewart, D. Morgan, M.E. Andrews, M. Macleod, and R. Pitblado. "Aboriginal nurses: Insights from a national study." Paper presented at the Sixth Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society & the First Conference of the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 27-29, 2005.

Masotti, P., K. Szala-Meneok, J. Ranford, M.A. George, C. Loock, A.M. Morton, S. MacLeod, and M. Van Bibber. "Aboriginal community members and university researchers reflect on collaborative research partnerships: Lessons learned from a community-based FASD project." Paper presented at the Sixth Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society & the First Conference of the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 27-29, 2005.

McKee, M., M.L. Kelley, M. Guirguis-Younger, and K. Kuluski. "A study of hospice volunteering in rural and remote communities." Paper presented at the Sixth Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society & the First Conference of the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 27-29, 2005.

Minore, J.B., M. Boone, and M.E. Hill. "Toward using family health teams to care for chronic mental health clients in northern Ontario: Barriers, opportunities and training needs." Presentation at the Sixth Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society & the First Conference of the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 27-29, 2005.

Morton, A.M., T. Michano-Stewart, M.A. George, C. Loock, P. Masotti, S. MacLeod, J. Ranford, and M. Bibber. "Partnership in research: The account of a northern, rural aboriginal community." Paper presented at the Sixth Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society & the First Conference of the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 27-29, 2005.

Nelson, C.H. and J. Park. "Health status and unmet needs for health care in the Canadian north." Paper presented at the Sixth Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society & the First Conference of the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 27-29, 2005.

Pitblado, R., I. Koren, D. Heng*, and C. Lagacé. "Taxonomies of rural communities based on health determinant and health status indicators." Paper presented at the Sixth Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society & the First Conference of the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 27-29, 2005.

Pong, R.W., B. Chan, T. Crichton, J.T. Rourke, J. Goertzen, and B. McCready. "Big cities and bright lights: Why rural/northern-trained physicians opted for urban practice." Paper presented at the Sixth Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society & the First Conference of the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 27-29, 2005.

Prince, H. and M.L. Kelley. "Palliative care in First Nations communities." Poster presented at the Sixth Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society & the First Conference of the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 27-29, 2005.

Sloan, C.* and R.W. Pong. "Accessing emergency care: Triage in small hospitals in Ontario." Poster presented at the Sixth Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society & the First Conference of the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 27-29, 2005.

Tilleczek, K.* "The silent "S" in health: The place of schools in the health of rural and northern children and youth." Paper presented at the Sixth Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society & the First Conference of the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 27-29, 2005.

Stones, M.J., L. Clyburn, M. Gibson, L. Mihic, G. Woodbury, E. Williams, G. Eare, M. Savoi, B. Groulx, M. Gorman, K. LeClair, and D. Conn. "Applied research in long-term care facilities: Depression management in the context of complex morbidity." Paper presented at the 34^th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Association of Gerontology. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; October 20-22, 2005.

Young, N.L., W. Mills, W. Barden, K. Boydell, and M. Law. "Bridging multiple methods to assess quality of life-lessons from a comparison of youth and young adults with disabilities." Paper presented at the 12^th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research. San Francisco, California, United States of America; October 19-22, 2005.

Young, N.L., W. Barden, W. Mills, A. McCormick, K. Boydell, M. Law, and J. Wedge. "Transition to adult health care: Multiple methods, mixed messages." Paper presented at the Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres. St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada; October 16-19, 2005.

Minore, J.B., M. Boone, and A. Arthur. "Managing continuity of care for children with special needs in rural and remote parts of Northern Ontario." Poster presented at the Ontario Association of Children's Rehabilitation Services Conference. Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; October 2-4, 2005.

Kelley, M.L. "Developing palliative care in rural communities: A conceptual model." Paper presented at the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Conference: "Kaleidoscope, Dialogue and Diversity in Hospice Palliative Care". Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; September 25-28, 2005.

McKee, M., M.L. Kelley, and M. Guirguis-Younger. "A study of hospice volunteering in rural and remote communities." Paper presented at the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Conference: "Kaleidoscope, Dialogue and Diversity in Hospice Palliative Care". Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; September 25-28, 2005.

Prince, H. and M.L. Kelley. "Palliative care in First Nations communities." Poster presented at the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Conference: "Kaleidoscope, Dialogue and Diversity in Hospice Palliative Care". Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; September 25-28, 2005.

Snow, S., M.L. Kelley, and M. McKee. "Hospice volunteers in rural communities: Formal or informal caregivers." Poster presented at the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Conference: "Kaleidoscope, Dialogue and Diversity in Hospice Palliative Care". Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; September 25-28, 2005.

Habjan, S., M.L. Kelley, and J. Aegard. "Building capacity to provide palliative care in rural and remote communities: Does education make a difference?" Paper presented at the Canadian Association of Continuing Health Education Conference. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; September 24-26, 2005.

Lyons, A.A. and C.H. Nelson. "Household food insecurity in Canada: Prevalence and associations." Poster presented at the 96^th Annual Conference of the Canadian Public Health Association. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; September 18-20, 2005.

Pitblado, J.R. and R.W. Pong. "Unequal distribution of healthcare providers: Rural-urban comparisons in Canada." Paper presented at the International Forum for Social Sciences and Health 2005 World Congress. Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Turkey; August 21-25, 2005.

Pong, R.W. and J.R. Pitblado. "Strategies to overcome geographic distribution of physicians in Ontario: A study in policy changes." Paper presented at the International Forum for Social Sciences and Health 2005 World Congress. Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Turkey; August 21-25, 2005.

Park, J. and C.H. Nelson. "The nature and correlates of unmet mental health care needs in Ontario Canada." Paper presented at the 100^th Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America; August 13-16, 2005.

Minore, J.B. and M. Boone. "Tailoring research methods to fit a cultural context: An Aboriginal case study." Paper presented at the Mixed Methods in Health and Social Care Conference Cambridge University. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom; July 11-12, 2005.

Heng, D.*, I. Koren, R. Pitblado, and C. Lagacé. "Census subdivision taxonomies: Rural-urban continua continued." Poster presented at the 2005 Joint Meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and the Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; June 27-30, 2005.

Young, N.L., W. Mills, A. McCormick, K. Boydell, C. Steele, D. Fehlings, M. Law, S. Mukherjee, P. Rumney, and J. Wedge. "Describing the health of adolescents and adults with childhood acquired disabilities." Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; June 15-18, 2005.

Wakewich, P. and H. Smith. "Regulating body boundaries and health during wartime: Nationalist discourse, media representations and the experiences of Canadian women war workers." Paper presented at the Berkshire Women's History Conference. Claremont College, California, United States of America; June 2-5, 2005.

Minore, J.B. "Discipline based not discipline bound." Invited presentation at the Annual Conference of the Ontario Association of Community Health Centres. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; June 3, 2005.

Kelley, M.L. "Maintaining personhood: Living until you die." Plenary session at the Geriatic Mental Health Institute, Centre for Education and Research on Aging and Health. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; June 2-3, 2005.

Pitblado, R., R.W. Pong, I. Koren, D. Heng*, C. Lagacé, and M. Desmeules. "Unequal distributions of 'health': Canadian rural-urban comparisons." Paper presented at the International Conference in Memory of Two Eminent Social Scientists: C. Gini and M.O. Lorenz. Siena, Province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy; May 23-26, 2005.

Haslam, D., J. Haggarty, and J. Tahkar. "TIPP: The feasibility of conducting a full scale cluster randomized study." Poster presented at the 159^th Annual Meetings of the American Psychiatric Association. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; May 20-25, 2005.

Kelley, M.L. and E. Dykalski. "The responsibilities and support needs of hospice volunteer coordinators in rural communities of Kenora-Rainy River District." Paper presented at the Northwestern Ontario Hospice Volunteers Conference. Dryden, Ontario, Canada; April 29, 2005.

Desmeules, M., R.W. Pong, C. Lagacé, and D. Heng*. "Place of residence and non-communicable diseases mortality risks: Are rural Canadians more at risk?" Paper presented at the Canadian Public Health Initiative/Léa Roback Research Centre sponsored Place and Health Research to Policy workshop. Val-David, Québec, Canada; April 27-29, 2005.

Pong, R.W., L. Buske, and K.V. Nagarajan. "The rural medical workforce in Canada: Swimming against the current?" Paper presented to the WHO and Institut d'Estudis de la Salut Symposium on Past Trends Assessment and Future Forecasts of Health Workforce. Barcelona, Province of Barcelona, Spain; April 21-23, 2005.

Tesson, G., V. Curran, R. Strasser, and R.W. Pong. "Adapting medical education to meet the physician recruitment needs of rural and remote regions in Canada, the US and Australia." Paper presented to the WHO and Institut d'Estudis de la Salut Symposium on Past Trends Assessment and Future Forecasts of Health Workforce. Barcelona, Province of Barcelona, Spain; April 21-23, 2005.

Dykalski, E., M.L. Kelley, M. McKee, M. Guirguis-Younger, and C. Blackburn. "The responsibilities and support needs of hospice volunteer coordinators in rural and remote communities." Poster presented at the 15^th Annual Ontario Provincial Conference on Palliative and End-of-Life Care. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; April 3-5, 2005.

Kelley, M.L. "Growing rural palliative care: A model for community capacity development." Workshop presented at the 15^th Annual Ontario Provincial Conference on Palliative and End-of-Life Care. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; April 3-5, 2005.

Kuluski, K., M.L. Kelley, M. Guirguis-Younger, and M. McKee. "A study of hospice volunteers in rural and remote communities." Paper presented at the 15^th Annual Ontario Provincial Conference on Palliative and End-of-Life Care. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; April 3-5, 2005.

George, M.A., P. Masotti, C.A. Loock, A.M. Morton, J. Ranford, M. VanBibber, M. Fleming, S.M. Macleod et al. "Research on the adaptation of a brief alcohol intervention to prevent FAS: A community-based participatory research approach." Workshop presented at the 2005 FASD National Conference: "Equity of Access, Right and the Right Thing to Do". Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; February 24-25, 2005.

Boone, M. and H. Cromarty. "Children and home care in a northern setting." Presentation at the Children and Youth Home Care Network 2005 Invitational Forum. Banff, Alberta, Canada; February 17-20, 2005.

Pong, R.W. "There is a Third World in the First World when it comes to health research." Poster presented at Forum 8 - Global Forum for Health Research: Helping Correct the 10/90 Gap. Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico; November 16-20, 2004.

Morton, A.M., T. Michano-Stwart, P. Masotti, M. VanBibber, M.A. Geroge, C. Loock, J. Ranford, and S. Macleod. "FASD: Healthy communities, mothers and children: Communities and researchers together." Poster presentation at "Sharing Knowledge: Aboriginal Paths to Health" National Conference and National Aboriginal Health Organization's Second National Conference and Health Information Fair. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; November 8-10, 2004.

Boydell, K., R.W. Pong, T. Volpe, K. Tilleczek*, E. Wilson, and S. Lemieux*. "Family and service provider perspectives on pathways to mental health care for children and youth in rural communities." Poster presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Desmeules, M. and D. Heng*. "Overview of the landscape of doing rural health research with secondary data sources." Paper presented at the pre-conference workshop (October 21) "Doing Rural Health Research Using Secondary Data Sources", Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Eger, T., P. Dunn, A. Salmoni*, and Virtual Reality Research Group. "Strategies to evaluate line of sight and driving posture for mobile mining equipment operators with a focus on vehicle design modifications and industry training." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Eger, T., A. Salmoni*, and Virtual Reality Research Group. "Whole-body vibration exposure experienced by mining equipment operators." Poster presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Goudreau, G. and S. Hardy. "Promoting balance and wellbeing through healing with the drum: A Canadian Aboriginal." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Guernsey, J., Y.Y. Li, C. Lagacé, D. Heng*, M. Shookner, M. Desmeules, and R.W. Pong. "Patterns of health services use in rural Nova Scotia: Insights from the Canada's Rural Communities Study." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Hardy, S., B. Majumdar, and L. Tabobondung. "Aboriginal HIV/AIDS prevention: The UOI prevention model." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Heng, D.*, R.W. Pong, M. McDonald, and T. Crichton. "To stay or not to stay? How training family physicians in Northern Ontario influences this decision." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Hogenbirk, J., R.W. Pong, G. Tesson, and R. Strasser. "Do rural physicians practice differently than urban physicians? Evidence from a Canada-wide survey of family physicians." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Hogenbirk, J., R.W. Pong, R. Strasser, and G. Tesson. "Rural-urban differences in Canadian medical practice: The importance of physician, patient and geographic characteristics." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Horrigan, J.M., E. Rukholm, and P. Hill Bailey. "Hospital restructuring and the psychosocial/mental health of Northern Ontario nurses." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Lagacé, C., M. Desmeules, R. Semenciw, F. Wang*, D. Heng*, R.W. Pong, and R. Pitblado. "How healthy are rural Canadians? Insights from an analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey and the Canadian Cancer Registry." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Larocque, S. and S. Caty*. "Nursing students studying in the North practice in the North: Reality or myth?" Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Lemieux, S.*, J. Hogenbirk, and R.W. Pong. "Patient compliance with teletriage: Are there rural-urban differences?" Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

MacLeod, M., J. Kulig, N. Stewart, and R. Pitblado. "The nature of nursing practice in rural and remote Canada." Poster presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Medves, J., R. Pitblado, L. Zimmer, M. MacLeod, and N. Stewart. "Educational preparation of rural maternity RNs in Canada." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Michel, I., A. Ehrlich, and B.L. Wright. "Nurse practitioners as partners in public health in Northern Ontario - Recruitment and retention issues." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Minore, B., M. Boone, A. Arthur, J. O'Sullivan, and T. Walters. "Managing continuity of care for children and adolescents with special needs in rural and remote parts of Northern Ontario." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Montgomery, P., R. Pitblado, and R. Veluri. "Mothering and serious mental illness in Northern Ontario." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Nelson, C.H. and J. Park. "Physical and mental well-being in rural communities in Canada." Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Pitblado, R., I. Koren, D. Heng*, and Claudia Lagacé. "Health region taxonomies II: Rural-urban continua in Canada." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Pong, R.W., M. Desmeules, R. Pitblado, and D. Heng*. "Why there is a place for place in health research? Placing rural health on the agenda." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Rukholm, E. and L. Carter. "On-line nursing education at Laurentian University: A well-kept secret." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Snelling, S., J. Hohenadel, and V. Sahai*. "Painting a picture of child health using primary and secondary data." Paper presented at the pre-conference workshop (October 21) "Doing Rural Health Research Using Secondary Data Sources", Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Tesson, G., J.C. Hogenbirk, R.W. Pong, and R. Strasser. "Medical education for rural practice: Some international comparisons." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

Tilleczek, K.*, R.W. Pong, K. Boydell, H. Cheu, E. Wilson, and T. Volpe. "Research goes to the cinema: Transforming rural health research into a documentary film." Paper presented at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2004.

McDonald, M., D. Heng*, T. Crichton, and R.W. Pong. "You can train doctors in Northern and rural Ontario, but will they stay?" Poster presented at the 17^th WONCA World Conference of Family Doctors. Orlando, Florida, United States of America; October 13-16, 2004.

Hogenbirk, J., R.W. Pong, S. Lemieux*, L. Liboiron-Grenier*, and H. Lee. "Randomized controlled trial: Effect of nurse teletriage on deferrable medical visits." Paper presented at the 7^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Telehealth. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 3-5, 2004.
[The presentation won a "CST 2004 Concurrent Session Award".]

McPherson, M., W.J. Montelpare*, A. Wrigley, and N. Purves. "A structural equation model for assessing skating kinematics in developmental and elite ice hockey players." Paper presented at the XXII International Symposium of Biomechanics in Sports. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; August 9-12, 2004.

George, M.A., P. Masotti, C.A. Loock, A.M. Morton, J. Ranford, M. VanBibber, M. Fleming, and S.M. Macleod. "Examining community-based research approaches to adapting a brief alcohol intervention." Poster presented at the 27^th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; June 26-30, 2004.

MacLeod, M., J. Kulig, N. Stewart, and R. Pitblado. "The nature of nursing practice in rural and remote Canada." Paper presented at the pre-conference workshop (June 20) "Charting the Future: Rural and Remote Nursing in Canada", Biennial Convention and Annual Meeting of the Canadian Nurses Association. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; June 20-23, 2004.

Pitblado, J.R., I. Koren, D. Heng*, C. Lagacé, and M. Desmeules. "Health region taxonomies: Rural-urban continua." Poster presented at the Canadian Public Health Association 95th Annual Conference, "Population Health In Our Communities". St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; June 13-16, 2004.

Haggarty, J. and D. Haslam. "Outcome measurement in shared mental health care." Workshop presented at the 5^th National Conference on Shared Mental Health Care: "Building Better Models, Building Better Care". Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; June 4-6, 2004.

Haggarty, J., G. Mack, T. McKinnon, D. Boudreau, D. Maslam, M. Husni, B. Chaudhuri, and P. Johnson. "Outcomes and utilization patterns of two Northern Ontario shared mental health care services after two and a half years of operation." Poster presentation at the 5^th National Conference on Shared Mental Health Care: "Building Better Models, Building Better Care". Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; June 4-6, 2004.

Heng, D.*, J.R. Pitblado, I. Koren, and C. Lagacé. "Health region taxonomies: A focus on the rural-urban continua in Atlantic Canada." Paper presented at the Atlantic Health Promotion Research Forum, "Linking Health Promotion Research to Policy in Atlantic Canada". Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada; June 1-2, 2004.

Nelson, C.H. and M. Stadey. "The confluence of food security and nutritional and mental health well-being: A transformative partnership." Invited plenary presentation at the 2004 CASSW-ACESS Conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; May 29-June 1, 2004.

Nelson, C.H. and M. Stadey. "The transformative power of community." Workshop presented at the 2004 CASSW-ACESS Conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; May 29-June 1, 2004.

Park, J. and C.H. Nelson. "The rural-urban continuum as place: What can be learned from the Canadian Community Healthy Survey (CCHS) - Mental Health and Well-Being." 2004 CASSW-ACESS Conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; May 29-June 1, 2004.

Masotti, P., A.M. Morton, S.M. Macleod, M.A. George, C.A. Loock, and M. VanBibber. "Community methods: Developing brief alcohol interventions for Aboriginal mothers to prevent FASD." Poster presented at the Inaugural conference of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research. Montréal, Québec, Canada; May 25-28, 2004.

Pong, R.W., J. Hogenbirk, and A. Lauzon*. "Are teletriage services reaching the right people? Findings from a pilot project." Paper presented at the Inaugural conference of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research. Montréal, Québec, Canada; May 25-28, 2004.

George, M.A., P. Masotti, C.A. Loock, A.M. Morton, J. Ranford, M. VanBibber, M. Fleming, S.M. Macleod et al. "Research on the adaptation of a brief alcohol intervention to prevent FAS: A community-based participatory research approach." Poster presented at the University of British Columbia Women's Health Forum. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; March 8-12, 2004.

Heng, D.*, R.W. Pong, J.R. Pitblado, M. Desmeules, and C. Lagacé. "Sources of data for rural health research: Development of an inventory of databases." Paper presented at the 5^th International Symposium, "Future of Rural Peoples". Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 19-23, 2003.

Hogenbirk, J., R.W. Pong, and S. Lemieux*. "Impact of telephone triage on medical service use: Implications for rural and remote areas." Paper presented at the 5^th International Symposium, "Future of Rural Peoples". Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 19-23, 2003.

Pitblado, R., M. MacLeod, N. Stewart, and J. Kulig. "The Nature of Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada Study: 2003 updates." Poster presented at the 5^th International Symposium, "Future of Rural Peoples". Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 19-23, 2003.

Tilleczek, K.*, K. Boydell, R.W. Pong, T. Volpe, and E. Wilson. "Pathways and barriers to mental health care for rural children and youth." Poster presented at the 5^th International Symposium, "Future of Rural Peoples". Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 19-23, 2003.

Tilleczek, K.*, N. Russell*, R.W. Pong, and S. Caty*. "The delivery of needs: Evaluating distance education for rural Ontario nurse practitioners." Poster discussion presented at the 5^th International Symposium, "Future of Rural Peoples". Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 19-23, 2003.

Hogenbirk, J., K. Byrne*, R.W. Pong, and L. Liboiron-Grenier*. "Environmental scan human resource issues." Paper presented at the 6^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Telehealth. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; October 5-7, 2003.

Hogenbirk, J., R.W. Pong, V. McFarland*, S. Lemieux*, and L. Liboiron-Grenier*. "Audit of telephone nursing advice." Paper presented at the 6^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Telehealth. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; October 5-7, 2003.

Volpe, T., K.M. Boydell, R.W. Pong, K. Tilleczek*, and E. Wilson. "Pathways to mental health care for children in rural and remote communities." Workshop presented at Canadian Mental Health Association Making Gains conference. Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; September 30, 2003.

Pong, R.W. "Striving to meet one's own needs - Outcomes of a 10-year 'experiment' in training family physicians in Northern Ontario." Paper presented at the "Making It Work: Recruitment and Retention in Remote Areas" conference. St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom; September 4-6, 2003.

Strasser, R. "Planning for future rural medical education in Australia and Canada." Invited presentation at the "Making It Work: Recruitment and Retention in Remote Areas" conference. St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom; September 4-6, 2003.

Pong, R.W. "iCare³: New frontier of health and well-being for older persons." Invited presentation at the "Positive Aging - Elders' Health: Formal, Informal and Self Care" Symposium. City University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong; July 3, 2003.

Boydell, K.M., R.W. Pong, T. Volpe, N. Greenberg, K. Tilleczek*, and E. Wilson. "Family member and service provider perspectives on pathways to mental health care for children in rural communities." Poster session presented at the 10^th Annual Conference of the Center for Research and Training in Family Support and Children's Mental Health. Portland, Oregon, United States of America; June 26-28, 2003.

Strasser, R. "Community participation: The key to improving rural health." Invited presentation at the International Rural Network Conference. Inverness, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom; June 23-27, 2003.

Tesson, G. "Training physicians for rural and remote settings in Canada and Australia." Invited presentation at the International Rural Network Conference. Inverness, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom; June 23-27, 2003.

Goddard, M., D. Mowat, C. Corbett, C. Neudorf, P. Raina, and V. Sahai*. "The impacts of knowledge management and information technology advances on public health decision making in 2010." Paper presented at the 8^th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research. Borås, Västergötland, Sweden; June 1-3, 2003.

Nagarajan, K.V. "Health and health care in the Sudbury area." Paper presented at Progressive Sudbury Conference, Laurentian University. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; May 2-3, 2003.

Tilleczek, K.* "Muted resilience: Social paradox and the health of northern children and youth." Paper presented at Progressive Sudbury Conference, Laurentian University. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; May 2-3, 2003.

Pong, R.W. and J. Hogenbirk. "Assessing teletriage in Northern Ontario." Invited presentation to the Health Telematics Unit, University of Calgary. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; March 20, 2003.

Boydell, K.M., R.W. Pong, T. Volpe, N. Greenberg, K. Tilleczek*, and E. Wilson. "Rural realities in children's community mental health." Presented at the 16^th Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base. Tampa, Florida, United States of America; March 3-6, 2003.

Pong, R.W. and J.R. Pitblado. "Measuring health and health care in rural Canada." Invited presentation at the "Measurement in Health Care: How, What, Why?" workshop. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; January 13-14, 2003.

Hogenbirk, J., R.W. Pong, S. Lemieux*, and V. McFarland*. "Who called Ontario's Telephone Triage Pilot Project?" Poster presented at the 3^rd national conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; October 24-26, 2002.

Hogenbirk, J., R.W. Pong, V. McFarland*, and S. Lemieux*. "The effect of telephone triage advice on informal care behaviour." Poster presented at the 3^rd national conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; October 24-26, 2002.

Lagace, C., M. Desmeules, R. Pitblado, R. Bollman, R.W. Pong, R. Semenciw, J.M. Dowler, and Y. Mao. "Patterns of mortality among young Canadians living in rural and urban communities." Paper presented at the 3^rd national conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; October 24-26, 2002.

Pitblado, R., D. Malaviarachchi, L. Madill, R. Cole, and G. Giles. "Mortality and disease incidence due to less common causes: Part I." Poster presented at the 3^rd national conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; October 24-26, 2002.

Tilleczek, K.*, S. Caty*, R.W. Pong, I. Michel, and S. Lemieux*. "Assessing the continuing education needs of nurse practitioners in rural Ontario." Paper presented at the 3^rd national conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; October 24-26, 2002.

Zamparo, J.* "Methodological discoveries in a cross-cultural participatory action research study of Inuit family, kinship and well-being across the lifespan." Paper presented at the 3^rd national conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; October 24-26, 2002.

Hogenbirk, J., R.W. Pong, S. Lemieux*, and V. McFarland*. "Northern Ontario's Teletriage Pilot Project: Description of callers." Paper presented at the 5^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Telehealth. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; October 3-5, 2002.

Hogenbirk, J., R.W. Pong, V. McFarland*, and S. Lemieux*. "Does a telephone triage service affect informal care behaviour?" Poster presented at the 5^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Telehealth. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; October 3-5, 2002.

Parker-Taillon, D., R.W. Pong, P. Jennett, J. Finley, P. Brockway et al. "The development of a national framework of guidelines for telehealth." Paper presented at the 5^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Telehealth. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; October 3-5, 2002.

Pitblado, J.R. "Defining 'rural' in the context of 'health': The need for both quantitative and qualitative descriptors." Invited presentation to the Institute of Agricultural, Rural and Environmental Health, University of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; September 5, 2002.

Pitblado, J.R. "Assessing rural health: Toward developing indicators for rural Canada." The Senator Norman M. Paterson Visiting Professorship presentation. Institute of Agricultural, Rural and Environmental Health, University of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; September 4, 2002.

Pitblado, J.R. "Where have your nurses and physicians gone? Internal migration patterns of Canada's rural nurses and physicians." Invited presentation to the Institute of Agricultural, Rural and Environmental Health, University of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; September 4, 2002.

Zamparo, J.* "Embodied knowing: Inquiring inside and out: Fostering the spirit of inquiry." Presented at the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Conference. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; June 12-15, 2002.

Pong, R.W. "Broadening the perspective on rural health manpower: Lessons learned from the Health Transition Fund projects in Canada." Paper presented at the 5^th General Conference of the Federation for International Cooperation of Health Services and Systems Research Centers (FICOSSER). Hersonissos (Chersonissos), Crete, Greece; June 12-14, 2002.

Boydell, K.M., R.W. Pong, T. Volpe, K. Tilleczek*, and E. Wilson. "The rural experience of continuity of care: Results of community consultations." Poster presented at Canadian Association of Pediactric Health Centres Annual Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; June 9-12, 2002.

Stones, M.J. and A. Clyburn. "Perspectives on elder abuse among community dwelling and institutionalized seniors: A threshold model." Presentation at 63^rd Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; May 30-June 1, 2002.

Pong, R.W. and J. Hogenbirk. "Reimbursement of telehealth services: Issues and current status." Paper presented at the Canadian Health Economics Research Association conference. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; May 22-25, 2002.

Pong, R.W., A. Irvine*, and C. McChesney. "Bringing services to where they are needed: The chemotherapy outreach program in Northeastern Ontario." Paper presented at the 5^th WONCA World Conference on Rural Health. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; April 28 - May 5, 2002.

Tilleczek, K.* "Mirrors and passages: Examining the health and social nexus for rural youth." Paper presentation at the Qualitative Health Research Conference. Banff, Alberta, Canada; April 4-6, 2002.

Lam, Z. , R.W. Pong, A. Salmoni*, and L. Martin*. "Informal care survey among Chinese Canadians in Toronto." Paper presented at the 2^nd International Symposium on Chinese Elderly: Enhancing Life Quality of the Elderly in the New Century. Shanghai, People's Republic of China; October 23-25, 2001.

Kelley, M.L., G. Davis, D. Hypha, and C. Smith. "Dying well in rural Canada: Lessons learned and challenges ahead." Workshop presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; October 21-24, 2001.

Pitblado, J.R., J. Medves, and F.A. Roy. "Demographic and workplace profile of registered nurses in rural Canada." Paper presented at the 2^nd Scientific Conference and Annual Meeting - Health Research in Rural and Remote Canada. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 19-21, 2001.

Berry, S. and M.L. Kelley. "Community-based education in northern and rural communities: Enriched ways of knowing." Presentation at the Second Scientific Conference of the Rural Health Research Consortium - Health Research in Rural and Remote Canada: Taking the Next Step. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 18-21, 2001.

Demeules, M., C. Lagacé, S. Jones, J.M. Dowler, R. Semenciw, G. Li, and R.W. Pong. "Patterns of mortality in rural and urban Canada." Poster presented at the Second Scientific Conference of the Rural Health Research Consortium - Health Research in Rural and Remote Canada: Taking the Next Step. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 18-21, 2001.

Gray, H., L. Hoffman, and M. Boone. "Generalist/specialist: The challenge of meeting the learning needs of nurses in rural hospitals." Paper prepared for presentation at the Second Scientific Conference of the Rural Health Research Consortium - Health Research in Rural and Remote Canada: Taking the Next Step. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 18-21, 2001.

Kelley, M.L. and R. Wedel. "Continuing professional education for rural palliative care providers: Comparing models, methods and outcomes - Part I." Paper prepared for presentation at the Second Scientific Conference of the Rural Health Research Consortium - Health Research in Rural and Remote Canada: Taking the Next Step. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 18-21, 2001.

Kelley, M.L. and R. Wedel. "Continuing professional education for rural palliative care providers: Comparing models, methods and outcomes - Part II." Paper prepared for presentation at the Second Scientific Conference of the Rural Health Research Consortium - Health Research in Rural and Remote Canada: Taking the Next Step. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 18-21, 2001.

Mack, G., B. Minore, J. Kulin, and N. Stewart. "Rural health research teaching/training: Where do we stand?" Poster presentation at the Second Scientific Conference of the Rural Health Research Consortium - Health Research in Rural and Remote Canada: Taking the Next Step. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 18-21, 2001.

Minore, B., M. Boone, M. Katt, P. Kinch, and S. Birch. "Toward achieving continuity in the care provided to clients in remote Ontario First Nations communities." Presentation at the Second Scientific Conference of the Rural Health Research Consortium - Health Research in Rural and Remote Canada: Taking the Next Step. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 18-21, 2001.

Morton, M. and C. Loos. "Testing for fit: Application of the prenatal education planning model in a remote Aboriginal community." Presentation at the Second Scientific Conference of the Rural Health Research Consortium - Health Research in Rural and Remote Canada: Taking the Next Step. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 18-21, 2001.

Wakewich, P. and B. Parker. "Rural and remote women's health in Canada: Identifying strengths and gaps in research and policy." Paper prepared for presentation at the Second Scientific Conference of the Rural Health Research Consortium - Health Research in Rural and Remote Canada: Taking the Next Step. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 18-21, 2001.

Wakewich, P. and B. Parker. "Rural and remote women's health in Canada: Identifying strengths and gaps in research and policy." Roundtable prepared for presentation at the Second Scientific Conference of the Rural Health Research Consortium - Health Research in Rural and Remote Canada: Taking the Next Step. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 18-21, 2001.

Howard, A., M. Beveridge, K. Tilleczek*, and P. Rothe. "National strategy for injury prevention and control in Canada." Presentation at the Congress on Cultural Perspectives on the Global Burden of Injury (organized by the World Health Organization and the Karolinska Institute). Stockholm, Södermanland and Uppland, Sweden; September 10-14, 2001.

Minore, B., M.E. Hill, M.J. Kurm, and D. Vergidis. "Creating competency: Continuous training in oncology for northern family physicians via telematics." Paper prepared for presentation at the 12th International Congress on Circumpolar Health. Tromsø, Troms, Norway; August 19-21, 2001.

Martin, L.* and R.M. Zhou. "Environment and desire for social contact: Do they affect the well-being of seniors?" Paper presented at the 17^th World Congress of the International Association of Gerontology. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; July 1-6, 2001.

Kral, M. and B. Minore. "Well-being, sadness and suicide among the Inuit of Nunavut." Presentation prepared for the IV International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences. Québec City, Québec, Canada; May 16-20, 2001.

Wakewich, P. "Synopsis of northern women's and young women's health issues." Invited Presentation, Ontario Women's Health Council, Panel on Northern Women and Health, Lakehead University. Thunday Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 11, 2001.

Caty, S.*, I. Michel, R.W. Pong, and D. Stewart*. "The graduates of the Ontario Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Education Program: Where are they practicing?" Paper presented at the 2^nd International Research Conference. Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; May 2-4, 2001.

Minore, B. "Life after work: Community roles in physician recruitment." Presentation to the Ontario Hospital Association, Northern Region, Annual Meetings. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; April 15, 2001.

Kortes-Miller, K. and M.L. Kelley. "Finding a stronghold: Psychosocial palliative care from a strengths perspective." Paper presented at "Creating Intimacy", the 23^rd Annual Conference of the Association for Death Education and Counselling. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; March 30-April 1, 2001.

Pong, R.W. "From the outback to the outport: Rural health across 16 time zones." Invited videoconference presentation to the 6^th National Rural Health Conference. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; March 4-7, 2001.

Pitblado, J.R. "Learn how to use the bootstrap technique to estimate variances." Paper presented at the Ontario Health Survey Workshop. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; February 27, 2001.

Pong, R.W., L. Buske, and A. Irvine*. "Projected demographic changes among Canadian family physicians: Challenges for medical workforce planning." Paper presented at the Physician Workforce Studies: Present State and Future Prospects conference. Paris, Île-de-France, France; December 11-13, 2000.

Caty, S.*, I. Michel, R.W. Pong, and D. Stewart*. "The 1997 and 1999 nurse practitioner graduates: Are they working as nurse practitioners? If so, where?" Poster presented at the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario and Nurse Practitioners Association of Ontario Y2Care 2000 conference - Updates in Primary Health Care: Nurse Practitioner. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; November 3-4, 2000.

Caty, S.*, I. Michel, R.W. Pong, and D. Stewart*. "The transition phase NP graduates: Where are they practising?" Poster presented at the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario and Nurse Practitioners Association of Ontario Y2Care 2000 conference - Updates in Primary Health Care: Nurse Practitioner. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; November 3-4, 2000.

Stones, M.J. "Affect and cognition: Findings with the MDS 2.0 RAI/MDS Research and Demonstration Projects in Canada." Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Association on Gerontology. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; October 26-29, 2000.

Kelley, M.L. "Dying well in rural Canada: A policy challenge." Paper presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology 29^th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; October 26-29, 2000.

Knight, C., M.J. Stones, and L. Stones. "Anxiety and perceived risk: An examination of older cardiac patients' attitudes towards exercise." Paper presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology 29^th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; October 26-29, 2000.

Stones, M.J. "Affect and cognition: Findings with the MDS 2.0 RAI/MDS Research and Demonstration Projects in Canada." Paper presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology 29^th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; October 26-29, 2000.

Pong, R.W. "Reimbursement for telehealth practice: Policy issues." Invited presentation at the Canada E-Health 2000 Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; October 22-24, 2000.

Boone, M., B. Minore, and M.E. Hill. "Finding temporary relief: The challenge of nursing recruitment in northern First Nations." Paper presented at the Rural and Remote Health: Exploring the Issues, Making the Connections conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2000.

Hogenbirk, J., R.W. Pong, M. McDonald, and J.V. Mulloy*. "Factors that influence practice locations of graduates of the Northeastern Ontario Family Medicine Program." Poster presented at the Rural and Remote Health: Exploring the Issues, Making the Connections conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2000.

Irvine, A.*, R.W. Pong, C. McChesney, and C. DesRochers. "Impact of an outreach chemotherapy program on rural cancer patients." Paper presented at the Rural and Remote Health: Exploring the Issues, Making the Connections conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2000.

Kelley, M.L. "Dying well in rural Canada: A health care challenge." Paper presented at the Rural and Remote Health: Exploring the Issues, Making the Connections conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2000.

Pearson, D.A.*, A. Irvine*, R. Pitblado, and R.W. Pong. "Development of a rural health indicators meta-database." Poster presented at the Rural and Remote Health: Exploring the Issues, Making the Connections conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2000.

Pitblado, J.R. and R.W. Pong. "Where have the rural docs gone?" Paper presented at the Rural and Remote Health: Exploring the Issues, Making the Connections conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2000.

Pitblado, J.R. and D. Williams. "Health and the National Atlas of Canada." Paper presented at the 91^st Annual Conference of the Canadian Public Health Association and 51^st Annual Conference of the Ontario Public Health Association (joint conference). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23, 2000.

Pong, R.W., A. Irvine*, I. Grava-Gubins, and C.A. Renaud. "Changing demographics in the physician workforce: Implications for rural health in Canada." Paper presented at the Rural and Remote Health: Exploring the Issues, Making the Connections conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; October 21-23; 2000.

Boone, M., B. Minore, and M.E. Hill. "Finding temporary relief: The challenge of nursing recruitment in northern First Nations." Paper prepared for presentation at the Meetings of the Canadian Consortium for Rural Health Research. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; October 21-22, 2000.

Irvine, A.* and J.R. Pitblado. "Perceptions vs. reality: The fit between family physician self-rated geographical classifications and standard geographic classifications." Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; October 19-21, 2000.

Hill, M.E., B. Minore, M.J. Kurm, and D. Vergidis. "Closer to home: An evaluation of community cancer care services in Northwestern Ontario." Poster presented at the Cancer Northwest 2000 Conference. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; October 19-20, 2000.

Kral, M., B. Minore, L. Kirmayer, S. Amatsiaq, and C. Anawak. "The Unikkaartuit Project: Suicide prevention from an Inuit point of view." Panel presentation at the 11^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Suicide Prevention Association. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; October 11-14, 2000.

Pong, R.W., J.R. Pitblado, and A. Irvine*. "A strategy for developing health indicators for rural Canada." Invited presentation at the International Joint Commission Consensus Conference on Environmental Health Surveillance. Québec City, Québec, Canada; October 10-12, 2000.

Pong, R.W. "Developing telemedicine policies: Issues and challenges." Invited presentation at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care "Telemedicine Think Tank" conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; September 6-8, 2000.

Hutten-Czapski, P., J.R. Pitblado, A. Irvine*, S. Slade, and J. Rourke. "The quantum theory of rural practice." Paper presented at the 4^th WONCA World Rural Health Conference. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; August 15-19, 2000.

Pong, R.W., J. Hogenbirk, M. McDonald, and J. Mulloy*. "Medical training and practice locations: A tale of two programs." Poster presented at the 4^th WONCA World Rural Health Conference. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; August 15-19, 2000.

Pong, R.W. "Rural health research." Invited presentation at Public Issue Forum ("Who Cares for Rural Health?") of The Ontario Rural Council. North Bay, Ontario, Canada; July 10, 2000.

Pong, R.W., J.R. Pitblado, and A. Irvine*. "Measuring disparities in rural-urban health conditions: Feasibility of developing health indicators for rural Canada." Poster presented at the Inaugural Conference of the International Society for Equity in Health. Havana, Cuba; June 29-30, 2000.

Haggarty, J., J. Craven, P. Kermeen, and Z. Cernovsky. "Health and well-being in Nunavut: CD-ROM suicide education in the Arctic." Paper presented at the 11^th International Congress on Circumpolar Health. Harstad, Troms, Norway; June 7, 2000.

Haggarty, J., H. Mersky, Z. Cernovsky, P. Kermeen, and K. Minor. "Psychiatric correlates of suicide in Canada's Arctic." Paper presented at the 11^th International Congress on Circumpolar Health. Harstad, Troms, Norway; June 7, 2000.

Haggarty, J. and K. Minor. "Obtaining community consent in Arctic Research." Paper presented at the 11^th International Congress on Circumpolar Health. Harstad, Troms, Norway; June 5, 2000.

Minore, B., M.E. Hill, M.J. Kurm, and D. Vergidis. "Knowledgeable, consistent, competent care: Meeting the challenges of delivering quality cancer care in remote northern communities." Paper presented at the 11^th International Congress on Circumpolar Health. Harstad, Troms, Norway; June 4-9, 2000.

Haggarty, J., Z. Cernovsky, H., Merskey, and M. Husni. "Correlates of suicidal behavior in and Arctic Community." Poster presentation for the American Psychiatric Association Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, United States of America; May 17, 2000.

Haggarty, J., Z. Cernovsky, H. Merskey, and K. Minor. "Suicidal behavior in Canada's Arctic". Poster presentation for the L/STPH Research Day. May 10, 2000.

Stones, L. and M.J. Stones. "Can old dogs really learn new tricks? Empowerment for older adults." Paper presented at the 2^nd Annual Ontario Elder Abuse Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; April 7-8, 2000.

Stones, M.J. and L. Stones. "The problem is you!" Paper presented at the 2^nd Annual Ontario Elder Abuse Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; April 7-8, 2000.

Wakewich, P. "Gendered bodies, health practices and perceptions of risk." Paper prepared for presentation at the National Network on Environments and Women's Health (NNEWH) Annual Partners' Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; March 4, 2000.

Caty, S.*, I. Michel, R.W. Pong, and D. Stewart*. "The employment situation and profile of the graduates of the Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Education Program." Invited presentation at the Ontario Hospital Association Nurse Practitioner Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; February 22, 2000.

Hamilton, R., J. Mulloy*, and R.W. Pong. "Choosing and building a career in rural practice." Workshop presented at the Provincial Forum on Rural Medical Education - First Annual Conference of Ontario Faculties of Medicine. Kingston, Ontario, Canada; November 25-26, 1999.

Kelley, M.L., B. Linkewich, M. Poling, and S. Simpson. "In-home palliative care chart." Workshop presented at the 28th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association of Gerontology. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; November 4-7, 1999.

Kelley, M.L., J. Puxton, K. LeClair, and W. Kirkpatrick. "Developing a blueprint for health care for Ontario's elderly." Full-day pre-conference workshop presented at the 28th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association of Gerontology. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; November 4-7, 1999.

Hogenbirk, J., R.W. Pong, and D.A. Pearson*. "Reimbursing physicians for telehealth practice: Barriers and policy options." Paper presented at the First Global Conference on the Evaluation and Diffusion of Telehealth. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; October 21-23, 1999.

Katt, M., M. Boone, H. Cromarty, P. Kinch, B. Minore, and M. Power. "Facilitating the continuity of care for First Nation cancer patients." Presentation prepared for the Cancer Care Northwest '99 Conference. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; October 21-22, 1999.

Minore, B., M.E. Hill, M.J. Kurm, and D. Vergidis. "Evaluation of community cancer care program." Presentation prepared for the Cancer Care Northwest '99 Conference. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; October 21-22, 1999.

Hill, M.E., B. Minore, M.J. Kurm, and D. Vergidis. "Closer to home: Evaluating community cancer care in Northwestern Ontario." Presentation for Cancer Care Northwest '99 Conference. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; October 21, 1999.

Pong, R.W. "The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and rural health research in Canada." Paper presented at the Rural Health Research Consortium. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; October 14-16, 1999.

Pong, R.W. "Physician licensure issues in telehealth practice: Some policy options." Paper presented at the conference on Shaping the Future: Qualification Recognition in the 21^st Century. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; October 12-15, 1999.

Wakewich, P. "Learning to listen: The centrality of 'time' and 'entitlement' in women's 'health talk'." Paper prepared for presentation at the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, Feminist Definitions of Caring Communities and Healthy Lifestyles Conference. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; October 1999.

Caty, S.*, I. Michel, R.W. Pong, and D. Stewart*. "The graduates of the Ontario Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Education Program - Where are they practising?" Poster presented at the Nurse Practitioners Association of Ontario annual conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; September 17-18, 1999.

Minore, B. and M. Kral. "The 'Aniajut' solution: Finding answers to suicide among youth in Canada's Eastern Arctic." Paper prepared for presentation at the Sixth Circumpolar Universities Co-operation Conference. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; June 24-27, 1999.

Kral, M. and B. Minore. "Arctic narratives: Participatory action research on suicide and wellness among the Inuit." Presentation prepared for the Biennial Conference of the Society for Community Research and Action, Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America; June 9-12, 1999.

McDougall, L. and K. Poole. "Comparison of older females' and males' learning paths." Paper presented at the NECAH Gerontology Forum. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; March 23, 1999.

Hartviksen, C.* "I GET IT Partnership Project." Invited participant and poster presenter at the Weaving a Network Conference, University of Regina. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; March 4-7, 1999.

Nachshen, J. and J. Jamieson. "Advocacy, stress and quality of life in parents of children with developmental disabilities." Presented at Annual Conference of the Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities. Kingston, Ontario, Canada; March 1999.

Hartviksen, C.* "The Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research." Poster presented at the 1998 Health Recruitment Fair. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; November 11, 1998.

Hartviksen, C.*, M. Arthur, M.L. Kelley, M. Lorimer, M, Wallington, T. Morin, I. MacRae, and S. Prentice. "I GET IT Community/Education Partnership Project (Intergenerational Growth in Education Through Information Technology)." Poster presented at the 27th Annual Scientific and Educational meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology: Aging, Benefits and Burdens. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; October 15-18, 1998.

Raymaker, P., N. Keating, C. Powell, M. Tierney, M.L. Kelley, I. Connidis, and E. Gallagher. "1999 and beyond: Challenges of an aging Canadian society." Symposium presented at the 27th Annual Scientific and Educational meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology: Aging, Benefits and Burdens. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; October 15-18, 1998.

Thompson, T. and A. Alexander. "An analysis of the empirical literature on the characteristics of rural health professionals." Paper presented at the Health in Rural Settings Conference. Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; September 10-12, 1998.

Hill, M.E., B. Minore, M.L. Kelley, L. McDougall, and R. Sweet. "Not available, not even for pay: Long-term care in Northern Ontario." Paper presented at the Health in Rural Settings Conference. Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; September 9-12, 1998.

Reamy, J. and R.W. Pong. "Physician workforce composition by gender: Implications for managing physician supply." Paper presented at the 4^th FICOSSER General Conference. Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico; July 28-30, 1998.

Hartviksen, C.* "I GET IT Partnership Project." Invited speaker, demonstration and poster presented at the Senior's Day on Campus, Lakehead University. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; June 19, 1998.

Pong, R.W. "Cost-benefit of HIV testing and human resources implications." Paper presented at the Scientific Meeting to Review the Vertical Transmission of HIV in Canada. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; June 11, 1998.

Caty, S.*, I. Michel, R.W. Pong, and D. Stewart*. "Nurse practitioners as primary health care providers." Paper presented at the 89^th annual conference of the Canadian Public Health Association. Montréal, Québec, Canada; June 7-10, 1998.

Loos, C., A. Ross, and L. Julius. "Reduced length of stay: Are communities ready? Mothers vote NO." Presentation at the 7th International Conference on Maternity Care Researchers. Bergen, Hordaland, Norway; June 1998.

Kelley, M.L., S. Sellick, and B. Linkewich. "What helps? Caregivers' retrospectives on palliative care." Paper presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Conference of the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology/Northern Lights '98: Advanced Palliative Care. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 28-30, 1998.

Linkewich, B., M.L. Kelley, and S. Sellick. "In-home palliative care chart." Poster presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Conference of the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology/Northern Lights '98: Advanced Palliative Care. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 28-30, 1998.

Hartviksen, C.* "I GET IT Partnership Project." Poster presented at the Annual Council on Positive Aging Conference. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; May 20, 1998.

Irvine, A.*, R.W. Pong, and D. Stewart*. "Students dream but babies decide: Intended practice settings of midwifery students in Ontario and factors influencing their decisions." Paper presented at the OISE Midwifery Symposium. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; April 18, 1998.

Taylor, M.J. and M.L. Kelley. "Shaping an interdisciplinary graduate program in gerontology." Workshop presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America; February 19-22, 1998.

Loos, C., A. Ross, and L. Julius. "Early discharge: Are health and information concerns of families of newborns being addressed?" Paper presented at Third Nursing Academic International Congress. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; February 1998.

Loos, C., A. Ross, and L. Julius. "What do nurses teach? Perceptions of new mothers concerning prenatal and post-partum teaching: Implications for evaluation of early discharge programs." Paper presented at Third Nursing Academic International Congress. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; February 1998.

Wanke, M.L., L.D. Saunders, W.J.B. Church, and R.W. Pong. "A framework for planning and evaluating community-based health services in Canada." Paper presented at the 14^th International ISQua Conference on Quality in Health Care. Chicago, Illinois, United States of America; November 12-15, 1997.

Morris, K., B. Cameron, and J. Jamieson. "The development of the research project component of the Family Medicine North residency program: A success story." Presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida, United States of America; November 1997.

Minore, B., L. Idlout, S. Levy, E.Adams, and M. Kral. "Suicide prevention in Nunavut." Panel presentation at the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention 8th Annual Conference. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; October 29-November 1, 1997.

Christensen, K., A. Joshi, M.L. Kelley, and D. MacKeracher. "Challenges for educational gerontology Part II: The marketing and distribution of curriculum resources." Symposium participated in at the 26th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association of Gerontology. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; October 23-26, 1997.

Kelley, M.L. and M. McLean. "I want to live here for the rest of my life: The challenge of care management for the rural elderly." Workshop presented at the 26th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association of Gerontology. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; October 23-26, 1997.

Kelley, M.L., M. McLean, and S. Plumeridge. "Planning for rural seniors: Who uses what?" Paper presented at the 26th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association of Gerontology. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; October 23-26, 1997.

Taylor, S.E., M.L. Kelley, D. Walker, and K. Brownlee. "Advanced health care directives: An extension of an individuals autonomy or coercion?" Round table presented at the 26th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association of Gerontology. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; October 23-26, 1997.

Kelley, M.L., S.M. Sellick, B. Linkewich, and S. Plumeridge. "Field of dreams: If you build it, they will come." Paper presented at the 1997 Palliative Care Conference. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; September 28-October 1, 1997.

Sahai, V.*, K.V. Nagarajan, and R.W. Pong. "Screening pregnant women for HIV in Ontario: Economic implications." Paper presented at the 7^th Canadian Conference on Health Economics. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; August 21-23, 1997.

Boone, M. and B. Minore. "Integrated or separated: Teaching concepts of Aboriginal health to nurse practitioners." Paper presented at the Fifth Circumpolar Universities Cooperative Conference. Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden; June 10-12, 1997.

Morton, M., M. Boone, and K. Poole. "Attrition - Failure or future: The experience of Aboriginal nursing students." Paper presented at the Fifth Circumpolar Universities Cooperative Conference. Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden; June 10-12, 1997.

Pong, R.W. "Changing sex composition in the Canadian physician workforce: Implications for health care." Poster presentation at the Canadian Population Society annual meeting. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; June 9-11, 1997.

Kelley, M.L. and M. McLean. "I want to live here the rest of my life: The challenge of rural case management." Paper presented at the 1997 McMaster Summer Institute on Gerontology, McMaster University. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; June 6, 1997.

Pong, R.W. "Defining underservice for sustainable program development." Presentation at the conference on Physician Recruitment and Retention in Rural and Northern Ontario. Valley East, Ontario, Canada; May 12, 1997.

Kelley, M.L.. "Seeking to enhance through education in the quality of life, self-determination and well-being of older persons: ECAH's pursuit of educational change (1987-1997)." Keynote address at 10th Annual Conference, Educational Centre for Aging and Health (ECAH), McMaster University. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; April 17-18, 1997.

Kelley, M.L., M. Arthur, M. Montemuro, J. Bosco, and J. Bodden. "Interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration: The key to providing effective continuing gerontological education (CGE) in the future." Workshop presented at 10th Annual Conference, Educational Centre for Aging and Health (ECAH), McMaster University. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; April 17-18, 1997.

Kelley, M.L. and M.M. Ross. "Sustaining the front line in care of the elderly: Educational issues and strategies for health care aides and support staff in long-term care facilities." Round table discussion presented at 10th Annual Conference, Educational Centre for Aging and Health (ECAH), McMaster University. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; April 17-18, 1997.

Meredith, G., I. Turpie, G.D. Heinemann, and M.L. Kelley. "Educational foresight: Interdisciplinary or trans-disciplinary." Debate presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; February 20-23, 1997.

Pong, R.W., A. Salmoni*, and S. Heard. "Old-timers and newcomers: The changing profile of the older population in Elliot Lake." Paper presented at the Elliot Lake: Northern Community in Transition conference. Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada; January 24-25, 1997.

Pong, R.W., A. Salmoni*, and S. Heard. "Physician resource implications of the changing demographic structure in Elliot Lake." Paper presented at the Elliot Lake: Northern Community in Transition conference. Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada; January 24-25, 1997.

Pong, R.W. "Aging as a resource." Invited key-note presentation at the conference on Rediscovering the Elderly: Choices and Opportunities for Older and Younger Generations in an Aging World. Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand; December 7, 1996.

Caty, S.*, R.W. Pong, L. Houle*, I. Michel, and D. Stewart*. "Nurse practitioner students: Who are they? A comparison of 1995 BScN-prepared students with diploma-prepared students." Paper presented at the National Interdisciplinary Health Research Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; November 28-30, 1996.

Pong, R.W. "Developing a flexible health workforce in Canada: An overview of the issues." Invited presentation at the Towards Developing a Flexible Health Workforce conference. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; October 16-17, 1996.

Pong, R.W., B. Rowe, and J. Mulloy*. "Educating physicians for rural practice in Ontario: Assessing initial outcomes." Paper presented at the FICOSSER Conference on Quality in Primary Health Care and Rural Health Practice. Barcelona, Province of Barcelona, Spain; September 25-27, 1996.

Pong, R.W., S. Caty*, B. Minore, and M.E. Hill. "Evaluation of palliative care education programs in northern Ontario: Logistical and methodological challenges." Paper presented at Evaluation '95 - International Evaluation Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; November 1-5, 1995.

Pong, R.W., S. Caty*, B. Minore, and M.E. Hill. "An evaluation of the 'train the trainer' model in community-based palliative care education programs." Paper presented at the 6^th Canadian Palliative Care Conference. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; October 15-17, 1995.

Pong, R.W. and R. Pitblado. "Comparisons of regional variations in the utilization of medical and dental services in Ontario." Paper presented at the Sixth Canadian Conference on Health Economics. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; August 24-26, 1995.

Pong, R.W. "In search of solutions: Ontario's experience in meeting underserviced area needs." Paper presented at the 18^th Annual National Conference of the National Rural Health Association. Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America; May 17-20, 1995.

Minore, B., S. Caty*, R.W. Pong, and M.E. Hill. "Approaches to palliative care education for interdisciplinary providers in northern Ontario." Paper presented at the 3^rd Australian National Hospice Palliative Care Conference. Perth, Western Australia, Australia; May 10-12, 1995.

Hodgetts, G., R. Wilson, M. Godwin, R.W. Pong, and E. Najgebauer. "Factors influencing practice locations of male and female graduates of a family medicine residency program." Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Conference. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; October 3, 1994.

Pong, R.W. "Physicians' practice location preferences and government medical manpower distribution strategies: Will the twain ever meet?" Poster presented at the Physician Workforce Conference of the 51^st Annual Meeting of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; April 24, 1994.