Discovery to Impact: Best Practices for Implementation Science in Northern Ontario and Beyond

Join us for a full-day seminar exploring how implementation science can drive meaningful change across Northern Ontario and beyond. Discovery to Impact: Best Practices for Implementation Science in Northern Ontario and Beyond is an output of the CIHR-funded study RDS Canada: Peoples, Spaces, Places, and will feature leading voices in the field sharing insights, strategies, and research findings that are shaping health and well-being outcomes across diverse populations.

This event will bring together academics, practitioners, and community leaders to share practical approaches to research implementation, with a focus on youth, brain health, mental wellness, rare dementia support, and social connection in both Indigenous and aging populations.

We are pleased to welcome Nipissing University's Chancellor Scott Russell, as our opening speaker, setting the tone for a day of collaboration and impactful dialogue.

Speakers & Topics include:

• Loneliness Interventions Across the Life Course: Evidence to Implementation: Professor Christina Victor, Brunel University London
• How Community-Led Evaluation Creates Evidence-Informed Brain Health Support Programs: Jordon Antflick, Ontario Brain Institute
• Translating Knowledge and Experiences of MAiD using Digital Stories and a Podcast: Katherine Kortes-Miller, Lakehead University
• Digital Tools and Strengths-based Conversations with Indigenous Children. Moving from Research to Wise Practices: Nancy Young, CHEO, and Cindy Peltier, Nipissing University
• Thriving in Youth Sport and Beyond: Mark Bruner, Nipissing University
• Mobilizing Knowledge to Build a Rare Dementia Support Community in Canada: Mary Pat Sullivan and Veronika Williams, Nipissing University