Community Conferences

The MOvIT+™ intervention addresses the critical need for post-delivery training and support for older adults using mobility aids and their caregivers. This presentation details the development of an online database of educational resources, grounded in a needs assessment involving interviews with users and caregivers. Resources were curated and co-developed based on adult learning principles, with a focus on video content and key topics such as equipment adjustments, transfers, and maintenance. The resulting bilingual database now includes over 200 resources, offering accessible, high-quality guidance to promote safe and confident mobility aid use.

Psychosocial suffering often manifests as bodily pain and can be overlooked in clinical practice when cultural expressions of distress are missed. Understanding how expert family physicians recognize and manage psychosocial distress can enhance the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health challenges. Findings suggest that the key to contextualizing these vague presentations lies in unraveling the patient’s narrative and finding shared humanity. In this collaborative conference with SMRC and the Department of Family Medicine, Dr. Isabelle Leblanc shared her research insights on the topic "Too much pain, doctor!": recognizing and contextualizing cultural expressions of pain. The St. Mary's Research Centre is part of the St. Mary's Hospital Centre, a facility of the Centre universitaire intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l'Ouest-de-l'Île de Montréal. CRSM's community conferences aim to disseminate academic and scientific research throughout Côte-des-Neiges and Montreal, ensuring that the knowledge gained is shared with the communities we serve. This conference features two keynote speakers : - Dr. Anthony Albers (Associate Professor in the McGill Department of Surgery; Associate Scientist at St. Mary's Research Centre) - Dr. Jennifer Mutch (Associate Professor in the McGill Department of Surgery; Associate Scientist at St. Mary's Research Centre)

Our aim is to foster open dialogue and build meaningful connections between the community and our researchers. With the expertise of our SMRC Orthopaedics team, this event offers a unique opportunity to strengthen collaboration and bridge the gap between community knowledge and health research. The St. Mary's Research Centre is part of the St. Mary's Hospital Centre, a facility of the Centre universitaire intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l'Ouest-de-l'Île de Montréal. CRSM's community conferences aim to disseminate academic and scientific research throughout Côte-des-Neiges and Montreal, ensuring that the knowledge gained is shared with the communities we serve. This conference features two keynote speakers : - Dr. Anthony Albers (Associate Professor in the McGill Department of Surgery; Associate Scientist at St. Mary's Research Centre) - Dr. Jennifer Mutch (Associate Professor in the McGill Department of Surgery; Associate Scientist at St. Mary's Research Centre)

Our aim is to foster open dialogue and build meaningful connections between the community and our researchers. With a strong foundation in caregiving research at SMRC—spanning from interventions supporting caregivers' mental health to studies on caregiving roles in chronic illness—this event offers a unique opportunity to strengthen collaboration and bridge the gap between community knowledge and health research. The St. Mary's Research Centre is part of the St. Mary's Hospital Centre, a facility of the Centre universitaire intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l'Ouest-de-l'Île de Montréal. CRSM's community conferences aim to disseminate academic and scientific research throughout Côte-des-Neiges and Montreal, ensuring that the knowledge gained is shared with the communities we serve. This conference features a keynote speaker : - Farah Messekher (Caregiving Coordinator, CIUSSS-ODIM) who will present the topic “Regard sur la réalité des proches aidants dans l'Ouest de l’île: sondage auprès de 700 PPA” (Lecture will be given in French)

Our aim is to foster open dialogue and build meaningful connections between the community and our researchers. With a strong foundation in caregiving research at SMRC—spanning from interventions supporting caregivers' mental health to studies on caregiving roles in chronic illness—this event offers a unique opportunity to strengthen collaboration and bridge the gap between community knowledge and health research. The St. Mary's Research Centre is part of the St. Mary's Hospital Centre, a facility of the Centre universitaire intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l'Ouest-de-l'Île de Montréal. CRSM's community conferences aim to disseminate academic and scientific research throughout Côte-des-Neiges and Montreal, ensuring that the knowledge gained is shared with the communities we serve. This conference features a keynote speaker : - Alexandra Sabin (Founder, Siaana Tech) who will present the topic “Organizational and technological innovation: co-constructing simple, practical solutions for caregivers and people losing their autonomy” (Lecture will be given in French)

Dr. Louise Potvin explored the effects of food donation programs on vulnerable communities across four regions of Quebec in her presentation on “Que deviennent les personnes qui utilisent le don alimentaire pour la première fois?” Dr. Anita Koushik addressed the social determinants of health (such as tobacco and physical activity) to improve health outcomes in her lecture on “Nutrition et cancer : fruits et legumes”. ​ ​The event was held at the Bibliothèque de Côte-des-Neiges and attracted numerous members of the CDNNDG community, including Multicaf, Corporation de Développement Communautaire de Côte-des-Neiges and Université de Montréal. SMRC’s goal for this conference was to facilitate knowledge transfer between research institutions and the wider community, as well as create stronger community ties within the Côtedes-Neiges neighbourhoods. Creating this bridge allows for the knowledge we acquire through the research we do to actively and tangibly benefit community members in a more immediate manner.

To commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the St. Mary's Research Centre held a Community Conference on October 23rd at 12pm on the 4th floor of the Hayes pavilion. The conference featured an exclusive discussion with St. Mary’s researchers dedicated to enhancing the quality of care for breast cancer patients. Our distinguished speakers included Sylvie Lambert, Ilja Ormel, Nina Morena and Nicholas Meti. The discussion was moderated by Ari Meguerditchian, Scientific Director of the SMRC.