D05-1 Strengthening Global Maternal-Child Health Research: A Case Study of a Canadian-Nigerian Partnership

 

Authors: Josephine Etowa, PhD, RN, RM, FWACN; Danielle Macdonald, RN, MN, PhD(c); Bagnini Kohoun, PhD

 

Purpose: To present the preliminary findings of a qualitative case study, which explored a nine-year partnership between maternal-child health researchers in Canada and Nigeria. 

 

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the partnership between the Canadian and Nigerian maternal-child health researchers.
• Identify strategies used by those involved to maintain the research partnership.
• Identify facilitators for the successful collaboration and challenges experienced by maternal-child health researchers in both countries.

Presenters: Josephine Etowa, Danielle Macdonald and Bagnini Kohoun, University of Ottawa School of Nursing, Ottawa ON

 

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D05-2 Healthy Beginnings Enhanced Home Visiting Program: An Overview of Nova Scotia’s Home Visiting Program and Approach to Supporting Vulnerable Families

 

Authors: Kathryn Inkpen, BScN, RN; Janis Kay-Hatfield, MN, BScN, RN

 

Purpose: To describe Nova Scotia’s approach to supporting vulnerable families using a blended model of Professional and Community Home Visitors. Tools used in the Healthy Beginnings Enhanced Home Visiting Program, evaluation strategies and family successes will be shared.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Explore the factors that place families at risk for poor child health outcomes and the tools and processes used to determine risk.
• Identify critical success factors and challenges in establishing and sustaining an intensive, long-term home visiting program.
• Discuss the results of a staged evaluation strategy, including an economic evaluation.

Presenters: Kathryn Inkpen and Janis Kay-Hatfield, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Public Health, Halifax NS