Adolescent health 6
Track 25
| Thursday, October 26, 2023 |
| 10:45 AM - 12:40 PM |
| Meeting Room E3.7 |
Speaker
Dr Pierre-Paul Tellier
Physician
CLSC Cote des neiges
Making “space” for adolescents in your community practice
10:45 AM - 11:40 AMSummary
This presentation uses the World Health Organisation, WHO, document “Making health services adolescent friendly” as a guide for family physicians to make their office space welcoming and appropriate for adolescents. Adolescence is an important part of an individual’s the life cycle. During this period a person experiences major physical and psychological changes that affect social interactions and relationships. Using a framework developed by the WHO the presenter draws on his experience to present an approach to deal with adolescents in their community practice. The WHO states that an adolescent friendly space is accessible, acceptable, equitable, appropriate, and effective. During the presentation each of these terms is defined, and practical examples of how to achieve this in your working environment are presented and discussed.
Takeaways
1. Describe what an adolescent friendly space consists of according to the World Health Organization
2. List the 5 descriptors of an adolescent friendly space
3. Outline how each of these descriptors translate to real life situations
2. List the 5 descriptors of an adolescent friendly space
3. Outline how each of these descriptors translate to real life situations
Biography
Pierre-Paul Tellier is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at McGill University, in Montreal, Canada. He completed a Fellowship in Adolescent Health at Bellevue Hospital in New York City and has worked in this field throughout his career. He is involved in clinical work at the CLSC Cote des neiges, in Montreal where he teaches family medicine residents, medical students and nurse practitioner students and lectures at the McGill Faculty of Medicine during the first and second year of the medical student curriculum. He is also involved in research related to medical education. His most recent interest is the teaching of Adolescent Health and Medicine to Family Medicine residents, and continuing professional development for Family Medicine clinicians. Currently he is the Co-Convenor of the WONCA Adolescent Medicine SIG as well as the chair of the Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth Health Committee of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine.
Dr Pierre-Paul Tellier
Physician
CLSC Cote des neiges
Understanding and Communicating with Adolescents and Young Adults: using a strength-based, trauma-responsive, and culturally informed approach.
11:45 AM - 12:40 PMSummary
Characterizing adolescents and their health status by such traditional measures as injury and illness does not adequately capture the developmental and behavioral health of adolescents of different ages and in diverse circumstances. Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine are based on resilience, how spaces can help youth develop skills and behaviors that allow them to use their strengths and identities to cope with challenges that arise in their life trajectories, wherever they live, learn, play, and grow. This presentation is intended to affirm and refine skills to create safe spaces for teens to disclose important information while learning to interact with them using strength-based, trauma-sensitive, and culturally responsive communication and care. This presentation intends to be 1 of several topics presented by the AYA SIG that, if approved, will constitute a TRACK, from where attendees will receive a special certification of the AYA WONCA SIG.
Takeaways
1- Understand the basics of Motivational Interviewing for Adolescent Care and Strengths-based communication.
2- Use a mnemotechnic to help clinicians ask questions about their lives using a strength-based approach (SSHADESS).
3- Highlight the importance of *Creating identity-affirming spaces that affirm gender and racial-ethnic identity
*How to talk about "isms" (racism, discrimination against their sexual preferences, or gender identity).
2- Use a mnemotechnic to help clinicians ask questions about their lives using a strength-based approach (SSHADESS).
3- Highlight the importance of *Creating identity-affirming spaces that affirm gender and racial-ethnic identity
*How to talk about "isms" (racism, discrimination against their sexual preferences, or gender identity).
Biography
Maria Veronica Svetaz, MD, MPH is a cisgender, immigrant Latine Family Medicine physician at Hennepin Healthcare Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty at the CARE Equity Program at the Department of General Peds, Associate Professor at the Department of Family Medicine, at the University of Minnesota, in the United States. Originally from Argentina, she designed and directs Aqui Para Ti/Here for You youth development program since 2002, funded by the Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative Grant from the MN Department of Health. This program has received multiple National Awards, most notably the 2014 Millar Award to Innovation in Adolescent Care, by the Society of Adolescent Health (SAHM). Her research focusses on Parenting Latinx Adolescents, Transition of Care, CBPR (Community Based Participatory Research) and Health Equity for teens and all. She just finished her four years as Chair of the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM)’s Diversity Committee, where she is now an active Consultant. She is a now a SAHM’ Board of Directors . She has been on several initiatives on health Equity and Immigration at different MN organizations. She is the Co-Chair of WONCA (international Organization for Family Doctors) SIG on Adolescent Health. She considers herself a Scholar on both Health Equity and Adolescent Health.
