The 19th Annual Child Health Research Days took place last month, welcoming more than 200 attendees entirely in person. The week kicked off with a fascinating public event at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg with Dr. Kendra Nelson Ferguson presenting the “Teens Talk Vaping” project. We were thrilled to see everyone in attendance in-person and online!

This year’s CHRD conference included presentations from world-renowned researchers local to our community as well as international presenters. Some highlights included our yearly Dr. Goodbear’s Den competition, which featured nine finalists who presented their work to the team of judges. CHRD delegates were also able to enjoy an in-person trainee poster session for the first time since 2019!

Dr. Goodbear’s Den participants:

Zoe Harbottle
Hoda Badran
Veronica Ka Wai Lai
Doris Goubran
Nathan Verghese

Matthew Martens
Kaitlyn Hanson
Omaymah Abulannaz
Matthew Urichuk

The Award’s Dinner was the perfect ending to close this year’s conference. The lighting, music, and delicious food set the tone to highlight all the nominees and award winners. We were excited to be able to showcase some of this years posters from the poster competition and select a People’s Choice Award winner.

Thank you to everyone who presented, participated, organized or attended this years Child Health Research Days and we can’t wait to welcome you again in future years!