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DESCRIPTION:\n	\n		The Teenage Health Unit (THU) at the Goldman Herzl Family P
 ractice Centre joined with researchers from Participatory Research at McGi
 ll (PRAM) in the Department of Family Medicine to collate the perceptions 
 of teenagers\, school guidance counsellors and staff of the THU to explore
  what facilitated or hindered teenagers from using the services of the THU
 . Joint dialogues about the findings offered a basis for developing strate
 gies to support greater use of the services offered by the THU. \n\n		Here i
 s the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPRfIFgInb4\n	\n\n\nSemina
 r title: Barriers and Facilitators Affecting Teenagers’ Access to Healthca
 re Services\n\nSpeakers: Anne Cockcroft\, MD\, PhD\, Professor at the Depa
 rtment of Family Medicine\, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø & Yvonne Quan\, MD\, LFME Co
 urse Director at the Department of Family Medicine\, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø \n
 \nDate: Friday September 26\, 2025\, 12h30-13h30 \n\nWhere: Online via Zoo
 m\n\n\n	Register here\n\n	About the Speakers \n\n	\n		\n			Dr. Yvonne Quan complet
 ed her medical training and family medicine residency at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
 . She currently practices at the GMF-U Herzl Family Practice Centre where 
 she is also the medical director of the Teenage Health Unit (THU). Dr Quan
  has an interest in medical education and is the course director of the Lo
 ngitudinal Family Medicine Experience (LFME)\, the family medicine course 
 for first year medical students. She is involved in resident training as t
 he interim Competence Committee Chair at the Herzl. She has recently teame
 d up with Dr Anne Cockcroft's participatory research group to explore the 
 factors that influence teenagers in accessing medical care.   \n		\n\n		\n			Dr. 
 Anne Cockcroft\, a physician with a background in respiratory and occupati
 onal medicine\, is a professor in PRAM in the 51³Ô¹ÏÍødepartment of Family 
 Medicine. Working with CIET (a non-profit linked with PRAM)\, she undertak
 es community-based participatory research. Her recent research in Northern
  Nigeria focuses on adolescent sexual and reproductive health\, and equita
 ble community recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Current projects in Bo
 tswana involve older adults in participatory problem-solving to reduce dem
 entia\, and youth in co-design of strategies to prevent personal and inter
 personal violence. As part of PRAM\, she has partnered with Yvonne Quan of
  the Teenage Health Unit in the Herzl Clinic to hear the views of teenager
 s about what influences their use of the THU services. \n		\n	\n\n	Research Se
 minar Series\n\n	Each month\, the Department of Family Medicine hosts a res
 earch seminar that explores a wide range of topics and methods relevant to
  primary health care. These seminars feature a variety of speakers\, inclu
 ding researchers from other universities and departments\, as well as our 
 own faculty\, students\, and collaborators. Open to the entire 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcomm
 unity\, these seminars serve as a dynamic forum for learning\, discussion\
 , and exchange\, fostering meaningful connections across disciplines and i
 nstitutions.\n\n
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SUMMARY:51³Ô¹ÏÍøPBRN Research Seminar: Barriers and Facilitators Affecting T
 eenagers’ Access to Healthcare Services 
URL:/familymed/channels/event/mcgill-pbrn-research-sem
 inar-barriers-and-facilitators-affecting-teenagers-access-healthcare-36709
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