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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\n\nSe
 minar title: Barriers and Facilitators Affecting Teenagers’ Access to Heal
 thcare Services\n\nSpeakers: Anne Cockcroft\, MD\, PhD\, Associate Profess
 or at the Department of Family Medicine\, ºÚÁÏÉç & Yvonne Quan\
 , MD\, LFME Course Director at the Department of Family Medicine\, ºÚÁÏÉç 
 University \n\nDate: Friday September 26\, 2025\, 12h30-13h30 \n\nWhere: O
 nline via Zoom\n\n\n	Register here\n\n	About the Speakers \n\n	\n		\n			Dr. Yvonne
  Quan completed her medical training and family medicine residency at McGi
 ll University. 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 direc
 tor of the Longitudinal Family Medicine Experience (LFME)\, the family med
 icine course for first year medical students. She is involved in resident 
 training as the interim Competence Committee Chair at the Herzl. She has r
 ecently teamed 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 occupational medicine\, is a professor in PRAM in the ºÚÁÏÉç departme
 nt of Family Medicine. Working with CIET (a non-profit linked with PRAM)\,
  she undertakes community-based participatory research. Her recent researc
 h in Northern Nigeria focuses on adolescent sexual and reproductive health
 \, and equitable community recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Current p
 rojects in Botswana involve older adults in participatory problem-solving 
 to reduce dementia\, and youth in co-design of strategies to prevent perso
 nal and interpersonal violence. As part of PRAM\, she has partnered with Y
 vonne Quan of the Teenage Health Unit in the Herzl Clinic to hear the view
 s of teenagers about what influences their use of the THU services. \n		\n	\n
 \n	Research Seminar Series\n\n	Each month\, the Department of Family Medicin
 e hosts a research seminar that explores a wide range of topics and method
 s relevant to primary health care. These seminars feature a variety of spe
 akers\, including researchers from other universities and departments\, as
  well as our own faculty\, students\, and collaborators. Open to the entir
 e ºÚÁÏÉç community\, these seminars serve as a dynamic forum for learning\
 , discussion\, and exchange\, fostering meaningful connections across disc
 iplines and institutions.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Research Seminar: Barriers and Facilitators Affecting Teenagers’ Ac
 cess to Healthcare Services 
URL:/familymed/channels/event/research-seminar-barrier
 s-and-facilitators-affecting-teenagers-access-healthcare-services-367094
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