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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\, Professor at the 
 Department of Family Medicine\, 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ & Yvonne Quan\, MD\, LFM
 E Course Director at the Department of Family Medicine\, 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ
  \n\nDate: Friday September 26\, 2025\, 12h30-13h30 \n\nWhere: Online via 
 Zoom\n\n\n	Register here\n\n	About the Speakers \n\n	\n		\n			Dr. Yvonne Quan comp
 leted her medical training and family medicine residency at 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Univers
 ity. She currently practices at the GMF-U Herzl Family Practice Centre whe
 re she is also the medical director of the Teenage Health Unit (THU). Dr Q
 uan has an interest in medical education and is the course director of the
  Longitudinal Family Medicine Experience (LFME)\, the family medicine cour
 se for first year medical students. She is involved in resident training a
 s the interim Competence Committee Chair at the Herzl. She has recently te
 amed up with Dr Anne Cockcroft's participatory research group to explore t
 he factors that influence teenagers in accessing medical care.   \n		\n\n		\n			D
 r. Anne Cockcroft\, a physician with a background in respiratory and occup
 ational medicine\, is a professor in PRAM in the 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ department of Fami
 ly Medicine. Working with CIET (a non-profit linked with PRAM)\, she under
 takes community-based participatory research. Her recent research in North
 ern Nigeria focuses on adolescent sexual and reproductive health\, and equ
 itable community recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Current projects in
  Botswana involve older adults in participatory problem-solving to reduce 
 dementia\, and youth in co-design of strategies to prevent personal and in
 terpersonal 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 teena
 gers about what influences their use of the THU services. \n		\n	\n\n	Research
  Seminar Series\n\n	Each month\, the Department of Family Medicine hosts a 
 research seminar that explores a wide range of topics and methods relevant
  to primary health care. These seminars feature a variety of speakers\, in
 cluding researchers from other universities and departments\, as well as o
 ur own faculty\, students\, and collaborators. Open to the entire 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ c
 ommunity\, these seminars serve as a dynamic forum for learning\, discussi
 on\, and exchange\, fostering meaningful connections across disciplines an
 d institutions.\n\n
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SUMMARY:9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ PBRN Research Seminar: Barriers and Facilitators Affecting T
 eenagers’ Access to Healthcare Services 
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 inar-barriers-and-facilitators-affecting-teenagers-access-healthcare-36709
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