Nadija Foundation Research and Launch Symposium
Research and Launch Symposium
20-22 October 2024Engelsberg Ironworks
Schedule
Nadija Means Hope
Opening session with Anne Berner and moderators Maria Rankka and Ellis Rubinstein
Dinner with Dinner Dialogue - The State of Children in Ukraine
Richard Bryant, Dennis Ougrin & Oleh Romanchuk in conversation with Ellis Rubinstein
Keynote followed by Q&A - Vitaliy Karanda, Head of Recovery Office, Ministry of Health, Ukraine
Vitaliy Karanda, Head of Recovery Office, Ministry of Health, Ukraine
A Childhood Broken – Trauma Care in Ukrainian Children
Olha Konstaninovska, MD, PhD. – Pediatric Healthcare in Kharkiv Oblast after the War
Gunnar Sandersjöö, MD, PhD. – Orthopedic Injuries in the Russo-Ukrainian War
Elhanan Bar-On, MD, PhD. – Challenges in Treating Children with War Injuries Affecting the Limbs
Cornelia Barth, PT, PhD. – Rehabilitation of Children with War Injuries
Healing Young Hearts - Personalized Clinical Pathways to Recovery with Research Focus on Clinical Interventions for Children
13:20 - Presentation by Wendy Silverman followed by a discussion with Richard Meisser-Stedman, Grete Dyb, Rita Rosner and Andrea Danese led by Naser Morina
14:05 - Key points from focus area ‘Clinical Interventions’, Joanna Rubinstein
Do More with Less - Scalable Solutions for Global Resilience with Research Focus on Scalable Interventions
14:10 - Presentation by Richard Bryant followed by a discussion with Andrea Danese and Wietse Tol led by Naser Morina.
14:50 - Key points from focus area ‘Scalable Interventions’, Joanna Rubinstein
Safe Spaces, Stronger Futures - Empowering Well-being in Every School with Research Focus on School-based Interventions
15:20 - Presentation by Christopher Layne followed by a discussion with Dennis Ougrin, Nora Shabani, and Wendy Silverman led by Naser Morina
16:00 - Key points from focus area ‘School-based Interventions’, Joanna Rubinstein
Digital Care, Real Impact – Restoring Hope through Virtual Innovations with Research Focus on Digital Methods and Interventions
16:05 - Presentation by Cathy Creswell and Isaac-Galazter-Levy followed by a discussion with Richard Bryant and Nancy Kassam-Adams led by Naser Morina
16.45 - Key points from focus area ‘Digital Interventions’, Joanna Rubinstein
Turning Bold Ideas into Action - Building Health Systems for Brighter Futures with Research Focus on Implementation and Health Systems
17:00 - Presentation by Wietse Tol followed by a discussion with Nataliia Masiak led by Naser Morina
17:40 - Key points from focus area ‘Implementation and Health Systems’, Joanna Rubinstein
Reception, Dinner and Networking
Dinner address Deciding on Ukraine by Tove Lifvendahl, Political Editor-in-Chief of Svenska Dagbladet
From Vision to Action – Building Strong Foundations
Governance and Organizational Structure with Board Members of Nadija Foundation
Defining the Future - Establishing Research that Matters for Resilient Generations
Establishing Research Priorities: A Discussion on Research Priorities for the Next 5 Years with Oleh Romanchuk, Naser Morina, Joanna Rubinstein, Richard Bryant, Andreas Wladis and Dennis Ougrin in a conversation with Ellis Rubinstein.
Speakers
Professor Catharine Cresswell
Cathy Creswell is Professor of Developmental Clinical Psychology at Oxford University. Her work has focused on the development, maintenance and treatment of anxiety disorders in children and young people. She has published over 300 journal articles and scholarly outputs, and has contributed significantly to digital and parent-integrated interventions to augment child mental health.
Digital Care, Real Impact – Restoring Hope through Virtual Innovations with Research Focus on Digital Methods and Interventions
16:05 - Presentation by Cathy Creswell and Isaac-Galazter-Levy followed by a discussion with Richard Bryant and Nancy Kassam-Adams led by Naser Morina
16.45 - Key points from focus area ‘Digital Interventions’, Joanna Rubinstein
Dr Christopher Layne
Christopher Layne is Associate Professor of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University, where he directs a training clinic specializing in childhood traumatic stress and bereavement. As a postdoctoral fellow he served as Field Director of the UNICEF Psychosocial Program for War-Affected Adolescents in post-war Bosnia. He has co-authored over 100 papers and chapters. He is Principal Investigator of a National Child Traumatic Stress Network Center that adapts the Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma to strengthen competencies in traumatic stress and bereavement.
Safe Spaces, Stronger Futures - Empowering Well-being in Every School with Research Focus on School-based Interventions
15:20 - Presentation by Christopher Layne followed by a discussion with Dennis Ougrin, Nora Shabani, and Wendy Silverman led by Naser Morina
16:00 - Key points from focus area ‘School-based Interventions’, Joanna Rubinstein
Dr Isaac Galatzer-Levy
Isaac Galatzer-Levy is a clinical psychologist who is a Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at New York University. He has led recent major developments in AI-assisted means of detecting emotional states, psychological disorders, passive data collection, and adapting psychological programs to generative AI programs to deliver more personalized programs to people with mental health needs. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, many in the leading medical and psychiatry journals.
Digital Care, Real Impact – Restoring Hope through Virtual Innovations with Research Focus on Digital Methods and Interventions
16:05 - Presentation by Cathy Creswell and Isaac-Galazter-Levy followed by a discussion with Richard Bryant and Nancy Kassam-Adams led by Naser Morina
16.45 - Key points from focus area ‘Digital Interventions’, Joanna Rubinstein
Dr Wendy Silverman
Dr. Wendy Silverman is Alfred A. Messer Professor of Child Psychiatry, Yale University. Dr. Silverman develops assessments and mechanism-based treatment interventions for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders. She is widely published widely and her work has been funded for over 30 years. Dr. Silverman served as editor and associate editor of major journals in clinical psychology, and past president of the American Psychological Association’s Division of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Healing Young Hearts - Personalized Clinical Pathways to Recovery with Research Focus on Clinical Interventions for Children
13:20 - Presentation by Wendy Silverman followed by a discussion with Richard Meisser-Stedman, Grete Dyb, Rita Rosner and Andrea Danese led by Naser Morina
14:05 - Key points from focus area ‘Clinical Interventions’, Joanna Rubinstein
Safe Spaces, Stronger Futures - Empowering Well-being in Every School with Research Focus on School-based Interventions
15:20 - Presentation by Christopher Layne followed by a discussion with Dennis Ougrin, Nora Shabani, and Wendy Silverman led by Naser Morina
16:00 - Key points from focus area ‘School-based Interventions’, Joanna Rubinstein
Professor Wietse Tol
Wietse Tol is a Professor of Public Health at the University of Copenhagen. His work has focused on mental health and psychosocial support interventions for people who have experienced adversity. He has led novel innovations in integrated and multi-sectoral interventions to address the social determinants of mental health, which is a key issue for low-and-middle-income-countries. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed journal articles, primarily in the field of promoting better mental health in people affected by adversity.
Do More with Less - Scalable Solutions for Global Resilience with Research Focus on Scalable Interventions
14:10 - Presentation by Richard Bryant followed by a discussion with Andrea Danese and Wietse Tol led by Naser Morina.
14:50 - Key points from focus area ‘Scalable Interventions’, Joanna Rubinstein
Turning Bold Ideas into Action - Building Health Systems for Brighter Futures with Research Focus on Implementation and Health Systems
17:00 - Presentation by Wietse Tol followed by a discussion with Nataliia Masiak led by Naser Morina
17:40 - Key points from focus area ‘Implementation and Health Systems’, Joanna Rubinstein
