Media Advisory - Eve Adams, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, to deliver opening remarks at national child and family health conference

OTTAWA, Nov. 15, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Eve Adams, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and Member of Parliament (Mississauga–Brampton South), will provide opening remarks to delegates at the Innovating Child and Family Health Conference, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health. MP Eve Adams will also present the 2014 CIHR Knowledge Translation Award for the outstanding contribution of a researcher to improve the health of Canadians.

MP Eve Adams will be joined by Dr. Alain Beaudet, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); Dr. Shoo K. Lee, Scientific Director at CIHR; and Frances Bloomberg, Honorary Patron of the Conference.

A photo and media opportunity will follow the opening remarks.

Among some of the speakers at the conference are:

• Alex Munter, President and CEO, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
• Pierre Boivin, President and CEO, Claridge Inc., past Chair CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation, and former President of the Montreal Canadiens
• Kathleen Taylor, Chair, Royal Bank of Canada and Chair, SickKids Foundation

When:		Monday November 17, 2014 at 8:45 a.m.
		Media opportunity will take place at 9:30 a.m. in the Provinces II room
Where:		The Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON
		Confederation Ballroom 1, Fourth floor
Event details:		www.cihr.ca/e/48281.html  - follow on Twitter: #ChildFamily2014

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SOURCE: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Michael Bolkenius, Office of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, 613-957-0200; David Coulombe, Media Relations, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 613-941-4563