Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This public forum discusses, among other topics, online schooling, lowered physical activity levels amongst kids, isolation from friends and family, and the emotional strain and fear inherent with the pandemic.

The panel experts for this forum are:

Dr. Gina Dimitropoulos, PhD, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social Work, and cross-appointed with the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Calgary.
Dr. Kelly Dean Schwartz, PhD, Associate Professor in the School and Applied Child Psychology program at the University of Calgary.
Dr. Patricia Doyle-Baker, Dr.PH/PhD, Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary.
Dr. Suzanne Tough, MSc, PhD, Professor with the Departments of Paediatrics and Community Health Sciences in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary and is a MaxBell Foundation/Burns Memorial Fund Policy Fellow.
Moderator: Sara Austin, Founder & CEO of Children First Canada.