2026 ODISÉ Symposium

Name: 2026 ODISÉ Symposium
Start: 2026-11-10T13:30:00Z
End: 2026-11-11T22:00:00Z
Location: Centre de Recherche Azrieli, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal

Centre de Recherche Azrieli, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal

November 10-11, 2026

Registration Submission and guidelines

The 1^stODISÉ Symposium will be held on November 10-11, 2026 at Centre de Recherche Azrieli du CHU Sainte-Justine in Montreal.

Code of conduct

All ODISÉ members and guest speakers should be conscious of their surroundings. They are expected to be respectful in their speech and actions.

Note: The tentative agenda is available below.

Registration

Meet the Speakers

Amander Clark, PhDUniversity of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Title: In vitro Gametogenesis for Development and Disease Modeling

Astrid Guttmann, MDCM, MSc, FRCPCUniversity of Toronto, ON, Canada

Title: Working with First Nations to Address Prenatal Opioid Exposure: Community Engagement and Knowledge Mobilization

Emma Duerden, PhDWestern University, ON, Canada

Title: From Maternal Distress to Infant Development: How Prenatal Adversity Influences the Developing Brain

Catherine Haeck, PhDUniversité du Québec à Montréal, QC, Canada

Title: ADHD, Relative Age in the Classroom, and Child Development at Age 5

Sabrina Zeghiche, PhDUniversité du Québec en Outaouais, QC, Canada

Title: From Secrecy to Recognition: Ethical Issues and Personal Experiences with Fraudulent Insemination

Marie-France Hivert, MD, MMScHarvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, MA, USA

Title: Developmental Origins of Diabetes

Valérie Samson, MSc. Inf.CHU Sainte-Justine, QC, Canada

Title: Toi, Moi, Bébé : Outil Numérique en Santé Mentale Périnatale

Danilo Bzdok, PhDMcGill University, QC, Canada

Theme: Data-guided Analysis Techniques for Large Datasets from a Systems Neuroscience Perspective

Symposium (Starts at 08:30 AM)

Guest speakers:

Fertility, Reproduction, Perinatal care, and Child Health Axis: Dr. Amander Clark (University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Environmental Determinants of Child Health Axis: Dr. Astrid Guttmann (Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, ON)
Psychosocial Determinants of Child Health Axis: Dr. Emma Duerden (Western University, London, ON)
Research Data Utilization Axis: Dr. Catherine Haeck (Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC)
Ethics and Legal Framework Axis: Dr. Sabrina Zeghiche (Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC)
Sustainable Health and Precision Medicine Conference: Dr. Marie-France Hivert (Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, MA, USA)
Community-EDI-Indigenization Axis Event : SAVOIRS PARTAGÉS #2: Networking session with 10 community organizations
Innovative Social Interventions Axis: Mrs. Valérie Samson (CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC)
Learning Systems Axis: Dr. Danilo Bzdok (McGill University, Montreal, QC)

Deadlines:

Registration: October 2^nd, 2026, 5 pm.
Abstract submission (250 words maximum): September 25^th, 2026, 5 pm.

Registration fees

Registration to symposium is free for: regular members, collaborators, students, and non-members of ODISÉ. However, registration is required.

Note: A fee of $200 will be charged for absence without cancellation.

Accommodation

Participants can stay at the Hotel Terrasse Royale (https://terrasse-royale.com), where a block of rooms is reserved for ODISÉ according to the following terms and conditions:

Single occupancy: 155$ + taxes (184.45$ incl. VAT) per night
Double occupancy: 175$ + taxes (208.25$ incl. VAT) per night

To book a room, participants must contact the hotel front desk i) either by emailing info@terrasse-royale.com, specifying the event “CHUSJ - 1st ODISÉ Symposium” and providing their name and card number, or ii) by calling +1 (514) 739-6391 and providing the same information.

Note: If anyone wishes to add a night before or after the event, the hotel offers the same rate.