Dr. Sarah Gander, MD MEd FRCPC
Dr. Sarah Gander is living in Saint John, NB and with her family of two boys, Eddie and David with husband Steve. She has a busy clinical practice in the newly opened Community Social Pediatrics clinic and is faculty at both Dalhousie University and Memorial University of Newfoundland. She is involved with numerous organizations in the community aiming to better the care of families and children living in difficult living situations, particularly poverty. She is also the founder of NB Social Pediatrics Inc., a non-profit aimed advocating for child rights as per the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child using a medical-legal-social approach and empowering the voices of children and youth and the Parent Child Assistance Program, a 3 year advocacy and support program for women who use drugs and/or alcohol during pregnancy. Dr Gander is a certified Life Coach through The Life Coach School and is committed to the wellness and professional development of peers and colleagues.
Exposed: Examining the Generational Impact of Maternal Substance and Alcohol-Use on Family Health and Social Outcomes
This presentation aims to explore the data from the Parent Child Assistance program, a 3 year advocacy program for birthing people who use substances during pregnancy. After 6 years of implementation in Saint John, NB we report on the generation impact of exposures in utero. This will include an additional focus on children and youth as followed through the Pediatrics on Princess (POP) Centre and the current local medical approach to youth using substances.