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Publications

  1. D. Rennie, C. Karunanayake, J.A. Lawson, J.A. Dosman, K. McMullin, D. Arnault, J. Gardipy, J. Seeseequasis, S. Abonyi, J-A Episkenew, P. Pahwa. Damp housing is a risk factor for atopic asthma/wheeze in a First Nations population of children. ATS International Conference 2015, Denver, Colorado, USA, May 15-20, 2015 (Oral Presentation).
  1. Tarun Katapally, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Chandima Karunanayake, Sylvia Abonyi, James Dosman, Punam Pahwa. Inter-generational transmission of historical trauma: The role of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools in the Respiratory Health of Contemporary First Nations. The Canadian Public Health Association conference 2015, May 25-28, 2015, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  1. Bonnie Janzen, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Sylvia Abonyi, Chandima Karunanayake, Jenny Gardipy, Darlene Arnault, James A. Dosman, Punam Pahwa, and the First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team. Social and Economic Patterning of Self-Reported Discrimination among on-Reserve First Nations Women and Men in Saskatchewan, Canada. The Canadian Public Health Association conference 2015, May 25-28, 2015, Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Oral Presentation).
  1. Zahan, R., Khan, S., Rennie, D. C., Karunanayake, C., Dosman, J., Episkenew, J., Abonyi, S., Pahwa, P., Seeseequasis, J., Arnault, D., Gardipy, J. Spirometric Reference Equation for Aboriginal Children in Saskatchewan. The Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2015 -CSEB Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada, June 1-4, 2015. (poster Presentation).
  1. Kathleen McMullin, V. Ramsden, J. Gardipy, L. McCallum, C. Karunanayake, B. Janzen, J. Lawson, D. Rennie, S. Abonyi, J. Dosman, J.A. Episkenew, P. Pahwa. Community Reflections on Addressing Environmental Challenges in Two First Nations. The 14th Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society (CRHRS): Better Health for Rural Canadians: from Evidence to Practice. September 20th - 22nd, 2015, Edmonton, AB, Canada. (Oral Presentation).
  1. Chandima Karunanayake, Donna Rennie, Joshua A. Lawson, James A. Dosman, Kathleen McMullin, Laura McCallum, Jenny P. Gardipy, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Sylvia Abonyi, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Punam Pahwa, First Nations Lung Health Project Team. Life Style Factors Contributing to Obesity among First Nations Children. The 14th Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society (CRHRS): Better Health for Rural Canadians: from Evidence to Practice. September 20th - 22nd, 2015, Edmonton, AB, Canada. (Poster Presentation).
  1. Shelley Kirychuk, Donna Rennie, Chandima Karunanayake, Joshua Lawson, Eric Russell, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Roy Petite, Daisy Bird, Frank Roberts, Punam Pahwa, Sylvia Abonyi, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A Dosman and the First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team. Addressing Housing and Respiratory Health through Community Engagement in Two Saskatchewan First Nations Communities. The 14th Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society (CRHRS): Better Health for Rural Canadians: from Evidence to Practice. September 20th - 22nd, 2015, Edmonton, AB, Canada. (Oral Presentation).
  1. Vivian R. Ramsden, Sylvia Abonyi, James A Dosman, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Lynda Gamble, Jenny Gardipy, Chandima Karunanayake, Laura McCallum-Naytowhow, Shari McKay, Kathleen McMullin,  Jarret Nelson, Punam Pahwa, Florence Ross, Jeremy Seeseequasis. First Nation Lung Health Program: Community-Chosen Intervention. North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, October 24-28, 2015. (Poster Presentation).
  1. R. Dyck, C. Karunanayake, B. Janzen, J. Lawson, D. Rennie, V. Ramsden, J. Gardipy, L. McCallum, S. Abonyi, J. Dosman, J.A. Episkenew, P. Pahwa. Influence of Racism, Residential Schools and Cultural Disruption on Diabetes Prevalence among First Nations Peoples. World Diabetes Congress 2015, Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 30-December 4, 2015. (Oral Presentation).
  1. Jeremy Seeseequasis, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A. Dosman, Sylvia Abonyi, Donna Rennie, Vivian Ramsden, Shelley Kirychuk, Chandima Karunanayake, Punam Pahwa, for the First Nations Lung Health Project Team. Addressing Inequities in Respiratory Health: A Focus on First Nations Housing. Healing Our Spirit Worldwide (HOSW) 2015, The Seventh Gathering, Hamilton, Aotearoa, New Zealand, November 15-19, 2015. (Oral Presentation).

Presentations - Posters

  • Kathleen McMullin; J. Dosman; P. Pahwa; Dr. S. Abonyi; Dr. J. Episkenew. Lung Health Intervention for the Next Generation. University of Saskatchewan Aboriginal Symposium, March 15, 2013
  • Punam Pahwa, Sylvia Abonyi, Chandima Karunanayake, Donna Rennie, Josh Lawson, Kathleen McMullin, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, Mark Fenton, Bonnie Janzen, Louise Hagel, Malcom King, Shelley Kirychuk, Niels Koehncke, Lesely McBain, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Greg Marchildon, Janet Smylie, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A. Dosman. An Application of a Population Health Framework to Understand Respiratory Health among First Nations People. Canadian Public Health Association 2013 Annual Conference, Ottawa, Canada, June 9-12, 2013
  • Punam Pahwa, Chandima Karunanayake, Donna Rennie, Kathleen McMullin, Josh Lawson, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, Akwasi Owusu-Kyem, Louise Hagel, Sylvia Abonyi, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A. Dosman, and the First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team. Prevalence of Chronic Bronchitis in First Nations People. CHEST World Congress 2014, Madrid, Spain. March 21-24, 2014
  • Donna C Rennie, James A Dosman, Chandima Karunanayake, Josh Lawson, Brooke Russell, Sarah Warkentin, Kathleen McMullin, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Sylvia Abonyi, Punam Pahwa and the First Nations Respiratory Study Group. Domestic Risk Factors for Childhood Asthma and Wheeze in a First Nations Population. ATS International Conference 2014, San Diego, USA, May 16-21,2014.
  • Kathleen McMullin, Vivian R Ramsden, Jeremy Seeseequasis,  Arnold Naytowhow, Chandima Karunanayake, Donna Rennie,  Josh Lawson,  Jo-Ann Episkenew,  Sylvia Abonyi,  James Dosman, Punam Pahwa. The Green Light Project: A Celebratory Approach to Addressing Adverse Respiratory Outcomes in Two First Nations Communities. The International Network in Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development (INIHKD) in partnership with Manitoba Network Environment for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR), International Indigenous Health Conference 2014, October 5-10, 2014, Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Cassandra Opikokew, Tarun Katapally, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Chandima Karunanayake, Sylvia Abonyi, James Dosman, Punam Pahwa and First Nations Lung Health Research Team. Utilizing Indigenous Knowledge to Intervene and Inform Respiratory Health Policy and Practice in First Nations Communities. The International Network in Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development (INIHKD) in partnership with Manitoba Network Environment for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR), International Indigenous Health Conference 2014, October 5-10, 2014, , Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Mohsen Soltanifar, Mark Fenton, Chandima Karunanayake, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow,  Sylvia Abonyi, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A. Dosman, Punam Pahwa and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. Are Abdominal Girth and Weight predictive of lung function in Saskatchewan First Nations Men and Women?. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Vivian R Ramsden, Kathleen McMullin, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Chandima Karunanayake, Sylvia Abonyi, Jo-Ann Episkinew, Punam Pahwa, James Dosman. The Green Light Program: A Community Chosen Health Intervention. The Indigenous Health Conference: Challenging Health Inequities, November 20-21, 2014, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Poster presentation)
  • Kirychuk, Shelley; Rennie, Donna; Karunanayake, Chandima; Lawson, Joshua; Russell, Eric; Seeseequasis, Jeremy; Gamble, Everett; Bird, Daisy; Naytowhow, Arnold; Pahwa, Punam; Abonyi, Sylvia; Episkenew, Jo-Ann; Dosman, James. Housing Conditions and Respiratory Outcomes in two Saskatchewan First Nations Communities. The Indigenous Health Conference: Challenging Health Inequities, November 20-21, 2014, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Poster presentation)

Presentations - Oral

  • Rennie, D.C., Karunanayake, C., Pahwa, P., Hagel, L., Seeseequasis, J., Naytowhow, A., Russell, B., Warkentin, S., Dosman, J. and the First Nations Lung Health and Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Groups. A Study of the Respiratory Health of First Nations Children Living in Rural Saskatchewan: Methodological Approaches and Comparisons with the Saskatchewan Rural Health Study: Children’s Component. The 12th Annual Canadaian Rural Health Research Society Conference, Prince George, BC, November 13-15, 2013
  •  Tarun Katapally, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Chandima Karunanayake, Sylvia Abonyi, James Dosman, Punam Pahwa and First Nations Lung Health Research Team. Upstream interventions to reduce risk of obstructive sleep apnea in First Nations: generating evidence to break the chain of association between physical activity, weight status and risk of obstructive sleep apnea. Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB) National Student Conference, May 9-10, 2014, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Tarun Katapally, Cassandra Opikokew, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Chandima Karunanayake, Sylvia Abonyi, James Dosman, Punam Pahwa and First Nations Lung Health Research Team. The Complexity of the Obesity Pandemic: Can Indigenous Approaches Help? The International Network in Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development (INIHKD) in partnership with Manitoba Network Environment for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR), International Indigenous Health Conference 2014, October 5-10, 2014, Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Greg Marchildon, Caroline Beck, Tarun Katapally, Mark Fenton and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. Using multi-level interviewing to explore complex health policy issues: Perspectives of patients, providers, policymakers, and program administrators’ on Indigenous health service delivery and obstructive sleep apnea. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Shelley Kirychuk, Donna Rennie, Chandima Karunanayake, Joshua Lawson Joshua, Eric Russell, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Everett Gamble, Daisy Bird, Arnold Naytowhow, Punam Pahwa, Sylvia Abonyi, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James Dosman and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. Housing Factors and Relationships to Lung Health in two Saskatchewan First Nations Communities:  Addressing through Community Engagement. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada 
  • William Albritton, Chandima Karunanayake, Donna Rennie, Joshua Lawson, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, Sylvia Abonyi, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A. Dosman, Punam Pahwa, and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. Prevalence of Ear Infection in First Nations and Rural School-Aged Children. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Jo-Ann Episkenew, Sylvia Abonyi, Roland Dyck, Bonnie Janzen, Chandima Karunanayake, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, James A. Dosman, Punam Pahwa, and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. Consequences of Colonization on Lifestyle Risk Factors.  The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Cassandra Opikokew, Tarun Katapally, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Chandima Karunanayake, Sylvia Abonyi, James Dosman, Punam Pahwa and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. Utilizing Indigenous Knowledge to Intervene and Inform Respiratory Health Policy and Practice in First Nations Communities. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Vivian R Ramsden, Kathleen McMullin, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, Chandima Karunanayake, Sylvia Abonyi, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James Dosman, Punam Pahwa and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. The Green Light Program: A Community Chosen Health Intervention. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Tarun Katapally, Cassandra Opikokew, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Chandima Karunanayake, Sylvia Abonyi, James Dosman, Punam Pahwa and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. The Complexity of the Obesity Pandemic: Can Indigenous Approaches Help?. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Tarun Katapally, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Chandima Karunanayake, Sylvia Abonyi, James Dosman, Punam Pahwa and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. Working towards a community-based participatory intervention in First Nations: generating evidence to break the chain of association between lack of physical activity, overweight or obese weight status and risk of obstructive sleep apnea. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Punam Pahwa, Chandima Karunanayake, Josh Lawson, Donna Rennie, Kathleen McMullin, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, Louise Hagel, Sylvia Abonyi, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A. Dosman and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. Chronic Bronchitis in First Nations People– Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Tarun Katapally, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Greg Marchildon, Chandima Karunanayake, Sylvia Abonyi, James Dosman, Punam Pahwa and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. Integrated Knowledge Translation to De-adopt Ineffective Policies and Practices: A Model to Address and Redress the Obesity-Obstructive Sleep Apnea Nexus in First Nations. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Meenu Rai, John A. Gjevre, Chandima Karunanayake, James A. Dosman, Punam Pahwa, the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team and the Saskatchewan Rural Health Study* Team. Comparison of risk factors for daytime sleepiness measured by Epworth Sleepiness score obtained via population surveys and during the sleep lab visit. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Bonnie Janzen,  Jo-Ann Episkenew, Sylvia Abonyi, Chandima Karunanayake, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, James A. Dosman, Punam Pahwa, and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. Self-Reported Discrimination and Physical health among First Nations People in Canada. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Bonnie Janzen,  Jo-Ann Episkenew, Sylvia Abonyi, Chandima Karunanayake, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, James A. Dosman, Punam Pahwa, and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. Self-Reported Discrimination and Mental Health among First Nations People in Canada. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Sylvia Abonyi, Chandima Karunanayake, Donna Rennie, Kathleen McMullin, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, Josh Lawson, Akwasi Owusu-Kyem, Louise Hagel, Punam Pahwa, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A. Dosman and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. Health of Seniors in Two Saskatchewan First Nations Communities. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Greg Marchildon, Caroline Beck, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A. Dosman,  Punam Pahwa,  Sylvia Abonyi,  Tarun Katapally and the First Nations Lung Health Project* Research Team. Provision of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Care in Saskatchewan: Policy Complexities Related to Registered Indian Status. The 7th International Symposium: Safety & Health in Agricultural & Rural Populations: Global Perspectives- Canadian Rural Health Research Society, October 19-22, 2014, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
  • Gregory P. Marchildon, Caroline Beck, Tarun Katapally, Jo_Ann Episkinew, Sylvia Abonyi, Punam Pahwa, Mark Fenton, James Dosman. Provision of Sleep Apnea Care in Saskatchewan: Policy Complexities Related to Registered Indian Status. The Indigenous Health Conference: Challenging Health Inequities, November 20-21, 2014, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Oral Presentation)

Manuscripts Published:

(1)    Punam Pahwa, Sylvia Abonyi, Chandima Karunanayake, Donna Rennie,  Bonnie Janzen, Shelley Kirychuk,  , Josh Lawson, Tarun Katapally, Kathleen McMullin, Jeremy  Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, Louise Hagel, Roland Dyck, Mark Fenton, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan,  Vivian Ramsden, Malcolm King, Niels Koehncke, Greg Marchildon, Lesley McBain, Thomas Smith-Windsor, Janet Smylie, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A. Dosman. A community-based participatory research methodology to address redress and reassess disparities in respiratory health among First Nations. BMC Research Notes 2015, 8:199.  doi:10.1186/s13104-015-1137-5

(2)    R. Dyck, C. Karunanayake, B. Janzen, J. Lawson, D. Rennie, V. Ramsden, J. Gardipy, L. McCallum, S. Abonyi, J. Dosman, J.A. Episkenew, P. Pahwa. Influence of Racism, Residential Schools and Cultural Disruption on Diabetes Prevalence among First Nations Peoples. BMC Public Health 2015; 15: 1222. doi:  10.1186/s12889-015-2551-2

(3)    Gregory P Marchildon, Tarun R Katapally, Caroline A Beck, JoAnn Episkenew, Punam Pahwa, Sylvia Abonyi, James A Dosman. Exploring policy driven systemic inequities leading to differential access to care among Indigenous populations with obstructive sleep apnea in Canada. International Journal for Equity in Health 2015, 14:148  doi:10.1186/s12939-015-0279-3 http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/14/1/148

(4)    Chandima P. Karunanayake, William Albritton, Donna C Rennie, Joshua A. Lawson, Laura McCallum, P. Jenny Gardipy, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, Louise Hagel, Kathleen McMullin, Vivian Ramsden, Sylvia Abonyi, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A. Dosman, Punam Pahwa, and the First Nations Lung Health Project Team and the Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Team. Ear infection and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations and Rural School-Aged Canadian Children. International Journal of Pediatrics 2016; Volume 2016, Article ID 1523897, 10 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1523897.

 

Manuscripts Submitted:

Tarun Katapally, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Chandima Karunanayake, Sylvia Abonyi, James Dosman, Punam Pahwa. Catalyzing action on First Nations respiratory health through community-based participatory research: integrated Knowledge translation to create and apply evidence-based models. Engaged Scholar Journal

Gregory Marchildon, Tarun Reddy Katapally, Caroline Beck, Jo-Ann Episkenew, Punam Pahwa, Sylvia Abonyi. Does Coverage Influence Treatment? A Case Study of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Status Indians in Saskatchewan. Submitted to Canadian Medical Association Journal.

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