Lynda Dechief, M.Sc.

Contact Information
Research Consultant
Woman Abuse Response Program
BC Women's Hospital (on sabbatical)

IMPART Clinical Research Trainee
Sept 2004-August 2006

Focus of IMPART Research: Participatory action research with women to identify indicators of successful addcition treatment programs

Academic Information

M.Sc. (2003)
Department of Health Care & Epidemiology
University of British Columbia

Selected Publications & Presentations

• Cailleaux, M. & Dechief, L. (in press). "I've Found My Voice": Wraparound as a promising strength-based team process for high-risk pregnant and early parenting women. UCFV Research Review , 1(2).
• Dechief, L. (2006). An innovative model of care for pregnant women impacted by substance use and/or violence / Un modelo innovador del cuidado para mujeres encintas afectadas por adicciones y familia violencia Poster presentation at 9 th International Seminar on Primary Health Care: Excellence and Quality in PHC (Havana, Cuba)
• Dechief, L. (2006). Advancing health-care practice: Exploring the links between woman abuse, substance use, and pregnancy/early parenting. Presentation at NET/NEP 2006 - the 1st Nurse Education International Conference (Vancouver, BC).
• Dechief, L. (2003). Care, control and connection: health-care experiences of women in abusive relationships. Unpublished Masters thesis. The University of British Columbia.
• Cory, J., Ruebsaat, G., Hankivsky, O., & Dechief, L. (2003). Reasonable doubt: The use of health records in criminal and civil cases of violence against women in relationships . The Law Foundation of British Columbia: Vancouver, BC.
• Dechief, L. (2003) Care, control and connection: What health-care providers can do to support women in abusive intimate relationships . Presentation at Violence and Women's Health: Practice and Research. April 3-5, 2003. Vancouver, BC.
• Dechief, L. (2003). High risk pregnancy and early parenting. Presentation to the Fraser Health public health nursing quarterly symposium. November 28, 2003. Surrey, BC.
• Dechief, L. (2003). What's the harm in asking a question? Screening in health-care settings for violence against women. Presentation at the BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health. November 25, 2003.
• Dechief, L. (2002) Violence against women in relationships: what can health-care providers do? Presentation at the Voices of Health Conference. University of British Columbia. March 2002. Vancouver, BC.
• Dechief, L. (2001) Inequality and difference in the culture of health care: A critical analysis of current health-care system responses to violence against women. Presentation at CASCA 2001: Culture, Difference, Inequality. Held jointly by the American Ethnological Society & the Society for Cultural Anthropology. May 3-6, 2001. Montreal, PQ.
• Burrill, A. & Dechief, L. (2001). R.E.S.P.E.C.T.: Find out what it means to me. Final project report and evaluation . Women's Contact Society: Williams Lake, BC.
• Dechief, L. (2000). Evaluation report of the Woman Abuse Response Program . British Columbia Women's Hospital: Vancouver, BC.
• Di Lollo, V., Enns, J.T., Yantis, S., & Dechief, L. (2000). Onset advantage in simple reaction time. Perception & Psychophysics, 62, 218-225.
• Dechief, L., Glube, S., Nathoo, T., Retallack, J. (1999). Socio-economic status and community health in Guatemala. Poster presentation at the 6 th Annual Canadian Conference on International Health: Shifting Global Environments for Health & Development. November 14-17, 1999. Ottawa, ON.
• Dechief, L. (1999) Social Justice and International Health. Presentation at the Student Universtiy Network for Social and International Health Conference (Ottawa, Canada)
• Dechief, L. (1999) The Guatemala Project. UBC International Health Lecture Series. Vancouver, Canada.
• Dechief, L., Werker, J., Bertoncini, J., Stager, C., Desjardins, R., Shi, R. (1998). Cross-language and speech perception in early infancy. Poster presented at the BC Women's Hospital Spotlight on Research. June, 1998. Vancouver, BC.

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