SPEAKING
Two Steps Forward is all about connecting, communicating and collaborating with people. I love doing this through either the written word or through speaking
Please reach out to me if you can think of a good blog topic, would like a writer or a speaker for your event. I would love to connect. Contact me here or view my Speaker Kit.
You can also view all my media contributions here
Below is a list of all my upcoming or previous speaking events.
Conferences and Events 2022
June 2022
Presenter: Supporting mental health challenges in individuals affected by brain tumours
May 2022
Technologies in Emergency Care (TEC Vancouver 2022)
Presenter & Panelist: TBC
Feb 2022
University of Ottawa: Medical School Students
Speaker: Resiliency in Patients
Feb 2022
Providence Health
Speaker: My patient journey with Endometriosis
Conferences and Events 2020/2021
Oct 2021
Who Knows? Essential Care Partners do (Healthcare Excellence Canada)
Panelist
May 2021
Technologies in Emergency Care (TEC Vancouver 2021)
Panelist: Department-level COVID-19 Innovations
April 2021
Globe & Mail: Virtual Health Care for the Long Term (Moderator André Picard)
Panelist: : Virtual Health Care: Where do we go from here?
March 2021
Canadian College of Health Leaders (Hamilton)
Presenter & Panelist: Evolving post pandemic virtual care to meet patient and system needs
Feb 2021
Co-presenter: Re-Integration of Family Caregivers as #EssentialCarePartners During the Pandemic & Beyond
Jan 2021
University of Ottawa: Medical School Students
Speaker: Resiliency in Patients
Dec 2020
SPORcast: Podcast
Participant: The Patient Story Experience: Cost or Benefit?
Dec 2020
Providence Health
Speaker: My patient journey with Endometriosis
May 2020
Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI): Virtual
Co-Host: Maintaining & Strengthening Patient/Family/Caregiver Partnerships
February 2020
Canadian Critical Care Conference: Whistler, Canada
Co-Presenter: Experience Across the Continuum
February 2020
Quality Forum 2020: Vancouver, Canada
Co-Presenter: Debate: “be it resolved that… people should have full and real-time access to their electronic medical record.”
Conferences and Events 2019/2018
October 2019
Canadian Conference for Physician Health (CCPH): St Johns, Canada
Co-Presenter: The Other Side of the Gurney: Patient perspectives on physician wellness
September 2019
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Leaders Conference: Vancouver, Canada
Presenter: The patient’s perspective on the “Joy at work” in health care
September 2019
Surgical Patient Optimization Collaborative (SPOC): Vancouver, Canada
Presenter: Patients as Partners in Surgical Optimization
Working Group Contributor: SPOC Change Package (Patient Activation section)
August 2019
CMA Health Summit 2019: Toronto, Canada
Presenter: The T.E.A.M. Approach © for Empowering Patients, Grand Central – CMA Health Summit
May 2019
The Patient Experience Symposium: Harvard Medical School, Boston
Presenter: Activating Patients for Better Outcomes: Using a T.E.A.M Approach to Engage and Empower Patients and their Health Care Providers.
Patient Experience Symposium Agenda 2019
February 2019
Surgical Quality Action Network: Advancing the Surgical Quality Agenda in BC
Presenter: Patients as Partners in Pre-Optimization (Discover methods that help activate patients improve their own outcomes)
November 2018:
Attendee
November 2018:
Fraser Health Patient Experience Conference 2018
Topic: How to advocate for Oneself in Our Healthcare system
October 2018:
2018 Brain Tumour National Conference
Topic: Your Health Is in Your Hands (Watch here)
BTFC Interview: Watch here
October 2018: BC Patient Safety & Quality Council Topic: Exploring Patient Activation, Engagement and Experience
September 2018: Health 2.0 12th Annual Fall Conference, California Topic: Innovations transforming the Patient Care (panelist)
September 2018:
North Shore Seniors Health Expo 2018
Topic: How to Advocate for Oneself in Our Healthcare System
August 2018:
Attending as Patient sponsored delegate
May 2018: Women’s Preventative Health Conference 2018 Topic: How to advocate for Oneself in Our Healthcare system
May 2018: Telus Agency Summit 2018 Topic: Put Your Health in Your Own Hands
March 2018: TEDxStanleyPark 2018 Topic: Put your health in your own hands (Watch here)
February 2018: Quality Forum 2018 Topic: Workshop participation: Activating patients to improve care
Previous Conferences and Events
October 2017: Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada National Conference Keynote Speaker, Topic: The Power of the Volunteer
June 2017: Department of California Health Services Key speaker, Topic: Empowered patients
May 2017: Vancouver Health Care Professional’s Symposium, Royal Columbian Hospital, Vancouver Topic: Personal Story
April 2017: Medicine X – Stanford University, USA. Topic: Patient and health care professional collaborations – shaping the future Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBx-HMYV4Qw&list=PL5sJU6QTvAeG_JAmMBdOtyUj1Phu3hwtp&index=2
July 2016: American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) National Patient & Family Conference Chicago 2016 Keynote Speaker, Topic: Stepping Forward: Embracing Life after a Brain Tumor Diagnosis