I have spoken at international, national and local conferences. My speaking credits include:
- College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta, May 2012, The Art of Storytelling.
- Gateway Association for Community Living, February 2012, The Art of Storytelling.
- Sickkids Hospital, Toronto, November 2011, three different sessions – Embedding Peer Support, Engaging Family Advisors, Sharing the News: Disclosing Diagnosis.
- London Health Sciences Centre Children’s Hospital, November 2011, Meaningful Engagement or Tokenism?
- Consumers Reforming Health conference, July 2011, Melbourne, Australia – Family Engagement in the Pediatric Health System – Meaningful or Tokenism? The pdf of the PowerPoint is here.
- World Down Syndrome Congress, August 2009, Dublin Ireland -The Value of Peer Support Programs
- Canadian Association of Pediatric Health Centres National Conference, October 2010 – Family and Health Provider Collaboration at the Stollery Children’s Hospital
- College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta Provincial Conference, March 2010 - Disclosing diagnosis and beyond
- Child Network for Child and Youth Rehabilitation Annual Meeting, October 2008 - Life with a child with a disability
- Stollery Family Centred Care Strategy Day, November 2011 – Setting the Stage for Strategy
- Pediatric Grand Rounds, Stollery Children’s Hospital, March 2010 – Partnering with your Pediatrician
- Perinatal Rounds, Stollery Children’s Hospital, January 2010 – Sharing the news – disclosing prenatal diagnosis
- Genetic Counsellors’ Journal Club, Alberta Health Services, May 2010 – Parent Perspective on ‘Non-invasive’ prenatal testing for Down syndrome
- Pediatric Residents, Stollery Children’s Hospital, May 2010 & June 2009 – Sharing the News – disclosing diagnosis
- Peer Support Working Group Workshop, Stollery Children’s Hospital, September 2010 - Value of Peer Support
- Medical Genetics Clinic, Stollery Children’s Hospital, June 2008 – Value of Peer Support
- Canadian Family Advisory Network Annual Workshop, October 2007, Sharing Family Stories, 2009 and 2010 Workshops – Chair
