BC Patient Safety and Quality Council Quality Forum 2019
The BC Quality Forum brings together interdisciplinary healthcare professionals. I presented by research project looking at non-contact opioid monitoring devices for people who use drugs in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
WE DAY TORONTO 2016
Speaker on the topic of youth empowerment inspiring 20,000 young people to work in mutual aid with marginalized demographic groups and communities.
Media links:
http://vchnews.ca/news/2016/10/31/caring-vulnerable-populations-local-volunteering-national-stage/#.WBsAOWX3CAY
https://www.we.org/we-day/we-day-events/toronto/
PATIENT ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP ST PAUL'S HOSPITAL 2016
Represented KidsCan Vancouver in discussion of paediatric patient engagement and patient advocacy to policy makers, physicians, and public health workers in BC
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE SUMMIT BARCELONA 2016
Lead the KidsCan Vancouver Team to an international summit with eighteen teams from around the world to discuss the future vision of paediatric healthcare.
International Day of the Girl Speaker
Invited speaker for the International Day of the Girl Celebrations
in Whistler
Media Links
https://www.whistler.com/blog/post/2017/05/02/local-list-whistler-this-month/
https://artswhistler.com/blog/whistlers-celebration-international-day-girl
http://www.mountainfm.com/events/52737/167/
http://hswc.ca/international-day-of-the-girl/
https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/international-day-of-the-girl/Event?oid=4714268
MULTIDISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2017
Presented by research regarding perceived loss of masculinity in men with prostate cancer undergoing hormonal therapy
GlobalNewsBC Interview 2017
Spoke about the 2017 Vancouver Awards of Excellence and my work with UBC HOPE on March 2nd, 2017 Global Noon News
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute Mini Med School
Presented about the importance of Youth Advisory Councils and their relevance to paediatric research around the world.
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF VANCOUVER (SIV) 90TH ANNIVERSARY GUEST SPEAKER
Discussed my experience as a past Violet Richardson Award Winner and the new Dream It Be It Girls Program I am spearheading as an SIV Program Chair
DESTINATION UBC 2016 SCHOLARS BREAKFAST KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Gave a keynote presentation to the incoming class of 2016 about the University of British Columbia to foster community involvement and belonging amongst first year students. The full video is linked below.
STUDENTS IN HEALTH ANNUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2016
Presented my research on the effects of androgen deprivation therapy on the socio-relational areas of the lives of prostate cancer patients.
TEDXYOUTH 2016
I shared the journey of how the Humanitarian Organization for Providing Empowerment (HOPE) started and our work with marginalized population groups in Vancouver. Often young people are faced with the daunting challenge of discerning what they are to do in life and what this world has in store for them. Here, I challenge the common-held beliefs about charity work and humanitarianism to one of connection. Ultimately, how we each choose to intertwine our lives with the lives of people around us matters in how we set out to make history in this world.
HI-LIGHTER FEATURED INTERVIEW 2015
I had the opportunity to do serve in an impoverished community in Guangxi, China teaching English. Later I was invited to share my experience on FM96.1 to talk about Project Shine and the amazing work that 文化更新 CRRS does in China! Watch the full interview in Chinese below.
