2023
- Family Engagement in Research Leadership Academy. Panelist. February 2023
2022
- Family Engagement in Research Leadership Academy. Panelist. November 2022
- Parkwood Institute Research Day. “Partners in research: a critical exploration of roles, responsibilities and rationales” Keynote Speaker. April 2022
2021
- European Union COST Action (EVBRES) 2nd Evidence-Based Research Conference. “Challenges to the involvement of end users in research when planning new evidence-based research” Keynote Speaker. September 2021
2019
- BC SUPPORT Unit annual conference Putting Patients First 2019: Working Together Across the Research Life Cycle. “Ethical implications of engaging patients in research” Vancouver BC. Keynote Speaker. November 2019
2018
- Presenter, Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto), Maternal-Fetal Medicine Department. Grand Rounds. October 2018
- Cochrane Colloquium, Edinburgh. “The trouble with patient and public involvement (PPI)” Keynote Speaker. September 2018
- Lecturer, University of Leeds. September 2018
- European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD), 30th Annual Meeting, Tbilisi, Georgia. “Connecting ‘Patient-Reported Problems’ to ‘Patient-Reported Outcomes’ using the ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health).” Co-Presenter with Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo, Dr. Gabriel Ronen, Dr. Liane Simon. May 2018
- Canadian Bioethics Society Annual Conference, Halifax. “‘Meaningful’ child and family engagement in healthcare: From symbolic to consequential.” Co-presenter with Dr. Gail Teachman. May 2018
- St. Michael’s Hospital Faculty Development Day, Toronto. Keynote Co-Presenter with Dr. Paula Rowland. “At the critical moment: Exploring purpose and meaning of patient engagement.” February 2018
- Critical Perspectives in Occupational Therapy. University of Toronto. Co-instructor with Dr. Gail Teachman and Dr. Yani Hamdani. January 2018
2017
- OACRS 2017 Conference, Toronto. Speaker. November 2017
- Critical Perspectives in Occupational Therapy. Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab, Toronto. Co-instructor with Dr. Gail Teachman and Dr. Yani Hamdani. November 2017
- Kids Brain Health Network’s 8th Annual Brain Development Conference, in collaboration with CHILD-BRIGHT, Toronto. Speaker. November 2017
- 2017 CAPHC Annual Conference – CFAN day, Speaker. “Two-way street? A critical look at patient and family engagement.” Ottawa, October 2017
- Panel Moderator, 2017 CAPHC Annual Conference, “Engaging Families in Health Care, Research and Health System Improvement: Moving Beyond Good Intentions.” Ottawa, October 2017
- School of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto. Guest lecturer. September 2017
- American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, 71st Annual Meeting, Montreal. Workshop co-instructor and panelist with Dr. Peter Rosenbaum, Dr. Gabriel Ronen, Dr. Éric Racine, and Dr. Bernard Dan. September 2017
- Critical Perspectives in Occupational Therapy. Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab, Toronto. Co-instructor with Dr. Gail Teachman and Dr. Yani Hamdani. March 2017
- School of Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto. Workshop Co-facilitator with Dr. Gail Teachman and Dr. Yani Hamdani. January 2017
- Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto. Guest lecturer. January 2017
- Featured author, staff journal club, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab, Toronto. January 2017
2016
- Share Your Voice: Community Forum for Robust Safeguards in Bill C-14. Panelist. Ottawa, June 2016
- 9th Annual Sue MacRae Lecturer on Ethics and Patient-Centred Care, Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto. May 2016
- Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto. Guest lecturer. January 2016
2015
- Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto. Guest lecturer. January 2015
2014
- Featured author, CanMeds book club. McMaster medical school, Hamilton. September 2014
- DesignMeets…Voices of HealthCare, Toronto. Presenter. June 2014
- Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres annual conference, Toronto. Panelist. June 2014
- Canadian Bioethics Society annual conference, Vancouver BC. Theoretical presentation. May 2014
- Canadian Conference on Developmental Disabilities and Autism, Winnipeg. Keynote speaker and panelist. May 2014
- Joint Centre for BioethicsUniversity of Toronto. Guest lecturer. January 2014
2013
- Amplifying the Voices of Children and Youth with Special Needs, stakeholder consultation, Office of the Provincial Advocate, December 2013 (Participatory event, not a speaking engagement.)
- Bioethics Week, special presentation for nursing, panelist. Sick Kids Hospital. November 2013
- University of Toronto medical students. Guest lecturer. May 2013
- 16th Annual Obstetric Ultrasound: Setting the Standard for 2013, Panelist, “Sex and Ultrasound”. February 2013
- Genetics Grand Rounds, Sick Kids Hospital (Toronto). “Bias and Influence in Decision-making”. January 2013
2012
- Fetal Medicine Update 2012, Mount Sinai Hospital. “Ethics of Fetal Intervention”, Panelist. October 2012
- Pediatric Grand Rounds presentation, Toronto East General Hospital, June 2012
- Silent Voice, Keynote, Annual General Meeting, May 2012
- Professional Writers’ Association of Canada, Toronto. Panelist, Narrative Non-fiction, May 2012
- Joint Center for Bioethics, University of Toronto. Guest Speaker, May 2012
- Grand Rounds presentation, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, April 2012
- Bloom Speaker Series, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Presenter, February 15 2012
- Silver Creek Preschool, Toronto. Guest Speaker, February 9 2012
- CBC Radio One, Blue Sky (Saskatchewan). Interview and call-in show. February 6 2012, 12:30 pm (Central)
- CBC Radio One, Alberta at Noon (Alberta). Interview and call-in show. February 6 2012, 12:30 pm (Mountain)
- Indigo bookstore, Mount Sinai Hospital. Book signing, January 26 2012 12-2 pm
- CBC Radio One, Ontario Today. Interview and call-in show. January 19 2012
- Medical Student Program, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Presenter, January 11 2012
2011
- National Developmental Pediatric Update Conference (“Child Update Conference”), Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto. Workshop co-presented with Maria McDonald, Bioethicist, “Negotiating the Gray Zone: Ethical Issues in Health Care Decision Making”. November 2011
- Navigating Contentious Cases in the Public Eye: A Working Symposium, The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto), panelist. October 2011