Date Published: February 2nd, 2022
Naheed and Stephen are medical residents at the University of Toronto. The duo was one of eight presentations — delivered by speakers representing both health care and the public — to use the exciting Pecha Kucha format to answer our question: What are your hopes for health care? Naheed Dosani…
Date Published: February 2nd, 2022
Judy Pryce is a member of the Patient Voices Network and her hope for health care is a system that is better linked to the community. Judy was one of eight speakers — representing both health care and the public — to use the exciting Pecha Kucha presentation format to…
Date Published: February 1st, 2022
We asked Mark Holder to tell us (and a few hundred of our friends) about his hopes for health care. He did so through a Pecha Kucha presentation at Health Talks on February 18, 2015. After earning his Ph.D., Mark conducted brain transplants to reverse impairments caused by brain injuries….
Date Published: February 2nd, 2022
Health Talks invited eight speakers — representing both health care and the public — to answer our question using the exciting Pecha Kucha presentation format: What are your hopes for health care? David Ng is a geneticist, science literacy academic, writer, and faculty based at the Michael Smith Laboratories at…
Date Published: February 2nd, 2022
Health Talks invited eight speakers — representing both health care and the public — to answer our question using the exciting Pecha Kucha presentation format: What are your hopes for health care? Cathy Ulrich became president and chief executive officer of Northern Health on June 15 2007. Ms. Ulrich brings…
Date Published: February 2nd, 2022
Health Talks invited eight speakers — representing both health care and the public — to answer our question using the exciting Pecha Kucha presentation format: What are your hopes for health care? As the City of Vancouver’s Homeless Advocate, Judy Graves has helped thousands of homeless people and brought about…
Date Published: February 2nd, 2022
Health Talks invited eight speakers — representing both health care and the public — to answer our question using the exciting Pecha Kucha presentation format: What are your hopes for health care? Steven Lewis, president of Access Consulting Ltd., was the eighth speaker at Health Talks: Bold Ideas to Transform…
Date Published: February 2nd, 2022
We asked Lisa Sam, a Community Health Nurse at BC’s Nak’azdli and Tl’azt’en Health Centres, to tell us and a few hundred of our friends about her hopes for health care. She did so through a Pecha Kucha presentation at Health Talks on February 26, 2014. Lisa is a member…
Date Published: February 2nd, 2022
We asked Michael Park, a Composer and Pianist, to tell us and a few hundred of our friends about his hopes for health care. He did so through a Pecha Kucha presentation at Health Talks on February 26, 2014. Michael’s compositions have been performed in Vancouver at the Sonic Boom…
Date Published: February 2nd, 2022
We asked David Ostrow, President & CEO of Vancouver Coastal Health, to tell us and a few hundred of our friends about his hopes for health care. He did so through a Pecha Kucha presentation at Health Talks on February 26, 2014. David is also a Professor of Medicine at…
Date Published: February 2nd, 2022
We asked Ron Burnett, the President + Vice-Chancellor of the Emily Carr University of Art + Design to tell us, and a few hundred of our friends, about his hopes for health care. He did so through a Pecha Kucha presentation at Health Talks on February 26, 2014. In 2010,…
Date Published: February 2nd, 2022
We asked actress Jean Hamilton to tell us, and a few hundred of our friends, about her hopes for health care. She did so through a Pecha Kucha presentation at Health Talks on February 26, 2014. Jean is a mother of 2, grandmother of 3 and great-grandmother of 1. Currently…
Date Published: February 2nd, 2022
We asked Audra Leopold, a Licensed Practical Nurse, to tell us and a few hundred of our friends about her hopes for health care. She did so through a Pecha Kucha presentation at Health Talks on February 26, 2014. Audra has been an LPN for 25 years with experience in…
Date Published: February 2nd, 2022
We asked Sarah Chapdelaine, an occupational therapy student at the University of BC, to tell us and a few hundred of our friends about her hopes for health care. She did so through a Pecha Kucha presentation at Health Talks on February 26, 2014. Sarah won the Health Talks Student…
Date Published: June 11th, 2020
Penny is the director of the Q initiative, a network of over 3,500 people with expertise in improvement in the UK health system. Q is helping encourage a more joined-up approach to learning and change through a vibrant program of networking and development activities, a grant funding offer where decisions…
Date Published: March 26th, 2019
The care that Pauline received for a ruptured appendix when she was six years old inspired her to become a nurse, and now it continues to push her to improve care experiences for her patients. Recently this has included organizing and performing in magic shows which have raised over $20,000…
Date Published: September 21st, 2016
In 2011 the Council saw an opportunity to bring together those working to make health care better in British Columbia. If there was a way to share approaches to improving quality of care, and learn from others, change throughout the province’s health care system could be accelerated. So we began…
Date Published: March 23rd, 2018
Mustafa Ahmed was born in Somalia, but when war broke out he traveled as a young child to Dabaab, the world’s largest refugee camp in Kenya. The impact of education for him and the other children in the camp was profound, and he was able to attend UBC as a…
Date Published: December 31st, 2018
Occupational therapist Valerie Pagdin shares the story of her most difficult client and the importance of listening and building partnerships in health care (and in farming).
Date Published: December 31st, 2018
Elder Syexwáliya / Ann Whonnock from the Squamish Nation shares her hope for health care: thoughtful care for First Nations people, and advocates in the health care system….
