Speaker Series

In Conversation with Alisha D'souza: On COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic and the Role of the Caregiver/Family

With the start of 2023, many Canadians are hopeful that it may finally mark the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. After three years of...

In Conversation with Dr. Ashley Waddington: On Obstetrics and Gynecology, Access to Care, and Stigma

Sex is everywhere in the media, but no one actually talks about it. This is nothing new, sexual and reproductive health has long been...

In Conversation with Dr. Leanne De Souza-Kenney: Education, Preventive Medicine, & Systemic Barriers

With the new academic year well underway, the University of Toronto Chapter of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (UTIHI) would like...

In Conversation with Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng: On Cost-effective and Compassionate Healthcare

Within medicine, palliative and critical care are important components near the end of a patient’s journey. Providing treatment that...

In Conversation with Burce Isik: On Biotech Regulation during COVID-19

Pharmaceutical regulatory affairs and quality operations is a dynamic field that has undergone many adaptions during this pandemic...

In Conversation with Brianna Croft: On Healthcare Innovation and the Future of Aging in Canada

Canada’s aging population and the services available to support this demographic have been topics of importance brought to the forefront...

In Conversation with Peter Luong: On Starting a Nursing Career in the Midst of a Pandemic

For new graduates starting their careers in healthcare, the challenge of working through a pandemic has been the ultimate learning curve....

In Conversation with Peter Zhang: On the Role of Grassroots Initiatives & 3D Printed PPE

For the third instalment of our 2020-21 speaker series, we connected with Peter Zhang to explore the empowering work he and his fellow...

In Conversation with Opher Baron: On the Making of an Online Canadian PPE Marketplace

Professor of Operations Management, Opher Baron, speaks about the disruption to PPE supply chains when COVID-19 unexpectedly swept the globe

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