Guest List

Abebe, Alpha

Health Policy Series: Black Communities, Medical Mistrust and COVID Response, with Alpha Abebe and Rhonda C. George June 16, 2022

Health Policy Series: “Flipping the script” on narratives about Black communities and engagement, with Alpha Abebe and Rhonda C. George June 7, 2022

Abelson, Julia

Health Policy Series Kick-off!: A retrospective look at public engagement, with Julia Abelson May 19, 2022

Evaluating Patient Engagement – A Conversation with Julia Abelson August 3, 2020

Amlani, Shebina

Learning From Unexpected Results: What the Numbers Didn’t Capture (BETTER Women 4/5) December 2, 2025

The Science behind Peer Health Support (BETTER Women 2/5) September 23, 2025

Angl, Emily Nicholas

“How did we do?” : A debrief on the role of Lived Experience Advisors in a healthcare research project July 12, 2023

Backlin, Gillian

Research Ethics Boards and Patient Partnership January 12, 2021

Bender, Jackie

Voices from the Heart of the Project: Peer Health Coaches (BETTER Women 3/5) October 1, 2025

Birnie, Katie

Lived Experience, with Katherine Dib and Katie Birnie of SKIP October 19, 2020

Blais-Hudson, Megan 

CHILD-BRIGHT: Voices of Youth Involved in Research December 18, 2025

Boothe, Katherine (Katie)

Health Policy Series: Critical Reflections on Public Engagement December 15, 2022

Health Policy Series: Understanding Legitimacy in Public and Patient Engagement, with Katherine Boothe November 17, 2022

Broad, Jenn

Engagement in Context: Reflections from Jenn Broad and Paula Tookey of the South Riverdale Community Health Centre December 20, 2021

Bruccoleri, Christine

Voices from the Heart of the Project: Peer Health Coaches (BETTER Women 3/5) October 1, 2025

Going “Upstream” to Prevent Chronic Disease (BETTER Women 1/5) September 16, 2025

Buchanan, Francine

Expertise Part 2, with Francine Buchanan June 16, 2020

Buchman, Daniel Z.

Engaging in Storytelling, Part 2: “Organizations and Patient Stories” – produced by Matters of Engagement December 16, 2020

Cattapan, Alana

Health Policy Series: Critical Reflections on Public Engagement December 15, 2022

Carnavale, Franco

Research Ethics Boards and Patient Partnership January 12, 2021

Chopra-Charron, Sangeeta 

Optics over Impact: Patient Engagement at the Provincial Level March 31, 2026

Costa, Lucy

Democratic patient-led councils, the rise of patient engagement, and the erosion of advocacy – with Lucy Costa July 6, 2020

Desveaux, Laura

Zooming Out: Research, Implementation, and the Road Ahead (BETTER Women 5/5) March 12, 2026

Dib, Katherine

Lived Experience, with Katherine Dib and Katie Birnie of SKIP October 19, 2020

“Devora”

Health Policy Series: Beyond Mandates – The Essential Input of Residents in Long-term Care Policy February 15, 2023

Dilworth, Kelli

Walking a Tightrope: Inside the Engagement Professional Role, with Kelli Dilworth January 24, 2021

Drury, Julie

Policy Development in a Pandemic: is there a Role for Patient Partners? With Julie Drury and Christa Haanstra October 5, 2020

Fairie, Paul

Webinar Extra: Podcasts and Patient Engagement March 4, 2021

Engaging in Storytelling, Part 3: “Creating Spaces for Storytellers” – produced by PEP Talks December 17, 2020

Fancott, Carol

Engaging in Storytelling, Part 2: “Organizations and Patient Stories” – produced by Matters of Engagement December 16, 2020

Flynn, Susan

Learning From Unexpected Results: What the Numbers Didn’t Capture (BETTER Women 4/5) December 2, 2025

Going “Upstream” to Prevent Chronic Disease (BETTER Women 1/5) September 16, 2025

“Gale”

Health Policy Series: Beyond Mandates – The Essential Input of Residents in Long-term Care Policy February 15, 2023

Gavin, Frank

Expertise Part 1, with Frank Gavin June 16, 2020

George, Rhonda C.

Health Policy Series: Critical Reflections on Public Engagement December 15, 2022

Health Policy Series: Black Communities, Medical Mistrust and COVID Response, with Alpha Abebe and Rhonda C. George June 16, 2022

Health Policy Series: “Flipping the script” on narratives about Black communities and engagement, with Alpha Abebe and Rhonda C. George June 7, 2022

Grunfeld, Eva

Learning From Unexpected Results: What the Numbers Didn’t Capture (BETTER Women 4/5) December 2, 2025

The Science behind Peer Health Support (BETTER Women 2/5) September 23, 2025

Going “Upstream” to Prevent Chronic Disease (BETTER Women 1/5) September 16, 2025

Gupta, Gunjun

Voices from the Heart of the Project: Peer Health Coaches (BETTER Women 3/5) October 1, 2025

Haanstra, Christa

Policy Development in a Pandemic: is there a Role for Patient Partners? With Julie Drury and Christa Haanstra October 5, 2020

Hebb, Catherine

Going “Upstream” to Prevent Chronic Disease (BETTER Women 1/5) September 16, 2025

Heisey, Ruth

Zooming Out: Research, Implementation, and the Road Ahead (BETTER Women 5/5) March 12, 2026

Hill, Amy

Engaging in Storytelling, Part 3: “Creating Spaces for Storytellers” – produced by PEP Talks December 17, 2020

Ivers, Noah

Learning From Unexpected Results: What the Numbers Didn’t Capture (BETTER Women 4/5) December 2, 2025

The Science behind Peer Health Support (BETTER Women 2/5) September 23, 2025

Going “Upstream” to Prevent Chronic Disease (BETTER Women 1/5) September 16, 2025

“How did we do?” : A debrief on the role of Lived Experience Advisors in a healthcare research project July 12, 2023

“Jess”

Reflections on Engagement, with Lorraine, Maureen, Keith and Jess August 30, 2020

Johnson, Genevieve Fuji

Health Policy Series: Critical Reflections on Public Engagement December 15, 2022

Katz, Amy

Vagueness of language, unarticulated assumptions, and maintaining the status quo. With Amy Katz and Melody Morton Ninomiya November 22, 2020

“Keith”

Reflections on Engagement, with Lorraine, Maureen, Keith and Jess August 30, 2020

Kithulegoda, Natasha

Learning From Unexpected Results: What the Numbers Didn’t Capture (BETTER Women 4/5) December 2, 2025

The Science behind Peer Health Support (BETTER Women 2/5) September 23, 2025

Kuzmich, Karen

The Science behind Peer Health Support (BETTER Women 2/5) September 23, 2025

Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry

Research Ethics Boards and Patient Partnership January 12, 2021

Laur, Celia

“How did we do?” : A debrief on the role of Lived Experience Advisors in a healthcare research project July 12, 2023

Lofters, Aisha

Learning From Unexpected Results: What the Numbers Didn’t Capture (BETTER Women 4/5) December 2, 2025

Going “Upstream” to Prevent Chronic Disease (BETTER Women 1/5) September 16, 2025

“Lorraine”

Reflections on Engagement, with Lorraine, Maureen, Keith and Jess August 30, 2020

Macri, Christina

Voices from the Heart of the Project: Peer Health Coaches (BETTER Women 3/5) October 1, 2025

Massie, Joanna

Health Policy Series: Critical Reflections on Public Engagement December 15, 2022

“Maureen”

Reflections on Engagement, with Lorraine, Maureen, Keith and Jess August 30, 2020

McKinnon, Annette

Season 3 Finale: Patient Partner Reflections, brought to you by OSSU March 29, 2022

McGrail, Kim

Health Policy Series: Deliberation, Democracy and Public Engagement, A Conversation with Kim McGrail September 15, 2022

Michener, Jamila

Health Policy Series: Transformative Public Engagement: Pitfalls, Possibilities and Promise – keynote by Dr. Jamila Michener November 29, 2022

Mohabir, Vina

Equity, Diversity, and Patient Engagement – with Dr. Nav Persaud November 16, 2021

Morton Ninomiya, Melody

Vagueness of language, unarticulated assumptions, and maintaining the status quo. With Amy Katz and Melody Morton Ninomiya November 22, 2020

Nicholls, Stuart G.

Season 3 Finale: Patient Partner Reflections, brought to you by OSSU March 29, 2022

Orava, Matt

Going “Upstream” to Prevent Chronic Disease (BETTER Women 1/5) September 16, 2025

Palmer, Antonia

Research Ethics Boards and Patient Partnership January 12, 2021

Palmer, Lena

Voices from the Heart of the Project: Peer Health Coaches (BETTER Women 3/5) October 1, 2025

Perenack, John

Health Policy Series: The Business and Politics of Engagement, with John Perenack of StrategyCorp July 26, 2022

Persaud, Nav

Equity, Diversity, and Patient Engagement – with Dr. Nav Persaud November 16, 2021

Pomoroy, Bev

Webinar Extra: Podcasts and Patient Engagement March 4, 2021

Engaging in Storytelling, Part 1: “The Patient Story Experience – Cost or Benefit?” by SPORcast December 15, 2020

Press, Zal

Compensation, with Zal Press and Dawn P. Richards July 20, 2020

Richards, Dawn P.

Compensation, with Zal Press and Dawn P. Richards July 20, 2020

Ross, Lori

Discussing Failures in Participatory Research, with Lori Ross December 13, 2021

Rowland, Paula

Webinar Extra: Paula Rowland presents Dilemmas of Representation for BPER November 2, 2021

Dilemmas of Representation, with Paula Rowland June 29, 2020

Rao, Anjana 

The Science behind Peer Health Support (BETTER Women 2/5) September 23, 2025

Sandrelli, Marika 

Engaging in Storytelling, Part 1: “The Patient Story Experience – Cost or Benefit?” by SPORcast December 15, 2020

Seguin, Kelsey 

CHILD-BRIGHT: Voices of Youth Involved in Research December 18, 2025

Senthilmurugan, Aranee

Learning From Unexpected Results: What the Numbers Didn’t Capture (BETTER Women 4/5) December 2, 2025

Sharma, Nalini

Voices from the Heart of the Project: Peer Health Coaches (BETTER Women 3/5) October 1, 2025

The Science behind Peer Health Support (BETTER Women 2/5) September 23, 2025

Sibley, Miles

Patient Experience as Evidence, with Miles Sibley November 8, 2020

Simmons, Rochelle

The Science behind Peer Health Support (BETTER Women 2/5) September 23, 2025

Sium, Aman

Evaluating Holland Bloorview’s Family Leadership Program, with Aman Sium August 17, 2020

Sklar, Barbara

“How did we do?” : A debrief on the role of Lived Experience Advisors in a healthcare research project July 12, 2023

Smith, Maureen

Patient-Oriented to Patient-Partnered: Aspirations, Implications, Challenges October 19, 2021

Reflections on Engagement, with Lorraine, Maureen, Keith and Jess August 30, 2020

Snyman, Claire

Engaging in Storytelling, Part 1: “The Patient Story Experience – Cost or Benefit?” by SPORcast December 15, 2020

Srinivasan, Vasanthi

Patient-Oriented to Patient-Partnered: Aspirations, Implications, Challenges October 19, 2021

Stephenson, Elizabeth

Research Ethics Boards and Patient Partnership January 12, 2021

Strange, Michael

“How did we do?” : A debrief on the role of Lived Experience Advisors in a healthcare research project July 12, 2023

Tauseef, Saba

Voices from the Heart of the Project: Peer Health Coaches (BETTER Women 3/5) October 1, 2025

Tinga, Biba

Interview Extra: Advocacy and Health Equity, feat. Biba Tinga of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Canada November 23, 2021

Thomas, Nicole

The Science behind Peer Health Support (BETTER Women 2/5) September 23, 2025

Thorpe, Kevin

Learning From Unexpected Results: What the Numbers Didn’t Capture (BETTER Women 4/5) December 2, 2025

Tookey, Paula

Engagement in Context: Reflections from Jenn Broad and Paula Tookey of the South Riverdale Community Health Centre December 20, 2021

Tripp, Dee

Health Policy Series: Beyond Mandates – The Essential Input of Residents in Long-term Care Policy February 15, 2023

Vanderdeen, Sierra Lynn 

CHILD-BRIGHT: Voices of Youth Involved in Research December 18, 2025

Weir, Mark

Moral Distress in Engagement Professionals, with Mark Weir February 3, 2022

Williams, Bilqis

Season 3 Finale: Patient Partner Reflections, brought to you by OSSU March 29, 2022

Zelinsky, Sandra

Webinar Extra: Podcasts and Patient Engagement March 4, 2021

Engaging in Storytelling, Part 3: “Creating Spaces for Storytellers” – produced by PEP Talks December 17, 2020