Keynote Speaker
Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser | Four-time Olympic Gold Medalist | Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
Thirteen world championships, six Olympic appearances, five Olympic medals — Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser is a titan of sport and a leader both on and off the ice. A first-ballot Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, Wickenheiser’s hockey IQ is highly respected in both the male and female game. She has played in/coached at four NHL development camps with the Philadelphia Flyers, the Edmonton Oilers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2018, Wickenheiser joined the Toronto Maple Leafs as assistant director of player development in 2018 before being promoted to assistant general manager in 2022. Alongside her career in the NHL, Wickenheiser is a medical doctor practicing family and emergency medicine in the Toronto-area — a pursuit she had dreamt of her whole life and began in 2017 following her retirement from the National Women’s Team after 23 years. She is also the author of Over the Board: Lessons from the Ice. In addition, Wickenheiser is a member of the Order of Canada, a retired member of the International Olympic Committee’s Athlete’s Commission, member of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, and founder of The Canadian Tire Wickenheiser World Female Hockey Festival.
Read more... CollapseClosing Keynote Speakers
Dr. Jillian Horton | Associate professor, Health Sciences Centre and University of Manitoba
Dr. Jillian Horton is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the Health Sciences Centre and the University of Manitoba. Her writing about medicine and medical culture appears regularly in the LA Times, the Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Maclean’s, and a variety of American news outlets by syndication. In April 2020 she was awarded the Gold Humanism award by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada for her national contributions to compassion in clinical care and her leadership in the field of humanities in medical education. She is the author of national bestseller “We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing,” which is currently being adapted as a television series.
Read more... CollapseDr. Ananta Dave | Child and adolescent psychiatrist | Chief medical officer, Black Country Integrated Care System
Dr. Ananta Dave is Chief Medical Officer in the Black Country Integrated Care System and a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist.
She was appointed Presidential Lead for Retention and wellbeing at the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2023. She is keenly interested in doctors’ health and wellbeing and is the recipient of a Churchill Fellowship in 2019 to study the topic of preventing doctor suicides in the US and implement the learning in the NHS in the UK. She is a Trustee of the charity Doctors in Distress which works to prevent suicides in healthcare workers.
She was also the first female President of the British Indian Psychiatric Association and provides mentorship and coaching to colleagues through her role in various diaspora health organisations.
Read more... CollapsePlenary Speakers
Dr. Margaret Lozovatzsky | VP, Digital Health, American Medical Association
Dr. Margaret Lozovatsky is the Vice President of Digital Health at the American Medical Association. She is a nationally recognized leader in healthcare informatics and has a passion for using technology to improve patient care. Dr. Lozovatsky is a member of the Advisory Board for the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems and a Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association.
In 2023, Dr. Lozovatsky received the HIMSS-AMDIS Changemaker in Health Care Physician Executive Award. Dr. Lozovatsky is one of the inaugural members of the Physician Advisory Board at Epic and sits on the Epic Physician Wellness Advisory Board. Dr. Lozovatsky also serves as a pediatric hospitalist at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she continues to care for patients.
Read more... CollapseDr. Tina Shah | Chief Clinical Officer, Abridge
Dr. Tina Shah is the Chief Clinical Officer at Abridge, an AI company that structures and summarizes medical conversations to unburden clinicians from clerical and focus on what matters most—their patients. In 2022, she served as Senior Advisor to the US Surgeon General, where she developed the nation’s strategy to address burnout and the great resignation among the US health workforce. She served as the National Director of Clinician Wellbeing at the US Department of Veterans Affairs over two administrations, and also served in the White House.
As a national expert on burnout and healthcare, she has been featured in publications through the National Academy of Medicine, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Harvard, CBS and NBC.
Read more... CollapseDr. Michael Quon Physician | The Ottawa Hospital | Assistant professor, University of Ottawa
Dr. Michael Quon is a General Internal Medicine specialist at The Ottawa Hospital and an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa. He co-led the development of both a hospital position statement and policy for physicians with disabilities, the first of their kind in Canada. He received the 2023 Royal College Award for Early Career Leadership – Health Policy. He led a national community of practice, for physicians and trainees with disabilities and chronic conditions. He is leading a national collaborative developing best practice processes for accommodations of residents with disabilities. His commentary to address ableism in physician well-being planning was published in JAMA.
Read more... CollapseDr. Simon Fleming | International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance
Dr. Simon Fleming is a consultant orthopaedic hand and wrist surgeon, medical education Ph.D and culture change advocate, with an international reputation for his work.
He is a founding and executive board member of the International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance (IODA). He also sits on the executive board for the NIHR Clinical Education Incubator and is an Associate Editor for Medical Education, The Clinical Teacher and the British Journal of Surgery.
He has delivered over 250 keynotes globally on his landmark and award winning work around diversity, inclusion, improving medical and surgical training as well as challenging toxic cultures. He works with individuals and organisations to transform healthcare education and culture, as well as how to start having those uncomfortable conversations.
Read more... CollapseDr. Fatima Cody Stanford | Physician | Massachusetts General Hospital | Associate professor, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford is an associate professor of Medicine and pediatrics who practices and teaches at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/ Harvard Medical School (HMS) as one of the first fellowship-trained obesity medicine physicians worldwide. She is highly cited, with over 200 peer-reviewed publications.
Among her many awards, Dr. Stanford was selected for the American Medical Association Dr. Edmond and Rima Cabbabe Dedication to the Profession Award, which recognizes a physician who demonstrates commitment to medicine through community service, advocacy, leadership, teaching, and philanthropy. In 2022, the National Academy of Medicine selected her as a Scholar in Diagnostic Excellence. She was named to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA).
Read more... CollapseDr. Paula Cashin | Indigenous radiologist | Faculty lead, Indigenous health, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
Dr. Paula Cashin is the first Indigenous radiologist and nuclear medicine physician in Canada. She is a Mi’kmaq radiologist from Newfoundland and faculty lead for Indigenous health at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. Dr. Cashin serves in national physician leadership roles as vice-chair of the CMA Board of Directors, chair of the CMA Appointments Committee,
board director of the CMA Foundation and a council member of the CMPA. Dr. Cashin completed a Master of Laws (LLM) at Osgoode Hall Law School in 2021. Her master’s research focused on the development of a national physician dispute resolution process to address the potential career loss and patient safety issues that arise from unresolved workplace conflict and harassment.
Need help with conference details?
Can't find what you're looking for? Email or call us if the question isn't answered on this website.