HEALTH SPEAKERS
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DOCTORS WHO DELIVER
Dr. Christopher Mazza
President & CEO, Ornge
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1 Hour Keynote / Workshop
Creating Your Corporate Culture: Compassion, Collaboration & Innovation Dr. Christopher Mazza is lauded for his leadership as the president and CEO of Ornge, an organization of people who help people. Ornge’s philosophy of compassion, collaboration and innovation have been instrumental to its success. “It’s not just about compassion to our clients, but to our colleagues at work each day. It’s not just about collaboration with each other, but with the some 250 hospitals and/or communities we serve. It’s about innovation. Everyday we ask why, and do what is needed to make our service better.”
Dr. Christopher Mazza is an Emergentologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and the President and CEO of Ornge. The largest and most active transport medicine service in North America, not-for-profit Ornge’s philosophy of compassion, collaboration and innovation have been instrumental to its success.
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Host of the CBC show White Coat, Black Art
Dr. Brian Goldman
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Dr. Brian Goldman is one of those rare individuals with great success in more than one high-pressure field. For more than twenty years, he’s been a highly regarded emergency physician at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital. He’s also parlayed his medical expertise into an award-winning career in medical journalism.
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Medicare 2.0 4.1 million Canadians and one million Ontarians can’t find a family doctor. How new players on the health care scene -- from nurse practitioners to physician assistants -- are starting to make a difference. Mea Culpa One doctor’s journey to confront his own human frailty and help create a culture of safety in health care. Using one of his own medical mistakes, Dr. Goldman digs down to discover the roots of medicine’s difficulty confronting and dealing with medical errors. Burnout and Moral Distress Among Health Professionals Studies show approximately half of health professionals suffer from burnout. This talk discusses the roots of burnout by using the personal stories of doctors and nurses who have appeared on Dr. Goldman’s radio show. Wake Me Up for the Tsunami Ageing and Ageism in Health Care
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THE MEDIA PERSPECTIVE ON HEALTH
André Picard
National Public Health Reporter
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1 Hour Keynote / Workshop
In Critical Care : What’s happening in Canada’s healthcare system Picard is a seasoned communicator who uses a conversational style to reach his audience. He often uses science and research in combination with personal experience and interviews to put everything in context with real stories showing what health-care professionals face on a daily basis. Elder Abuse : Physical, Psychological and Financial Picard discusses all elements of elder abuse, and includes reference to the Kerby Centre, Canada’s first shelter for battered seniors. Customized presentation for your health group
When it comes to bringing healthcare issues to the forefront, there is nothing that stands in the way of André Picard. As the National Public Health Reporter for The Globe and Mail, Picard talked us all through H1N1 and has been weighing in on the humanitarian efforts in Haiti.
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Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
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Doctor Sanjay Gupta is one of the most well-known neurosurgeons in North Medicine and Media America. A doctor first and Dr. Gupta -- a broadcaster, writer and podcaster -- is in a unique position to examine why certain health-related stories make the headlines, while others a reporter second, Gupta is don’t. He also looks at the media’s role in conveying sometimes frightening the Emmy winning Chief information, such as his post-9/11 reports on anthrax. Medical Correspondent Obesity in America for CNN. No matter the Based on his work at Fit Nation, Gupta traces the social and health-related catastrophe – the Sri Lankan factors that contribute to the fattening of America, and explains how we tsunami, Hurricane Katrina might, and why we must, reverse this unhealthy trend, especially in children. or Iraq – this real life TV The Latest in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS doc always reports from the Dr. Gupta presents the latest in science’s fight against HIV/AIDS, but also gives us the human side, with stories of both those who suffer from the frontlines. Recently, Gupta disease and those helping to treat the infected. He then examines the has been feeding heart-break- politics that advance, and sometimes stifle, worldwide awareness. ing images and stories from Haiti where he’s also been called upon to save lives.
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HEALTH POLICY AND REGULATORY GURUS
Frank McKenna
Entrepreneur and Deputy Chair - TD Bank Financial Group
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Moving Ahead: Entrepreneurial Spirit for Health Care Professionals in the Changing Times McKenna discusses entrepreneurial techniques and how to implement simple changes that have a large impact in publicly run health institutions. Ideal for trustees and hospital senior management. Technology and Innovation in Health Care Up on the latest trends in the Health care industry today, McKenna touches on the latest breakthroughs of today, along with a detailed synopsis of what is yet to come.
As the saying goes “if there’s a will there’s a way” and with Frank McKenna, there’s a lot of will. This former premier of New Brunswick and Canadian Ambassador to the United States has experience maintaining health policy and budgets while advising the most senior health practitioners in the field.
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Leading Health Care Authority and Economist
Michael Decter
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Michael Decter is a Harvard-trained economist who possesses an optimistic outlook during challenging economic times. As former chair of the National Board for the Canadian Institute for Health Information, Michael Decter has more than 25 years of experience in the public and private health sectors.
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Navigating Canada’s Health Care: The User Guide to Getting the Care You Need Targetted to both consumers and health care organizations, Decter focuses on best-practice health care through three stages of life. Four Strong Winds of Change Decter looks at transformations in global health care and its impact. Canada/U.S. Health Care Reform By comparing the two, Decter looks at what we can learn from each other to improve health care. Towards the Next Canadian Health Care System Decter will look at the transformations occurring in Canadian health care, offering insights that are both relevant and useful.
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STRESS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Dr. Dave Williams
Astronaut and Aquanaut
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Risk Management – Don’t take chances; manage risks Williams believes in a “no error strategy,” which involves defining methods that establish zero tolerance for mistakes. Relying on his experience as an emergency room doctor and as an astronaut, he knows the catastrophic consequences that can happen when lives are at stake. Environmental Stewardship From someone who has seen earth from a unique perspective, up high in space and from underwater as well as a scuba diver, Williams gives his thoughts on the importance of the effects of human habitation, the history of the human condition and our approach to planetary stewardship. Health Care & Technology Williams uses his clinical research in emergency medicine, early identification of trauma patients at high risk, and his work in Medical Robotics to discuss innovative technologies that assist the development of local and remote patient care.
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Longevity and Stress Management Authority Dr. Elaine Dembe is a celebrated chiropractor and author of two best-selling books: Passionate Longevity – The 10 Secrets to Growing Young and Use The Good Dishes – Finding Joy in Everyday Life. A former Canadian-ranked marathon runner turned adventure hiker, Dr. Dembe brings enthusiasm and energy to her inspirational presentations on filling your personal and work life with passion, purpose and joy.
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Dr. Dave Williams holds the exclusive title of being Canada’s first dual astronaut and aquanaut. Williams has logged more than 687 hours in space, including three spacewalks. Before being selected to work with NASA, this true Canadian hero worked as an emergency doctor and later as director of emergency services at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. Williams is passionate about health care and risk management.
Elaine Dembe
National Speakers Bureau
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Health / Wellness Passionate Longevity: The 10 Secrets to Growing Younger S.E.L.F. Renewal The Four Keys to Wellness Inspiration Use The Good Dishes™: Finding Joy in Everyday Life Stress Management The 10 Habits of Stress-Resilient People De-Stress! Relief for a Workplace on Adrenalin (half day workshop) Work / Life Balance Re-energize! Your Work, Your Life Longevity and Healthy Aging Conscious Aging - A guide for BABY BOOMERS AND BEYOND
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HOSTS & MODERATORS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Heather Hiscox
CBC Reporter & Journalist, Host/Moderator
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Moderator/Facilitator Hiscox is experienced working with health care panels as a moderator and facilitator. Host As a reporter and news anchor with CBC over the past few years, Hiscox is an experienced host who can manage any discussion with ease. Wrap-up Hiscox is able to convey ideas in an easy-to understand, relevant manner that any audience is able to relate to.
Anchor of CBC News Morning, Heather Hiscox, is a producer, host and critic on CBC News Morning that gets rave reviews. She has also traveled abroad, covering international stories for the program and has also worked extensively out of CBC’s Washington and London, England bureaus.
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Author & Anchor, Host/Moderator
Steve Paikin
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Steve Paikin is the anchor and senior editor of TVO’s current affairs program, The Agenda with Steve Paikin, and has also produced several documentaries including the award-winning Return to the Warsaw Ghetto. Paikin is also the author of four books, and has moderated federal and provincial election debates. He speaks with passion, bringing intelligent analysis and in-depth understanding to a variety of current affairs. HEAD OFFICE www.nsb.com speakers@nsb.com
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Moderator/Facilitator Paikin is experienced working with health care panels as a moderator and facilitator. Host As an anchor and senior editor with TVO, Paikin is an experienced host who can manage any discussion with ease. Wrap-up Paikin is able to convey ideas in an easy-to understand, relevant manner that any audience is able to relate to.
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HUMANITARIANS AT WORK
Dr. Samantha Nutt
Founder of War Child Canada
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When Women Lead: Prescription for Change in the 21st Century There is universality to the feminine experience – of childhood, motherhood, marriage, and sex – that transcends culture and language, and that brings women together in a way that isn’t fully appreciated. Social Responsibility: Acting Upon our Responsibilities as Citizens We need to start controlling the things we can and act on them. Nutt addresses the issues and tailors the presentation to health care providers and what they can do in particular, whether it be volunteering or helping to spread awareness. Taking Your Vision To Action: How to Make It Happen! Nutt explains how anyone can make their vision reality and offers practical tips on how to see it through.
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Humanitarian Advocate and Past President of Doctors Without Borders Dr. James Orbinski is a globally recognized humanitarian practitioner and advocate, as well as one of the world’s leading scholars and scientists in global health. He believes in humanitarianism, in citizenship and in actively engaging and shaping the world in which we live, so that it is more humane, fair and just. He accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) in 1999. HEAD OFFICE www.nsb.com speakers@nsb.com
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Chosen by Maclean’s Magazine for their annual Honour Roll as one of “12 Canadians making a difference,” Samantha Nutt is a medical doctor with more than 10 years of experience working in war zones. She has helped children in some of the world’s most violent flashpoints, working with War Child Canada, the United Nations and nongovernmental organizations across the globe.
James Orbinski
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Creating the Space to Be Human Join the extraordinary journey of Dr. James Orbinski as he travels the world in a quest to discover how we can become more “human.” An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action in the Twenty-first Century James Orbinski explores the nature of humanitarian action in the 21st century and asserts that we all recognize that those people who have been failed by our systems, are humans with rights, and wishes and needs, who deserve our help and our compassion. Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières : The Story On Leadership and Vision : “If you want to truly lead, you have to give people a vision” Why What You Do and Who You Are Matters
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RURAL & ABORIGINAL ISSUES
Phil Fontaine
Former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
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The Future of Education and our Workforce in Canada Partnering for Prosperity: Relationships, Recognition and Reconciliation Our Environment, Our Water, Our Land Collaborating and Connecting with the Fastest Growing Population Segment in Canada
Bold, tenacious, solutionoriented and forwardlooking, Phil Fontaine is an articulate advocate for the future of Canada and for our indigenous peoples. As the former three-term National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, he is a shining example of how strong leadership can work.
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First Nations Leader and Conflict Resolution Expert A pioneer in many areas, Roberta Jamieson was the first Canadian aboriginal woman to earn a law degree, and the first woman appointed as Ontario’s Ombudsman, a position she held for a decade. As CEO of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, Roberta Jamieson is opening doors for First Nations across the country. Known for her work in dispute resolution, she is a leader and role model for both aboriginal and non-aboriginal people alike. HEAD OFFICE www.nsb.com speakers@nsb.com
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Roberta Jamieson
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Realizing Canada’s Promise A Mohawk and an ardent activist for an inclusive society which thrives on diversity, Roberta speaks frankly and clearly about the challenges that Canada must face to respond to our changing demographics. Globalisation: What it Means to Real People The rewards promised are greater employment and higher standards of living - but the question is, for whom? What can be done by public and private sectors to protect the interests of real people? Governance, Accountability and Human Rights: The New Political Imperatives Jamieson explores what the public expects of public servants, and the problems public servants have in meeting the expectations of politicians. Negotiation and Conflict Resolution: New Ways of Resolving Issues Jamieson explores the ins and outs of alternative conflict resolution. Is it possible to apply ADR in our schoolyards, families, between people and corporations? ADR has much to offer in creating solid foundations for future relationships while resolving the conflicts of today.
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NUTRITIONISTS IN THE ‘KNOW’
Grant Roberts
Hollywood Trainer to the Stars, Nutritionist and Lifestyle Coach
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Unified Lifestyle 10 essential elements to comprehensive life improvement. Obesity: The Global Epidemic How it happened and what we can do to fix it. Designing a Comprehensive Lifestyle Plan How to do it and what you need to reach your fitness goals. Exercise and the Brain How exercise improves cognition and academic achievement at any age. The History of Food: Understanding personal nutrition An in-depth review on the three major shifts in the history of food and the impact on the human condition. U the Everyday Athlete The psychological and physiological advantages to implementing lifestyle changes. How thinking like an athlete improves any lifestyle.
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Nutrition and Food Issues Authority
Grant Roberts, one of Hollywood’s most sought after trainers, nutritionists and lifestyle coaches, gained worldwide notoriety after preparing actress Hilary Swank for her Academy Award winning role in “Million Dollar Baby.” Her sculpted physique was a critical component in making the film realistic and under his guidance Swank gained over twenty pounds of lean muscle mass in just nine weeks, convincingly acquiring the form and function of a prize-fighter.
Leslie Beck
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For over a decade, Leslie Beck has helped thousands of individuals achieve their nutrition and fitness goals. Leslie operates an “integrative nutrition practice”, offering clients both dietary advice and science-based recommendations on the use of nutritional and herbal supplements.
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10 Steps to Healthy Eating Sort the fact from the fiction in health and nutrition as Beck presents the most up-to-date answers for today’s nutrition and food issues. Healthy Eating, Healthy Living Beck discusses simple changes that the average person can take to ensure a better quality of life. She believes that healthy living is a lifestyle, not a fad diet. Preventative Nutrition Strategies Beck discusses the preventative measures that can be taken in order to prevent or in some cases, reverse the harmful effects of poor nutrition.
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THE PHYSIOLOGICAL/PEAK PERFORMANCE ASPECT
Dr. Greg Wells
CTV Olympics Superbodies Host & Human Physiology Scientist
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Superbodies Dr. Wells explains the mind/body connection in extreme and every day situations and teaches audiences how to better manage our response to challenges. The Science of Extreme Human Physiology Dr. Wells examines the keys to optimal preparation, performance and recovery. Leadership & High Performers High performers in business know how to turn it on and keep their focus no matter the situation. Wells explains top tips to make your goals happen when you need it most.
“If you look at the human body from the outside it’s amazing, but if you understand it from the inside it’s absolutely mind-blowing.” Dr. Greg Wells
Dr. Greg Wells is a scientist specializing in extreme human physiology. His work is focused on elite athletes who are trying to achieve international medal performances, and on children with chronic diseases. Dr. Wells brings this knowledge and experience to audiences to help improve personal performance and health in challenging situations in the workplace and in everyday life.
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Business Motivational & Peak Performance Specialist
Dr. Saul Miller
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Dr. Saul Miller is a performance psychologist working with super-achievers in world-class sport, business, healthcare and the arts. As Canada’s leading performance psychologist, Saul Miller works in the areas of performance and productivity enhancement, team building, and helping people to be successful while dealing effectively with pressure, stress, and change.
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Performing Under Pressure: Gaining the Mental Edge in Business and Sport World-renowned sports psychologist Saul Miller, who teaches elite athletes and top sports teams how to be successful, shares a wealth of practical tools and exercises that allow anyone, in any situation, to manage the pressure they feel, and to channel it into peak performance. Why Teams Win: 9 Key Characteristics of Successful Teams Why Teams Win distills Dr. Saul Miller’s work with hundreds of high performance teams in the world of sports, business, healthcare and arts into lessons to help teams perform at their best. More Success - Less Stress: Winning Performance and Healthy Lifestyle
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