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Prof. Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko is Head of the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Carol Ende is the Executive Director of the Eden Alternative, Inc, Ronald Baecker is Professor of Computer Science, Bell Universities Laboratories Chair in Human-Computer Interaction, and Founder, Founding Director, Chief scientist, and Interim Director of the Knowledge Media Design Institute at the University of Toronto Mary Jane McNally, RN, MN is the Director of Nursing at Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network Dr. Elizabeth Podnieks was co-investigator on “A Study of Elder Abuse Prevention and Intervention Strategies in Five Countries: Argentina, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America” Detective Constable Christina Wolf is amongst many things a member of LEAPS (Law Enforcement Agencies Protecting Seniors), a provincial committee developed for the purpose of sharing information and investigative strategies between police agencies Dr. Thomas Goergen, PhD, is with the German Police University in Muenster, Germany where he is Head of the Department of Criminology and Crime Prevention
Prof. Ariela Lowenstein, professor of gerontology and Head, Center for Research & Study of Aging, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Israel, European Regional Representative to INPEA Dr. Stuckelberger is a gerontologist and internationally recognized expert in aging and is currently a lecturer and researcher at Geneva School of Public Health of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva Dr. G. Allen Power, MD is Eden Mentor at St. John’s Home in Rochester, NY, and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester Elaine K. Sanchez - NSA speaker and workshop developer and facilitator Prof. Howard Butcher, RN; PhD, PMHCNS-BC is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Iowa College of Nursing Anna Ortigara, RN, MS, FAAN has focused her practice in the field of gerontology and Alzheimer’s disease for the past 30 years Dr. Christine Brown Wilson, Ph.D. has been a nurse academic for the past 10 years and received her Doctorate in 2007 from the University of Sheffield
Dr. Gerald Hodge, Ph.D. - is one of Canada’s foremost community and regional planners Dr. Heather A. Hausenblas, PhD, is currently the Principal Investigator on two National Institutes of Health research grants, longitudinally examining the effects of physical activity during motherhood Dr. Adrian Chan, Ph.D., P. Eng. is an Associate Professor with the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University Marc Wortmann is Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), the federation of 71 national Alzheimer associations around the world Megan Harris is the knowledge broker and coordinator for the Alzheimer Knowledge Exchange (AKE), a Community of Practice within the Seniors Health Research Transfer Network (SHRTN) Sherri Torjman is Vice-President of the Caledon Institute of Social Policy Dr. James Lubben, DSW, MPH is Professor Emeritus at UCLA where he taught for 20 years and was the former Chair of the Department of Social Welfare
Dr. Lynn McDonald is Professor of Social Work, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and Director of the Institute for Life Course and Aging at the University of Toronto Dr. Howard Bergman, MD is the first Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Professor of Geriatric Medicine and is Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at McGill University Marcia Carr, N,BN,MS,GNC(C),NCA is a clinical nurse specialist in acute geriatrics, geropsychiatry and a nurse continence advisor in Fraser Health, Burnaby Hospita Dr. Chris Frank is currently assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at Queen's University and the clinical leader of Specialized Geriatric Services at Providence Care, Kingston Maureen Osis, RN, MN, MFT is a Registered Nurse and a Marriage & Family Therapist Irene Borins Ash earned a M.S.W. at Yeshiva University in New York City in 1987 and is a Registered Social Worker Dr. Brian Goldman is a veteran ER physician and one of Canada's most trusted medical broadcasters

nursing and care page
Nicole Beben is the executive director for Saint Elizabeth Health Care’s new Care to Know Centre (CTKC) Nicole Messier, RN, BSN is the Clinical Program Coordinator/Nurse Navigator for the Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Multidisciplinary Care Cancer Clinic in the Vermont Cancer Center at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, VT Margaret M. Andrews, PhD, RN, CTN, FAAN is Director and Professor of Nursing, School of Health Professions and Studies, the University of Michigan-Flint Eric Stephanson is the Spiritual Care Leader at Canuck Place Children’s Hospice in Vancouver, British Columbia, since 1996. Sister Karin Dufault, SP, RN, PhD - is a member of the Sisters of Providence religious community, has served as Executive Director of Supportive Care Coalition: Pursuing Excellence in Palliative Care Headquartered in Portland, Oregon Dr. Kathleen Mahoney, Ph.D. has practiced as an adult nurse practitioner with a specialty area in diabetes Margaret Somerville holds professorships in both the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University, Montreal
Tristram Engelhardt Jr., holds an M.D. with honors from Tulane University School of Medicine (1972), a B.A. (1963) and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin (1969), and a doctor honoris causa from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr. T. Popa”, Iasi, Romania Donna Dill, RN, NUA, MA Gerontology(c) has over three decades of experience in Continuing Care that, in Nova Scotia, includes Home Care, Long Term Care, Home Oxygen and Adult Protection services Maureen Loft is a Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist with St. Joseph’s Health Care London Lori Schiappa is a Manager of Client Services for community teams with the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Community Care Access Centre Roberta Heale s involved in several research projects with a focus on NP education and practice. She has served on local, provincial and national nurse practitioner committees and organizations. Roberta has been a strong advocate of the Canadian health care system, as well as for primary health care reform and specifically the full utilization of the nurse practitioner in practice settings Marilyn Butcher has been an active member of the Nurse Practitioner Association of Ontario, sitting as Chair of Political Action 2000-2002 and Chair of Communications 2004-2006 Christine Jonas-Simpson is an Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health, School of Nursing at York University and is an Adjunct Researcher with the Women’s College Research Institute
Maureen Osis, RN, MN, MFT is a Registered Nurse and a Marriage & Family Therapist Evelyn A. Dogbey, PhD, MSN, APRN, BC – Assistant Professor of Nursing at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Helen Edwards, RN, BA, MN is the Director, Clinical Informatics and Technology at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto Dr. Bond is a Senior Lecturer in Health Informatics at Bournemouth University (UK) where she based in the School of Health and Social Care and is a member of the Centre for Wellbeing and Quality of Life Kate Pengelly, B.A., M.Sc., is Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care’s Performance Implementation lead for the Emergency Department Process Improvement Program Judith Bonaduce PhD (candidate), MSN, RN BC is Associate Course Director of the Nursing in the Community course at the Penn School of Nursing Brenda Lambert is Vice President of Patient Services and Chief Nursing Officer for St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital
Dr. Susan E. McClement is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba, and a Research Associate at the Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit, CancerCare Manitoba Eric Hong - Director of Corporate Development for the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care

depression and dispiritedness page
Prof. Howard Butcher, RN; PhD, PMHCNS-BC is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Iowa College of Nursing Five years ago with the assistance of Therapeutic Clowns Canada Jamie founded the therapeutic clown program at Bloorview Kids Rehab in Toronto Helen Donnelly has an Honours BA in Drama from the University of Toronto, and a graduate of the UC Drama Program there. Her theatrical clown skills took her into the circus realm: she toured with Cirque du Soleil Karen is now a well-known speaker, educator, writer, media commentator, publisher and consultant in the field of long term care, who has been published in leading geriatric journals in Canada Lembi Buchanan is the founder of Nickel-a-Drink for Addictions and Mental Health Research Foundation, a national, grass-roots charity raising money for education and research into mental disorders and addictive behaviours Dr. Gabor Maté, M.D. is a physician, author, seminar leader and public speaker. He is a former medical columnist for The Vancouver Sun and The Globe and Mail Steve Lurie is currently the Executive Director of the Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto Branch, a post he has held since 1979. Steve has written and lectured extensively on mental health policy issues
Kathryn Storey is s registered nurse with an additional undergraduate degree in Psychology and more recently she is concentrating on her doctoral studies at the University of Western Ontario, in the Faculty of Education, with studies in the area of recovery education for survivors and allies Michelle Fine, Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, Women’s Studies and Urban Education at the Graduate Center, CUNY, has taught at CUNY since 1992 and is a founding member of the Institute for Participatory Action Research and Design (formerly the Participatory Action Research Collective) at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York Jessica Ruglis holds a PhD in Urban Education from the Graduate Center of The City University of New York. A former teacher, she also earned a Masters in Public Health (MPH) in Urban Public Health/Community Health Education from Hunter College, a Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Secondary Science Education from Union College, and Bachelors of Science (BS) in Human Biology from University at Albany Dr. John Roder is a neurobiologist and Senior Investigator at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute. He is a Professor in the Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics at the University of Toronto, and a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Neurobiology Louise Rowling has established over a 30 year period a National and International reputation for work on school health particularly drug and alcohol education, loss and grief, health promoting schools, and mental health and wellbeing Nicholas Freudenberg is Distinguished Professor of Public Health at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of City University of New York and Director of the City University of New York’s Doctoral Program in Public Health Christine Jonas-Simpson is an Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health, School of Nursing at York University and is an Adjunct Researcher with the Women’s College Research Institute
Dr. Howard Schubiner is a Clinical Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine and is a fellow in the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Society for Adolescent Medicine Dr. John Oliffe is Associate Professor at the School of Nursing, University of British Columbia. His research is focused on gender and health, particularly men’s health Corey Keyes is associate professor of Sociology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, where he is a core member of the Pursuit of Happiness 5-year project funded by the $1.5 million grant from the Templeton Foundation Dr. Bianca Lauria-Horner joined the Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University in 1999 where she currently holds an academic position as an assistant professor. She also holds a position with the RCMP since 2004 as the Atlantic Region Health Services Officer with a mandate to manage the Occupational Health and Safety Program Judith A. Swack, Ph.D., scientist, teacher, healer and visionary, has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and postdoctoral training in human immunology. She is a Master Practitioner of NLP, a Certified Hypnotherapist, and trained in TFT/DX Yuliya Cohen is a trained energy healer, medical intuitive and Energy Psychology therapist and researcher. Formerly an engineer and computer science researcher, for the last 25 years, she has applied the scientific method to her bioenergetic field research Wayne Skinner is the Deputy Clinical Director in the Addictions Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Caroline O'Grady, RN, PhD. is an Advanced Practice Nurse and Clinical Project Scientist in the Concurrent Disorders Service at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Karyn Buxman, RN, MSN, CSP, CPAE is a highly sought humorist and internationally recognized expert in applied and therapeutic humor. Dr. Stuart Brown trained in general and internal medicine, psychiatry and clinical research Gail Marlene Schwartz is Founding Artistic Director of Third Story Window, an interdisciplinary performance company dedicated to individual and social transformation through the telling of lived stories

integrative medicine page
Dr. Konigsberg is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Arizona in the Program in Integrative Medicine. At McMaster’s Medical School she is an Assistant Clinical Professor; McMaster's Curriculum Consultant for Complementary and Alternative Medicine as well as McMaster’s representative for Canada’s Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Undergraduate Medical Education project Dr. Davis Simon - CEO, Medical Director, and Co-founder of the Chopra Center Brandon Bays is one of the most dynamic and profoundly innovative teachers in the field of mind-body healing today Dr. Deepak Chopra is a world-renowned authority in the field of mind-body healing, a best-selling author, and the founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing Donna Eden has been a pioneer in Energy Medicine for more than 30 years, and she is among the field’s most sought, most joyous, and most authoritative spokespersons Dr. David Lescheid, holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Protein Chemistry from the University of Victoria as well as a B.Sc. in Biology and a Diploma in Health and Fitness studies from Simon Fraser University. He also has additional training in IV therapies, homeopathy and different forms of body work. Bob Bernhardt is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM)
Judith A. Swack, Ph.D., scientist, teacher, healer and visionary, has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and postdoctoral training in human immunology. She is a Master Practitioner of NLP, a Certified Hypnotherapist, and trained in TFT/DX Teena K. Evert, M.A. is a somatic psychotherapist with an advanced degree in clinical and prenatal & perinatal psychology Dr. Dawson Church founded the Soul Medicine Institute to research and teach emerging psychological and medical techniques that can yield fast and radical cures Dr. Thomas Moore - Best-selling author and psychotherapist Five years ago with the assistance of Therapeutic Clowns Canada Jamie founded the therapeutic clown program at Bloorview Kids Rehab in Toronto Helen Donnelly has an Honours BA in Drama from the University of Toronto, and a graduate of the UC Drama Program there. Her theatrical clown skills took her into the circus realm: she toured with Cirque du Soleil Lisa Anselme RN, BLS, HN-BC, CHTP/I is Executive Director/Nurse Consultant for Integrative Health Care for Healing Touch International, Inc
Anita Boles, MPA, Executive Director of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare Gail Marlene Schwartz is Founding Artistic Director of Third Story Window, an interdisciplinary performance company dedicated to individual and social transformation through the telling of lived stories Lisa M. Gallagher, MA, MT-BC, NMT is a clinical and research music therapist at The Music Settlement and The Cleveland Clinic Dr. Howard Schubiner is a Clinical Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine and is a fellow in the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Society for Adolescent Medicine Dr. Xu is an educator of Shanghai University of TCM, teaching the basic and clinical courses of Neurology and Western Medcine in Shanghai University of TCM and trained and supervised the medical students from Shanghai University of TCM on the behalf of the Neurology Department of Shanghai Yue-yang Hospital Dr. Cheng attended the Hunan University of TCM, where for 5 years, she learned both Chinese and western medicine. She began to practice both medicines in 1983. Christy K. Mack is Cofounder and President of The Bravewell Collaborative, a national community of philanthropists who work together to transform the culture and delivery of healthcare
Dr. Lau is a Research Scientist and Director, BC Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Network with BC Mental Health and Addiction Services Dr. Dobkin is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and has been a faculty member in the Department of Medicine at McGill University for the past 15 years Dr. Carlson trained as a Clinical Health Psychologist at McGill University in Montreal, researching the area of Psychoneuroendocrinology Victoria Lichtman has an MPS in counseling, specializing in life’s transitions and is twice certified in Neuro-linguistic Karyn Buxman, RN, MSN, CSP, CPAE is a highly sought humorist and internationally recognized expert in applied and therapeutic humor. Dr. Stuart Brown trained in general and internal medicine, psychiatry and clinical research Dr. Larry Dossey, M.D. is a former physician of internal medicine and former Chief of Staff of Medical City Dallas Hospital
Peter G. Brown is a professor in the School of Environment, the Department of Geography, and the Department of Natural Resource Sciences at McGill University Lisa Gue is the environmental health policy analyst at the David Suzuki Foundation David Page is a general practice lawyer in Ottawa, Canada and a member of the Institute of the Environment at the University of Ottawa

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