Previous Speaking Engagements


2008  
Feb 12 Articulating Spirituality.   Invited workshop for Chronic Disease Management, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta  (Presented with Dr Carruthers; Dr Toews; and Rev. Bob Glasgow).
March 11 Family Nursing Interventions: Which ones are useful and effective? Invited workshop for Faculty of Nursing, University of Iceland and Landspítali Hospital, Reykavik, Iceland
March 13 What Happened to Suffering and Spirituality in Nursing Practice?: Some thoughts on Reclaiming and (Re)Embracing Invited workshop for Faculty of Nursing, University of Iceland And Landspítali Hospital, Reykavik, Iceland.
April 9 Spirituality, Suffering, and Beliefs: The Soul of Clinical Practice. Invited keynote address for Geriatric Mental Health Institute Annual Conference, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
April 10 Hot Tips for Including Families of Older Adults in Your Everyday Practice. Invited plenary session for Geriatric Mental Health Institute Annual Conference, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
May 8 Seven Spiritual Care Practices to Soften Illness Suffering:    Lessons Learned from Clinical Practice, Research, and Living Life.   Workshop session for Spirituality: The Invisible Ingredient in Health and Healing Conference sponsored by Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
May 12 Family Nursing Interventions:   What is effective, useful, and healing?    Invited workshop for Faculty of Nursing, Porto University, Porto, Portugal.
May 16 Spirituality, Suffering, and Illness: A New Trinity for Nursing Practice Invited workshop for doctoral students and faculty at University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
May 17 Family Assessment and Intervention: Why, When, and How? Invited lecture for doctoral students and faculty at University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
May 29 The Circle of Influence in Family Nursing:  How Clinical Practice, Research, and Theory all Came Together.    Invited presentation for Faculty of Nursing, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
July 4 In Sickness and In Health.   Workshop session for Smart Marriages Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, USA (with Dr Janice M. Bell).

2007  
January 20 Illness Beliefs, Suffering, and Spirituality: Ideas for Helping and Healing Families Invited keynote address at Serono Canada's Fifth Annual National Nurses Meeting, Montreal, Canada
June 4 One Idea for Healing Families and Communities: Soften Suffering through Spiritual Practices Invited keynote address at 8th International Family Nursing Conference, Bangkok, Thailand
September Spirituality, Health, and Illness: What can we do to Soften Suffering? Invited 3 day conference @ Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand
October 30
(Re) Embracing Suffering: One Path for Spiritual Healing. Invited Keynote at International Conference on Chronic Disease Management, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
What Spiritual Care Practices Soften Suffering? Lessons Learned from Research, Clinical Practice, and Living Life. Invited Workshop at International Conference on Chronic Disease Management, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
November 23
Calgary Family Assessment and Intervention Models:   Hot Tips for Teaching and Implementing in Clinical Practice, Red River College, Winnipeg, MB, Canada  (with Dr Maureen Leahey)
December 7
Spiritual Care in Clinical Practice, Workshop for Chronic Disease Management, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Canada (with Dr John Towes and Rev Bob Glasgow)

2006

September 11-13 Family Counseling:  Clinical Skills that Make a Difference.  Invited 3 day workshop at Burapha University,  Chonburi, Thailand. 
October 10 Beliefs, Suffering, and Spirituality: The Invisible Trinity in Illness, Health, and Healing.    Invited Lecture at University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
October 16 Therapeutic Conversations and Questions: The Core of Family Nursing.     Invited keynote at Scientific Investigation in Nursing Conference, Madeira, Portugal.
October 17

Illness Beliefs Model:  Lessons Learned from Clinical Practice and Research.   Invited workshop at Family Centered Conference, Madeira, Portugal

October 26 Beliefs, Suffering, and Spirituality:   The Invisible Trinity in Health and Healing; Exploring Health and Healing, Calgary Health Region, Banff, Canada
November 10 Spirituality, suffering, and illness;  Ideas for healing.   4th International Multidisciplinary Conference on Spirituality and Health:  Interweaving Science, Wisdom and Compassion,   Vancouver, BC, Canada
November 15 "Hot Tips for Including Families in your Everyday Practice" Invited lecture at Landspítali Hospital,  Reykavik, Iceland
November 23-24 “Calgary Family Assessment and Intervention Models: How to Make a Difference  in Clinical Practice”   Invited workshop at Landspítali Hospital, Reykavik, Iceland
December 4 Spirituality, Suffering, and Beliefs: The Soul of Clinical Practice Invited workshop at the Chronic Disease Management Spirituality, Health, and Illness Workshop Series, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Canada