Invited Speakers — SIO® International Annual Conference

Dr. Rogers Prize Luncheon Keynote

Dr. Gregor Reid

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Western University
Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute

#SIO2023 Keynote Speakers

Donald Abrams, MD

Integrative Oncologist, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Professor Emeritus of Medicine, University of California San Francisco

#SIO2023 Plenary Speakers

Lynda Balneaves, RN, PHD

Associate professor, College of Nursing, Helen Glass Centre for Nursing
University of Manitoba
Marsha D. Banks-Harold, BSEE, C-IAYT, TCTSY-F

Certified Yoga Therapist & Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator
PIES Fitness Yoga Studio
TIng Bao, MD, MS

Physician
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lea Bill, RN, BScN

Executive Director, Alberta FNIGC
Jennifer Brunet, PhD

Associate Professor
University of Ottawa
Linda Carlson, PhD, RPsych

Professor, Department of Oncology
Cumming School of Medicine
Nicole Culos-Reed, PhD

Professor
University of Calgary
Julie Deleemans, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Patient Advocate
University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine
Andrea Feldstain, PhD

Psychologist
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Barbara Frazer

Nehiyaw (Cree)
Lyle Galloway, MD

Medical Lead, Pain/Palliative Service, TBCC
Alberta Health Services
Betsy Glosik

Patient Advocate Committee Chair, Society for Integrative Oncology
Peter Johnstone

Vice Chair & Clinical Director, Department of Radiation Oncology. Moffitt Cancer Center
Dr. Heather Leach

Associate Professor. Colorado State University
Angeline Letendre

Lead Scientist Indigenous Communities
Alberta Health Services
Maryam Lustberg, MD, MPH

Director, Yale Breast Center
Yale University
Purdy MacKenzie

Patient Advocate
Jun Mao, MD

Laurance S. Rockefeller Chair in Integrative Medicine & Chief, Integrative Medicine Service Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Gregg Nelson, OBGYN

Professor,
University of Calgary
Vinesha Ramasamy, BComm

AYA CAN - Canadian Cancer Advocacy
Cherie Sampson

Professor, School of Visual Studies, University of Missouri
Carolyn Shimmin

Public and Patient Engagement Lead
George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation
Ron Shore, MPA, PhD

Research Scientist
Queen’s Health Sciences
Post-doctoral fellow in Public Health Sciences Queen’s University in Kingston Ontario
Eleanor Walker, MD
Lise Worthen-Chaudhari, (she/her), PhD, MFA, CMES

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation The Ohio State University
Amanda Wurz, PhD

Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology
University of the Fraser Valley
Suzie Zick, MD, MPH

Research Professor of Family Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan