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Sunday, April 19, 2026
Pre-Conference Day
10:45 AM - 3:15 PM Pre-Registration and Pre-Conference Day Check In
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CAHH Annual General Meeting
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Pre-Conference Workshop: Visualized Perspective-Taking; reflective drawing anyone can do – or teach! (46)
Mrs. Haley Menard
Ottawa Art Gallery, Boardroom 		Pre-Conference Workshop: Healing the Healers Through Narrative-Based Medicine (79)
Dr. Aisha Husain, Dr. Amita Dayal
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Amazing Race @ Creating Space
Race Kit Pick Up: Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Foyer
This Amazing Race–style adventure through the downtown core, featuring over 5 surprise, fully accessible stops. Choose to go self-paced or join a group starting at 3:00 PM.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pre-Registration and Welcome Reception Check In
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Creating Space 16 Welcome Reception
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
Pre-Conference Day
10:45 AM - 3:15 PM Pre-Registration and Pre-Conference Day Check In
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CAHH Annual General Meeting
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Pre-Conference Workshop: Visualized Perspective-Taking; reflective drawing anyone can do – or teach! (46)
Mrs. Haley Menard
Ottawa Art Gallery, Boardroom
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Amazing Race @ Creating Space
Race Kit Pick Up: Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Foyer
This Amazing Race–style adventure through the downtown core, featuring over 5 surprise, fully accessible stops. Choose to go self-paced or join a group starting at 3:00 PM.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pre-Registration and Welcome Reception Check In
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Creating Space 16 Welcome Reception
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer

Pre-Conference Day
10:45 AM - 3:15 PM Pre-Registration and Pre-Conference Day Check In
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CAHH Annual General Meeting
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Pre-Conference Workshop: Healing the Healers Through Narrative-Based Medicine (79)
Dr. Aisha Husain, Dr. Amita Dayal
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Amazing Race @ Creating Space
Race Kit Pick Up: Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Foyer
This Amazing Race–style adventure through the downtown core, featuring over 5 surprise, fully accessible stops. Choose to go self-paced or join a group starting at 3:00 PM.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pre-Registration and Welcome Reception Check In
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Creating Space 16 Welcome Reception
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer

Pre-Conference Day
10:45 AM - 3:15 PM Pre-Registration and Pre-Conference Day Check In
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CAHH Annual General Meeting
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Pre-Conference Workshop: Visualized Perspective-Taking; reflective drawing anyone can do – or teach! (46)
Mrs. Haley Menard
Ottawa Art Gallery, Boardroom
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Amazing Race @ Creating Space
Race Kit Pick Up: Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Foyer
This Amazing Race–style adventure through the downtown core, featuring over 5 surprise, fully accessible stops. Choose to go self-paced or join a group starting at 3:00 PM.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pre-Registration and Welcome Reception Check In
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Creating Space 16 Welcome Reception
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer

Pre-Conference Day
10:45 AM - 3:15 PM Pre-Registration and Pre-Conference Day Check In
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CAHH Annual General Meeting
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Pre-Conference Workshop: Visualized Perspective-Taking; reflective drawing anyone can do – or teach! (46)
Mrs. Haley Menard
Ottawa Art Gallery, Boardroom
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Amazing Race @ Creating Space
Race Kit Pick Up: Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Foyer
This Amazing Race–style adventure through the downtown core, featuring over 5 surprise, fully accessible stops. Choose to go self-paced or join a group starting at 3:00 PM.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pre-Registration and Welcome Reception Check In
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Creating Space 16 Welcome Reception
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer

Pre-Conference Day
10:45 AM - 3:15 PM Pre-Registration and Pre-Conference Day Check In
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CAHH Annual General Meeting
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Pre-Conference Workshop: Healing the Healers Through Narrative-Based Medicine (79)
Dr. Aisha Husain, Dr. Amita Dayal
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Amazing Race @ Creating Space
Race Kit Pick Up: Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Foyer
This Amazing Race–style adventure through the downtown core, featuring over 5 surprise, fully accessible stops. Choose to go self-paced or join a group starting at 3:00 PM.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pre-Registration and Welcome Reception Check In
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Creating Space 16 Welcome Reception
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer

Pre-Conference Day
10:45 AM - 3:15 PM Pre-Registration and Pre-Conference Day Check In
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CAHH Annual General Meeting
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Pre-Conference Workshop: Healing the Healers Through Narrative-Based Medicine (79)
Dr. Aisha Husain, Dr. Amita Dayal
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Amazing Race @ Creating Space
Race Kit Pick Up: Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Foyer
This Amazing Race–style adventure through the downtown core, featuring over 5 surprise, fully accessible stops. Choose to go self-paced or join a group starting at 3:00 PM.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pre-Registration and Welcome Reception Check In
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Creating Space 16 Welcome Reception
Ottawa Art Gallery, Alma Duncan Salon Foyer

Monday, April 20, 2026

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
12:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presentations on Demand
Welcome to Day 1 of Creating Space 16
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast and Regsitration
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks from CAHH
Tracy Moniz, President, Canadian Association for Health Humanities (CAHH)
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM Indigenous Welcome
Simon Brascoupé
8:20 AM - 8:25 AM Welcome from Creating Space 16 Co-Chairs
Dr. Leonard Bloom and Dr. Thirusha Naidu
8:25 AM - 8:30 AM The Living Bouquet: A Mosaic of Identity
Art in Medicine Student Group
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM The Perils of Identity: How The Politics of Personal and Academic Identification Can Hamper Dialogue and Limit Personal Flourishing
Dr. Allan Peterkin and Dr. Pam Brett-Maclean
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM Ichigo Ichie: Photo-Elicitation Facilitated Conversation on Transience 一期に一度 (35)
Cory Ingram
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM Day 1 Morning Networking and Nutrition Break
Concurrent Session Stream 1.1
Oral Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Leonard Bloom
Alex Trebek Theatre 		Concurrent Session Stream 1.2
Oral Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Thirusha Naidu
Main Gallery 		Concurrent Session Stream 1.3
Workshop
Boardroom
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM Humanities and Nursing An Evolving Relationship (48)
Ms. Randip Dhaliwal, Mr. Davey Hamada 		Top Poster! On Paper: Building Sustainable Community Arts-Wellness Programming for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth (99)
Linda Li 		Healing Through Indigenous Art: Exploring Evidence, Practicing Stone Carving (76)
Mr. Noah Bennell
Gamifying Legacy-Making: Disrupting Linear Time in Transitional Care (114)
Dr. Colleen Renihan, Dr. Mariah Horner, Ms. Shaaminy Kathir 		Top Poster! Approaches to Support Clinical Communication with Indigenous Patients in Canada (100)
Qurat Ul Ain Qureshi
In Touch With History: Evolution of Embodied Care in Nursing (135)
Dr. Jessica Legacy 		Top Poster! Stitching Reflection: Embroidery for Embodied Research (73)
Abhinya Gulasingam
Curating Healing Spaces: How Art Integration Can Impact Healthcare Professionals (119)
Ms. Sarah Emily Srdarev 		Discussion Period
Reflections on Identity Formation in Illness and Grief Narratives (108)
Anita Slominska
Rethinking the Role of Illness Narratives in Health Humanities (132)
Ms. Mikaela Kassar
11:20 AM - 12:15 PM Day 1 Lunch
Concurrent Session Stream 2.1
Performance (Part 1)
Moderator: Dr. Eric Wooltorton
Alex Trebek Theatre 		Concurrent Session Stream 2.2
Oral Presentations
Moderator: Bridget Thompson
Main Gallery 		Concurrent Session Stream 2.3
Innovative Experience and Workshop
Moderator: Theresa Brideau
Boardroom
12:15 PM - 1:35 PM Health Education: Exploring Patient Identities Through Theatre: Part 1
Ms. Aimee Bouchard, Dr. Alan Ng and Dr. Denice Lewis, Featuring a performance of the Dead Siblings Society Created by Murph Hickey & Nick Maillet and Produced by Wildland Co. 		Using Comics to Explore Race and Colonialism in Medical Education (54)
Dr. Ellen Amster 		Gamifying Healthcare Narratives through Maze Metaphors: A Bitsy Game Workshop (104)
Dr. Sandra Danilovic
Digital Kuumba: Centering Africentric Intergenerational Digital Storytelling for Social Wellness (84)
Shanice Chin, Esther-Joelle Asare, Dr. Andrea Charise 		Diagnosis and Diaspora: Navigating Health Humanities Translations and Terrains (134)
Robin McCrary, Arundhati Dhara
Who’s to Blame: How Cartoons Inform Public Experiences of Pandemic (106)
Sophie Pulumbarit
Digital Storytelling to Understand Complex Experiences: Loving Alongside Dementia (41)
Melanie Lalani
1:35 PM - 1:40 PM Transition break
Concurrent Session Stream 3.1
Workshop (Part 2)
Moderator: Dr. Eric Wooltorton
Alex Trebek Theatre 		Concurrent Session Stream 3.2
Innovative Experience and Oral Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Thirusha Naidu
Main Gallery 		Concurrent Session Stream 3.3
Workshop
Boardroom
1:40 PM - 2:40 PM Health Education: Exploring Patient Identities Through Theatre: Part 2
Ms. Aimee Bouchard, Dr. Alan Ng and Dr. Denice Lewis, Featuring a performance of the Dead Siblings Society Created by Murph Hickey & Nick Maillet and Produced by Wildland Co. 		Remembering Buried Pasts: Illuminating Injustice and Resistance Through health Humanities (80)
Dr. Christine Cynn, Dr. Michael Dickinson, Dr. Victoria Tucker, Maryam Shaw, Victoria VIdal, Olivia Washington 		Body Talks: A Multi-arts Workshop on Identity, Intersectionality, and Celebration (126)
Shannon Kitchings
"Speak by Your Eyes”: Poetic Organic Inquiry (91)
Thirusha Naidu
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM Nutrition Break Featuring Poster Session and Art Viewing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM You Me Us
Anne Carlyle
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Island of Listeners: Stories of Death and Dying (109)
Dr. Carol Wiebe, Ms. Kim Kilpatrick
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Closing Remarks
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM An Evening at Club SAW
Track 1
Track 2
12:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presentations on Demand
Welcome to Day 1 of Creating Space 16
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast and Regsitration
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks from CAHH
Tracy Moniz, President, Canadian Association for Health Humanities (CAHH)
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM Indigenous Welcome
Simon Brascoupé
8:20 AM - 8:25 AM Welcome from Creating Space 16 Co-Chairs
Dr. Leonard Bloom and Dr. Thirusha Naidu
8:25 AM - 8:30 AM The Living Bouquet: A Mosaic of Identity
Art in Medicine Student Group
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM The Perils of Identity: How The Politics of Personal and Academic Identification Can Hamper Dialogue and Limit Personal Flourishing
Dr. Allan Peterkin and Dr. Pam Brett-Maclean
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM Ichigo Ichie: Photo-Elicitation Facilitated Conversation on Transience 一期に一度 (35)
Cory Ingram
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM Day 1 Morning Networking and Nutrition Break
Concurrent Session Stream 1.1
Oral Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Leonard Bloom
Alex Trebek Theatre 		Concurrent Session Stream 1.2
Oral Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Thirusha Naidu
Main Gallery
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM Humanities and Nursing An Evolving Relationship (48)
Ms. Randip Dhaliwal, Mr. Davey Hamada 		Top Poster! On Paper: Building Sustainable Community Arts-Wellness Programming for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth (99)
Linda Li
Gamifying Legacy-Making: Disrupting Linear Time in Transitional Care (114)
Dr. Colleen Renihan, Dr. Mariah Horner, Ms. Shaaminy Kathir 		Top Poster! Approaches to Support Clinical Communication with Indigenous Patients in Canada (100)
Qurat Ul Ain Qureshi
In Touch With History: Evolution of Embodied Care in Nursing (135)
Dr. Jessica Legacy 		Top Poster! Stitching Reflection: Embroidery for Embodied Research (73)
Abhinya Gulasingam
Curating Healing Spaces: How Art Integration Can Impact Healthcare Professionals (119)
Ms. Sarah Emily Srdarev 		Discussion Period
Reflections on Identity Formation in Illness and Grief Narratives (108)
Anita Slominska
Rethinking the Role of Illness Narratives in Health Humanities (132)
Ms. Mikaela Kassar
11:20 AM - 12:15 PM Day 1 Lunch
Concurrent Session Stream 2.1
Performance (Part 1)
Moderator: Dr. Eric Wooltorton
Alex Trebek Theatre 		Concurrent Session Stream 2.2
Oral Presentations
Moderator: Bridget Thompson
Main Gallery
12:15 PM - 1:35 PM Health Education: Exploring Patient Identities Through Theatre: Part 1
Ms. Aimee Bouchard, Dr. Alan Ng and Dr. Denice Lewis, Featuring a performance of the Dead Siblings Society Created by Murph Hickey & Nick Maillet and Produced by Wildland Co. 		Using Comics to Explore Race and Colonialism in Medical Education (54)
Dr. Ellen Amster
Digital Kuumba: Centering Africentric Intergenerational Digital Storytelling for Social Wellness (84)
Shanice Chin, Esther-Joelle Asare, Dr. Andrea Charise
Who’s to Blame: How Cartoons Inform Public Experiences of Pandemic (106)
Sophie Pulumbarit
Digital Storytelling to Understand Complex Experiences: Loving Alongside Dementia (41)
Melanie Lalani
1:35 PM - 1:40 PM Transition break
Concurrent Session Stream 3.1
Workshop (Part 2)
Moderator: Dr. Eric Wooltorton
Alex Trebek Theatre 		Concurrent Session Stream 3.2
Innovative Experience and Oral Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Thirusha Naidu
Main Gallery
1:40 PM - 2:40 PM Health Education: Exploring Patient Identities Through Theatre: Part 2
Ms. Aimee Bouchard, Dr. Alan Ng and Dr. Denice Lewis, Featuring a performance of the Dead Siblings Society Created by Murph Hickey & Nick Maillet and Produced by Wildland Co. 		Remembering Buried Pasts: Illuminating Injustice and Resistance Through health Humanities (80)
Dr. Christine Cynn, Dr. Michael Dickinson, Dr. Victoria Tucker, Maryam Shaw, Victoria VIdal, Olivia Washington
"Speak by Your Eyes”: Poetic Organic Inquiry (91)
Thirusha Naidu
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM Nutrition Break Featuring Poster Session and Art Viewing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM You Me Us
Anne Carlyle
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Island of Listeners: Stories of Death and Dying (109)
Dr. Carol Wiebe, Ms. Kim Kilpatrick
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Closing Remarks
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM An Evening at Club SAW

Track 3
12:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presentations on Demand
Welcome to Day 1 of Creating Space 16
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast and Regsitration
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks from CAHH
Tracy Moniz, President, Canadian Association for Health Humanities (CAHH)
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM Indigenous Welcome
Simon Brascoupé
8:20 AM - 8:25 AM Welcome from Creating Space 16 Co-Chairs
Dr. Leonard Bloom and Dr. Thirusha Naidu
8:25 AM - 8:30 AM The Living Bouquet: A Mosaic of Identity
Art in Medicine Student Group
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM The Perils of Identity: How The Politics of Personal and Academic Identification Can Hamper Dialogue and Limit Personal Flourishing
Dr. Allan Peterkin and Dr. Pam Brett-Maclean
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM Ichigo Ichie: Photo-Elicitation Facilitated Conversation on Transience 一期に一度 (35)
Cory Ingram
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM Day 1 Morning Networking and Nutrition Break
Concurrent Session Stream 1.3
Workshop
Boardroom
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM Healing Through Indigenous Art: Exploring Evidence, Practicing Stone Carving (76)
Mr. Noah Bennell
11:20 AM - 12:15 PM Day 1 Lunch
Concurrent Session Stream 2.3
Innovative Experience and Workshop
Moderator: Theresa Brideau
Boardroom
12:15 PM - 1:35 PM Gamifying Healthcare Narratives through Maze Metaphors: A Bitsy Game Workshop (104)
Dr. Sandra Danilovic
Diagnosis and Diaspora: Navigating Health Humanities Translations and Terrains (134)
Robin McCrary, Arundhati Dhara
1:35 PM - 1:40 PM Transition break
Concurrent Session Stream 3.3
Workshop
Boardroom
1:40 PM - 2:40 PM Body Talks: A Multi-arts Workshop on Identity, Intersectionality, and Celebration (126)
Shannon Kitchings
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM Nutrition Break Featuring Poster Session and Art Viewing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM You Me Us
Anne Carlyle
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Island of Listeners: Stories of Death and Dying (109)
Dr. Carol Wiebe, Ms. Kim Kilpatrick
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Closing Remarks
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM An Evening at Club SAW

Track 1
12:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presentations on Demand
Welcome to Day 1 of Creating Space 16
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast and Regsitration
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks from CAHH
Tracy Moniz, President, Canadian Association for Health Humanities (CAHH)
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM Indigenous Welcome
Simon Brascoupé
8:20 AM - 8:25 AM Welcome from Creating Space 16 Co-Chairs
Dr. Leonard Bloom and Dr. Thirusha Naidu
8:25 AM - 8:30 AM The Living Bouquet: A Mosaic of Identity
Art in Medicine Student Group
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM The Perils of Identity: How The Politics of Personal and Academic Identification Can Hamper Dialogue and Limit Personal Flourishing
Dr. Allan Peterkin and Dr. Pam Brett-Maclean
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM Ichigo Ichie: Photo-Elicitation Facilitated Conversation on Transience 一期に一度 (35)
Cory Ingram
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM Day 1 Morning Networking and Nutrition Break
Concurrent Session Stream 1.1
Oral Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Leonard Bloom
Alex Trebek Theatre
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM Humanities and Nursing An Evolving Relationship (48)
Ms. Randip Dhaliwal, Mr. Davey Hamada
Gamifying Legacy-Making: Disrupting Linear Time in Transitional Care (114)
Dr. Colleen Renihan, Dr. Mariah Horner, Ms. Shaaminy Kathir
In Touch With History: Evolution of Embodied Care in Nursing (135)
Dr. Jessica Legacy
Curating Healing Spaces: How Art Integration Can Impact Healthcare Professionals (119)
Ms. Sarah Emily Srdarev
11:20 AM - 12:15 PM Day 1 Lunch
Concurrent Session Stream 2.1
Performance (Part 1)
Moderator: Dr. Eric Wooltorton
Alex Trebek Theatre
12:15 PM - 1:35 PM Health Education: Exploring Patient Identities Through Theatre: Part 1
Ms. Aimee Bouchard, Dr. Alan Ng and Dr. Denice Lewis, Featuring a performance of the Dead Siblings Society Created by Murph Hickey & Nick Maillet and Produced by Wildland Co.
1:35 PM - 1:40 PM Transition break
Concurrent Session Stream 3.1
Workshop (Part 2)
Moderator: Dr. Eric Wooltorton
Alex Trebek Theatre
1:40 PM - 2:40 PM Health Education: Exploring Patient Identities Through Theatre: Part 2
Ms. Aimee Bouchard, Dr. Alan Ng and Dr. Denice Lewis, Featuring a performance of the Dead Siblings Society Created by Murph Hickey & Nick Maillet and Produced by Wildland Co.
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM Nutrition Break Featuring Poster Session and Art Viewing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM You Me Us
Anne Carlyle
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Island of Listeners: Stories of Death and Dying (109)
Dr. Carol Wiebe, Ms. Kim Kilpatrick
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Closing Remarks
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM An Evening at Club SAW

Track 2
12:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presentations on Demand
Welcome to Day 1 of Creating Space 16
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast and Regsitration
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks from CAHH
Tracy Moniz, President, Canadian Association for Health Humanities (CAHH)
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM Indigenous Welcome
Simon Brascoupé
8:20 AM - 8:25 AM Welcome from Creating Space 16 Co-Chairs
Dr. Leonard Bloom and Dr. Thirusha Naidu
8:25 AM - 8:30 AM The Living Bouquet: A Mosaic of Identity
Art in Medicine Student Group
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM The Perils of Identity: How The Politics of Personal and Academic Identification Can Hamper Dialogue and Limit Personal Flourishing
Dr. Allan Peterkin and Dr. Pam Brett-Maclean
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM Ichigo Ichie: Photo-Elicitation Facilitated Conversation on Transience 一期に一度 (35)
Cory Ingram
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM Day 1 Morning Networking and Nutrition Break
Concurrent Session Stream 1.2
Oral Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Thirusha Naidu
Main Gallery
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM Top Poster! On Paper: Building Sustainable Community Arts-Wellness Programming for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth (99)
Linda Li
Top Poster! Approaches to Support Clinical Communication with Indigenous Patients in Canada (100)
Qurat Ul Ain Qureshi
Top Poster! Stitching Reflection: Embroidery for Embodied Research (73)
Abhinya Gulasingam
Discussion Period
Reflections on Identity Formation in Illness and Grief Narratives (108)
Anita Slominska
Rethinking the Role of Illness Narratives in Health Humanities (132)
Ms. Mikaela Kassar
11:20 AM - 12:15 PM Day 1 Lunch
Concurrent Session Stream 2.2
Oral Presentations
Moderator: Bridget Thompson
Main Gallery
12:15 PM - 1:35 PM Using Comics to Explore Race and Colonialism in Medical Education (54)
Dr. Ellen Amster
Digital Kuumba: Centering Africentric Intergenerational Digital Storytelling for Social Wellness (84)
Shanice Chin, Esther-Joelle Asare, Dr. Andrea Charise
Who’s to Blame: How Cartoons Inform Public Experiences of Pandemic (106)
Sophie Pulumbarit
Digital Storytelling to Understand Complex Experiences: Loving Alongside Dementia (41)
Melanie Lalani
1:35 PM - 1:40 PM Transition break
Concurrent Session Stream 3.2
Innovative Experience and Oral Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Thirusha Naidu
Main Gallery
1:40 PM - 2:40 PM Remembering Buried Pasts: Illuminating Injustice and Resistance Through health Humanities (80)
Dr. Christine Cynn, Dr. Michael Dickinson, Dr. Victoria Tucker, Maryam Shaw, Victoria VIdal, Olivia Washington
"Speak by Your Eyes”: Poetic Organic Inquiry (91)
Thirusha Naidu
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM Nutrition Break Featuring Poster Session and Art Viewing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM You Me Us
Anne Carlyle
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Island of Listeners: Stories of Death and Dying (109)
Dr. Carol Wiebe, Ms. Kim Kilpatrick
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Closing Remarks
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM An Evening at Club SAW

Track 3
12:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presentations on Demand
Welcome to Day 1 of Creating Space 16
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast and Regsitration
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks from CAHH
Tracy Moniz, President, Canadian Association for Health Humanities (CAHH)
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM Indigenous Welcome
Simon Brascoupé
8:20 AM - 8:25 AM Welcome from Creating Space 16 Co-Chairs
Dr. Leonard Bloom and Dr. Thirusha Naidu
8:25 AM - 8:30 AM The Living Bouquet: A Mosaic of Identity
Art in Medicine Student Group
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM The Perils of Identity: How The Politics of Personal and Academic Identification Can Hamper Dialogue and Limit Personal Flourishing
Dr. Allan Peterkin and Dr. Pam Brett-Maclean
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM Ichigo Ichie: Photo-Elicitation Facilitated Conversation on Transience 一期に一度 (35)
Cory Ingram
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM Day 1 Morning Networking and Nutrition Break
Concurrent Session Stream 1.3
Workshop
Boardroom
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM Healing Through Indigenous Art: Exploring Evidence, Practicing Stone Carving (76)
Mr. Noah Bennell
11:20 AM - 12:15 PM Day 1 Lunch
Concurrent Session Stream 2.3
Innovative Experience and Workshop
Moderator: Theresa Brideau
Boardroom
12:15 PM - 1:35 PM Gamifying Healthcare Narratives through Maze Metaphors: A Bitsy Game Workshop (104)
Dr. Sandra Danilovic
Diagnosis and Diaspora: Navigating Health Humanities Translations and Terrains (134)
Robin McCrary, Arundhati Dhara
1:35 PM - 1:40 PM Transition break
Concurrent Session Stream 3.3
Workshop
Boardroom
1:40 PM - 2:40 PM Body Talks: A Multi-arts Workshop on Identity, Intersectionality, and Celebration (126)
Shannon Kitchings
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM Nutrition Break Featuring Poster Session and Art Viewing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM You Me Us
Anne Carlyle
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Island of Listeners: Stories of Death and Dying (109)
Dr. Carol Wiebe, Ms. Kim Kilpatrick
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Closing Remarks
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM An Evening at Club SAW

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Welcome to Day 2 of Creating Space 16
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast and Registration
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM Why Engagement Matters: Strengthening Physician Voice Through OMA
Dr. Anmar Salman
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Building Community: The Power of Physician Connection and Involvement
Dr. Anish Mody
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks Day 2
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM Medical Student & Resident Creative Writing and Visual Art Contest: Award Presentation
8:20 AM - 9:00 AM Nurturing Growth between the Cracks:  Fostering Humanistic Identities and Practice
Dr. Arno Kumagai
9:08 AM - 9:15 AM Healing with Harmony: Music as Healthcare’s Sustenance (87)
Wendy Stewart
Concurrent Session Stream 4
Concurrent Session Stream 4.1
Oral Presentations and Performance
Moderator: Lynn Bloom
Alex Trebek Theatre 		Concurrent Session Stream 4.2
Panel Discussion and Performance
Moderator: Robert Stacey
Main Gallery 		Concurrent Session Stream 4.3
Oral Presentations and Performance
Moderated by: Thirusha Naidu
Upper Gallery 		Concurrent Session Stream 4.4
Workshop and Performance
Moderator: Eric Wooltorton
Boardroom
9:20 AM - 10:50 AM Art in Action: Co-Designing Policy Messages with Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness (97)
Dr. Martina Kelly 		Tumor, Strange, Parent, Voice: Poets Reading Their Work on Disability (60)
Dr. Shane Neilson, Conyer Clayton, Jim Johnstone, Nancy Huggett 		Speaking identities in Chinese Immigrant Women’s Gynecological Examinations (62)
Yutong Lu 		Connecting with Dance: Identity, Creativity, and Wellbeing through Accessible Movement (113)
Maria Shepertycki, Dr. Martha Holt, Elena Ilin
“I’m Part of the Community”: Newcomer Empowerment Through Community Arts (103)
Ms. Esther-Joelle Asare, Dr. Andrea Charise 		Words in the In-Between, a Creative Space (93)
Dr. Marlene Kadar 		Tolerating Ambiguity: A Humanities-Based Approach to Pediatric Professional Identity Formation (115)
Dr. Ashna Asim 		Impulse: Translating Tourettic Embodied Experiences (33)
Dr. Daniel Jones
"Between Compression and Breath": Reflections on Identity by Winners of the Visual Art and Creative Writing Contest for Medical Students and Residents, Creating Space 16
Ms. Lynn Bloom, Mr. Keith Wong 		Whither Irony: Is There a Place for Double-Vision in Medicine? (45)
Tinu Ruparell
Ripping Down Half the Trees: Poetry, Health, and Emotional Labour (55)
Evan J 		The Silent Struggle: Poetry of Love and Loss (133)
Mr. Matthew Wong
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
Day 2 Morning Nutrition Break
11:05 AM - 11:45 AM Hip-Hop as Social Venting: Rethinking Hip-Hop as Social Theorizing and Social Critique
Dr. Awad Ibrahim
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Awards Presentation and Conference Adjournment
Post Event Activities
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) Workshop at the National Gallery of Canada
Track 1
Track 2
Welcome to Day 2 of Creating Space 16
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast and Registration
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM Why Engagement Matters: Strengthening Physician Voice Through OMA
Dr. Anmar Salman
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Building Community: The Power of Physician Connection and Involvement
Dr. Anish Mody
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks Day 2
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM Medical Student & Resident Creative Writing and Visual Art Contest: Award Presentation
8:20 AM - 9:00 AM Nurturing Growth between the Cracks:  Fostering Humanistic Identities and Practice
Dr. Arno Kumagai
9:08 AM - 9:15 AM Healing with Harmony: Music as Healthcare’s Sustenance (87)
Wendy Stewart
Concurrent Session Stream 4
Concurrent Session Stream 4.1
Oral Presentations and Performance
Moderator: Lynn Bloom
Alex Trebek Theatre 		Concurrent Session Stream 4.2
Panel Discussion and Performance
Moderator: Robert Stacey
Main Gallery
9:20 AM - 10:50 AM Art in Action: Co-Designing Policy Messages with Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness (97)
Dr. Martina Kelly 		Tumor, Strange, Parent, Voice: Poets Reading Their Work on Disability (60)
Dr. Shane Neilson, Conyer Clayton, Jim Johnstone, Nancy Huggett
“I’m Part of the Community”: Newcomer Empowerment Through Community Arts (103)
Ms. Esther-Joelle Asare, Dr. Andrea Charise 		Words in the In-Between, a Creative Space (93)
Dr. Marlene Kadar
"Between Compression and Breath": Reflections on Identity by Winners of the Visual Art and Creative Writing Contest for Medical Students and Residents, Creating Space 16
Ms. Lynn Bloom, Mr. Keith Wong
Ripping Down Half the Trees: Poetry, Health, and Emotional Labour (55)
Evan J
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
Day 2 Morning Nutrition Break
11:05 AM - 11:45 AM Hip-Hop as Social Venting: Rethinking Hip-Hop as Social Theorizing and Social Critique
Dr. Awad Ibrahim
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Awards Presentation and Conference Adjournment
Post Event Activities
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) Workshop at the National Gallery of Canada

Track 3
Track 4
Welcome to Day 2 of Creating Space 16
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast and Registration
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM Why Engagement Matters: Strengthening Physician Voice Through OMA
Dr. Anmar Salman
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Building Community: The Power of Physician Connection and Involvement
Dr. Anish Mody
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks Day 2
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM Medical Student & Resident Creative Writing and Visual Art Contest: Award Presentation
8:20 AM - 9:00 AM Nurturing Growth between the Cracks:  Fostering Humanistic Identities and Practice
Dr. Arno Kumagai
9:08 AM - 9:15 AM Healing with Harmony: Music as Healthcare’s Sustenance (87)
Wendy Stewart
Concurrent Session Stream 4
Concurrent Session Stream 4.3
Oral Presentations and Performance
Moderated by: Thirusha Naidu
Upper Gallery 		Concurrent Session Stream 4.4
Workshop and Performance
Moderator: Eric Wooltorton
Boardroom
9:20 AM - 10:50 AM Speaking identities in Chinese Immigrant Women’s Gynecological Examinations (62)
Yutong Lu 		Connecting with Dance: Identity, Creativity, and Wellbeing through Accessible Movement (113)
Maria Shepertycki, Dr. Martha Holt, Elena Ilin
Tolerating Ambiguity: A Humanities-Based Approach to Pediatric Professional Identity Formation (115)
Dr. Ashna Asim 		Impulse: Translating Tourettic Embodied Experiences (33)
Dr. Daniel Jones
Whither Irony: Is There a Place for Double-Vision in Medicine? (45)
Tinu Ruparell
The Silent Struggle: Poetry of Love and Loss (133)
Mr. Matthew Wong
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
Day 2 Morning Nutrition Break
11:05 AM - 11:45 AM Hip-Hop as Social Venting: Rethinking Hip-Hop as Social Theorizing and Social Critique
Dr. Awad Ibrahim
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Awards Presentation and Conference Adjournment
Post Event Activities
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) Workshop at the National Gallery of Canada

Track 1
Welcome to Day 2 of Creating Space 16
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast and Registration
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM Why Engagement Matters: Strengthening Physician Voice Through OMA
Dr. Anmar Salman
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Building Community: The Power of Physician Connection and Involvement
Dr. Anish Mody
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks Day 2
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM Medical Student & Resident Creative Writing and Visual Art Contest: Award Presentation
8:20 AM - 9:00 AM Nurturing Growth between the Cracks:  Fostering Humanistic Identities and Practice
Dr. Arno Kumagai
9:08 AM - 9:15 AM Healing with Harmony: Music as Healthcare’s Sustenance (87)
Wendy Stewart
Concurrent Session Stream 4
Concurrent Session Stream 4.1
Oral Presentations and Performance
Moderator: Lynn Bloom
Alex Trebek Theatre
9:20 AM - 10:50 AM Art in Action: Co-Designing Policy Messages with Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness (97)
Dr. Martina Kelly
“I’m Part of the Community”: Newcomer Empowerment Through Community Arts (103)
Ms. Esther-Joelle Asare, Dr. Andrea Charise
"Between Compression and Breath": Reflections on Identity by Winners of the Visual Art and Creative Writing Contest for Medical Students and Residents, Creating Space 16
Ms. Lynn Bloom, Mr. Keith Wong
Ripping Down Half the Trees: Poetry, Health, and Emotional Labour (55)
Evan J
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
Day 2 Morning Nutrition Break
11:05 AM - 11:45 AM Hip-Hop as Social Venting: Rethinking Hip-Hop as Social Theorizing and Social Critique
Dr. Awad Ibrahim
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Awards Presentation and Conference Adjournment
Post Event Activities
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) Workshop at the National Gallery of Canada

Track 2
Welcome to Day 2 of Creating Space 16
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast and Registration
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM Why Engagement Matters: Strengthening Physician Voice Through OMA
Dr. Anmar Salman
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Building Community: The Power of Physician Connection and Involvement
Dr. Anish Mody
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks Day 2
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM Medical Student & Resident Creative Writing and Visual Art Contest: Award Presentation
8:20 AM - 9:00 AM Nurturing Growth between the Cracks:  Fostering Humanistic Identities and Practice
Dr. Arno Kumagai
9:08 AM - 9:15 AM Healing with Harmony: Music as Healthcare’s Sustenance (87)
Wendy Stewart
Concurrent Session Stream 4
Concurrent Session Stream 4.2
Panel Discussion and Performance
Moderator: Robert Stacey
Main Gallery
9:20 AM - 10:50 AM Tumor, Strange, Parent, Voice: Poets Reading Their Work on Disability (60)
Dr. Shane Neilson, Conyer Clayton, Jim Johnstone, Nancy Huggett
Words in the In-Between, a Creative Space (93)
Dr. Marlene Kadar
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
Day 2 Morning Nutrition Break
11:05 AM - 11:45 AM Hip-Hop as Social Venting: Rethinking Hip-Hop as Social Theorizing and Social Critique
Dr. Awad Ibrahim
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Awards Presentation and Conference Adjournment
Post Event Activities
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) Workshop at the National Gallery of Canada

Track 3
Welcome to Day 2 of Creating Space 16
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast and Registration
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM Why Engagement Matters: Strengthening Physician Voice Through OMA
Dr. Anmar Salman
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Building Community: The Power of Physician Connection and Involvement
Dr. Anish Mody
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks Day 2
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM Medical Student & Resident Creative Writing and Visual Art Contest: Award Presentation
8:20 AM - 9:00 AM Nurturing Growth between the Cracks:  Fostering Humanistic Identities and Practice
Dr. Arno Kumagai
9:08 AM - 9:15 AM Healing with Harmony: Music as Healthcare’s Sustenance (87)
Wendy Stewart
Concurrent Session Stream 4
Concurrent Session Stream 4.3
Oral Presentations and Performance
Moderated by: Thirusha Naidu
Upper Gallery
9:20 AM - 10:50 AM Speaking identities in Chinese Immigrant Women’s Gynecological Examinations (62)
Yutong Lu
Tolerating Ambiguity: A Humanities-Based Approach to Pediatric Professional Identity Formation (115)
Dr. Ashna Asim
Whither Irony: Is There a Place for Double-Vision in Medicine? (45)
Tinu Ruparell
The Silent Struggle: Poetry of Love and Loss (133)
Mr. Matthew Wong
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
Day 2 Morning Nutrition Break
11:05 AM - 11:45 AM Hip-Hop as Social Venting: Rethinking Hip-Hop as Social Theorizing and Social Critique
Dr. Awad Ibrahim
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Awards Presentation and Conference Adjournment
Post Event Activities
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) Workshop at the National Gallery of Canada

Track 4
Welcome to Day 2 of Creating Space 16
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast and Registration
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM Why Engagement Matters: Strengthening Physician Voice Through OMA
Dr. Anmar Salman
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Building Community: The Power of Physician Connection and Involvement
Dr. Anish Mody
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks Day 2
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM Medical Student & Resident Creative Writing and Visual Art Contest: Award Presentation
8:20 AM - 9:00 AM Nurturing Growth between the Cracks:  Fostering Humanistic Identities and Practice
Dr. Arno Kumagai
9:08 AM - 9:15 AM Healing with Harmony: Music as Healthcare’s Sustenance (87)
Wendy Stewart
Concurrent Session Stream 4
Concurrent Session Stream 4.4
Workshop and Performance
Moderator: Eric Wooltorton
Boardroom
9:20 AM - 10:50 AM Connecting with Dance: Identity, Creativity, and Wellbeing through Accessible Movement (113)
Maria Shepertycki, Dr. Martha Holt, Elena Ilin
Impulse: Translating Tourettic Embodied Experiences (33)
Dr. Daniel Jones
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
Day 2 Morning Nutrition Break
11:05 AM - 11:45 AM Hip-Hop as Social Venting: Rethinking Hip-Hop as Social Theorizing and Social Critique
Dr. Awad Ibrahim
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Awards Presentation and Conference Adjournment
Post Event Activities
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) Workshop at the National Gallery of Canada

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