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Sunday, April 19, 2026






Monday, April 20, 2026

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Welcome to Day 1 of Creating Space 16
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration
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
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 Art in Medicine Student Group: Interactive Art Exhibit Overview
8:30 AM - 9:15 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
9:15 AM - 9:23 AM Ichigo Ichie: Photo-Elicitation Facilitated Conversation on Transience 一期に一度 (35)
Cory Ingram
9:23 AM - 9:30 AM Chronically Iconic: How Disability Shaped My Voice, Not My Limits (50)
Jenna Kedy
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM Day 1 Morning Networking and Nutrition Break
Concurrent Session Stream 1.1
Oral Presentations
Concurrent Session Stream 1.2
Oral Presentations
Concurrent Session Stream 1.3
Workshop
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM Humanities and Nursing An Evolving Relationship (48)
Ms. Randip Dhaliwal
Threads of Care: Weaving Patient Stories into Health Education (101)
Dr. Kathy Sitter
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
Reflections on Identity Formation in Illness and Grief Narratives (108)
Anita Slominska
In Touch With History: Evolution of Embodied Care in Nursing (135)
Dr. Jessica Legacy
Rethinking the Role of Illness Narratives in Health Humanities (132)
Ms. Mikaela Kassar
Curating Healing Spaces: How Art Integration Can Impact Health Care Professionals (119)
Ms. Sarah Emily Srdarev
11:20 AM - 12:15 PM
Day 1 Lunch
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
CAHH Annual General Meeting
Concurrent Session Stream 2.1
Performance (Part 1)
Concurrent Session Stream 2.2
Oral Presentations
Concurrent Session Stream 2.3
Oral Presentation and Panel Discussion
12:15 PM - 1:35 PM Health Education: Exploring Patient Identities Through Theatre: Part 1
Ms. Aimee Bouchard, Dr. Alan Ng,  Dr. Denice Lewis and Dr. Leonard Bloom, 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)
Gloria Umogbai
Diagnosis and Diaspora: Navigating Health Humanities Translations and Terrains (134)
Robin McCrary
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)
Concurrent Session Stream 3.2
Innovative Experience and Oral Presentations
Concurrent Session Stream 3.3
Workshop
1:40 PM - 2:40 PM Health Education: Exploring Patient Identities Through Theatre: Part 2
Ms. Aimee Bouchard, Dr. Alan Ng, Dr. Denice Lewis and Dr. Leonard Bloom, Featuring a performance of the Dead Siblings Society Created by Murph Hickey & Nick Maillet and Produced by Wildland Co.
Theatre-based Learning in Health Education: A Pedagogical Strategy (75)
Natalie Beausoleil
Body Talks: A Multi-arts Workshop on Identity, Intersectionality, and Celebration (126)
Shannon Kitchings
Remembering Buried Pasts: Illuminating Injustice and Resistance Through health Humanities (80)
Dr. Christine Cynn
"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
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
Welcome to Day 1 of Creating Space 16
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration
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
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 Art in Medicine Student Group: Interactive Art Exhibit Overview
8:30 AM - 9:15 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
9:15 AM - 9:23 AM Ichigo Ichie: Photo-Elicitation Facilitated Conversation on Transience 一期に一度 (35)
Cory Ingram
9:23 AM - 9:30 AM Chronically Iconic: How Disability Shaped My Voice, Not My Limits (50)
Jenna Kedy
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM Day 1 Morning Networking and Nutrition Break
Concurrent Session Stream 1.1
Oral Presentations
Concurrent Session Stream 1.2
Oral Presentations
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM Humanities and Nursing An Evolving Relationship (48)
Ms. Randip Dhaliwal
Threads of Care: Weaving Patient Stories into Health Education (101)
Dr. Kathy Sitter
Gamifying Legacy-Making: Disrupting Linear Time in Transitional Care (114)
Dr. Colleen Renihan
Reflections on Identity Formation in Illness and Grief Narratives (108)
Anita Slominska
In Touch With History: Evolution of Embodied Care in Nursing (135)
Dr. Jessica Legacy
Rethinking the Role of Illness Narratives in Health Humanities (132)
Ms. Mikaela Kassar
Curating Healing Spaces: How Art Integration Can Impact Health Care Professionals (119)
Ms. Sarah Emily Srdarev
11:20 AM - 12:15 PM
Day 1 Lunch
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
CAHH Annual General Meeting
Concurrent Session Stream 2.1
Performance (Part 1)
Concurrent Session Stream 2.2
Oral Presentations
12:15 PM - 1:35 PM Health Education: Exploring Patient Identities Through Theatre: Part 1
Ms. Aimee Bouchard, Dr. Alan Ng,  Dr. Denice Lewis and Dr. Leonard Bloom, 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)
Gloria Umogbai
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)
Concurrent Session Stream 3.2
Innovative Experience and Oral Presentations
1:40 PM - 2:40 PM Health Education: Exploring Patient Identities Through Theatre: Part 2
Ms. Aimee Bouchard, Dr. Alan Ng, Dr. Denice Lewis and Dr. Leonard Bloom, Featuring a performance of the Dead Siblings Society Created by Murph Hickey & Nick Maillet and Produced by Wildland Co.
Theatre-based Learning in Health Education: A Pedagogical Strategy (75)
Natalie Beausoleil
Remembering Buried Pasts: Illuminating Injustice and Resistance Through health Humanities (80)
Dr. Christine Cynn
"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
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Closing Remarks
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM An Evening at Club SAW

Track 3
Welcome to Day 1 of Creating Space 16
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration
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
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 Art in Medicine Student Group: Interactive Art Exhibit Overview
8:30 AM - 9:15 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
9:15 AM - 9:23 AM Ichigo Ichie: Photo-Elicitation Facilitated Conversation on Transience 一期に一度 (35)
Cory Ingram
9:23 AM - 9:30 AM Chronically Iconic: How Disability Shaped My Voice, Not My Limits (50)
Jenna Kedy
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM Day 1 Morning Networking and Nutrition Break
Concurrent Session Stream 1.3
Workshop
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
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
CAHH Annual General Meeting
Concurrent Session Stream 2.3
Oral Presentation and Panel Discussion
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
1:35 PM - 1:40 PM
Transition break
Concurrent Session Stream 3.3
Workshop
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
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Closing Remarks
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM An Evening at Club SAW

Track 1
Welcome to Day 1 of Creating Space 16
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration
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
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 Art in Medicine Student Group: Interactive Art Exhibit Overview
8:30 AM - 9:15 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
9:15 AM - 9:23 AM Ichigo Ichie: Photo-Elicitation Facilitated Conversation on Transience 一期に一度 (35)
Cory Ingram
9:23 AM - 9:30 AM Chronically Iconic: How Disability Shaped My Voice, Not My Limits (50)
Jenna Kedy
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM Day 1 Morning Networking and Nutrition Break
Concurrent Session Stream 1.1
Oral Presentations
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM Humanities and Nursing An Evolving Relationship (48)
Ms. Randip Dhaliwal
Gamifying Legacy-Making: Disrupting Linear Time in Transitional Care (114)
Dr. Colleen Renihan
In Touch With History: Evolution of Embodied Care in Nursing (135)
Dr. Jessica Legacy
Curating Healing Spaces: How Art Integration Can Impact Health Care Professionals (119)
Ms. Sarah Emily Srdarev
11:20 AM - 12:15 PM
Day 1 Lunch
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
CAHH Annual General Meeting
Concurrent Session Stream 2.1
Performance (Part 1)
12:15 PM - 1:35 PM Health Education: Exploring Patient Identities Through Theatre: Part 1
Ms. Aimee Bouchard, Dr. Alan Ng,  Dr. Denice Lewis and Dr. Leonard Bloom, 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)
1:40 PM - 2:40 PM Health Education: Exploring Patient Identities Through Theatre: Part 2
Ms. Aimee Bouchard, Dr. Alan Ng, Dr. Denice Lewis and Dr. Leonard Bloom, 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
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Closing Remarks
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM An Evening at Club SAW

Track 2
Welcome to Day 1 of Creating Space 16
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration
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
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 Art in Medicine Student Group: Interactive Art Exhibit Overview
8:30 AM - 9:15 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
9:15 AM - 9:23 AM Ichigo Ichie: Photo-Elicitation Facilitated Conversation on Transience 一期に一度 (35)
Cory Ingram
9:23 AM - 9:30 AM Chronically Iconic: How Disability Shaped My Voice, Not My Limits (50)
Jenna Kedy
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM Day 1 Morning Networking and Nutrition Break
Concurrent Session Stream 1.2
Oral Presentations
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM Threads of Care: Weaving Patient Stories into Health Education (101)
Dr. Kathy Sitter
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
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
CAHH Annual General Meeting
Concurrent Session Stream 2.2
Oral Presentations
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)
Gloria Umogbai
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
1:40 PM - 2:40 PM Theatre-based Learning in Health Education: A Pedagogical Strategy (75)
Natalie Beausoleil
Remembering Buried Pasts: Illuminating Injustice and Resistance Through health Humanities (80)
Dr. Christine Cynn
"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
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Closing Remarks
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM An Evening at Club SAW

Track 3
Welcome to Day 1 of Creating Space 16
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration
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
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 Art in Medicine Student Group: Interactive Art Exhibit Overview
8:30 AM - 9:15 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
9:15 AM - 9:23 AM Ichigo Ichie: Photo-Elicitation Facilitated Conversation on Transience 一期に一度 (35)
Cory Ingram
9:23 AM - 9:30 AM Chronically Iconic: How Disability Shaped My Voice, Not My Limits (50)
Jenna Kedy
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM Day 1 Morning Networking and Nutrition Break
Concurrent Session Stream 1.3
Workshop
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
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
CAHH Annual General Meeting
Concurrent Session Stream 2.3
Oral Presentation and Panel Discussion
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
1:35 PM - 1:40 PM
Transition break
Concurrent Session Stream 3.3
Workshop
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
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
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks Day 2
Dr. Eric Wooltorton
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM
Top 3 Poster Presentations
8:20 AM - 9:00 AM Presentation Title TBC
Dr. Arno Kumagai
9:00 AM - 9:08 AM Graphic Narratives and Negotiating Geriatric Identity Beyond Pathology (129)
Aaradhana Natarajan
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
Concurrent Session Stream 4.2
Workshop and Panel Discussion
Concurrent Session Stream 4.3
Oral Presentations and Performance
Concurrent Session Stream 4.4
Workshop and Performance
9:20 AM - 10:50 AM 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
Speaking identities in Chinese Immigrant Women’s Gynecological Examinations (62)
Yutong Lu
Connecting with Dance: Identity, Creativity, and Wellbeing through Accessible Movement (113)
Dr. Martha Holt
“I’m Part of the Community”: Newcomer Empowerment Through Community Arts (103)
Ms. Esther-Joelle Asare
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
Making Voice Visible: An Arts-Based Model for Inclusive Disability Care (51)
Ms. Talia Katz
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







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