Speakers
Two Moderators
Two Keynote Speakers
Hon. Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler, MD, FRCSC
Messages to my younger self: thoughts on women, leadership and power
Senator Osler was appointed to the Senate of Canada on September 26, 2022.
Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler is an internationally renowned surgeon and a dedicated advocate for health and health care. Born and raised in Winnipeg to immigrant parents from the Philippines and India, she completed her medical school and residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Manitoba. She then did further subspecialty training at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. Dr. Osler holds a Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care from the University of British Columbia and has completed the Director’s Education Program from the Institute of Corporate Directors and the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
Senator Osler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Manitoba and was the Head of the Section or Otolaryngology-Head and Neck at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg from 2010 to 2019. In 2018, she became the first female surgeon and the first racialized woman elected as President of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). While at the CMA she championed principles of equity, diversity and inclusion within medicine and led the development of the CMA’s first ever policy on equity and diversity. Senator Osler has held leadership roles with the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, was the 2021-22 President of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada, the 2022-22 Chair of the Canadian Medical Forum, and Co-Chair of the Virtual Care Task Force from 2019-2022.
She is the recipient of numerous honours and awards.
Senator Osler currently sits on the Standing Committee of Social Affairs, Science and Technology.
Ramneek Dosanjh, MD, CCFP
Be bold, stand up for what is right, and honour your voice
Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh is the first female Punjabi physician in the history of 122 years and the first in her familial lineage. She is a dedicated mother to her three daughters, who she says are her raison d’être. Besides being a family physician, hospitalist, and child youth mental health advocate, she is also an author of the children’s book entitled “Dreamland.”
Dr. Dosanjh has held many leadership positions in Medicine. She was the secretary and President of BC Family Doctors and has been a UBC medicine clinical instructor and examiner for the Medical Council of Canada. She served four years on the White Rock South Surrey Division of Family Practice board and was the Lead Physician for Child Youth Mental Health Substance Use Collaborative.
Dr. Dosanjh grew up in Ladner, BC. She has a strong passion for social justice and equity and an admirable commitment to children, youth, and families. She is currently trying to influence the systems we operate in—healthcare, education, and justice sectors which she states are ready for disruption. She hopes to influence humanity by ch
Guest Speakers
Charlotte Yong-Hing, MD, FRCPC
Where Do We Go from Here: A Call to Action (w/ Kiana Lebel)
Dr. Yong-Hing is Vice Chair Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia Department of Radiology. She is immediate Past President of the BC Radiological Society, and Medical Director of the BC Cancer Breast Screening Program. She works at BC Cancer Vancouver, where she is Medical Director of Breast Imaging.
Dr. Yong-Hing has been invited to speak internationally about the gender gap in Radiology and actionable ways to improve EDI in Radiology workforce and training programs. In 2002, she won the inaugural UBC Radiology EDI Award.
Maura Brown, MD, FRCPC
Radiology and Sustainability: Opportunities for Engagement
Jane Sun, MD, FRCPC
Radiology and Sustainability: Opportunities for Engagement
Jane Sun, director of continuous improvement and performance at BC Cancer, has 17 years of experience applying quality improvement and Lean in organization management. She developed her expert knowledge of quality improvement through applying the principles and scientific methods in hundreds of improvement activities, which she led, facilitated or coached. Her expertise is in developing and deploying organizational strategies, establishing performance metrics and creating a management system that strives to achieve organizational excellence.
Jane attained her Bachelor of Medicine from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and her Master of Health Administration from UBC. She is a Certified Health Executive with the Canadian College of Health Leaders, and currently sits on the College Lower Mainland Chapter Executive Team as a member-at-large.
Rebecca Hibbert MD, FRCPC
Women in Radiology: Navigating Time and Tasks for Wellness and Excellence
Kiana Lebel, MD
Where Do We Go from Here: A Call to Action (w/ Charlotte Yong-Hing)
Dr. Kiana Lebel is currently a third year radiology resident at the Université de Montréal. She has been heavily involved with the Canadian Association of Radiologists, first as the Medical Student Network coordinator where she led multiples initiatives to increase radiology exposure to medical students. She then led the Resident and Fellow Section as the chair. She has dedicated much of her education and career to working with vulnerable and marginalized populations in Canada. She co-published the first literary review on diversity in Canadian radiology titled The Status of Diversity in Canadian Radiology—Where We Stand and What Can We Do About It?, which was a catalyst in the creation of the CAR’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Working Group.
Lindsay Milroy, MD, FRCPC
Navigating the Transition to Practice – From Surviving to Thriving
Dr. Lindsay Milroy is a Diagnostic and Spine Interventional Neuroradiologist at Western University in London, Ontario. She received her medical degree at Dalhousie University and completed her Diagnostic Radiology residency at the University of Ottawa in 2020. This was followed by completing a Diagnostic Neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Toronto in 2022. Her practice encompasses the full breadth of Diagnostic Neuroradiology, and her current area of interest is the management and treatment of spine pathologies through spine intervention. She has a passion for medical education leadership and multi-level advocacy, as evidenced by several leadership positions she held throughout her training.
Kristin Greenlaw, MD, FRCPC
Transitioning to Leadership: The First 90 Days
Dr. Kristin Greenlaw is a clinical radiologist at Dalhousie University, specializing in breast and chest imaging at the IWK and QEII Health Science Centre in Halifax, NS. Dr. Greenlaw completed fellowships in thoracic radiology at Vancouver General Hospital, and breast imaging at BC Cancer and BC Women's Hospital in 2018. She is the current Vice President of Finance for the QEII Site Group of radiologists.