Maureen Smith
Maureen Smith’s commitment to patient engagement and patient partnered research stems from her diagnosis with a rare disease during childhood and frequent flyer status with the healthcare system. She has benefitted both from participating in clinical trials and collaborating with clinical trialists as a patient partner. For the past 25 years she has shared a […]
Jenna Shea
Jenna, a teacher in the greater Toronto area, is a mother to two little girls and a member of a family affected by Huntington’s Disease (HD). Over the last several years, Jenna has taken on an active role as a patient advocate for those affected by HD. She is currently a mentor for the Youth Mentorship Program […]
Charlotte Munro
Charlotte Munro resides in Stratford, Ontario. She has a child and youth worker diploma and is currently working on a bachelor’s of Indigenous Social Work. As a person with lived experience, Charlotte has been involved in patient engagement for several years. She has co-authored opioid-related research publications, advised on drug policies, and sits on several […]
Kimberly Mitchell
Kim has 25 plus years of Lived Experience. She is the Chair of Alliance for Healthier Communities, the Co-Chair of The Poplar Network, a Member of CTO’s College of Lived Experience, an Advisor with The Steering Committee for the Drug Evaluation Policy, an Advisor for a program called Snap, a Research Assistant for Unity Health/St […]
Emily McIntosh
Emily has a Ph.D. in Biomechanics from the University of Guelph. Her use of primary research to make complex health decisions helped save her life when she was faced with a brain cancer diagnosis. She now guides other patients through their diagnoses and is passionate about research translation and health equity.
Trinity Lowthian
Trinity Lowthian is currently a university student at the University of Ottawa and has been involved in research and patient engagement since 2019. Starting as a member of the Youth Advisory Committee for The Canadian Collaborative for Childhood Cannabinoid Therapeutics (C4T) she has continued to work on projects in patient engagement with organizations including the Canadian […]