Speakers

Dr. Elizabeth A. Rider
Director of Academic Programs, Institute for Professionalism & Ethical Practice
Boston Children’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School, USA
Global Compassion Council, Charter for Compassion International, USA

Dr. Christina M. Puchalski
Professor, Medicine and Health Sciences
Director, George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish)
George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, USA

Associate Professor May Oo Lwin
Associate Dean (Graduate Education), College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
Director, University Scholars Programme
Nanyang Technology University, Singapore

Dr. Ho Lap-yin
Consultant Urologist, Department of Surgery
Director, Multi-disciplinary Simulation and Skills Centre
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong

Dr. E. Angela Chan
Associate Head (Undergraduate Studies), School of Nursing
Associate Director, International Research Centre for Communication in Healthcare
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 

Dr. Dorothy Jones
Professor Clinical Safety & Quality
Curtin University, Australia

Prof. Suzanne Kurtz
Clinical Professor, Clinical Communication Program (Founding Director)
Washington State University, USA
University of Calgary (Professor Emerita), Canada 

Marilyn Turkovich
Interim Director
Charter for Compassion International (CCI), USA

Dr. Suzanne Eggins
Research Fellow, Effective Communication in Clinical Handovers (ECCHo) Project
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Prof. Diana Slade
Professor of Applied Linguistics
Director, International Research Centre for Communication in Healthcare
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia 

Associate Professor Roger Dunston
Associate Director, International Research Centre for Communication in Healthcare
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia 

Associate Professor Daniel E. Martin
Associate Professor, Department of Management, California State University, USA
Director of Research, Charter for Compassion International, USA