Featured invited speaking events
O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary. Virtual meeting. Jan 28, 2022.
McMaster Midwifery Research Centre Midwifery Research Symposium, McMaster University. Mar 31, 2022.
Joint Grand Rounds, Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University. Virtual meeting. Jan 13, 2022.
Other notable invited talks
1. Trauma following forceps and vacuum delivery in Canada: time to change the narrative. Invited Grand Rounds Presentation. Joint Grand Rounds hosted by the University of Calgary and University of Alberta Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Virtual meeting. 21 Oct 2022.
2. Maternal morbidity and mortality among Canada's under-served populations. Invited Presentation. Black Physicians of Canada, Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada and Federation of Medical Women in Canada's Tri-Organizational Leadership Meeting. Virtual meeting (National audience). 10 Sep 2022.
3. Maternal and neonatal trauma with operative vaginal delivery. Invited Lecturer. 14th Annual UBC Lectureship in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Virtual meeting. Apr 13, 2022.
4. New insights into the distribution of maternal and neonatal trauma in Canada. Invited presentation, Maternal and Newborn Outcomes Committee. Virtual meeting, Dec 2, 2021.
5. National perspectives on neonatal trauma following operative vaginal delivery. Invited presentation, Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System. Virtual meeting, Nov 18, 2021.
6. Perinatal care regionalization: Maternal and neonatal trauma following operative vaginal delivery, Canada, 2013-2019. Invited Presentation, Canadian Perinatal Programs Coalition. Virtual meeting, Oct 6, 2021.
7. Primary cesarean delivery, attempted forceps/vacuum delivery and delivery following a previous cesarean delivery: British Columbia and Canada. Invited Rounds Presentation, Academic Perinatology Rounds. BC Women’s Hospital, Virtual meeting, Sep 22, 2021.
8. Safety of operative vaginal delivery in Canada. Invited Presentation, Maternal and Newborn Outcomes Committee. Virtual meeting, Sep 9, 2021.
9. International and temporal variation in cesarean delivery rates using the Robson classification: a population-based cohort study in Sweden and Canada. Invited Rounds Presentation, Academic Perinatology Rounds. BC Women’s Hospital, Virtual meeting, May 19, 2021.
10. How low can you go? An outcome-based assessment of the optimal cesarean delivery rate using 17 years of data from Sweden and Canada. Invited Rounds Presentation, Academic Perinatology Rounds. BC Women’s Hospital, Virtual meeting, Sep 23, 2020.
11. Perinatal Health Systems Improvement Project: obstetric and birth injury outcomes following operative vaginal delivery in Canada by tiers of obstetric service. Invited presentation, Canadian Perinatal Programs Coalition. NB, Feb 27, 2020.
12. Do maternity care providers have an obligation to lower the cesarean delivery rate? Invited workshop seminar, Society for Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, Ontario CME, Toronto, ON, Nov 28, 2019.
13. Cesarean delivery trends and perinatal outcomes in Canada and Sweden: identifying targets for safely reducing the caesarean delivery rate. Invited Rounds Presentation, Academic Perinatology Rounds. BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Jun 26, 2019.
14. Forceps, vacuum, or cesarean? Evaluating mode of delivery options following an arrest in labour. Invited seminar, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Stockholm, SE, Mar 7, 2019.
15. Maternity care providers have an obligation to lower Canada's cesarean delivery rate. Against the motion: Trainee debate. Invited panelist, Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting, Mont Tremblant, Feb 13, 2019.
16. Forceps, vacuum, or cesarean? Evaluating mode of delivery options following an arrest in labour. Invited Grand Rounds Presentation, BC Women’s Hospital Interprofessional Grand Rounds, Vancouver, BC, Oct 19, 2017.
17. Operative vaginal delivery, obstetric trauma, and birth trauma. Invited Rounds Presentation, Academic Perinatology Rounds. BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Sep 20, 2017.
18. Delivery Options for Second Stage Dystopia: A Comparison of Perinatal and Maternal Outcomes Following Operative Vaginal and Cesarean Delivery. Invited Rounds Presentation, Academic Perinatology Rounds, Children’s and Women’s Hospital of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, Sep 21, 2016.
19. Forceps, vacuum, or cesarean? Neonatal and maternal outcomes following attempted operative vaginal delivery at midpelvic station. Invited Grand Rounds Presentation, BC Women’s Hospital Interprofessional Grand Rounds, Vancouver, BC. 26 May, 2016.
20. Neonatal outcomes and operative vaginal delivery at midpelvic station. Invited Rounds Presentation, Combined Perinatal Rounds. Children’s and Women’s Hospital of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Mar 23, 2016.
21. The Professor David Olson Trainee Debate on criteria for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes. Invited panelist, Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting. Banff, AB, Feb 12, 2016.
22. Temporal and regional variation in operative vaginal delivery by pelvic station, Canada, 2004-2012. Invited Rounds Presentation, Academic Perinatology Rounds. Children’s and Women’s Hospital of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Nov 13, 2015.
3. Maternal and neonatal trauma with operative vaginal delivery. Invited Lecturer. 14th Annual UBC Lectureship in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Virtual meeting. Apr 13, 2022.
4. New insights into the distribution of maternal and neonatal trauma in Canada. Invited presentation, Maternal and Newborn Outcomes Committee. Virtual meeting, Dec 2, 2021.
5. National perspectives on neonatal trauma following operative vaginal delivery. Invited presentation, Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System. Virtual meeting, Nov 18, 2021.
6. Perinatal care regionalization: Maternal and neonatal trauma following operative vaginal delivery, Canada, 2013-2019. Invited Presentation, Canadian Perinatal Programs Coalition. Virtual meeting, Oct 6, 2021.
7. Primary cesarean delivery, attempted forceps/vacuum delivery and delivery following a previous cesarean delivery: British Columbia and Canada. Invited Rounds Presentation, Academic Perinatology Rounds. BC Women’s Hospital, Virtual meeting, Sep 22, 2021.
8. Safety of operative vaginal delivery in Canada. Invited Presentation, Maternal and Newborn Outcomes Committee. Virtual meeting, Sep 9, 2021.
9. International and temporal variation in cesarean delivery rates using the Robson classification: a population-based cohort study in Sweden and Canada. Invited Rounds Presentation, Academic Perinatology Rounds. BC Women’s Hospital, Virtual meeting, May 19, 2021.
10. How low can you go? An outcome-based assessment of the optimal cesarean delivery rate using 17 years of data from Sweden and Canada. Invited Rounds Presentation, Academic Perinatology Rounds. BC Women’s Hospital, Virtual meeting, Sep 23, 2020.
11. Perinatal Health Systems Improvement Project: obstetric and birth injury outcomes following operative vaginal delivery in Canada by tiers of obstetric service. Invited presentation, Canadian Perinatal Programs Coalition. NB, Feb 27, 2020.
12. Do maternity care providers have an obligation to lower the cesarean delivery rate? Invited workshop seminar, Society for Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, Ontario CME, Toronto, ON, Nov 28, 2019.
13. Cesarean delivery trends and perinatal outcomes in Canada and Sweden: identifying targets for safely reducing the caesarean delivery rate. Invited Rounds Presentation, Academic Perinatology Rounds. BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Jun 26, 2019.
14. Forceps, vacuum, or cesarean? Evaluating mode of delivery options following an arrest in labour. Invited seminar, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Stockholm, SE, Mar 7, 2019.
15. Maternity care providers have an obligation to lower Canada's cesarean delivery rate. Against the motion: Trainee debate. Invited panelist, Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting, Mont Tremblant, Feb 13, 2019.
16. Forceps, vacuum, or cesarean? Evaluating mode of delivery options following an arrest in labour. Invited Grand Rounds Presentation, BC Women’s Hospital Interprofessional Grand Rounds, Vancouver, BC, Oct 19, 2017.
17. Operative vaginal delivery, obstetric trauma, and birth trauma. Invited Rounds Presentation, Academic Perinatology Rounds. BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Sep 20, 2017.
18. Delivery Options for Second Stage Dystopia: A Comparison of Perinatal and Maternal Outcomes Following Operative Vaginal and Cesarean Delivery. Invited Rounds Presentation, Academic Perinatology Rounds, Children’s and Women’s Hospital of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, Sep 21, 2016.
19. Forceps, vacuum, or cesarean? Neonatal and maternal outcomes following attempted operative vaginal delivery at midpelvic station. Invited Grand Rounds Presentation, BC Women’s Hospital Interprofessional Grand Rounds, Vancouver, BC. 26 May, 2016.
20. Neonatal outcomes and operative vaginal delivery at midpelvic station. Invited Rounds Presentation, Combined Perinatal Rounds. Children’s and Women’s Hospital of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Mar 23, 2016.
21. The Professor David Olson Trainee Debate on criteria for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes. Invited panelist, Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting. Banff, AB, Feb 12, 2016.
22. Temporal and regional variation in operative vaginal delivery by pelvic station, Canada, 2004-2012. Invited Rounds Presentation, Academic Perinatology Rounds. Children’s and Women’s Hospital of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Nov 13, 2015.
