Canada’s First Pediatric VitalTalk Workshop
Interprofessional pediatric specialists gathered from across Canada to become skilled communicators. Picture used with permission from all participants. On March 11 2026, The Conversation Lab
Dr. Mary Elliott speaks with Dr. Warren Lewin, Founding Director of The Conversation Lab. Together, they discuss Warren’s work teaching and learning from clinical trainees and reflect on his path to becoming a physician and educator. He helps us understand how communication tools support clinician / healthcare worker well-being. As a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ […]
We’re growing! We were just two faculty when we launched and now have 20 certified faculty to help deliver our programming. Our faculty come from many specialties ranging from family medicine to neurosurgery. We’re hard at work creating tailored tools to suit your unique educational needs and look forward to teaching you in one of […]
One of our faculty received an Art of the Possible grant from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Toronto (UofT) and surveyed graduating family doctors at the UofT to learn about their experiences and preferences for acquiring serious-illness communication knowledge and skills during their training. We presented our findings […]
Interprofessional pediatric specialists gathered from across Canada to become skilled communicators. Picture used with permission from all participants. On March 11 2026, The Conversation Lab
Serious illness communication helps clinicians navigate emotionally complex conversations, align treatment with patient values, and support more compassionate, patient-centered care. Clinicians often face difficult
Dr Max Charles leads a group at TRI-UC The Conversation Lab continues to further the call to put communication skills training at the forefront of
The Conversation Lab enjoyed the rare opportunity to bring a small group of our community of facilitators together in-person. On November 20, 2024 we held
Meet Helen James, MBBS, FAChPM Our first Clinical Research Fellow reflects on her time in the Lab. Helen writes: I applied for this fellowship because
(L to R) Dr. Jillian Gustin (OH), Dr. Warren Lewin (ON), Dr. Tiffany Lee (BC) The Conversation Lab celebrated our first national workshop as part
Interprofessional pediatric specialists gathered from across Canada to become skilled communicators. Picture used with permission from all participants. On March 11 2026, The Conversation Lab
Serious illness communication helps clinicians navigate emotionally complex conversations, align treatment with patient values, and support more compassionate, patient-centered care. Clinicians often face difficult
Dr Max Charles leads a group at TRI-UC The Conversation Lab continues to further the call to put communication skills training at the forefront of
The Conversation Lab enjoyed the rare opportunity to bring a small group of our community of facilitators together in-person. On November 20, 2024 we held
Meet Helen James, MBBS, FAChPM Our first Clinical Research Fellow reflects on her time in the Lab. Helen writes: I applied for this fellowship because
(L to R) Dr. Jillian Gustin (OH), Dr. Warren Lewin (ON), Dr. Tiffany Lee (BC) The Conversation Lab celebrated our first national workshop as part