Keynote Speaker

We are excited to welcome Hartley Jafine as a Keynote Speaker!

Hartley Jafine is an improviser, clown nose enthusiast and Survivor superfan (he even teaches a course on it at McMaster). He is an instructor at McMaster University in the Honours Health Science (BHSc), Arts & Science and Integrated Rehab and Health Humanities programs and a lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine. His areas of teaching and research are in health humanities, applied theatre, and arts-based research. Hartley also collaborates with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and facilitates applied drama and medical improv workshops nationally and internationally. He doesn’t know how to ride a bike and believes pears make an excellent pizza topping.