THE ITALY EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND FUNDRAISER

May 12, 2017

On May 12, Dr. Elaine Chin attended a fundraiser organized in support of The Italy Earthquake Relief Fund (TIERF) with her friend and co-chair of the event organizing committee, Sam Ciccolini. Sergio Marchionne delivered the keynote to a group of approximately 600 guests. In attendance was The Prime Minister, Mr. Justin Trudeau, who was supporting this cause.

THE CORPORATE STATE TORONTO

May 17, 2017

Dr. Chin joined the “Emotional Dislocation” discussion at the Toronto Summit. The Summit was held at MaRS Discovery District in Toronto and included senior women business executives, women business owners, and women leaders in medicine, the arts, law, academe and government.

Innovation Health & Executive Health Centre were the Health & Wellness Sponsors of the Summit.

HEALTHCARE INNOVATION PANEL

April 26, 2017

Dr. Chin moderated the Healthcare Innovation Panel hosted by The Canadian Club.

Topics of discussion included how research, access, science & technology are revitalizing our healthcare experience. Dr. Brett Belchetz (ER Physician and Co-founder/CEO of Maple), Dr. Brendan Frey (Founder of Deep Genomics), and Dr. Peter Pisters (CEO of UHN) were on the panel. It was an engaging discussion on the disruption and innovation that is transforming the healthcare world today. To watch a recording of the session, visit http://www.mediaevents.ca/canadianclub/20170426/

WE DAY NEW YORK

April 6, 2017

On April 6, 2017 Dr. Chin attended the New York City WE Day at Radio City Music Hall to support her friends, Marc and Craig Kielburger. The inaugural New York City event brought together world-renowned speakers, A-list performers, and tens of thousands of youth to celebrate a year of action that transformed communities and changed lives.

CANADIAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE

February 26 – March 1, 2017

Dr. Elaine Chin spoke at the Canadian Health and Wellness Innovations Conference in Palm Springs, CA about IT-Based Wellness programs. These programs are in the midst of a paradigm shift, from a return on investment (ROI) to a value on investment (VOI) model.

Link: https://www.ifebp.org/education/canadian-health-and-wellness-innovations/Pages/canadian-health-and-wellness-innovations-conference-1703.aspx

PERSONAL BEST: THE PEAK HEALTH SESSION

February 16, 2017

Dr. Elaine Chin will attend this event and speak about The Economics of Healthcare & Healthcare trends during the Peak Health Sessions. She will be joined by others including, Greg Wells, Michael Appollo, Christopher Janzer and Nathalie Niddam, they will present on various topics.

5TH ANNUAL CANADIAN FOOD & DRINK SUMMIT 2016 | CONFERENCE BOARD OF CANADA

November 28, 2016

Dr. Elaine Chin, Chief Wellness Officer at TELUS, spoke on Nutrition in the Workplace: Fostering Health and Energy. In this session, she gave real-life case studies on how leading firms support healthy nutrition and well-being by providing healthy food options, education, health and nutrition counselling, and company-wide wellness challenges.

TELUS CHEQUE PRESENTATION TO THE SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

November 24, 2016

Dr. Elaine Chin, Chief Wellness Officer, TELUS, presents a cheque on behalf of the GTA Community Board of TELUS to The Scarborough Hospital iCTB Youth Project. In attendance, Michael Mazza, Dr. David Gratzer and Dr. Tom Chan.
Link: Video of cheque presentation.

MLSE LAUNCHPAD CAMPAIGN AND RAPS CITY SOCIAL

November 7, 2016

Dr. Elaine Chin sits on the MLSE LaunchPad Campaign Cabinet. By 2017, the MLSE Foundation will transform 261 Jarvis St. into a 42,000 sq ft youth focused Sport For Development facility. With the support of professional sports teams, this collaborative space will leverage sport, education and research to promote social change. MLSE LaunchPad will improve the lives of at-risk youth by instilling life skills to succeed wherever their journey takes them. At The Raps City Social, Toronto Raptors players, staff and guests gather to support the MLSE Foundation. Photo with Masai Ujiri, president of the Toronto Raptors.

GOLD MEDAL PLATES FUNDRAISING EVENT

November 3, 2016

Dr. Elaine Chin attended the Gold Medal Plates fundraising event in Toronto. A special congratulation to all the Canadian Olympic athletes for their athletic achievement! As well, all the chefs that participated in the Gold Medal Plates competition. From Left: Erica Wiebe – Wrestling gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Dr. Elaine Chin, Alex.

The Gold Medal Plates chefs did an amazing job on all their dishes. Congratulations to Amanda Ray (Canteen Restaurant) for winning gold, Albert Ponzo (Le Sélect Bistro) for winning silver and Ross Midgley (Ravine Estates Winery Restaurant) for winning bronze. Thanks to the other competitors as well: Wayne Morris (Boralia), Sylvain Assié (Café Boulud), Jonathan Goodyear (Magna Golf Club), Ted Corrado (The Drake Hotel), Nicolas Comazzi (Aria Ristorante), Rocheller Batuigas (Café Belong).

Congratulations to my good friend, Jonathan Goodyear and the team at Magna for presenting an amazing dish at this event.

SPEAKER SERIES AT THE TORONTO CRICKET SKATING AND CURLING CLUB

November 2, 2016

Dr. Elaine Chin spoke at The Cricket Club’s Health & Wellness Keynote speaker series. There was a great turnout. Thank you to The Cricket Club for being so welcoming, always happy to support neighbours in the community.

GAIRDNER FOUNDATION AWARDS

October 27, 2016

Dr. Elaine Chin, Chief Wellness Officer, TELUS, attended the Gairdner Awards with team members. Congratulations to the 2016 winners of the Gairdner Award. 60% of winners go on to win The Nobel Prize. Thanks to TELUS for being a silver sponsor

WE DAY FAMILY VIP RECEPTION

October 19, 2016

Dr. Elaine Chin hosted a pre-WE Day Family event. There was a gallery exhibit of portraits by Tony V. Hauser, a documentary from their recent trip to Ecuador by Robert Wong and special speech and visit from Marc Kielburger, Co-Founder of WE, and Scott Baker, Executive Director of WE Charity.
View Robert’s Documentary

WE DAY & WE DAY FAMILY, TORONTO

October 19, 2016

WE Day Toronto and WE Day Family was a huge success this year! Dr. Elaine Chin, TELUS Chief Wellness Officer, supporting the WE Organization with fellow TELUS team members. Photo with Jordan Smith, an amazing talent and the winner of The Voice. All the performances at WE Day Toronto were truly amazing. A big thank you to the WE Organization and Craig and Marc Kielburger for doing all that you do!

LAUNCH OF THE WORLD HEALTH INNOVATION NETWORK

October 3, 2016

Dr. Elaine Chin attended the launch of the World Health Innovation Network and Though Paper release, Supply Chain Transformation in Healthcare: The Value of Visibility, presented by Dr. Anne Snowdon. Dr. Snowdon highlighted opportunities to improve patient safety by transforming supply chain in health care to reduce adverse events and “never events”. Dr. Elaine Chin is a Heath Leader-In-Residence at the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor, she is part of an academic team that will drive results at the World Health Innovation Network (WIN). From left: Dr. Elaine Chin and Dr. Anne Snowdon

WARM UP TO THE GOLD MEDAL PLATES

September 28, 2016

Dr. Elaine Chin attended the Gold Medal Plates event. It is the ultimate celebration of Canadian Excellence in cuisine, wine, the arts and athletic achievement. From Left: Erica Wiebe – Wrestling gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Elain Chin, and Derek Drouin – high jump gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

ARTISTS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE

September 11, 2016

Dr. Elaine Chin attended the gala Artists for Peace and Justice. APJ supports communities in Haiti through programs in education, healthcare, and dignity through the arts. With your help we are removing the barriers that poverty poses to a future of opportunity for children in Haiti. From left: Paul Haggis, APJ Founder, Sean Penn – APJ 2016 Achievement Recipient, David Bell, APJ CEO, and Maria Bello AMJ Ambassador.

TELUS CHEQUE PRESENTATION TO SENECA COLLEGE

May 13, 2016

Dr. Elaine Chin, Chief Wellness Officer, TELUS, presents a cheque on behalf of the GTA Community Board of TELUS to Ana White, VP External, and Opra, participant in the Youth to Postsecondary (Y2P) Program.

Watch the video

TELUS CHEQUE PRESENTATION TO THE LEACOCK FOUNDATION

May 12, 2016

Dr. Elaine Chin, Chief Wellness Officer, TELUS, presents a cheque on behalf of the GTA Community Board of TELUS to Peter Oliver, Founder of The Leacock Foundation and co-owner of the Oliver and Bonacini chain of restaurants. This donation will help support The Leacock Foundation’s education & leadership initiatives.
Watch the video

BUSINESS IN MOTION SPEAKER SERIES IN COLLINGWOOD

April 28, 2016

Dr. Elaine Chin spoke at the Business in Motion Speaker Series in Collingwood with Dr. Greg Wells. Her topic was Personalized Medicine and Wellness: What can communities do? This talk was in support of the ongoing health and well-being boom in South Georgian Bay.

PARTNERS IN PREVENTION WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY CONFERENCE

April 26, 2016

Dr. Elaine Chin, Chief Wellness Officer, TELUS, was a guest speaker at the Partners in Prevention Workplace Health and Safety Conference. She spoke about personalized wellness for employees. After her talk, she had a book signing for, Lifelines, at the trade show’s bookstore.

SPEAKER SERIES AT THE BOULEVARD CLUB

April 20, 2016

Dr. Chin continued her Speaker Series for her book, Lifelines, at the Boulevard Club. She discussed the current state of healthcare in Canada and how we can work towards reducing disease risk trends.

ME TO WE EVENT

April 7, 2016

Supporting Marc and Craig Kielburger and their family and friends.

Spencer’s charisma and dynamism captivate audiences every time he speaks.

Thank you to David Foster for all the great work he does with charities and organ transplant awareness.

Marc Kielburger is an internationally acclaimed speaker, social entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author.

When will Craig Kielburger settle down (LOL). He has almost traveled two million miles around the world!

So wonderful to finally meet Marc and Craig Kielburger’s parents at the VIP dinner and let them know how much they inspire me.

Leysa Cerswell, soon to be, Mrs. Kielburger with her friend Dr. Dominique Morisano, expert child and family psychologist

SPEAKER SERIES AT VERITY

February 24, 2016

Dr. Chin kicked off Verity’s Wellness Series! She led a talk about the importance of keeping your telomeres long and healthy and ways you can make this happen.

BOOK LAUNCH AT INDIGO

February 5, 2016

Indigo at Bay and Bloor held a meet-and-greet for Dr. Chin and her book, Lifelines. It was a great success and many supporters came by to get their book signed!