BCAPOP SPRING CONFERENCE
May 9 & 10, 2023 | 8am - 4:30pm PT | Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport |
Join us for 2 full days of presentations, breakout sessions, exhibitors & networking! See below for each day's schedule, session topics and speaker bios. Or, click here for a copy of the BCAPOP Spring Conference Program. |
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HOTEL INFORMATION
The Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport has opened additional rooms at their best available rate. Please use the following link for a discount off the regular rate and select the correct hotel: Please note with this link that the guest can only book three rooms at a time and this rate does fluctuate, as it is based on the best available rate at the time of booking. Travel expenses and/or hotel accommodations are not included; and are the responsibility of the participant (not BCAPOP). |
DAY 1 | May 9, 2023 | 8am - 4:30pm PT
8:00am - 8:45am - Continental breakfast Registration, Exhibitors Tables, and Networking. 9:00am - 9:20am
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9:20am - 9:30amMitakye Oyasin. We are all One.
SHONEENA LEE LOSS, Certified Holistic Practitioner, Traditional Healer, Indigenous Birth Doula, Indigenous Death Doula, Trauma Informed Woman's Yoga Practitioner, Conscious Breathwork Facilitator, Spiritual gangster and Bad Ass Mama Bear
Overview
Connecting with Spirit and the Energy of Mitakye Oyasin “we are all one” we can tap into the Natural Laws to Assist us on our Journey in walking between the 2 worlds.
About Shoneena Lee Loss
I, Shoneena Lee Loss of Cree decent and owner of Body Mind Soul Holistics , am an Indigenous Healer. A “Modern” Certified Holistic Practitioner and Indigenous Doula. I am so Blessed to call my home, home "off the Grid” in the Prestine Nahatlatch Valley where living with Nature and the Medicines of the land is a way of life. My two boys Cedar and River and myself, live a sustainable lifestyle, living off the land and land based teachings.
I chose to be a Certified Holistic Practitioner and Indigenous Doula because taking Responsibility for our OWN health is one of the most Empowering experiences in life and is our Birthright. Decolonizing Birth, Health and Wellness one Birth, One client at a Time, for the next 7 Generations.
As a Practitioner, I am registered with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada as well as the British Columbia Association of Aromatherapists as a Registered Aromatherapist.
As a Doula I am Registered with the Doula Services Association Of BC, also with the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres as so am enrolled in the Doulas for Aboriginal Families Grant Program to help assist Aboriginal Families through a funded program.
I started my initial training at Birth, and continued at the Omega Institute of Holistic studies in Rhinebeck NY in 2004. Here I immersed myself in studies from around the world. I acquired my Buddhist Precepts with Noah Levine and Jack Kornfield, Shapeshifter Practitioner Apprenticeship with John Perkins, and had the Privilege and honour to sit alongside Deepak Chopra, Pema Chodron, Don Miguel Ruiz and many other acclaimed amazing Conscious Humans. In 2005 I Graduated as a Certified Holistic Practitioner from the British Columbia Institute of Holistic Studies. I hold over 16 different Diplomas and Certificates in many Different Modalities and add to these Continually.
Since 2007 I have Trained and Mentored with my Spirit Brother Robin Clements of Breathwave, sharing the gifts of Conscious Connected Breathwork, inipi and Medicine Ceremonies. Since 2005 I have Owned and Operated Body Mind Soul Holistics along with a private practice at my Clinic in Boston Bar and have offered several Retreats, Workshops and Festivals in the Fraser Canyon and Beyond..
I also have the honour of Volunteering for School District 78, Indigenous Education as a Knowledge keeper and attend school groups humbly sharing cultural, Spiritual Knowledge and workshops. With this, I also do several contract offerings across the Coastal and Fraser Valley as a Traditional Healer, offering my services to over 17 different Indigenous Communities including First Nations Health Authority.
My intention is to collectively take back our power as Spiritual human beings and come back to the land, the natural laws of Nature, the original science, the teachings, the offerings and the ways of our Ancestors. For all Cultures, For all Races, For all Our Relations !
I Thank you and I Support you on your Journey of Wholeness!
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10:45am - 10:55am
Dr. Sarah Lea
Wendy Hall is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Canadian 
12:30pm - 1:30pm | wellness break, exhibitor tables, networking
1:30pm - 1:40pm
Exhibitor Presentation | Centre for Excellence for Women's Health
1:40pm - 1:50pm
Exhibitor Presentation | Representative for Children and Youth
4:10pm - 4:30pm
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4:00pm - 4:10pm8:00am - 8:45am - Continental breakfast
Exhibitors Tables and Networking
9:00am - 9:15am
BCAPOP Welcoming Remarks | Heather Cameron, RN, BCAPOP Executive Director
Elders' Opening Remarks | Elder Glida Morgan and Elder Jean Wasegijig
9:15am - 9:25am
Exhibitor Presentation | She Found Motherhood
9:25am - 9:35am
Exhibitor Presentation | SmartMom
breakout session 1 | Helping Partners and Support People to be the Best Birth Support They Can Be
Erin Fulton, RN, BScN, IBCLC, MSN
Overview
A supportive childbirth companion has been found to improve the whole birth experience. Birthing people who receive good emotional and physical support during labour tend to have shorter labours, improved pain control and less need for medical interventions. This session focuses on the emotional support, reassurance and respect that you can help partners and support persons to provide to birthing people during their birth experience. You will be provided with tools to teach and encourage partners and support people to take on these roles in the best way they can. At the end of the session, you will understand how to help partners and support people to provide empathy, respect, encouragement as well as hands on techniques and tools to support and care for people throughout their labour and birth.
About Erin Fulton
Erin Fulton, RN, BScN, IBCLC, MSN, is a Kamloops public health nurse with 22 years experience supporting families through their journey of pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum. I have been a certified childbirth educator for 20 years and am very passionate about creating a safe, healthy space for families and health care providers to support woman through the beautiful journey of mothering. I have 3 children of my own and one granddaughter. My passion for perinatal nursing and educating came from my personal birth experiences. My current position is in a specialized program that supports young vulnerable woman and their children, to be happy, healthy, safe and successful in reaching their heart’s desire.
Nicole Anthony, M.P.A., Senior Program Officer and BC Lead CAPC/CPNP, Public Health Agency of Canada, Western Region
Overview
The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2025. CPNP improves maternal and child health outcomes. A generation’s worth of reports, anecdotes, lived experiences and testimonials shows that.
And yet, CPNP is not well-known amongst the broader Canadian population and the public health conversation often focuses on improving the medical system or the education system. Funding levels have remained the same for almost as long as the program has existed and it can be difficult to gain and retain the attention and willingness of leadership to make real change.
We know what the problems are and what to do about them, but how do we do it? We also know that problems cannot be solved with the same mindset that created them. These complex problems persist because CPNP is still funded, implemented and evaluated as a program. But CPNP is actually a system of programs and relationships.
This session looks at CPNP as a grassroots system that is innovative and adaptive – world class. We will discuss:
- How do we sustain and steward CPNP through difficult times?
- How do we share information and insights in real time?
- How do we coordinate and make decisions at local and regional levels?
- How do we reach leaders, funders and the public with our stories and understandings?
- How do we design the next generation of CPNP together?
About Nicole Anthony
Nicole Anthony recently joined the Public Health Agency of Canada, as a Senior Program Officer delivering maternal and children’s health programs in the Western Region. She has 10 years of experience working in federal government departments including Indigenous Services Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat, Finance Canada and Employment and Social Services Canada.
Nicole has a multicultural background and ancestry. Her great grandfather was Igbo from West Africa and great grandmother was Kalinago from the Orinoco. She grew up on the tropical island of Antigua in the Caribbean. For post-secondary education, she moved to her birth city of Thunder Bay, Northern Ontario. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.
She is now located in the territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations (also known as Vancouver, BC). In her spare time, Nicole loves performing Afro-Caribbean traditional dance, spoken word, nature photography, and reading historical fiction.
Stacey Boon, MCC, CCP, COC, MET, MINT Member
Overview
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a strengths-based approach to conversations that helps draw out people’s own motivation and commitment to change in an atmosphere of compassion, acceptance, and partnership. The approach involves guiding and supporting a person through the process of sorting through mixed feelings about change. This foundational Motivational Interviewing (MI) skills training focuses on building an understanding of the spirit of MI and developing core skills, including using OARS (open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries), responding to the way people talk about change, and giving information and advice in a way that is in keeping with the spirit of MI. This session is an excellent introduction to MI, or an excellent refresher and for those who have some prior knowledge and experience with MI.
About Stacey Boon
Stacey Boon is a Certified Canadian Counsellor and Organizational Coach, with 20 years of experience working in healthcare and human services. Her experience includes working with a range of issues and populations across different settings in community and health care. Her leadership experience includes leading clinical, technical, and education development teams, as well as providing education and psychological health and safety leadership for provincial projects and programs. She is a certified Motivational Interviewing Trainer and MINT member, and has been using MI in her work for about 20 years.
Lori Gauthier
Overview
Research shows that parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often experience more stress than other parents. This presentation gives a brief background on what autism is, the stressors that parents often experience an how we as professionals can provide support to parents of children with ASD.
About Lori Gauthier
Lori Gauthier (she/her) is a Lhts’umusyoo (Beaver clan) member of the Nak’azdli Whut’en nation, near what is known as Fort St James. BC. She is a dedicated and proud mother of four sons who have a variety of support needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder. Lori has had the privilege for working with young children and their families throughout the province in various roles Including working as a Maternal Child Health Worker for Carrier Sekani Family Services, and an Early Childhood Development Worker for the Lower Similkameen Indian Band (Keremeos). Currently she is the Recreation Supervisor for Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nation. She is currently the North Region Parent Representative on MCFD’s Minister’s Advisory Council for Children and Youth with Support Needs and a member of Autism BC’s Board of Directors. Lori is passionate about advocating for children with unique needs and the caregivers that love and care for them.
11:00am - 11:15am | wellness break, exhibitor tables, networking
11:15am - 11:25am
Exhibitor Presentation | QuitNow
featured presentation | 11:25am - 12:25pm
I See You - Relationship First Advocacy
Toni Winterhoff, Specialist, Healthy Children Mental Health and Wellness, First Nations Health Authority
Overview
This one hour presentation will address the power of relationship based frontline perinatal assistance and advocacy. We will examine contradictions and complimentary policies to this approach and how to work in a way that is relationship focused in the current healthcare system. This conversation will include small practical ways to engage in relationship during care and how to honour and uphold relationships while maintaining our professional standards.
About Toni Winterhoff
Toni Winterhoff (Ey Cla:ney) gratefully resides and works in traditional Stó:lō territory and is a member of Xa’xtsa , a Stl’atl’Imx community.
Toni has three energetic children who keep her busy remind her to stop and enjoy life and to keep her curiosity.
Her role with FNHA is Healthy Children Specialist. She is the innovator of the indigenized PCAP program: Family Empowerment Team model as well as the Two Worlds Indigenous Parenting Program, and “Indigenous Healthy Sexuality” Program. Toni finds calling in Etuaptamumk and integrating it into small and large scale work.
12:25pm - 12:35pm
Exhibitor Presentation | BC Centre on Substance Use
12:35pm - 12:45pm
Exhibitor Presentation | The Centre for Collaboration, Motivation and Innovation Society
12:45pm - 1:45pm | wellness break, exhibitor tables, networking
Lindsay Wolfso
