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Join , Dean of Queen's Health Sciences at  for a thought-provoking speaker event featuring , Professor, Department of Medicine and , Associate Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy and Department of Family Medicine. 

Dr. Hay is committed to discovering new, groundbreaking approaches to treating cancer. Imagine a world where a person’s immune system can cure cancer. Instead of chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery, the work is done by a patient’s immune blood cells – removed, engineered to recognize cancer, and returned to the body. In her talk, Dr. Hay outlines the promise of cell therapy as a future game-changer. 

Dr. Catherine Donnelly understands the importance of community to your overall health as you age. Explore how a simple idea spawned a movement helping older adults age well among neighbours. In her talk, Dr. Donnelly investigates how we often take the idea of community—and the health benefits of belonging to one—for granted. 

After the talks, engage in meaningful discussions and network with fellow alumni over light refreshments.  

Our Speakers

Dr. Catherine Donnelly  

Associate Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy and Department of Family Medicine | Director, Health Services and Policy Research Institute 

Dr. Catherine Donnelly is a health services researcher. Her research is focused on team-based primary care with an emphasis on understanding how interprofessional primary care teams can support older adults and individuals with chronic conditions to live in their neighbourhoods and communities. A key focus is working with Oasis Supportive Living (Oasis) - a program designed by older adults to support aging in community. Other focuses include integrated health systems, program evaluation and interdisciplinary education and practice. Dr. Donnelly employs mixed-methods in her research and works closely with communities and health systems. 

She is cross-appointed to the Department of Family Medicine and member of the Centre for Studies in Primary Care. 

Dr. Annette Hay 

Professor, Department of Medicine | Senior Investigator with the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) 

Dr. Annette Hay is a Hematologist within the Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, cross-appointed to the Departments of Oncology and Pediatrics, and a Senior Investigator with the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG).  She recently became the new Chair of the Division of Hematology January 2021.

Commencing at the University of Dundee (Sept 1996 – June 2001, MB ChB received July 2001), Dr. Hay completed her medical and hematology training in Scotland.  In 2012 she undertook a 30 month Fellowship with the NCIC Clinical Trials Group (now CCTG), transitioning to a Senior Investigator role in 2014. Dr. Hay’s clinical practice includes all areas of Hematology, with special interest in hematological malignancies. Clinics are held at the Cancer Center of Southeastern Ontario.

In 2012, Dr. Hay was awarded the prestigious John H. Crookston Award from the Canadian Hematology Society for research on the treatment of Hodgkin Lymphoma, in 2014 was the inaugural recipient of the NCIC Clinical Trials Group Dr. Ralph Meyer Phase III Young Investigator Award, and in 2015 received the ³ÉÈË´óƬ Internal Medicine Sub-specialty Teaching Award. Dr. Hay is an active contributing member of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the American Society of Hematology (ASH). 

Dress code: Business Casual

Doors open: 5:15 pm ET. Drinks and light refreshments will be served upon arrival. 

StartWell Event Studio has paid street parking available at:  

The networking portion of this event was made possible by the generous sponsorship of the