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Chaundra has been a nurse practitioner since 2007 at Island Health on Vancouver Island in B.C. She practiced in Port Hardy for 10 years in a primary care family practice with a focus on marginalized populations, prenatal and postnatal care and mental health and addictions clients. Since 2017 she has been the NP Department Head and NP Clinical Lead providing clinical oversight and support to over 70 Island health NPs.

Pavneet (Sona) Dhaliwal is a dually registered healthcare practitioner that is passionate about evidence-based knowledge translation and practice. As a chiropractor and registered psychotherapist, she is also passionate about the intersect between mental and physical health. Her background includes an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology, a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC), and a Master of Arts in Counselling and Psychology. She has previously worked with postsurgical patients, chronic pain populations, trauma, addiction, anxiety, and depression. She has also been involved in crisis intervention work in high acuity settings. Sona has worked in a variety of environments such as community practice, hospital settings, and police services.

Dr. Rahima Alani is a family physician who practices broad spectrum primary care. She has special interests in sexual and reproductive health as well as mental health. She is a part-time lecturer at the University of Toronto’s Department of Family and Community Medicine. She splits her clinical time between various practices in the Greater Toronto Area, and she is the physician lead for SCOPE (Seamless Care Optimizing Patient Experiences) in East Toronto. She also consults for organizations on how to implement best practices as it relates to medicine and health. Dr. Alani has a passion for teaching and for practicing evidence-based medicine, and she brings these to her practice to empower her patients to make informed decisions about their health.