Speaking & media

Grounded, candid conversations that make room for change.

Emily speaks with health care teams, researchers, educators and public audiences—connecting personal experience with the choices that shape communication, care and participation.

Charlotte Pape and Emily Foucault speaking at UHN PiPER Research Day 2025 in Toronto.

Approach

Honest stories. Clear ideas. A path toward action.

Emily combines lived experience, communications strategy and patient-partnership practice. Her talks are thoughtful and direct, helping audiences see familiar systems from a different perspective and consider what they can change.

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Speaking topics

The diagnostic odyssey

What it means to navigate uncertainty, dismissal and under-recognized complex illness.

Inclusive health communication

Why the words we use affect safety, trust and people's ability to participate in care.

Digital literacy and OpenNotes

Patient access, transparent records and what people need to use digital health tools.

Patient partnership and systems change

Moving from consultation toward meaningful co-design and shared influence.

Selected contexts

Conversations across health care, education and research.

Emily adapts each contribution to the audience and setting, from keynotes and panels to workshops and facilitated discussions.

CAMH
University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine
UHN Research Summit
Where's the Patient's Voice in Health Professional Education 20 years on?

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Media & press

Coverage, interviews and public commentary.

Media coverage about Emily is kept separate from the articles she has authored. This section will become the permanent press archive as the remaining links and clips are migrated.

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