10/07/2026
🎤 We're thrilled to announce our keynote speaker for the 2026 GSS Wellness Conference: Dr. Samra Zafar!
Samra is a practicing psychiatrist, award-winning speaker, four-time TEDx speaker and bestselling author, recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women. She has partnered with organizations including Harvard Medical School, Yale University, UNICEF, RBC and Deloitte, helping teams build resilience, prevent burnout and deepen human connection.
Her keynote, Caring From Within: The Science of Resilience, Compassion and Connection, was created for the people who give so much of themselves every day. Weaving powerful storytelling with insights from neuroscience, psychology and medicine, Samra will explore how stress, emotional labour and grief affect both mind and body, and how we can sustain our care for others by first extending that same care inward.
For frontline long-term care staff, this keynote is an invitation to recharge, reconnect with purpose and leave with practical tools for the challenges of every shift.
📅 December 14, 2026
📍 River Cree Resort & Casino, with a virtual option
Register today: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/GSSWellnessConference/register