Shelly Hagen is a Registered Dietitian and currently works as an Educator in the Women’s Wellness Program at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta facilitating menopause and osteoporosis group education sessions, and working one-on-one with patients to make well informed health decisions concerning menopause and osteoporosis management. Shelly completed her Bachelor of Science in Foods and Nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan. She completed a general dietetic internship in Regina and is currently registered with the College of Dietitians of Alberta. Shelly is credentialed as a NAMS Certified Menopause Practitioner (NCMP) through the North American Menopause Society and is also a member of Osteoporosis Canada’s Scientific Advisory Council (SAC).

Dr. Teri Charrois is currently the Associate Dean of Practice Innovation and Professor of Teaching at UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Charrois graduated with her BScPharm from the University of Alberta (UofA) and then went on to complete an accredited pharmacy residency program followed by working as an internal medicine pharmacist before finishing her master’s degree in clinical epidemiology. In 2014, she joined the UofA Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences as Academic Lead of Practice Innovation. During that time, she completed her Doctor of Education with a focus on adult learning and decision-making. Dr. Charrois was the first pharmacist in the Northern Alberta Osteoporosis Program and provides clinical care in the Multidisciplinary Bone Health Clinic with the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Alberta.

Dr. Klentrou is an internationally recognized exercise and sports physiologist. Her research programme uses applied and basic science approaches to study human performance and the implications of sport training primarily in children and youth. In the last 5 years, she has focused on how sexual maturation, inflammation, adiposity exercise and nutrition affect musculoskeletal growth and development. In particular, this research is trying to identify the cellular mechanisms that explain how exercise training and dietary choices during childhood and adolescence affects skeletal development and lifelong bone health.