Her first foray into public speaking began while representing the organization in Business Networking International and then quickly grew to speaking at medical conferences. She also often gives live speeches on social media on various topics, including her charity work, travel and her inspirational story of surviving the loss of her only child to build an international research and advocacy organizational.
Ms. Ireland has been keynote speaker at 8 international medical conferences since 2018, authored or co-authored 5 books, authored federal legislation, represented the cause through travel in 23 countries and been interviewed on television and in multiple publications.
She has been President of CDH International for over 25 years, overseeing services for 6500 patients in 73 countries, conducting and participating in research and serving on various governmental and research committees.
She also is a founding member of the Rare Advocacy Movement and is a member of GICS, ELSO, WOFAPS, Global Genes, EURORDIS, CORD and many other medical associations and is on committees working with the World Health Organization, National Institutes of Health, Global Initiative for Children's Surgery and Congenital Anomalies work groups.
Her Available Speech Topics Are:
Her Available Speech Topics Are:
- Creating and Maintaining A Non-Profit - How To Be Original and Offer Unique Services To A Community In Need
- Patient Advocacy
- Why Patient Representation is Paramount In All Research Initiatives
- It's About Them, Not You - The Art of Representing Patient Populations Ethically
- Social Media Sanity - How To Survive Adult On-Line Bullying In the Work Place
- Creating Patient Registries
- The Importance of Patience Ownership of Medical Data
- Finding Yourself While Solo Traveling
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- How to Survive Losing Your Child
- Why Competition Is Not The Key To Success
- Taking Your Non-Profit Global
- How To Raise Awareness For a Little Known Disease
- Navigating the Strange New World of Being A Covid Long-Hauler
- Never Look Back - How to Keep Moving Forward No Matter What Life Throws At You
- You Are Stronger Than What Tried To Kill You - A Guide To Surviving PTSD, Grief, Abuse or Any Type of Trauma
- Creating and Keeping Patient Communities Together and Focused
- Researching Patient Community Landscapes
