Lara Killian

Evidence Synthesis Research Coordinator Nova Scotia Cochrane Resource Centre

  • Halifax, Canada Area NS

Podcast Host for commandN.tv and Librarian Educator at Capital District Health Authority

Contact

Social

Biography

I co-host and produce commandN.tv, a regular video production with hosts Amber Mac in Toronto and Jeff MacArthur in Halifax. Segments include technology and social media news and analysis, interviews, product reviews, and more. The show launched in 2005 and has been featured in Wired Magazine, PC Magazine, and the Adventures of Superman. Interviews have included actor LeVar Burton, director David Cronenberg, architect Frank Gehry, and Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson, among many others. commandN is produced by Konnekt Creative Digital Engagement.

I am also the Communications Director for Nocturne: Art at Night, Halifax’s annual arts festival.

And now onto my day job... From project management to research synthesis and creatively disseminating findings through a variety of outlets, I enjoy managing communications and sharing knowledge. I coordinate patient education materials for an urban hospital network in eastern Canada. It's a lot like running my own small scale publishing house. I liaise with content creators, work through needed updates on an established schedule and polish everything until it's shiny-shiny. In recent years I have been a research team member and author on two Cochrane systematic reviews on health topics.

Industry Expertise

Library and Information Management
Social Media
Information Services

Areas of Expertise

Communication Strategy
Health Research
Social Networking

Education

Durham University

MA

English

2004

Università degli Studi di Parma

Italian language

1999

Université Laval / Laval University

Explore program

French

2010

Intensive intermediate French program (spring session). While studying French I had the opportunity to give a presentation, in French, to a group of students studying beginner Japanese, on my experience living in Japan for a year and studying Japanese.

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Affiliations

  • School of Information Management Associated Alumni
  • Halifax Library Association
  • Atlantic Provinces Library Association
  • Medical Library Association

Event Appearances

Getting Started in Podcasting

Podcamp Halifax  Halifax, Nova Scotia

2012-01-22

Gadgets for the Holidays

Gadget buying for Christmas  Halifax

2012-11-20

Style

Availability

  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Host/MC

Fees

$500 to $5000*Will consider certain engagements for no fee