Berak Hussain: nBerak Hussain is the International Students Counsellor at the Health and Counselling clinic at a local University in Ottawa. She has a BA in Psychology and a Master’s in Educational Counselling from the University of Ottawa, and has been counselling students for 9 years now. At the Health and Counselling Services, she helps students from all sorts of backgrounds through issues ranging from anxiety, depression, stress, culture shock, identity challenges, suicide, relationships issues and more. Berak has participated in many counselling- and community-related events, presenting on the topic of Islamic Counselling to local practitioners over the years, in the hopes of sharing common ideas on how to best support faith-based clients. Berak believes that counselling is her calling and that her desire to help people is not through the cell from the medical point of view, but rather through the soul. With the help of university students, Berak spearheaded the successful Serenity Islamic Mental Health Awareness initiative with monthly psychoeducational presentations that lead up to the 3 day conference in May 2016. This Conference was named by the Canadian media as Canada’s’ first Muslim Mental Health Conference. International media such as Karbala TV also took notice of the Serenity Conference and reported on the success of such a groundbreaking attempt of breaking the silence on mental health in the Muslim community: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=CvV1L5qQyL8&feature=youtu.bennBerak also presented on the 5 Ws of Accessing Mental Health Resources at the first Canadian Muslim Mental Health Conference in Toronto with the Canadian Muslim Medical Association. She has also created a Facebook/Instagram forum called “The Muslim Counsellor” to discuss and explore these issues and works on video series exploring relevant issues for Muslims living in the West through the lens of Mental Health.nnShe completed a whirlwind U.K & Australia (2017) & UK (2018) tour holding seminars, workshops, live and TV interviews discussing and exploring Muslim mental health in the Muslim communities abroad. nnAllireza Alloo:nDr. Allireza Alloo is a board certified dermatologist and Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine. He is also the Associate Program Director for the Dermatology Residency Training Program as well as the Co-Director of the Inpatient Consultation Service at Northwell Health.nnDr. Alloo graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience and Behavior and went on to attend medical school at Harvard Medical School. He completed his dermatology training at the Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Program, where he served as Chief Resident in his final year.nnDr. Alloo’s clinical and research interests include complex medical dermatology, inpatient dermatology, autoimmune blistering diseases, and cutaneous toxicities to chemotherapy. Dr. Alloo belongs to various organizations including the American Academy of Dermatology, the Association of Professors in Dermatology, the Society of Dermatology Hospitalists, and the Medical Dermatology Society. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed literature, authored several book chapters, as well as given talks at local, regional, and national dermatology conferences.nnDr. Alloo is otherwise dedicated to improving access to dermatologic care for the underserved, participating in community service, and enhancing resident and medical student education and mentorship within dermatology. In his spare time, he enjoys playing sports, traveling, and spending time with his family.