Sin Man Lau has 15 years of experience as a registered nurse and additional years as an advanced practice nurse in Hong Kong public hospitals. She specialized in pain management and orthopedic and neurosurgery rehabilitation where she played a pivotal role in establishing a regional hospital pain nurse clinic. Her responsibilities included conducting comprehensive assessments of patients, offering them counselling along with their families, and actively collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to deliver holistic aftercare following orthopedic and neurosurgical procedures. Sin Man Lau managed care for patients reliant on ventilator support, facilitated rehabilitation post-acute care, and formulated plans to ease patient transition back into society. She holds a Bachelor and Master of Nursing from the University of Hong Kong, a Master of Arts in leadership from Trinity Western University in Canada, and post-graduate certificates in neuroscience nursing and pain management for nurses. As an internationally educated nurse in Canada, Sin Man Lau is eager to apply her experience and research to facilitate the recertification of other IENs in Canada.