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Joe Acker is the Deputy Secretary for Community Mental Health and Wellbeing in Tasmania's Department of Health.

Jennifer Bacon, born in Edmonton, Alberta, is a seasoned EMS professional with 16 years of experience. Her career began in Peace River, AB, in 2007, followed by primary care paramedic training at NAIT in 2008.

Ian Blanchard has worked in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems in Canada and the United  Kingdom for the last twenty five years in various capacities, including as an Advanced Care Paramedic,  quality assurance strategist, and researcher.

Jen Bolster is an Advanced Care Paramedic and Paramedic Practice Leader within the department of Clinical Governance and Professional Practice at BC Emergency Health Services. She oversees paramedic practice within the Vancouver Coastal region, and her

Jason Buick is a PhD candidate in clinical epidemiology at the University of Toronto, and a flight paramedic with Ornge, Ontario's air ambulance provider.

Cheryl Cameron is an Advanced Care Paramedic and the Director of Operations for a national not-for-profit organization, Canadian Virtual Hospice.

Zach Cantor is an Education Coordinator with the Regional Paramedic Program of Eastern Ontario (RPPEO).

Thérésa Choisi is a research advisor at Urgences-santé, where she co-leads the research program,  plans and coordinates administrative procedures and systems, data extraction and optimizes ways to streamline processes, and develops projects.

Jim Christenson is an emergency physician in Vancouver recently retired from active emergency care.

Rhys started his EMS career in 2005 when he began working as a PCP in Claresholm for Chinook EMS. In 2008, he went to the University of Calgary and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology in 2013.

Sean is an Advanced Care Paramedic who has worked on ground ambulance in Halifax, Nova Scotia for 12 years.

Dr. Katie Dainty is a qualitative social scientist and Research Chair in Patient-Centered Outcomes at North York General Hospital.

Ian is a Paramedic Scientist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation at the University of Toronto.

Noël Dunn is an Advanced Care Paramedic that has been working within many divisions of EMS in Saskatchewan for over 25 years.

Dr. Judah Goldstein is the Research Coordinator for Emergency Health Services, Nova Scotia. Dr. Goldstein is a Primary Care Paramedic and has worked in the EHS ground ambulance system since 2000.

Jen is an Advanced Care Paramedic in Nova Scotia. She works ground ambulance and for the Dalhousie University Division of EMS as their Knowledge Translation Coordinator. In this role, Jen manages the Prehospital Evidence Based Practice Program.

Laura Hirello is a primary care paramedic from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is a counselor for the College of Paramedics of Nova Scotia and a senior fellow and the director of equity and inclusion with McNally project for paramedicine research.

Jan Jensen has over 22 years of emergency medical services experience in the Emergency Health Services system in Nova Scotia. Jan is the Executive Director of EHS Medical Communications, Patient Flow and System Performance.

My name is Johanne Joseph, I am currently an emergency medical dispatcher at Urgences-santé (EMD) and have been working there since 2006.I also worked in a short-term contract with the research department of Urgences-santé as a research assistant in 2021.

Sébastien Légaré began his career as an ambulance technician in 1991, in the Montérégie region. Since then, he has been passionate about scientific literature and has greatly participated in the development of Quebec's pre-hospital emergency services.

Dr. Matthew Levy is an emergency medicine and EMS physician.

Devoted to EMS for almost 30 years, Nikki has fulfilled many roles as a paramedic, including Advanced Care Paramedic, District Chief of Paramedic Operations, 911 Communication Supervisor and Quality and Patient Safety Officer.

Dr Mark MacKenzie is the Senior Medical Director for Alberta Health Service Emergency Medical Services and an emergency physician at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton.

Gilbert is a multifaceted individual with diverse interests and accomplishments; He is the publisher of Canadian Paramedicine, a leading publication in the industry that provides information and resources for healthcare professionals.

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