History of EMS Research Day
History
In 2009, the Division of EMS hosted its first annual research day. It is now held at the end of October, in the Royal Bank Theatre at the Halifax Infirmary building of the QEII Health Sciences Centre. The day is action packed with a relevant EMS keynote speaker and scientific presentations of EMS, prehospital and paramedic research.
The 6th Annual EMS Research Day was held on Tues, Oct 21st 2014 in the Royal Bank Theatre of the Halifax Infirmary Bldg of the QEII Health Sciences Centre. Over 85 paramedics, physicians, management and others with an interest in EMS research were in attendance from all over Canada. The Keynote Speaker was Lawrence Brown PhD, MPH, TM, an independent research design and data analysis consultant in Austin, Texas, USA, and an Adjunct Associate Professor with the Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health at James Cook University, Australia.
Twelve studies were presented and the awards went to: Justin Mausz for the Top Research Award with “Exploring the Role of Hospital-Based Paramedic Education” and Phil Stewart for the Ron Stewart Top Paramedic Research Award with “The Feasibility of Monitoring the Temperature of Medication Storage in a Ground Ambulance: A Pilot Study”.
In conjunction with EMS Research Day, we also held two related events on Oct 20th 2014: a Paramedic Journal Club’s (topic was Transport Outcomes), and a Pitch Your Proposal event that had eight potential research ideas put forward for discussion.
Keynote Speakers and award winners from previous years:
| Year | Speaker | Ron Stewart Award | Top EMS Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jennifer Greene ACP, MSc (C) Knowledge Translation Specialist, Division of EMS, Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University ACP, EHS Ambulance Service | Mike Janczyszyn, ACP | Mohammad Sultan, PhD, MD |
| 2024 | Dr. Georgette Eaton, PhD Consultant Paramedic, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust Facilitator & Co-Chair Oxfordshire Council for Allied Health Professions Research Sr. Fellow /International Collaborator McNally Project | Polly Ford-Jones, PCP, AEMCA PhD | Thérésa J Choisi, MSc |
| 2023 | Dr. Sheldon Cheskes MD CCFP (EM) FCFP DRCPSC Medical Director, Sunnybrook Center for Prehospital Medicine Regions of Halton and Peel | Dr. Judah Goldstein | Dr. Renee Kinden |
| 2022 | Jennie Helmer, ACP, PhD (c) Director, Fraser West Clinical Operations, BCEHS | Ian Drennan, ACP, PhD | Sareen Singh, MSc Jennifer Bolster, ACP |
| 2021 | Dr. Walter Tavares, ACP, PhD Chair, McNally Project Director of Research, Ontario Paramedic Association Educator, Centennial College & University of Toronto, Scientist, Wilson Center for Health Professions Education Research, University Health Network & Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. | J. Chris Smith | Dr. Alix Carter, MD, FRCPC, MPH |
| 2020 | John Taplin, ACP, BA (ECONOMICS), MSC. Advanced Care Paramedic, Alberta Health Services EMS Research Analyst, Health Technology Assessment Unit, O’Brien Institute for Public Health MSc, Community Health Sciences (Specializing in Health Economics), University of Calgary | J. Chris Smith | Dr. Alix Carter, MD, FRCPC, MPH |
| 2019 | Ian Drennan, PhD(c), ACP | William McQuaid, , BSc (Paramedicine), ACP | Dr. Alix Carter, MD, FRCPC, MPH |
| 2018 | Blair Bigham, Resident, Emergency Medicine, Toronto | Lyon Kengis, ACP (c) | Mengyu Li, PhD (c) |
| 2017 | Katie Dainty, Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto | Jen Greene, ACP | Dr. Alix Carter, MD, FRCPC, MPH |
| 2016 | Laurie Morrison, Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto | James Orchard | John Bartolacci, PCP |
| 2015 | Jonathan Studnek PhD, NRP Mecklenburg EMS Agency | Jan Jensen, ACP | Justin Mausz, ACP |
| 2014 | Lawrence Brown PhD, MPH, TM James Cook University | Phil Stewart, ACP | Justin Mausz, ACP |
| 2013 | Daniel Patterson Phd, EREMP-P University of Pittsburgh | Asha Bienkowski | Louis Staple, ACP |
| 2012 | Tim Kilner, Paramedic Sciences, Coventry University, UK | Mark Walker, ACP | Walter Tavares, ACP |
| 2011 | Al Craig, Deputy Chief, Toronto EMS | TIE: Jan Jensen, ACP and Judah Goldstein PCP | Dr. David Petrie |
| 2010 | Ian Blanchard Alberta Health Services, Emergency Medical Services | Jan Jensen, ACP | Jan Jensen, ACP |
| 2009 | Blair Bigham ACP MSc Saint Michaels Hospital; RESCU | Judah Goldstein, ACP | Dr John Tallon |