Our Mission & Vision
Mission
Vision
Governance
Executive Committee
Gina Agarwal
Professor - McMaster University
Director of VIP Research Lab
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Vulnerable Individuals in Primary Care
Gina Agarwal is a practicing family physician (MBBS MRCGP CCFP FCFP). She is one of a few family physicians with a PHD in Epidemiology (2011). Dr. Gina Agarwal has facilitated, led and supervised the development of community paramedicine research at McMaster University.
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Gina Agarwal is a practicing family physician (MBBS MRCGP CCFP FCFP). She is one of a few family physicians with a PHD in Epidemiology (2011). Dr. Gina Agarwal has facilitated, led and supervised the development of community paramedicine research at McMaster University.
Brent McLeod
Hamilton Paramedic Service
Francine Marzanek
McMaster University
Francine Marzanek has worked in the Department of Family Medicine since 2009. Prior to this, she worked in public health and education for over 10 years
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Melissa Pirrie
McMaster University
Melissa Pirrie has worked in health research since 2005, starting as an undergraduate research assistant and then completing an MA in Applied Health Sciences.
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Melissa Pirrie has worked in health research since 2005, starting as an undergraduate research assistant and then completing an MA in Applied Health Sciences.
Natalie Kedzierski
The Regional Municipality of York
Natalie Kedzierski has worked with York Region since 2005. She became an Advanced Paramedic in 2010 and shortly thereafter became the Superintendent in Community Paramedicine and Research in 2014.
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Natalie Kedzierski has worked with York Region since 2005. She became an Advanced Paramedic in 2010 and shortly thereafter became the Superintendent in Community Paramedicine and Research in 2014.
Ric Angeles
McMaster University
Asst. Professor (part-time)
Ric was a physician in the Philippines, Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies in a University Medical School, and a public health officer (Epidemiology/Environmental Health) with 7 years of teaching (medical school and graduate school) and public health experience.
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Ric was a physician in the Philippines, Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies in a University Medical School, and a public health officer (Epidemiology/Environmental Health) with 7 years of teaching (medical school and graduate school) and public health experience.
Brad Jackson
Paramedic Services Corporation of the County of Bruce
Brad Jackson is a Paramedic Superintendent and Primary Care Paramedic working with both Bruce County Paramedic Services and Guelph Wellington Paramedic Service, since 2009.
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Advisory Committee
Gina Agarwal
McMaster University
CP@clinic Advisory Committee Co-Chair
Gina Agarwal is a practicing family physician (MBBS MRCGP CCFP FCFP). She is one of a few family physicians with a PHD in Epidemiology (2011). Dr. Gina Agarwal has facilitated, led and supervised the development of community paramedicine research at McMaster University.
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Gina Agarwal is a practicing family physician (MBBS MRCGP CCFP FCFP). She is one of a few family physicians with a PHD in Epidemiology (2011). Dr. Gina Agarwal has facilitated, led and supervised the development of community paramedicine research at McMaster University.
Randy Mellow
Paramedic Chiefs of Canada President
CP@clinic Advisory Committee Co-Chair
As Chief of Peterborough County/City Paramedics, Randy brings over 30 years’ experience in Emergency Services. He began his EMS career in 1986 in south-western Ontario as a paramedic and he progressed through various roles.
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Ryan Kozicky
Alberta Health Services
EMS Mobile Integrated Healthcare Director
Jennifer Dunn
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA)
Primary Care Paramedic
Michelle Breen
Eastern Health Paramedicine and Transport
Medical Communications Centre Director
Melissa Roney
City of Sudbury Paramedic Service
Deputy Chief
Rebecca Poulin
City of Sudbury Paramedic Service
Paramedic
Tom Dobson
Nova Scotia Emergency Health Operations
Manager of Integrated Health Programs
Gale Chevalier
County of Frontenac
Chief/Director of Emergency and Transportation Services
Kevin McNab
Grey County Paramedic Services
Director of Paramedic Services
Greg Sage
Halton Region Paramedic Services
Chief/Director of Paramedic Services
Chris Spearen
York Region Paramedic Service
Deputy Chief of Emergency Services
Eric Larocque
Prescott-Russell Emergency Services
Deputy Chief of Emergency Services
Brad Jackson
Guelph Wellington Paramedic Service
Community Paramedicine Coordinator
Michael Nolan
County of Renfrew Emergency Services
Director of Emergency Services
Ryan Soucy
Yukon Emergency Medical Services
Deputy Chief Clinical Operations
Janette Turner
University of Sheffield
Emergency and Urgent Care Research Director
Gary Wingrove
The Paramedic Foundation/IRCP
President/Chair
Peter O'Meara
Monash University
Adjunct Professor - Department of Community Emergency Health & Paramedic Practice
Buck Reed
Western Sydney University
Associate Paramedicine Lecturer
Krista Cockrell
Western Sydney University
Paramedic Researcher
Donald MacLellan
Medavie Health Services- Chatham Kent
General Manager
Judah Goldstein
NS Emergency Health Services
Research Coordinator, Primary Care Paramedic, Assistant Professor
Ron Beleno
AGE WELL, Toronto Senior Strategy Accountability Table, Centre for Aging+Brain Health Innovation
Patient Advocate
Rick Ferron
Niagara Emergency Medical Services
Deputy Chief, System Performance
Karen Lutz
Niagara Emergency Medical Services
Commander, Quality Assurance & Performance Standards
Diane Verreault
Urgence Sante
President, Strategies and Models of Care
Evaluation Team
Gina Agarwal
Professor - McMaster University
Director of VIP Research Lab
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Vulnerable Individuals in Primary Care
Gina Agarwal is a practicing family physician (MBBS MRCGP CCFP FCFP). She is one of a few family physicians with a PHD in Epidemiology (2011). Dr. Gina Agarwal has facilitated, led and supervised the development of community paramedicine research at McMaster University.
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Gina Agarwal is a practicing family physician (MBBS MRCGP CCFP FCFP). She is one of a few family physicians with a PHD in Epidemiology (2011). Dr. Gina Agarwal has facilitated, led and supervised the development of community paramedicine research at McMaster University.
Ric Angeles
McMaster University
Asst. Professor (part-time)
Ric was a physician in the Philippines, Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies in a University Medical School, and a public health officer (Epidemiology/Environmental Health) with 7 years of teaching (medical school and graduate school) and public health experience.
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Ric was a physician in the Philippines, Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies in a University Medical School, and a public health officer (Epidemiology/Environmental Health) with 7 years of teaching (medical school and graduate school) and public health experience.
Francine Marzanek
McMaster University
Francine Marzanek has worked in the Department of Family Medicine since 2009. Prior to this, she worked in public health and education for over 10 years
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Melissa Pirrie
McMaster University
Melissa Pirrie has worked in health research since 2005, starting as an undergraduate research assistant and then completing an MA in Applied Health Sciences.
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Melissa Pirrie has worked in health research since 2005, starting as an undergraduate research assistant and then completing an MA in Applied Health Sciences.
Partners
Want to be a partner? Contact the McMaster Community Paramedicine team at admin@cpatclinic.ca.
Brant/ Brantford Paramedic Services
British Columbia Emergency Health Services
Chatham-Kent Emergency Medical Services
Cochrane District Emergency Medical Services
Region of Durham Paramedic Services
Essex- Windsor Emergency Medical Services
Frontenac Paramedic Services
City of Greater Sudbury Paramedic Services
Grey County Paramedic Services
Guelph- Wellington Paramedic Service
Haliburton County Paramedic Service
Halton Region Paramedic Services
Hamilton Paramedic Services
Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services
Kenora District Services Board – Northwest EMS
Naotkamegwanning Emergency Medical Services
Niagara Emergency Health Services
Norfolk County Paramedic Services
Oxford County Paramedic Services
Peel Regional Paramedic Services
Peterborough Emergency Medical Services
United Counties of Prescott and Russell Emergency Services
County of Renfrew Emergency Services
Sault-Saint Marie Paramedic Services
County of Simcoe Health and Emergency Services
Timiskaming
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Paramedic Service
Gina Agarwal is a practicing family physician (MBBS MRCGP CCFP FCFP). She is one of a few family physicians with a PHD in Epidemiology (2011). Dr. Gina Agarwal has facilitated, led and supervised the development of community paramedicine research at McMaster University. She established the CP@clinic Program in Ontario, including all of its program components and scientific evaluation plan (CIHR-funded multi-site randomised controlled trial; 2014 - 2017). In April of 2019, Dr. Agarwal was awarded Health Care Policy Contribution Program (HCPCP) funding by Health Canada to expand the innovative CP@clinic program with paramedic services across Canada. CP@clinic is the leading evidence-based community paramedicine wellness clinic model and has the potential to benefit communities across Canada. Distinguished publications in both the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) and Prehospital Emergency Care demonstrate the impact of CP@clinic on the health system and residents in subsidized housing. The CMAJ article received the 2019 Article of the Year award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research-Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR). 
Francine Marzanek has worked in the Department of Family Medicine since 2009. Prior to this, she worked in public health and education for over 10 years with a focus on heart health and population based community health promotion strategies. As a Research Coordinator, she has been involved with the planning, implementation and scaling of the CP@clinic Program, as well as other Community Paramedicine Research projects. Francine has research interests related to cardiovascular health promotion and chronic disease prevention in the community and running a marathon in the future.
Melissa Pirrie has worked in health research since 2005, starting as an undergraduate research assistant and then completing an MA in Applied Health Sciences. From 2009 to 2011, she was a Research Associate with the Ontario Health Study, a large provincial cohort study that is part of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project. Melissa was a CIHR training fellow in Population Interventions for Chronic Disease Prevention (PICDP) from 2010 to 2012 and is currently completing her PhD in Population Health at the University of Waterloo. Her specific research interests include population health, built environment, health equity for vulnerable populations, and chronic disease prevention.
Natalie Kedzierski has worked with York Region since 2005. She became an Advanced Paramedic in 2010 and shortly thereafter became the Superintendent in Community Paramedicine and Research in 2014. In 2018, she became the Program Manager of Community Paramedicine and Research as she has extensive experience with vulnerable and high risk patients and program development. York Region Paramedic Services is one of the original CP@clinic partners. They took part in the 2014 CP@clinic Randomized Controlled Trial and still implement the program today.
Ric was a physician in the Philippines, Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies in a University Medical School, and a public health officer (Epidemiology/Environmental Health) with 7 years of teaching (medical school and graduate school) and public health experience. He has a strong background in public/social health research. He has worked in the Department of Family Medicine since 2009 starting as a Research Coordinator/PhD student/Quality Assurance tutor transitioning to a Research Associate/Asst. Professor (part-time) after completing his PhD in Health Research Methodologies at McMaster University.
Brad Jackson is a Paramedic Superintendent and Primary Care Paramedic working with both Bruce County Paramedic Services and Guelph Wellington Paramedic Service, since 2009. In 2018, Brad became the Community Paramedicine Coordinator in Guelph Wellington, before becoming the program’s Superintendent in 2020. During this time he also worked as an Operations Superintendent for Bruce County and helped launch the Community Paramedicine program there in 2021. Brad holds a Bachelors of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) from Charles Sturt University, a Bachelors of Education (Adult Education) from Brock University, and a Diploma in Emergency Health Services Management from Dalhousie University. He has a keen interest in expanding the role of the paramedic in rural areas, and leveraging Community Paramedicine as a tool to overcome barriers to care that rural residents may encounter.
As Chief of Peterborough County/City Paramedics, Randy brings over 30 years’ experience in Emergency Services. He began his EMS career in 1986 in south-western Ontario as a paramedic and he progressed through various roles including Supervisor of Quality Assurance and Human Resources, Deputy Chief of Peterborough County/City Paramedics and Chief of Essex-Windsor EMS.
