Professor & Director, Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University
Base Hospital Physician, HHS Centre for Paramedic Education & Research
Medical Director, Ontario Set Medic
Staff Emergency Physician, Hamilton Health Sciences
@WelsfordM
Dr. Michelle Welsford is the Medical Director for the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre for Paramedic Education and Research where she provides medical oversight for nearly 1,400 paramedics; and the Medical Director for Ontario Set Medic who provides amazing medics for TV and movie productions. She is also a staff emergency physician at Hamilton Health Sciences.
Dr. Welsford is a Professor and the Division Director at McMaster University (@MacEmerg) and the Prehospital Fellowship Director at McMaster. Her academic and research interests include cardiac, trauma, and sepsis systems of care as well as enhanced prehospital care for residents of long-term care homes and persons seeking a palliative approach to care.
She has also been involved in resuscitation guideline development for over 15 years through her volunteer work with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. She enjoys the thousands of hours spent on evidence evaluation.