Gurmeet Singh, MD MSc FRCSC is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Cardiac Surgery at the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, and Medical Director of the Adult ECMO Program.
His clinical interests include critical care of the cardiac surgical patient, mechanical circulatory support for heart failure, and extracorporeal life support for respiratory failure.
Sailen Naidu is an interventional radiologist practicing at Mayo Clinic Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona. He is an Associate Professor of Radiology and Program Director of the Interventional Radiology Residency. His clinical interests include interventional oncology, vascular interventions, vascular imaging and venous thromboembolic disease. He obtained his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed residency and fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr Marietjie (MJ) Slabbert is a specialist in Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and also trained in the UK in Prehospital Emergency Medicine. Her medical journey started in South Africa where she went to medical school. After completing medical school in 2001, MJ worked in Cape Town for a few years. During this time she also s got involved in prehospital and helicopter medicine. She moved to the UK in 2004 where she dual specialized in Anesthesiology and Critical Care and completed three six month fellowships in helicopter EMS in addition to her in-hospital training.
Matt is a clinician scientist in the field of resuscitation. He works as a clinical nurse educator at the Royal Alexandra hospital emergency department in Edmonton and holds specialty certification in emergency, critical care and cardiovascular are nursing. Matt is also a guideline author with the international liaison committee on resuscitation, editor in chief of he Canadian journal of emergency nursing and doctoral student developing quality indicators for cardiac arrest care. He’s a mediocre skier, a poor home renovator and he is the tired father to three kids under five
Executive Director, Quality & Patient Safety and Infection Control, Vancouver Coastal Health
Allison Muniak is the Executive Director of Quality & Patient Safety and Infection Control at Vancouver Coastal Health. She is a Human Factors Engineering Specialist by training with strong experience applying engineering and psychology principles on a variety of large and small projects relating to healthcare across Canada and internationally. She was seconded from 2013-2015 to the BC Patient Safety and Quality Council as a lead for Culture, Teamwork and Communication.
Dr. Matt Morgan is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at the University Hospital of Wales, and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Cardiff University. He is passionate about public engagement, has contributed to multiple high impact scientific articles and has spoken at medical conferences and public events. His first book “Critical – science and stories from the brink of life” was published in 2019. It takes readers on a tour around the intensive care unit, explaining the science behind critical illness. He lives in Cardiff with his family and enjoys ice cream.
