Director, Emergency Health Services
PEI Department of Health & Wellness
University of Prince Edward Island
Dr. Matthew Leyenaar began his career working as a paramedic in Eastern Ontario – having had the experience of “riding with the ambulance” as a high school co-op student. He completed a BSc in Geomatics from Carleton University (2012) part-time and began to explore spatial-temporal patterns of repeated users of paramedic services. His interest in health system access and utilization attracted him to McMaster University where he completed an MA in Geography (2015) before entering the Health Research Methodology PhD program. He completed his PhD in 2020 in the Health Services Research stream by investigating assessment practices in community Paramedicine programs. Presently, he is the Director of Emergency Health Services with the PEI Department of Health and Wellness. Over the course of his career he has participated in numerous committees and working groups and received the Paramedic Association of Canada’s Award for Excellence for Innovation and Research in 2019.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
260 - DEMYSTIFYING THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS IN AMBULATORY HEART FAILURE MANAGEMENT
Friday, October 25, 2024
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PT