Invited Presentations

Paramedic Services Chiefs of Saskatchewan Conference & AGM, May 14-16, 2024, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Joe Acker delivered a 90-minute presentation titled: Leadership Unleashed: Elevating Accountability, Standards, and Cultivating Compassion.

Leadership Unleased PowerPoint Title Slide
Leadership Unleased PowerPoint Title Slide
Paramedic Chiefs of Canada Leadership Summit, June 15, 2023, Kelowna, British Columbia

Joe Acker closed the Leadership Summit with a presentation titled: The Culture Challenge: How Ambulance Tasmania is turning things around.

The Culture Challenge PowerPoint Title Slide
The Culture Challenge PowerPoint Title Slide
Canadian Paramedic Research Day, May 25, 2023, Toronto, Ontario

Joe Acker and Dr. Mark MacKenzie delivered the Keynote Presentation: Keeping it Real and Spinning the Wheel. – Navigating Paramedicine’s Latest Challenges – Invited Commentary on the Keynote – Dr. Walter Tavares

CPRD Title Page
CPRD Title Page
Alberta Health Services EMS Research Day, May 30, 2019, Edmonton, Alberta

PAIN-K (Prehospital Analgesia with Intra-Nasal Ketamine). This study investigates the effectiveness of intra-nasal ketamine for pain management in the British Columbia ambulance system.

Mongolia National Parliament, WHO Funded Project, September 2019

As a volunteer with EMS Global, Joe presented an overview of the British Columbia Emergency Health Services to invited guests learning about global ambulance systems at the Mongolia National Parliament in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Roadside to Nationwide PowerPoint Slide
Roadside to Nationwide PowerPoint Slide
National Insights Conference, Defense, Security and Justice Community, May 2022, Canberra, ACT

Joe Acker delivered a keynote presentation to senior leaders in the Defense, Security and Justice community of Australian Federal Government titled: Advances in Rapid Patient Care for the Future of Australian Paramedics.

Advances in Patient Care Title Slide
Advances in Patient Care Title Slide
Paramedics Australasia International Conference, September 22, 2018, Gold Coast, Queensland

PA International Conference (PAIC) 2018 - the largest annual paramedic conference in the southern hemisphere. Joe Acker delivered a presentation titled: A new era in Paramedicine: The Canadian Experience

Paramedicine in Canada Title Slide
Paramedicine in Canada Title Slide
Paramedics Australasia International Conference, September 22, 2018, Gold Coast, Queensland

PA International Conference (PAIC) 2018 - the largest annual paramedic conference in the southern hemisphere. Joe Acker delivered a presentation titled: Protecting ourselves and the community in an uncertain world.

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada Leadership Summit, June 2017, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Joe Acker presented a comparison of vocational trained paramedics in Canada with university-educated paramedics in Australia and the impact on leaders in Canada if paramedics require university degrees in 2025.

Back to the Future PowerPoint Title Slide
Back to the Future PowerPoint Title Slide