Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs

And that's a wrap on our 2026 CP Expo! We closed Day 3 exploring how paramedics support families through grief, the role of data in homelessness services & the real-world lessons of building crisis response teams.

A big thank you to our 2026 CP Expo Diamond sponsor ZOLL EMS and Fire & all of our sponsors — your generous support elevated the 2026 CP Expo & made it an even greater success. We are grateful for your partnership.

We also want to acknowledge the researchers who contributed to our 2026 CP Expo poster presentation. Your work is advancing the future of community paramedicine.

The third & final day of our 2026 CP Expo is underway! Thank you to keynote speaker Carol Robertson, Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Paramedic at East Cheshire NHS Trust for opening with such a personal & thought-provoking look at how we care for older patients in urgent & emergency settings.

A packed afternoon at our 2026 CP Expo! Sessions covered inclusive care for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, wound care, health system partnerships, virtual bridges between community paramedics & hospitals, & more. We also recognized our OAPC Community of Practice Co-Chairs

Congratulations to our raffle prize draw winners at this afternoon's 2026 CP Expo! Thank you to Hglobal for generously donating Lenovo tablets as prizes & to all who participated — we're pleased to share that $2,225 was raised for Ronald McDonald House

"It puts me at ease. I know they're there." — a patient's words brought a powerful close to this morning's sessions at our 2026 CP Expo. Day 2 also covered health equity, dementia care, UTI management & system integration.

Day 2 of our 2026 CP Expo opened with keynote speaker Shell Piercy, Chief Paramedic Officer of the Northern Territory, Australia. Thank you for sharing your inspirational expertise on how Indigenous knowledge is shaping community paramedicine in other parts of the world.

This afternoon's 2026 CP Expo focus was on strengthening community-based care across Indigenous & other diverse settings. Chief Mike Nolan, OAPC 2nd VP: "Today set a strong foundation for the work ahead." Honoured to close with the Six Nations Eagleheart Singers

This morning at our 2026 CP Expo, we explored how community paramedicine fits into primary care, covering integration & workflows, CPs as embedded partners in care homes & innovative rural models that bring primary care directly to patients through mobile, community-based teams.

“Community paramedicine is no longer a pilot, it is an established healthcare program, making a real difference in people’s lives.” Thank you Sylvia Jones for helping kick off our 2026 CP Expo & for your continued support of community paramedicine in Ontario