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    Shell Piercy

    Chief Paramedic Officer, NT Health

    Shell Piercy is the Chief Paramedic Officer for NT Health in the Northern Territory, leading the advancement of paramedicine in a region defined by remote communities and innovative healthcare needs. With extensive experience as both a nurse and paramedic, shell is committed to expanding paramedic roles to improve patient outcomes across diverse settings.

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    Nathan Seidel

    Paramedic - Resource Sector

    Nathan Seidel is based in Perth, and he lives with his beautiful wife and their new baby daughter. He is an Advanced Care Paramedic, Emergency Services Officer, and Trainer and Assessor with a Bachelor of Paramedic Practice and a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Paramedicine. Nathan has been providing frontline emergency response and clinical care in remote and challenging environments, working in Western Australia's mining sector for the past 8 years.

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    Sean Golding

    Pilot, paramedic and human factors consultant.

    Sean works as a flight examiner, Boeing 787 captain and as expedition dive medic in the private sector. He has been developing human factors programs in medicine focussing on improved patient outcomes, and is an instructor with the Sydney Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre at Royal North Shore Hospital.

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    Melissa Fields

    Paramedic, Educator - International services

    Mel Fields is an experienced paramedic and educator with over nine years of service across the UK’s London Ambulance Service, Canada’s BC Emergency Health Services, and Australia’s Queensland Ambulance Service. Mel is a former Senior Lecturer in the Advanced Care Paramedic program at the Justice Institute of British Columbia, Mel has developed and delivered simulation-based education and continues to lead in clinical and academic settings. .

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    Matt Wilkinson-Stokes

    Paramedic PhD student

    As well as working clinically, Matt teaches, authored a textbook chapter on Shock, works on two national college project teams, and reviews for a Q1 medical journal. He is currently a Westpac Scholar and inaugural University of Melbourne MDHS PhD Award recipient, and his undergraduate first class honours thesis won a University Medal and Best Presentation at two international conferences.

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    Efthimia Voulcaris

    Employment Lawyer, APA QLD

    Efthimia Voulcaris is an experienced employment lawyer who has spent the past 14 years representing and advocating for paramedics in relation to their employment and professional matters. Efthimia has represented paramedics in the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission, Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Queensland Human Rights Commission.


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    Jordan Neaves

    Senior Lecturer, ACP Program, British Columbia, Canada

    Jordan Neaves is a highly experienced paramedic, educator, and expedition leader from the Gold Coast. He recently completed a sebatical as a senior lecturer of the Advanced Care Paramedic program at the Justice Institute of British Columbia Canada. Jordan dedicated his expertise to developing engaging training materials and fostering practical skills in critical care and paramedic practices.



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    Steve "Sunny" Whitfield (MC)

    Film and documentary medic, safety specialist.

    Sunny is an accomplished paramedic, academic and expedition leader. He has led over 40 expeditions across the globe, and worked on several dozen film and documentary sets as both a paramedic, safety consultant and dive safety specialist. He is also the author of three books about paramedicine and his career in the Australian Army.


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    Mark Ward

    Paramedic, Humanartian leader, Professional fisherman

    Mark is an paramedic from remote far north queensland, who has led several humanitarian missions following natural disasters. He is also a professional fisherman and runs his own fishing TV show "Wardy's Fishing"


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