Dr. Ian Blanchard

Ian Blanchard has worked in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems in Canada and the United  Kingdom for the last twenty five years in various capacities, including as an Advanced Care Paramedic,  quality assurance strategist, and researcher. He is the Scientist for the Alberta Health Services (AHS) EMS system, and the provincial co-chair of the AHS EMS Research Committee. He is also an Adjunct Assistant  Professor with the Department of Community Health Sciences, in the Cumming School of Medicine at the  University of Calgary. In these capacities, Ian is working with a dedicated group of individuals to build the  science, research and knowledge translation enterprise of EMS systems and the paramedic profession.