The Dr. Alan Drummond Advocacy Award will be presented to a CAEP member who has demonstrated exemplary leadership, commitment and dedication to the cause of advancing the discipline at the regional, national or international level through advocacy efforts.

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Dr. Al Drummond Advocacy Award

The University of Ottawa Department of Emergency Medicine Mentorship Award is given annually to the staff physician who shows leadership and compassion to the resident physicians.  This was the inaugural year for this award.

University of Ottawa Department of Emergency Medicine Mentorship Award

Only Canadian physician to hold this designation.

Assistant Program Director - Royal College Emergency Medicine Program - University of Ottawa 2010 - 2016

Unintentional Overdose/Harm Reduction Task Force - City of Ottawa

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario - Peer Assesor

Vice-Chair - Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Trauma and Injury Prevention Committee

Department of Emergency Medicine Emergency Physician Association Executive Committee Member

University of Ottawa Department of Emergency Medicine Clinical Competency Committee Member

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Women In EM Committee

Characteristics Associated with Sexual Assaults at Mass Gatherings

The Impact of a Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Program on ED Care

Dr. Kari Sampsel is a staff Emergency Physician and the Medical Director of the Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program at the Ottawa Hospital and an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa.
She completed medical school and her Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada specialty training in Emergency Medicine at Queen’s University.  She undertook fellowship training in Clinical Forensic Medicine at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine in Melbourne, Australia, and is currently the only Canadian physician to hold this designation.  She has been active in the fields of forensic medicine and medical education, with multiple international conference presentations, publications and committee work.   Dr. Sampsel has been instrumental in working with community groups and launching a number of community initiatives, including bystander intervention training for preventing sexual assault.  She has been honoured with a number of national awards in recognition of her commitment to education and awareness.

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Emergency Medicine

Sexual Assault

Domestic Violence

Intimate Partner Violence

Sexual Assault Awareness

Women's Health and Wellness

Injury Mechanisms

Injury Prevention

Advocacy for Maginalized Populations

Sexual Assault and Violence

Medical Education

English

CTV Ottawa Morning Show Interview

CTV News at Night Interview - Program to Prevent Sexual Assault at Music Festivals

CTV News at Night Interview - Sexual Assault Rate Rises Dramatically

CTV Ottawa News Daily - Changes to the Ottawa Hospital Sexual Assault Program

CBC The Current - Doctor calls for screening of potential domestic abuse

CBC News - Music festivals marred by sexual assault and violence

1310 News - Reported sex assaults up in the Capital

Reuters - Distinct factors linked to sexual assault at festivals

One in Four Sexual Assaults Happen in a Crowd

Distinctive risk factors tied to sexual assaults at large events

One in four sexual assaults happen in a crowd

Distinctive Risk Factors Tied To Sexual Assaults At Large Events

Kekerasan Seksual Wanita Kerap Terjadi pada Acara Festival

Sexual Assault: the Crowd Factor

Ending Sexual Violence on Campus

'National conversation' emerging on sexual violence

New project to examine risk of mass gatherings and sex assault in women

Festival season is also sex assault season

Fewer sex assaults around Canada Day, but the mass gathering problems remain: researchers

Canada Day 'hot spot' for sex assaults in Ottawa: study

Mass gatherings' cloud people's judgments

More assaults likely on Canada Day

Ottawa Hospital sees spike in reported sex assaults

Changing the culture of locker room banter

High profile sex assault cases helps empower victims to report it

Police speak up about preventing sexual assaults

Warning about Sexual Assault in Groups

Research study informs new program to prevent sexual assault at large gatherings

Program to prevent sexual assaults at festivals

Visits to Ottawa Hospital Sexual Assault Program rise dramatically

Sexual Assaults during Festival Season

Changes at Ottawa Hospital Sexual Assault Care Program

Doctor Calls for Screening of Potential Domestic Abuse

Ottawa Hospital sees dramatic jump in reports of sexual assault

International Festivals and Events Association

Ontario Festival and Events Convention

GHB, Memory and Sexual Assault

Sexual Assault Advocacy - Bringing the Dark into the Light

Assertiveness and the Female Emergency Physician

Sexual Assault and Mass Gatherings

Sexual Assault and Mass Gatherings on Campus

Characteristics Associated with Sexual Assault at Mass Gatherings

Increasing the Offer, Shifting the Offer: Adapting, Evaluating and Recommending Strategies to Engage with Persons Unaware of their Positive HIV Status

Medical Director, Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program, Attending Staff Emergency Physician

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