Mike Christian
Medical Officer - Specialist @Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennes
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WORK HISTORY
Medical Officer - Specialist @Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennes
Reg Force 20••••15Reserves 2015- presentResponsible for leading a team of clinical team of highly-trained, multi-disciplinary professionals in provision of specialty medical care in critical care and infectious diseases whilst promoting health protection and education. • Deployment to conflict & disaster zones for the provision of Critical Care, often in austere environments.• Flight Surgeon: Clinical care on critical care transport team as well as sat on medical review board for air crew and provided specialist care to air crew.• Providing expert advice to the military leadership regarding CBRN, critical care, public health and infectious diseases.• Maximising skills and capabilities of physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and paramedics by participating in development/delivery of primary and continuing medical education.
EDUCATION
University of Toronto
FRCPC, Internal Medicine Residency
McMaster University
FRCPC, Critical Care & Infectious Diseases - Fellowships
Humber College
Ambulance & Emergency Care, Paramedic
Brock University
BA, Health Studies
Durham University
Master of Business Administration - MBA (with distinction)
Canadian Medical Association - Joule
Physician Leadership Institute Certificate
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Diploma, Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, Tropical & Travel Medicine
McMaster University
MD, Medicine
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London
MSc, Public Health
ABOUT MIKE CHRISTIAN
I am a senior healthcare sector leader with nearly 30 years of experience and a strong high-performance track record. My specialisms include critical care, infectious diseases, military, aviation and pre-hospital medicine. I have enjoyed a diverse range of roles, including Chief Medical Officer for the largest Ambulance Service in Canada, Chief Safety Officer for a large multi-site Hospital System, Medical Director of Critical Care Response Teams in Canada, and Director (Founding Board) of Ontario Agency for Health Protection & Promotion. In 2016, I moved to the UK for a sabbatical with London’s Air Ambulance. Having decided to remain in the UK, I served as Clinical Lead for an Air Ambulance in the counties and subsequently was recruited to join London\'s Air Ambulance\'s senior team to lead on delivering key objectives within their research strategy. My experience includes providing clinical leadership at senior and executive levels including participating in defining clinical strategy and direction. My knowledge of safety & governance processes are excellent. Teamwork is important to me and I work in collaboration with multi-disciplinary colleagues, including remote teams. I lead with an engaging, inspirational and energising leadership style. Key to my success is my passion for evolving and developing service excellence.I completed an MSc in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and an MBA at Durham University. I am a retired member of the Regular Forces of the RCAF, having served tours in Haiti and Afghanistan, and I continue to serve as a reserve specialist medical officer/flight surgeon. I have responded to several disasters, including SARS and the 2010 Haiti earthquake and was one of the first on the scene of the London Bridge attack. I have advised governments about emergency preparedness issues. My academic pursuits focus on disaster management and emergency preparedness, and in 2018 was identified as one of the top 3 authors in the field of Disaster Medicine between 20••••17.
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