Congratulations to Dr. Les Vertesi on receiving the CAEP Honourary Life Membership Award

The Honourary Life Membership Award recognizes a CAEP member who has made outstanding contributions and dedicated service to emergency medicine in Canada.

Dr. Vertesi’s continued contributions, including his work developing, championing and promoting the creation of the Advanced Life Support Paramedic training in British Columbia, have had a substantial impact in emergency medicine at the local, national and international level.

He is one of CAEP’s founding members, joining his colleagues in 1978 to create the voice of EM in Canada.

Please click here to see a list of the 2017 Annual and Research CAEP Award Recipients.