Lunch and Learn

Revisiting Your PTSD Prevention Plans. Refining and Evolving for Today’s Challenges

Colleagues, Partners, and Supporters,

You are invited to join us for a powerful and collaborative days focused on strengthening paramedic wellness across Ontario. 

Join the Ontario Paramedic Association Wellness Committee (OPAWC) on May 28, 2026, for our second Community of Practice Forum: “Revisiting Your PTSD Prevention Plans: Refining and Evolving for Today’s Challenges.”

This dynamic forum is designed to bring together Paramedic Wellness Coordinators, Peer Support Team Leaders, service leaders, vendors, and sponsors from across the province. Together, we will create a space to connect, share, and build stronger, more effective PTSD prevention strategies.

OPAWC Community of Practice Forum – Revisiting Your PTSD Prevention Plans

Why Attend? 

 This session moves beyond theory and into real-world application. Participants are encouraged to bring their current PTSD Prevention Plans and evaluate them against the Consolidated Report developed during our previous forum: “Sharing Strategies on How to Protect and Improve Paramedic Wellness.”

Through expert insights and collaborative discussion, you will:

1. Gain practical strength from leaders in paramedic wellness
2. Engage in facilitated roundtable discussions in partnership with the Publics Service s Health & Safety Association (PSHSA)
3. Strengthen and refine your organization's PTSD Prevention Plan
4. Build meaningful connections with peers, vendors and system partners

Opportunities for Vendors & Sponsors 

 We warmly welcome vendors and sponsors who are committed to supporting paramedic mental health and wellness. This forum offers a unique opportunity to:

1. Showcase innovative products and services
2. Connect directly with decision-makers and wellness leaders
3. Contribute to meaningful change within paramedic Services

Event Details:

📅 Date: May 28, 2026

🕗 Time: 08:00 – 16:00

📍 Location: York Region’s Community Safety Village (Bruce Mills Conservation Area)

3291 Stouffville Rd, Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON L4A 7X5

🍽️ Lunch is included

Registration:

1. $25 – OPA Members
2. $45 - Non-OPA Members

Click here to purchase tickets and vendor tables, or to sponsor the event.

We look forward to bringing together passionate professionals and partners dedicated to advancing paramedic wellness. Your voice, experience, and collaboration are essential as we continue this important work.

Warm regards,

Ontario Paramedic Association Wellness Committee (OPAWC)

Together we can strengthen systems that support those who serve on the front lines

For more information, please contact wellness@ontarioparamedic.ca.

Agenda (subject to change)

Time	Type	Speaker/Facilitator	Topic/Details
8:00	Doors open	Coffee	Vendor set up
8:45	Speaker	Chris Spearen, Chief, York Paramedic Services	Opening Remarks
9:00	Speaker	David Wolff, Provincial Chair of OPA Wellness Committee	Review: SHARING STRATEGIES ON HOW TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE PARAMEDIC WELLNESS (April 2024 Findings)
9:20	Speaker	Jonathan Deline	Against Everything That Got You Here: Rethinking Readiness in Paramedic Wellness
9:55	Coffee	Vendor Market	Up to 15 Wellness Vendors, located in three rooms. Networking Opportunities
10:30	Speaker	Mike Lockington	Resilience on the Front Line: From Crisis Management to Structural Well-Being in Paramedicine
11:05	Speaker	Samantha Zahra	Reframing the Response: Advancing PTSD Prevention in Paramedic Services
11:40	Speaker	Bill Lewis
Morning Summary	David Wolff	Summary of morning sessions
12:20	Lunch	Vendor Market	(Included) - Networking Opportunities
1:30	Speaker	PSHSA	PTSD Prevention Update
2:00	Round table	Facilitated by PSHSA	Discussions
3:30	Round table	Participants	Summaries
3:50	Closing	David Wolff	Closing Remarks
4:00	See you	in	two years