Nikki Little, ACP, BHSc, FAEMS

Devoted to EMS for 30 years, Nikki has fulfilled many roles as a paramedic, including Advanced Care Paramedic, District Chief of Paramedic Operations, 911 Communication Supervisor, Quality and Patient Safety Officer. Nikki currently serves as a Field Training Officer of Paramedic Education. Nikki has a passion for quality improvement of systems and has advanced policy and practice in the areas of patient safety, human factors and team communication for her organization.
Nikki has dedicated countless hours to improve the quality and safety of non-transport dispositions (especially of elderly and at-risk persons) and to improve the care for patients experiencing Acute Coronary Syndromes (with particular focus on gender disparities in care). Nikki has also contributed through committee work by way of the Paramedic Chiefs of Canada and the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance. In the area of Quality Improvement and paramedic education, Nikki is in her seventh year as faculty of the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) Quality & Safety year-long course and conference workshops, through which she contributes at an international level in building capacity within EMS systems to improve the quality of their care,