Bio
Dr. Sampsel is a staff emergency physician and the Medical Director of the Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program at the Ottawa Hospital, the Associate Program Director for the Royal College Emergency Medicine residency program and an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa. She graduated with honours from University of Calgary Cellular Molecular and Microbial Biology program and completed her Masters of Science in Biochemistry in the area of cancer biology. She completed medical school and her Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada specialty training in Emergency Medicine at Queen’s University.
Dr. Sampsel undertook fellowship training in Clinical Forensic Medicine at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine in Melbourne, Australia. 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 awards in recognition of her commitment to education and awareness.
Speaking Topics
- Health Policy (Injury Prevention, Intimate Partner Violence, Public Health)