Dr. Brooks is a clinician-scientist in emergency medicine at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He conducts research in the areas of cardiac arrest and resuscitation with a specific focus around innovative technology solutions. He represents the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada as a member of the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Taskforce of the International Liaison Committee for Resuscitation and is a member of the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science Subcommittee of the American Heart Association. Dr. Brooks has participated in the creation of cardiac arrest guidelines with these organizations for over a decade and continues to play a leadership role in synthesizing evidence to practice.