Name	Primary affiliations
Alison Fox-Robichaud*	Staff Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario Scientist, Department of Medicine and Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Asher Mendelson*	Staff Physician, Intensive Care Unit, St. Mary’s General Hospital, Kitchener, Ontario Adjunct Scientist, Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Casey Lansdell*	Research Assistant, Department of Regenerative Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario
Chris Ellis	Scientist, Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Christian Lehmann	Scientist, Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Claudia dos Santos	Staff Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario Scientist, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
Dhruva Dwivedi	Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Thromboembolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Research Associate, Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Donald Welsh	Scientist, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Ellen McDonald	Research Coordinator, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario and the Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario
Gilly Griffin	Director of Standards, Standards Setting and Maintenance unit, Canadian Council on Animal Care, Ottawa, Ontario
Gloria Vázquez-Grande	Critical Care External Clinician Fellow, Intensive Care Unit, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, Manitoba Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jamie Hutchison	Staff Physician, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario Senior Scientist, Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario
Janet Sunohara-Neilson	Clinical Veterinarian, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
Jean-François Cailhier	Staff Physician, Department of Medicine, Institut du cancer de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec Senior Scientist, Department of Medicine, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, Quebec
Juan Zhou	Scientist, Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Kathryn Hendrick	Patient Partner Advocate for improved sepsis management, Ottawa, Ontario Volunteer Communications Director, Global Sepsis Alliance, Canada Sector, Toronto, Ontario Canada Board Member, Canadian Sepsis Foundation, Markham, Ontario
Kimberly Macala	Staff Physician, Division of Critical Care, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta Scientist, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Kirsten Fiest	Scientist, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Community Health Sciences and Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Laura Mawdsley	M.Sc. Candidate, Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Manoj Lalu*	Staff Physician, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario Associate Scientist, Regenerative Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology Programs, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario
Michael Walker	Senior Research Analyst, Canadian Council on Animal Care, Ottawa, Ontario
Neha Sharma	Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Medical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario and the Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario
Patricia Liaw*	Scientist, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario and the Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario
Rudolf Veldhuizen	Scientist, Critical Illness Research Program, Lawson Health Research Institute and Departments of Medicine and Physiology & Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Sahar Sohrabipour	M.Sc. Candidate, Department of Medical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario and the Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario
Sarah Medeiros	Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Medical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario and the Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario
Sean E Gill	Scientist, Critical Illness Research Program, Lawson Health Research Institute and Departments of Medicine and Physiology & Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Valdirene S Muniz	Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario and the Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario
Victoria Hunniford	M.Sc. Candidate, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Regrets:
Braedon McDonald	Staff Physician, Foothills Medical Centre, Rockyview General Hospital and South Health Campus, Calgary, Alberta Scientist, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases and International Microbiome Centre, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Brent Winston	Scientist, Immunology Research Group and Airway Inflammation Research Group, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Dean Fergusson	Director and Senior Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario
Emmanuel Charbonney	Staff Physician, Intensive Care Unit, Département de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec Scientist, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec
Gediminas Cepinskas	Director and Scientist, Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Haibo Zhang	Staff Physician, Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine; Departments of Anesthesia and Physiology, University of Toronto, Ontario Scientist, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Department of Physiology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
Holly Orlando	Director and Veterinarian, Animal Care and Veterinary Service, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
John Marshall	Staff Physician, Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario Co-Director and Senior Scientist, Critical Illness and Injury Research Centre, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
Justin Presseau	Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario
Karla Krewulak	Senior Research Associate, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Lauralyn McIntyre*	Staff Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario Senior Scientist, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario
Paul Kubes	Scientist, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Immunology Research Group and Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Paulina Kowalewska	Postdoctoral Fellow, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Ryan Zarychanski	Staff Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba Senior Scientist, Department of Medicine, Sections of Critical Care and of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Research Institute of Oncology and Hematology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba