Dr. Jeff Blackmer completed his medical training at Western University and his residency program in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Saskatchewan. He also holds a Master’s degree in medical ethics from the University of Toronto and a Global Executive MBA from INSEAD University in France. Dr. Blackmer currently serves as the Executive Vice President, Global Health and Chief Medical Officer at the Canadian Medical Association. Prior to this, he served as the CMA’s Vice President of Medical Professionalism and as the Executive Director of the CMA’s Office of Ethics.At the CMA, Dr. Blackmer has led the work of the association on issues such as end of life care and assisted dying, opioid prescribing, legalization of marijuana and global health. He regularly serves as a spokesperson on these and other issues and appears frequently in national and international media. He contributes to international health by serving as an expert advisor to the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, numerous national medical associations as well as other international organizations. He chairs various international working groups, and is a frequent invited speaker at national and international meetings and conferences. He is the immediate past Chair of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Association for Global Health. He has published and lectured extensively both nationally and internationally, and has authored numerous national and global health policies. He has been an invited lecturer and visiting professor at institutions such as Harvard University and the University of Notre Dame. He has received several honors and awards, including the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contributions to the fields of medical ethics and international medicine, the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics 20th Anniversary Distinguished Alumnus Award and Western University’s Alumni of Distinction Professional Achievement in Medicine Award.