Katie Gardner is a pediatric emergency physician at IWK Health in Halifax and an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Dalhousie University. She serves as the Director of Quality and Patient Safety for the division of pediatric emergency medicine and completed the CQUIP Excellence in Quality Improvement program in 2021. Through this role Katie has been involved in initiatives to improve flow in the emergency department as well as standardizing care through the development of multiple care pathways. Her recent quality improvement work has focused on building a virtual care program in the emergency department. Katie is also interested in working with regional centres to further improve emergency care for children across all settings.