Simon Thorogood

BC Core Team Member

Simon is an Emergency Medical Responder licensed in British Columbia. He has been involved in event medicine and first aid since 2017. Simon got his first aid start through Occupational First Aid and while working in a high risk industry. From these experiences, Simon quickly found a passion for emergency medicine and decided to pursue it further. Joining the volunteer Medical First Responder program of St. John Ambulance, in Chilliwack, Simon achieved his Advanced Medical First Responder certification in 2018. He has since volunteered over 1500 hours in various venues and environments in the lower mainland for an even wider variety of events.

Constantly wanting to learn more and provide a higher level of care, in 2019, Simon attended the Justice Institute of B.C. in Chilliwack and certified as an EMR, licensing shortly after. It was around this time that Simon joined the Odyssey Medical team and left his desk job to focus on event medicine. 

“I have a huge level of respect and admiration for the way Odyssey does things and the level of care they bring to their patients and clients and I am proud to be part of this team.”

Looking to take on new roles and continue learning, Simon is eager to attend every Odyssey event that he can and meet as many team members as possible. He takes value in what he can learn from others and is always happy to be a mentor when needed.