Dr. Linda Pedder is an Associate Professor within the Department of Pediatrics, Division Head of Pediatric Respirology and Director of the Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis clinic at McMaster Children’s Hospital. Dr. Pedder established and developed the Newborn Screening Clinic in 2008. Dr. Pedder is also actively involved in Cystic Fibrosis Research and is Site Accreditor for Cystic Fibrosis Canada and also serves on The Cystic Fibrosis Canada Subcommittee, establishing best practice and standards of care.  

Amanda Bartels is a wife and mom with cystic fibrosis. Over the last several years she has been a volunteer patient advocate with Cystic Fibrosis Canada and is the lead volunteer CF advocate for the province of Alberta.  Having grown up in Hamilton, McMaster Hospital was her CF home until a decade ago when she moved with her husband and daughter to Calgary.