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February 22, 2024

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Occupational Competency Standard for Paramedics (new standard)

CSA
This Standard identifies the professional activities and supporting competencies required of paramedics in Canada. It reflects current practice in Canada and anticipated future practice needs. Learn More

Cadre national de compétences des paramédics (Nouvelle édition)

CSA
Cette norme identifie les activités professionnelles et les compétences requises des paramédics au Canada. Elle reflète la pratique actuelle au Canada et les besoins futurs prévus en matière de pratique. Learn More

PAC NEWS

Exhibitor opportunities

PAC
Are you a company that is involved in the Paramedic world? Obtaining an exhibitor booth at Paramedicine Across Canada Expo 2024 Paramedic Market is the perfect opportunity to network with frontline paramedics, service operators and industry professionals, opening the door to gain new clients. Read More

PARAMEDIC NEWS

Grande Prairie polytechnic to launch training program for paramedics in the Peace Region

CBC
Starting this fall, Northwestern Polytechnic in Grande Prairie will be offering a year-long primary care paramedic certificate program. It's aimed to train first responders on how to transport patients from emergency scenes and between healthcare facilities. Read More

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'Bumps and bruises' for paramedics after ambulance rolls on Highway 401

CTV News
Ontario Provincial Police say two Leeds and Grenville paramedics suffered some "bumps and bruises" after their ambulance rolled into a ditch on Highway 401 recently. Read More

Paramedics can need treatment too after witnessing horrific scenes

Winnipeg Sun
Disturbing incidents and scenes like the ones emergency workers witnessed recently in and around Carman should open up a larger conversation about the mental health of paramedics, and how they can be better supported when they are struggling to cope with trauma, the head of a union that represents rural paramedics says. Read More

Response times and patient calls for 2023 released by Hastings-Quinte Paramedics

Quinte News
Hastings-Quinte Paramedic Services released its call volume and response time stats for 2023. When it comes to patient contact calls, the paramedic service saw an increase in the number of calls. Read More

Ottawa's outdated 911 system holding up pilot to use taxis for patient transport

CBC
Months after a pilot project to help free paramedics from hospital backlogs was set to begin, there's still no word on when it could get approval from the Ontario Ministry of Health — and the Ottawa Paramedic Service's chief says the city's outdated 911 system is at least partly to blame. Read More

Generational shift adding to Alberta's EMS staffing challenges, can the industry adapt?

Cochrane Eagle
Rural EMS has long had staffing challenges, but a generational shift in values is making it more difficult to fill schedules and keep ambulances ready to respond. Read More

Transport driver charged after passing an ambulance

NWOnewswatch.com
Ontario Provincial Police have charged the driver of a tractor-trailer unit following an incident in the Kenora area. OPP posted a photo of the vehicle on social media after the operator was pulled over on Highway 17A. Read More

Crash on Falconbridge Road involving ambulance sent four to hospital

CTV News
A three-vehicle crash on Falconbridge Road in the Garson area sent four people to hospital including three paramedics, Sudbury police say. Read More

Port Elgin Paramedic Station nearing completion

Bayshore Broadcasting
The Port Elgin Paramedic Station is nearing completion. Construction on the new paramedic station started in June 2022, at an anticipated cost of $7.9 million. Work did see some delays, namely from staffing shortages and post-pandemic supply chain issues, but was able to continue along. Read More

Canadian Paramedicine Research Day

Canadian Paramedicine Research Day
Please join us for the third annual Canadian Paramedicine Research Day to be hosted by a national coalition of researchers and services. Read More

Webinar: The assessment and measurement of moral injury and moral distress

Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families
There is growing interest in integrating moral injury and moral distress into clinical practice, research and community settings. Yet, this surge in interest is met with challenges regarding the measurement accuracy of self-report scales aimed at capturing these constructs. Read More

March 2024 Symposium

CIPSRT
March 19-20, 2024
Ottawa, ON
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A paramedic killed in a Minnesota shooting was providing aid to fallen officers when he was shot

The Globe and Mail
A man armed with multiple guns and large amounts of ammunition shot at police officers from inside a suburban Minneapolis home that was filled with children, killing two officers and a firefighter who was providing medical aid to one of the wounded, authorities said. Read More

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