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The Paramedic Association of Canada is hosting a one-day Paramedic Research Symposium on Sept. 19 in conjunction with the Paramedicine Across Canada Expo in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
This event is open to all healthcare practitioners from any discipline. Whether you’re a responder, primary or advance care paramedic, nurse, physician or other, there’s something for everyone at this event.
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PACE2019 will be offering a variety of learning, networking, and educational opportunities including pre-conference sessions, a Paramedic Research Symposium, dedicated speaker tracks for “Clinical”, “Educators”, “Leadership”, “Specialty”, and an opportunity to visit and participate in a traditional Indigenous Sweat Lodge Ceremony.
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100 Mile Free Press
B.C. Auditor General Carol Bellringer released a report this week on the BC Emergency Health Service, confirming what many people in rural B.C. already know: Service levels and response times could use improvement.
The report found that access to emergency health services varies depending on where you live, with fewer or no paramedics trained to provide advanced care in rural and remote communities.
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CKWX-AM
If you call for an ambulance because you think you have the measles, emergency workers say you could end up making matters worse.
According to the BC Emergency Health Services, only a few people have called for an ambulance about the measles, but they’re concerned it could become a problem as a measles outbreak hits Vancouver, and more cases of measles are expected.
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ChrisD.ca
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service graduated 14 primary care paramedic recruits recently.
Following a six-week orientation and training class, the recruits graduated during a ceremony at the Metropolitan Entertainment Centre.
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CTV News
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is investigating after an ambulance crashed on a southern Saskatchewan highway last week.
The crash happened on the morning of Feb. 21.
A second ambulance arrived at the scene after the crash to take the crew and patient to a nearby hospital.
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Penticton Western News
A Osprey Lake area man was flown to hospital in Kelowna after a truck hit the tractor he was driving on Princeton Summerland Road
The 56-year-old suffered a fractured back and other injuries, but is expected to make a full recovery, according to Rob Miller, chief of the Hayes Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
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Global News
Two high school teachers in the South Okanagan were recognized recently for their heroic actions in saving the life of a teenager who had gone into cardiac arrest.
BC Emergency Health Services honoured South Okanagan Secondary School teachers Steve Podmorow and Mike Russo with a Vital Link Award for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on 13-year-old student Dilshaan Dhaliwal.
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Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia
The Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia released a report today titled “Access to Emergency Health Services”. The audit was carried out to determine whether British Columbia Emergency Health Services has effectively managed access to ambulance and emergency health services across the province. Four recommendations were made by the auditor general.
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CTV News
British Columbia's ambulances only made their target on life-threatening calls in urban areas half the time they were dispatched, the provincial auditor general said in a report released recently.
Carol Bellringer said the first aid response is well below the BC Emergency Health Services' target times and could impact patient care.
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Le Journal De Québec
Alors que la ministre de la Santé du Québec Danielle McCann propose de donner plus de pouvoirs aux superinfirmières afin de désengorger les urgences, une autre solution pourrait également aider à régler ce problème.
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Canadian Paramedicine
The majority of paramedic services internationally are multifaceted with frontline
paramedics, specialty teams, supervisors, educators, quality assurance, and senior management.
Across these services, women have been found
to be underrepresented in paramedicine in
Canada, and the estimated number of women
that hold leadership positions is less than 5 per
cent.
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Irish Journal of Paramedicine
Healthcare professionals who transition into academic roles in universities are confronted with many challenges. Universities offering paramedicine degree programs struggle to find qualified paramedics to assume academic roles, while at the same time little is known about the issues that confront paramedics transitioning into academic roles in universities.
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ScienceDaily
Women call an ambulance for husbands, fathers and brothers with heart attack symptoms but not for themselves.
The findings come ahead of International Women's Day on March 8. This year's campaign theme — #BalanceforBetter — is a call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world. Ischaemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in women and men yet today's research shows disparities in management.
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CBC News
Ashlan Phillips grew up in a household of paramedics and now the 26-year-old Mohawk from Kahnawake will soon walk in her family's footsteps as one of the newest recruits in her community's first paramedic training program.
The year-long program is the first of its kind in Quebec, training 10 paramedics at the Kahnawake Fire Brigade to meet the growing needs of its ambulance service.
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CBC News
A volunteer firefighter in Cape Breton is concerned about the limited availability of ambulances in Nova Scotia and wants to help.
Deputy Chief Rod Beresford of the Westmount Volunteer Fire Department says some members are willing to take medical first responder training, which could help people waiting for paramedics to arrive.
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Owen Sound Sun Times
Grey County Paramedic Services missed their response time targets for Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale 2 and Sudden Cardiac Arrest call types in 2018, but met targets in four other categories – CTAS 1, 3, 4 and 5. It was the second year in a row that the county was under the target for SCA and the third year in a row for CTAS 2 call types.
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Prince Albert Daily Herald
Friends of a recently passed first responder and mental health advocate are remembering him by carrying on his legacy. Chris Siddons was a founding member of OSI-CAN, a support group for first responders and veterans who suffer from an operational stress injury, such as post-traumatic stress disorder or other mental health concerns caused by exposure to trauma on the job.
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The Sudbury Star
Local paramedics are warning homeowners not to climb onto their roofs, no matter how thick the snow is.
Shawn-Eric Poulin, a commander with the city’s paramedic service, said while it is tempting to remove the snow — more than 10 feet has fallen in Sudbury this winter — he advises hiring a reputable and qualified company.
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CHMY-FM
Renfrew County is hiring an architect to design the new paramedic facility and look at expanding services offered at the administration building. The county’s CAO, Paul Moreau, says pending council’s approval of the designs brought forward, shovels could be in the ground by 2020. He adds they hope to offer residents a single door at the county administration building where child care, Ontario Works, planning and public works are all under the same roof.
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Cochrane Eagle
Horses are a girl’s best friend.
It’s a slogan that rings true for Jessica van der Hoek — a first responder living with post traumatic stress disorder who has learned firsthand the benefits of equine assisted therapy — who is on a mission to help others like her.
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The Sudbury Star
Dr. Andrew McCallum writes:
I am writing with regards to the column, “Time to re-privatize Ornge,” Feb. 20.
It has been six years since I had the honour and privilege of joining Ornge as CEO. This was a time when Ontario’s air ambulance system was coming out of a period of turmoil. Our organization, as it was then, simply does not exist today. Much can happen, and has happened, in six years.
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CBC News
Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott is remaining quiet about allowing Waterloo region to take over ambulance dispatch services after being confronted about the issue during question period at Queen's Park on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife asked Elliot whether she would allow Waterloo region to take over ambulance dispatch services, as the region has requested.
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The Review
The frustration continues for the United Counties of Prescott and Russell council and staff due to its ambulances having to respond to calls in Ottawa or Cornwall-Stormont-Dundas and Glengarry, but there is a sign that things could be changing.
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