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| 12th Annual EMS Research Day
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in conjunction with the Dalhousie Department of Emergency Medicine, East Coast Fall EM Online Research Series
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Presented Virtually Via Zoom
1st CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The organizing committee is accepting abstracts for presentation at our
12th Annual EMS Research Day
You are invited to submit abstracts NO LATER THAN
midnight on Aug. 1
Only completed EMS/Paramedic Services Research Projects formats will be considered for presentation.
Please submit abstracts (Word Format only) to: [email protected]
Each abstract must contain:
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusions
- Only EMS relevant topics will be considered, due to the volume of applications.
- Abstracts must be typed (using 12 point Times New Roman font), single-spaced.
- The maximum length for abstracts is 300 words and
- Text should be left-justified.
- Abbreviations should be kept to a minimum, and defined when first used.
- Paramedic presenters will be given certificates for re-licensure credit.
Any questions or concerns?
Email [email protected] or call 902 494-2255.
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Duties of first responders and military personnel put them at increased risk for exposure to potentially traumatic events.
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Are you looking for a new job? Like many other jobs, even a paramedic, healthcare worker, nurse and EMT can find online new ideas for getting a better life, improving their job. But if you need some suggestions for keeping your skills in service for another kind of job, involved in the EMS or in the industrial business around the health sector, here we are!
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SooToday.com
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This repsonse unit, which involves professional paramedics who will be deployed to stabilize patients while waiting for a transport ambulance, will begin across the northern part of the Sault Ste.
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Saltwire Network
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The Irish Times
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Radio-Canada
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CTV News
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CTV News
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CBC News
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Moose Jaw Today
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The Cornwall Seeker
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CBC News
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CTV News
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The London Free Press
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Vancouver Courier
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