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.PAC NEWS
PAC Awards of Excellence Program Call For Nominations 2023
PAC
The Paramedic Association of Canada has developed an awards program to recognize exceptional Canadian paramedics and paramedic supporters at the national level. These awards presentation will be held during the Paramedics on the Hill event, planned to be held in the Spring of 2023.
Please consider nominating exceptional paramedics and paramedic allies by completing a nomination package and submit it via email to [email protected]. Nominations will be accepted until Jan. 31, 2023.
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.PARAMEDIC NEWS
Treatment 101 for Public Safety Personnel
CIPSRT
Treatment 101 for Public Safety Personnel is an online course designed to guide participants through the process of deciding upon and obtaining services from professional mental health care practitioners. The course addresses topics of specific relevance to public safety personnel (PSP), PSP leaders, and administrators in PSP service organizations.
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Ontario expands free tuition program to paramedic and lab tech students, Ford says
Global News
Ontario is expanding a grant that sees the province pay for tuition for students who enrol in some health-care programs.
The province’s Learn and Stay grant, first announced back in March 2022, will now cover tuition and other costs for paramedic and medical laboratory technologist programs in return for individuals working in the region where they studied for two years.
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High EMS workloads creating problems for paramedic students seeking work placements
CBC News
Heavy workloads and staff shortages for EMS in Alberta are hindering efforts to train a new generation of paramedics.
Post-secondary programs for primary care and advanced care paramedics have mandatory workplace training components known as practicums, where students work on ambulances and in hospitals while under the supervision of an experienced professional.
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First 'Blood on Board' program for Northern Ontario to launch in spring
Ornge
Ornge, Ontario’s provider of air ambulance and critical care transport services, and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) are pleased to announce northern Ontario’s first "Blood on Board" program. Ornge paramedics will have blood on the aircraft, allowing crews to launch without delay bringing blood products with them to communities across the north by air and shortening time to administration to patients in need.
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We are driven to design innovative solutions that respond to the unique medical management needs of emergency and CCT for ground and air ambulances. We are committed to evolving our solutions as healthcare practices evolve.
We work with over 60 distribution partners across North America, supporting many EMS organizations.
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Alberta adding 20 ambulances for Edmonton, Calgary peak hours as part of EMS reforms
The Star
Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping says the province plans to add 20 more ambulances to Edmonton and Calgary during peak hours and implement other reforms to reduce bottlenecks hampering front-line care.
“All EMS workers across the province have been feeling the impact of the significant increase of 911 calls,” Copping said recently at a news conference in Spruce Grove, AB, west of Edmonton.
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Penticton city council sends 'urgent' letter for Interior Health to fund Car 40
Penticton Western News
City council is lobbying to get both the Car 40 and PACT program into Penticton because more than half of police calls are for mental health.
Penticton has been pushing for the Car 40 program for more than a year. The program pairs an officer with a mental health expert to go out to mental health crisis calls.
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Review finds communication, staffing issues in ambulance response to fatal dog attack
The Star
An independent review into why it took an ambulance 30 minutes to get to an 86-year-old Calgary woman who was attacked by three dogs says staff shortages and communication issues contributed to the delay.
It said the consolidation of Alberta’s emergency medical dispatch system did not slow the response, but the City of Calgary said communication would have been better had its 911 call takers and EMS dispatchers been in the same room.
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Ottawa Valley residents may face longer wait times for ambulance
CityNews
In the event an Ottawa Valley resident should be suffering from a major medical crisis such as a heart attack or stroke where a few minutes can make the difference between life and death, the chances of quick medical intervention from a paramedic coming to the aid of that resident may take longer than usual due to the rising amount of stress placed on the Renfrew County Paramedic Service.
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Penticton RCMP nab man who stole ambulance, hid in neighbourhood bushes
Castanet.net
A man has been arrested after trying to steal an ambulance from the Penticton Regional Hospital.
According to the Penticton RCMP, police responded to a report that a man had made entry into the hospital area, getting into a parked ambulance and driving it away.
Patrolling officers soon located the ambulance abandoned just a few blocks away.
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The high costs of a health-care crisis in rural B.C.
CBC News
The health-care service in Chetwynd, about 1,100 km northeast of Vancouver, has been so intermittent that Ashley MacWilliam is afraid it will put people like her asthmatic daughter Aurora at risk.
The hospital in the community of about 2,500 had at least 13 short-term closures last year.
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Doug Ford: 'Always open' to ways to fix London's paramedics budget crunch
London Free Press
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said his government is willing to work with London-area officials to improve workflow at the local paramedic service, as skyrocketing delays at emergency rooms, sicker patients and increasing calls force a multimillion-dollar increase in the ambulance budget.
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Things we can do to help medical professionals
Calgary Herald
I recently fell skiing and had a firsthand experience with the health system. All the medical professionals were knowledgeable, concerned and working hard to get me the surgery I needed. They are overwhelmed and need our help.
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Paramedics' union supports new training funding, but says wages must go up, too
CBC News
The union representing paramedics in Nova Scotia says the plan to expand training to more areas of the province is good, but without wage increases, retention will continue to be a problem.
Kevin MacMullin, the business manager of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 727, said there is a shortage of paramedics, and expanding the training course will help fill those vacancies.
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Quebec paramedics see pay cut for COVID-19 vaccination, testing
Global News
Quebec paramedics are being pushed to the sideline if they participate in a government program designed to fight against COVID-19.
The front-line health-care workers who are registered in the JeContribue program are no longer entitled to $32-an-hour pay to vaccinate or test people for COVID-19.
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