Excellence in Prehospital Care

TO ALL PARAMEDICS:

The Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario is pleased to announce the topic of this Fall CME: Emergency Child Birth Management.
At the request of the Medical Advisory Committee, the Association of Ontario Midwives developed an Ontario paramedic training program in preparation for the new Emergency Child Birth Medical Directive. 
Online modules covering Anatomy and Physiology and other Obstetrical Emergencies have also been added for your review.

To access the material, go to our website at www.rppeo.ca:

Certification Update of New ALS PCS v4.3 (formerly known as ALS PCS 4.0.1) Medical Directives

TO ALL PARAMEDICS IN EASTERN ONTARIO

Please be advised that on Monday, July 17, 2017, all active Paramedics will receive a notification email from our MedicNET system (service@rppeo.ca) indicating an update in your certification profile.

This update authorises the application of the Advanced Life Support Patient Care Standards (ALS PCS) version 4.3 (formerly known as ALS PCS 4.0.1) Medical Directives that comes into effect July 17, 2017. Attached are the ALS PCS v4.3 document and the summary of changes memo.

The Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation (3CPR) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Travel Stipends encourage and support the efforts of EMS chiefs, educators and other non-physician EMS leadership and encourage them to participate in Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS) and AHA activities at Scientific Sessions. 

Apply for Travel Stipend to upcoming AHA Scientific Sessions in California.  Check out the application and eligibility criteria HERE

Download AHRQ’s new TeamSTEPPS® app now to put the structured communication tools and checklists from the TeamSTEPPS pocket guide at your fingertips on your smartphone or tablet. TeamSTEPPS is AHRQ’s signature curriculum to improve patient safety by training health care teams to communicate and practice effective teamwork. The app is available at no cost through the Apple iTunes Store and Google Play Store. The paper-based TeamSTEPPS Pocket Guide is also available by calling AHRQ’s Publication Clearinghouse at 800-358-9295 and requesting publication number 14-0001-2.

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DIPLOMA IN ADULT EDUCATION

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Canadian Association University Continuing Education

The Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario (RPPEO) is pleased to announce that the St. Francis Xavier Diploma in Adult Education will be offered in part at our location in Ottawa in 2017.

It was another great showing of Canadian research at last month’s National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) conference in New Orleans, LA (January 24-26, 2017)!