New for 2022, we're launching an RPPEO Book Club to see if those of us who like to read would like to do it together.

Join us on June 15 or 23 as we chat about the book Decision-Making in Paramedic Practice!

Registration and details on how to obtain 8 elective CME credits for this event are below.

You'll find the complete online Spring 2022 CME ready for you now in MedicLEARN!

This entirely online CME launched on May 11, 2022. While this CME activity is directed at Advanced Care Paramedics certified at the RPPEO, Primary Care Paramedics are welcome to view or complete these modules as well!

Paramedics have until the end of the current certification period - January 31, 2023 - to complete Spring 2022 CME and any other requirements for maintenance of certification.

In this issue

• Your full Spring 2022 CME line-up announced
• Contraindicated: Why we gave medications to 104 patients who weren't eligible for them last year (and what we can do about it)
• BHP Corner: Acute Behavioural Disturbance
• First Reading: the RPPEO's New Book Club's first book will get you thinking

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We are pleased to present our Dissemination Activities Report for the 2020-21 year of Improvement Science work at the RPPEO!

RPPEO_ANNUAL_DAR_Final2020-2021.pdf

Spring 2022 CME features live events and online content

Spring 2022 CME is a two-part offering again this year, with both virtual workshops for live participation or recorded viewing and online learning modules. 

Two optional live virtual workshops are coming to Spring 2022 CME's core learning for RPPEO-certified ACPs! PCPs are also invited to participate in the live or recorded CME events.

In this issue:

• 9 Steps for Handling an Adverse Medication Event
• Regional STEMI Q3 Performance Reports
• BHP Corner: Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
• Spring CME Announcement

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Palliative Care Treat & Refer Directives are now available.

The Palliative Care Medical Directives provide the standards of paramedic care for patients receiving palliative care who are attended by emergency paramedics participating in the Ministry of Health's special project, Paramedics Providing Palliative Care.

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The RPPEO has rescinded Medical Advisory 2012-006 "Drug Shortage: Atropine preload."

With the coming into effect of the Advanced Life Support Patient Care Standards version 4.9 on February 1, 2022, the Symptomatic Bradycardia Medical Directive now indicates an IV atropine dose of 1mg. This dose may be repeated twice.

Paramedics should provide treatment consistent with this directive.