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  • EE - Event Date: 2025-12-16
  • EE - Credits: 8
  • EE- Location: 400-1471 John Counter Blvd., Kingston, ON
  • EE - Location Address: 400-1471 John Counter Blvd., Kingston, ON
  • EE - Map Coordinates: 45.378141,-75.63533714106534
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    The Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario (RPPEO) is excited to announce 2 newly added Trauma Days to the Fall CME lineup.

    Following successful Spring 2025 Trauma Days, Eric Gagnon is back to deliver his popular and informative Trauma Day Continuing Medical Education (CME) sessions.

    *NEW* - Level 1 Trauma Day & Level 2 Trauma Day
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    The Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario (RPPEO) is excited to announce 2 newly added Trauma Days to the Fall CME lineup.

    Following successful Spring 2025 Trauma Days, Eric Gagnon is back to deliver his popular and informative Trauma Day Continuing Medical Education (CME) sessions.

    *NEW* - Level 1 Trauma Day & Level 2 Trauma Day

    We recognize that there is a varying level of training across paramedics in our region. With this, we want to provide you with the opportunity to attend a day that best suits your learning needs and wants so that you can get the most out of the day. Below is a breakdown of the differences between the different levels of Trauma Day. All paramedics can sign up for either level, but we encourage you to look at and follow our recommendations:

    Level 1

    · Recommended for those who have not attended a previous Trauma Day

    · New entry-to-practice paramedics (<5 years recommended)

    · Higher focus and time spent on skills review and practice

    · Less focus on scenarios

    Level 2

    · Recommended for those who have attended previous Trauma Days

    · Experienced paramedics (5+ years recommended)

    · Higher focus and time spent on bringing a variety of skills together

    · Higher focus on scenarios with high fidelity simulations

    Continued Hybrid Format for Greater Accessibility

    To make the training accessible to more learners, Trauma Days will continue to be offered in a hybrid format. This includes:

    · 4 hours of online pre-learning

    · 4 hours of in-class hands-on practice and scenarios

    How to Register

    1. Complete the Online Pre-Learning Begin by completing the 4-hour online pre-learning module: MedicLEARN>>Elective CME>>2025>>Trauma Days 2025

    2. Register for the In-Class Portion After completing the online modules, you can register for the in-class session. The

    Registration form can be found within the online course in MedicLEARN.

    Earn CME Credit

    · In-Class Participation: Earn a total of 8 CME credits by completing both the online and in-class components.

    · Online-Only Option: If you are unable to attend the in-class portion, you can still earn 4 elective CME hours by completing the online modules.

    In-Class Course Details and Locations

    Each session is limited to 8 paramedics.

    Session Times:

    · Morning: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    · Afternoon: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Available Dates and Locations:

    · Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - Level 2: Cornwall SDG Paramedic Service 601 Campbell St., Cornwall, ON K6H7B7

    · Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - Level 2: RPPEO Kingston 400-1471 John Counter Blvd., Kingston, ON K7M 8S8

    If the session is full, you can request to be placed on the waiting list through the registration form.

    Don't miss out on this valuable opportunity to enhance your trauma care skills with hands-on practice and expert guidance. Sign up today!
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About Us

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The Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario was created in February 2009 when the Ottawa and Kingston Base Hospitals combined. We provide medical direction, education and advice to paramedics and paramedic services in nine upper-tier municipalities across Eastern Ontario.

The communities served by the Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario are Prescott-Russell, Cornwall, Ottawa, The County of Renfrew, Lanark County, Leeds and Grenville, Lennox and Addington, Hastings County, Prince Edward County and Frontenac County. Combined, this includes nine paramedic services and more than 1200 Primary Care (PCP) and Advanced Care Paramedics (ACP). 

The Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario encourages excellence in paramedicine so that the people in our community get the safest and highest-quality clinical care possible.

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Kingston Office

  • 400-1471 John Counter Blvd
  • Kingston, On, K7K 8P8
  • 613-737-7228
  • 877-587-7736

Ottawa Office

  • 2475 Don Reid Drive
  • Ottawa, On, K1H1E2
  • 613-737-7228
  • 877-587-7736
  • 613-737-1028

Email Contacts

Group Email Address
General Information info@rppeo.ca
Certification Questions certification@rppeo.ca
Education Questions education@rppeo.ca
Quality Team quality@rppeo.ca
877-587-7736
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125 more participants needed for Ottawa COVID-19 antibody tracking study

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Stop the Spread Ottawa (SSO) is a large cohort study on SARS-CoV-2 immune response, led by The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the University of Ottawa. Participants may donate monthly blood and saliva samples by self-collecting at home, and/or attend TOH Laboratory Services for blood draws. Participants are given access to an antibody portal through which they can track positive/negative SARS-CoV-2 antibody results. 

Since October 2020, the OHRI research lab has analyzed tens of thousands of samples. This volume of data has made many projects possible, such as: 

Read more …125 more participants needed for Ottawa COVID-19 antibody tracking study

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2017 Fall CME Online Education Material

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TO ALL PARAMEDICS:

The Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario is pleased to announce the topic of this Fall CME: Emergency Childbirth 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 Childbirth Medical Directive. 

Online modules covering Anatomy and Physiology and other Obstetrical Emergencies have also been added for your review.

Read more …2017 Fall CME Online Education Material

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2020 Fall CME is now live in MedicLEARN

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You'll find a major focus on palliative care with this year's online Fall CME. Giving you a better knowledge about this patient population will help in care whether or not your paramedic service goes on to implement the new care pathways that the Ottawa Health Research Institute plans to introduce through the Paramedics Providing Palliative Care Project. We've included a discussion forum in MedicLEARN to help support the lessons' content.

Read more …2020 Fall CME is now live in MedicLEARN

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AHA determines that teamwork is critical to improved patient outcomes

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In the most recent article of Circulation, an American Heart Association (AHA) journal, Bhanji et al discuss how best to educate healthcare professionals on the new 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. The article contains a whole section dedicated to teamwork and leadership, skills the AHA consider critical to successful management of a cardiac arrest "...team based skills are different from clinical skills, [therefore] specific team and leadership training may have a role in the effective performance of resuscitation teams and patient outcomes after cardiac arrest."

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