Issue 1.1

Insight for Paramedics in Eastern Ontario

In this newsletter:

• Find out the plan for Spring CME
• Clinical guidance you need to know
• A message from the Director

Welcome to the March 2025 issue of MedicNEWS! This edition brings you clinical updates, continuing education opportunities, and system-level developments that impact paramedic practice in our region and beyond.

News Nuggets – Quick, relevant updates from the world of paramedicine, including a critical look at a recent study on physician-paramedic teams and what it really tells us about interdisciplinary care in the field.

Continuing Education – Everything you need to know about Spring 2025 CME, where the focus is on mastering rare but essential skills through hands-on learning and cognitive rehearsal techniques. Plus, we’re excited to announce the return of Trauma Days, now with Level 1 and Level 2 sessions tailored to different experience levels.

Medical Direction: BHP Corner – A deep dive into the complex process of pronouncing death and what paramedics must consider when making this critical determination in the field.

Get Involved – The Ontario Base Hospital Group (OBHG) is seeking Paramedic Advisors to join key committees shaping education, medical direction, and data quality standards. Find out how you can contribute to provincial decision-making.

As always, we want to hear from you! If you come across news items relevant to paramedic clinical care, send them to info@RPPEO.ca with "MedicNEWS" in the subject line.

Enjoy the issue!

Read online or download the PDF version.

Issue 1.2

Insight for Paramedics in Eastern Ontario

In this issue:

• Answers to your frequently asked questions about paramedic clinical guidance on COVID-19
• RPPEO Director Penny Price's message to paramedics responding during this pandemic
• Going virtual with your return to clinical practice assessment

Issue 1.4

Insight for Paramedics in Eastern Ontario

In this issue:

• Just the Facts: Answers to your questions about COVID-19
• MAC's Considerations Memo: Changes to oxygen therapy
• In Focus: High Flow and High Concentration oxygen explained
• MOH Screening Tool: New symptom added
• Patient Safety: Incidents in a Just Culture
• Spring CME: It'll be online!

In this issue

• Leading the Way: A Video Message for You from Your Medical Director
• The Unexpected Consequences of Epinephrine in BHP Corner
• Side Hustle: How about a part-time gig with RPPEO?! In Announcements
• The Missed Opportunity: How Paramedics Can Influence Patient Outcomes in Quality & Patient Safety
• Discharge Risks: A Comprehensive Guide for Paramedics in A Window on Care
• The Game-Changers: The Latest Medical Advisories You Can't Afford to Miss
• Are YOU Authorized for Patient Discharge? in Continuing Education

As paramedics, staying informed means staying ready. In this edition of MedicNEWS, we spotlight several developments shaping your practice this spring.

Issue 2.2

Insight for Paramedics

In this Issue

• Spring CME offering live virtual workshops in May
• Mental health and physical health: do we misjudge the relationship?
• Methoxyflurane study heads into treatment phase
• A new app for Ontario paramedics!

Read all the latest news here!

The latest MedicNEWS issue is live, bringing paramedics valuable updates, case studies, and new tools to support practice! As a result of the audience survey feedback earlier this year, we're on an improvement trajectory for MedicNEWS.  This issue includes more case studies, as requested, and we’re adding more summaries of the longer articles like you’ll see below.

Here’s a peek at what’s inside this month’s edition:

• Meet Your Base Hospital Physician Team 🩺
  Discover the physicians supporting paramedics through the Online Medical Consultation (OMC) project. Learn more about the expertise of your BHPs and how they’re dedicated to helping you provide top-notch patient care.
• Certification Notifications Made Easy 📧
  Starting November 12, MedicNET will keep you on track with automated email notifications for each MoC milestone you complete. Check out how this new feature simplifies maintaining your annual certification!
• BHP Corner: Morbidity & Mortality Case Review ⚕️
  Gain insights into managing informed patient refusals and learn strategies to overcome common clinical biases. This review explores an intricate case and reminds us of the importance of thorough documentation and unbiased patient assessment.

👉 Click here to read the full issue on Sway

This MedicNEWS issue is packed with resources and insights to support paramedic clinical development and enhance patient care.

Issue 1.8

Insight for Paramedics

What you need to know:

• A new directive and more changes coming to the ALS PCS this month
• Time to find out how we make our regional Acute Stroke Bypass program better
• This CTAS infographic will make relying on your memory a thing of the past
• Is a revision to the Ontario paramedic clinical app in the works?

Read the issue here!