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.

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In this issue

• Continuing Education: Unlock 18 hours of elective CME credit available online with just a few clicks, including insightful Critical Levels podcasts. Discover how to enhance your educational journey this year.
• Medical Direction – Feedback for Growth: Dr. Mike Austin takes you into the science and art of giving and receiving feedback, featuring two fascinating paramedic characters, Alex and Brenda, and their post-call reflections. Learn how constructive dialogue can transform patient outcomes and team dynamics.
• Certification – January 31 Deadline: The clock is ticking for your Maintenance of Certification. Get advice on meeting the deadline. And, learn about new Suboxone authorization that expands your scope of practice.
• Pharmacology Resources: Navigate medication information with ease using Health Canada’s Drug Product Database and RPPEO’s Drug Availability Database (DAD). These tools are designed to support informed clinical decisions.

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.

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

In this issue of MedicNEWS:

• Spring 2024 CME Announced! in Continuing Education
• Paramedics on the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis in BHP Corner
• Corresponding about Quality & Safety
• A New Clinical Bulletin to Help Your Practice
• RPPEO is Hiring in Announcements

MedicNEWS is the RPPEO bi-monthly news magazine for paramedics in Eastern Ontario.

You can browse the MedicNEWS catalogue or find articles on topics you're interested in by visiting the MedicNEWS page on RPPEO.ca.

Read February 2024 MedicNEWS

In this issue:

• A New Way to Correspond with RPPEO During Quality Reviews
• Getting Ready for Your Maintenance of Certification Deadline
• A Message from Your Medical Director About Safe Care for Complex Patients
• Navigating Acute Behavioural Disturbances
• New Elective CME Live and In Person
• Putting the "Care" in Health Care
• Your Base Hospital's Research Contributions Last Year
• 6 Perfect Prezzies for the Paramedics on Your List

Plus: see the new video on capacity and consent, reflect on case studies, and more in November/December MedicNEWS!

RPPEO’s bi-monthly online news magazine for paramedics, MedicNEWS is your key to insight on the current issues in clinical practice for Eastern Ontario.

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In this issue:

• Get the When, Where and What of Your Fall CME
• Patient Choice, Ethical Practice and the DNR Conundrum in BHP Corner
• Find Great Elective CME with RPPEO Live Events This Autumn in Continuing Education

Plus: be the first to see the new palliative care video, find more online electives, get our link recommendations, and more in September MedicNEWS!

RPPEO’s bi-monthly online news magazine for paramedics, MedicNEWS is your key to insight on the current issues in clinical practice for Eastern Ontario.

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Your July edition of MedicNEWS is here!

RPPEO’s bi-monthly online news magazine for paramedics is your key to insight on the current issues in clinical practice for Eastern Ontario.

Here’s what you’ll find in this issue of MedicNEWS:

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

In this issue

• BHP Corner Talks Pearls and Pitfalls of Discharge
• Risk in Non-transport: It’s Manageable in Quality & Safety
• No Surprises as we Announce the Focus of Spring 2023 CME for ACPs… and PCPs
• Documenting Safety for Vulnerable Patients in A Window on Care
• RPPEO is Hiring! In Announcements

In This Issue

• RPPEO Holiday Message to Paramedics
• Focus: Meet the Physicians from Your Consultations on the Phone
• Deadline Alert: Maintenance of Certification
• BHP Corner: What's the Big Deal about Atrial Fibrillation?
• Quality & Patient Safety: The Times are A-Changing in Paramedicine

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