RPPEO News

On October 19, 2021, the Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) released an update to the memo Considerations for Paramedics Managing Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Paramedics should familiarize themselves with the memo since it contains important changes. Highlights MAC removed previous advice about nebulisation since the Advanced Life Support Patient Care Standards already speak to the ...

You'll find the complete learning package for Fall 2021 CME in MedicLEARN. This entirely online CME launched on October 13, 2021 for all paramedics certified at the RPPEO. Certified paramedics have until the end of the current certification period - January 31, 2022 - to complete Fall 2021 CME as well as any other requirements for maintenance of certification. Get Started

A new clinical app is on its way! Here are the details: The Ontario Base Hospital Group is pleased to inform you that a new clinical app for Ontario paramedics is coming! All new app, all new name In anticipation of creating a new app, we distributed a survey this spring about the naming of a new app. Thank you for completing our survey. We received lots of great suggestions for the new clin...

The Ministry of Health updated the COVID-19 Screening Tool for Paramedics on Thursday August 26, 2021. The new tool is now in effect for paramedics and Central Ambulance Communications Centres (CACC). The Ontario Base Hospital Group has also updated the Ontario Paramedic Clinical Guide app to reflect the revised screening tool. COVID-19 Screening Tool for Paramedics – version 2.0 Outil de dé...

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/ne...

Patients can now have one support person accompanying them at an Ottawa Hospital (TOH) emergency room (ER). On August 16, 2021, TOH updated its visitor restrictions. The Ottawa Hospital is currently in low visitor restrictions as part of the hospital’s ongoing response to COVID-19.  Paramedics are encouraged to inform family and loved ones of patients who would benefit from a support per...

RPPEO and the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Ottawa Hospital have a new collaboration where Eastern Ontario paramedics can view Grand Rounds for CME credit! In the most recent Grand Rounds, hear about these controversial guidelines:   Dr. Renee Bradley presents three main areas of discussion on some controversial guidelines in the 2020 ILCOR AHA guidelines update. They i...

What do you think of our new site design? We've just launched the new RPPEO site design! It was time to move the RPPEO website design to a new platform that supports the latest in security and site features. With this move, we've refreshed the content and organization based on paramedics' feedback. The RPPEO website is a vital link between the base hospital and paramedics for medical directi...

It's time to get ready for Spring 2021 CME! Spring 2021 CME is a two-part offering this year, with both virtual workshops for live participation or recorded viewing and online learning modules.  New this year, we've added optional live virtual workshops to this Spring's core CME for RPPEO-certified ACPs! PCPs are also invited to participate in the live or recorded CME events. The comp...

MyGriefToolbox.ca helps paramedics respond to palliative care calls and expands their capacity to provide quality care. The first seven modules provide paramedics with: Tactics to support patients and families in acute grief before and after a death. Strategies to intervene sensitively. Guidance to constructively manage work-related grief and the other stresses of working with people at ...