RPPEO News

Version 5.1 of the Advanced Life Support Patient Care Standards (ALS PCS) is now in effect.  The Ministry of Health has amended version 5.0 of the ALS PCS to include 3 new treat and discharge auxiliary medical directives as well as to integrate minor edits. ALS PCS version 5.1 is in force, replacing the previously circulated version 5.0 of the ALS PCS. Support materials related to ALS PCS...

A new RPPEO Medical Advisory is in effect. Medical Advisory on Discontinuation of Cardiac Monitoring in the ED 2023-01 provides clinical practice guidance for RPPEO-certified paramedics. In accordance with our preoccupation for patient safety, the Medical Advisory on Discontinuation of Cardiac Monitoring in the ED 2023-01 presents guidance prioritizing patient safety in the face of scarce res...

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 Read the issue!

In this issue Meet the Base Hospital Physicians You've Talked to on the Phone Fall 2022 CME in the classroom and online: How's it going? Medical Advisory: Intravenous EPINEPHrine How to Install A Window on Care BHP Corner: Time is Brain! Read MedicNEWS now! See the MedicNEWS archive

Following the identification of patient safety incidents regarding use of IV EPINEPHrine for anaphylaxis across the region, Dr. Richard Dionne, Regional Medical Director, has issued an important Medical Advisory for paramedics. This Medical Advisory identifies the patient safety risks associated with using the IV route in administration of EPINEPHrine for anyone who is profusing. Paramedics sh...

The Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario is pleased to announce the full lineup for your 8-hour Fall 2022 CME!   Beginning on August 31, 2022, RPPEO will introduce our paramedics to the many changes coming with the next iteration of the Advanced Life Support Patient Care Standards (ALS PCS) version 5.0. In Fall 2022 CME, paramedics will benefit from both relevant prerequisit...

In this issue Announcing the Lineup for Fall CME BHP Corner: Solving the Puzzle of Patient Care During COVID Neonatal Resus Key Moments Read the issue now! See the MedicNEWS archive

The new issue of MedicNEWS for June/July 2022 is out now: Read it here! In this issue: BHP Corner: Should we be ventilating everyone with a baby BVM? Pulmonary barotrauma from assisted ventilation may be associated with increased morbidity and mortality, so it's important to minimize the likelihood of it occurring. Dr. Nick Costain summarizes the evidence and answers the question of whether i...

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 comple...

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 Read MedicNEWS now! See the MedicNEWS archive