The Kids are Alright - June 22, 2020
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Articles
This Learning Strategy Changes Everything - Aug 10, 2020
With public health experts continuing to advise physical distancing, we took to online tactics early to meet our commitment to educating, evaluating and authorizing practice for paramedics.
Learning and demonstrating skills using mediated means, however, came with concerns. Would we be able to provide quality instruction? Could paramedics expect a fair, clear experience? Would we know when we were seeing learners struggle and could we help them from miles away?
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TOH Offload Medicine Transition Unit Now Open - Jan 11, 2021
Our hospital has come through with a temporary solution to the problem of ambulance offload delay at the Civic campus.
The Offload Medicine Transition Unit at The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus is now open for patient care. The unit officially opened its doors on January 5, 2021.
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Ways to support the BIPOC Community - June 8, 2020
Andy picked up by OPP
After almost 20 years with the base hospital, Dr. Andrew Reed, BSc, MSc, MD, EMCA, BPE, FRCPC, is moving on to a new endeavor. Andy has accepted a full time appointment as Medical Director with the Ontario Provincial Police.
Please join us in congratulating Andy on his new position with the OPP! Andy's last day with RPPEO will be June 30, 2020.
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What Triggers Your Stress? - Nov 9, 2020
Have you noticed that some people seem to be adjusting better than others to the challenges of 2020?
We're each a distinct bundle of emotions, stressors, capacities and strengths. In times of stress, some will cry, some will laugh. And, some of us will read.
What do you do when you're too stressed?
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ALS PCS 5.3
The purpose of the Advanced Life Support Patient Care Standards (ALS PCS) is to guide the specifics of patient care that are to be undertaken consistent with the scope of practice of the three occupational levels of paramedics.
Companion Document 5.1
The Ontario Base Hospital Group's Education Subcommittee has prepared an Education Memo to support ALS PCS 5.3.
Education Updates to the PCP & ACP Hypoglycemia medical directives.
The Ontario Base Hospital Group's Education Sub-Committee prepares this document as a reference tool to assist in appreciating the applicability of the Medical Directives within the ALS PCS
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BLS PCS 3.4
The BLS Patient Care Standards are the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care expectations with respect to how paramedics will interact with their patients.
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Patient Care Model Standards
The Ministry of Health (ministry) has proceeded with the implementation of patient care models for eligible 9-1-1 patients, as enabled since the regulatory and legislative changes proclaimed on November 1, 2019. These patient care models will provide eligible patients with appropriate community-based care options to improve patients’ timely access to care needed, and to reduce pressures on hospital emergency departments and ambulance services.
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Back issues of MedicNEWS
Where will you find October MedicNEWS when it's December? It's in the MedicNEWS archive, of course!
We've put back issues of MedicNEWS in the Resources tab on the menu. If you're searching for a topic we've covered or want to flip through old issues, check out the MedicNEWS archive.
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MedicNEWS - March 2021
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?
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