Nominated: Supervisor of the Year
I was recently nominated for the Monash Graduate Association’s 2024 Supervisor of the Year Award at Monash University by my…
Cummins et al. PP33 Research priorities in the development of a national research strategy for paramedicine in Ireland: a Delphi study.
Background Research is challenging in the unpredictable out-of-hospital setting and internationally research capacity and culture in paramedicine has developed slowly….
O’Toole et al. 01 ‘This is it…this is our normal’ – the voices of family members and first responders in Ireland
Background Compared to other occupational groups, first responders experience worse mental health outcomes due to duty-related trauma and occupational stressors….
Eastwood et al. The importance of outcome measures that matter in paramedicine research
As deputy editors for Paramedicine journal as well as peer-reviewers for numerous other journals, we have the privilege of reading…
Mason: Invited talk – PHECC Research Day
Congratulations to Battlab member Paige Mason who presented a plenary session at the recent PHECC Prehospital Research Day on November…
O’Toole: Best Poster Award Winner – PHECC Research Day
Congratulations to my PhD student Michelle O’Toole on winning the Best Poster Award at the recent PHECC Prehospital Research Day…
Woodman: Sepsis Canada and LifTING Training Schemes
Battlab member Cameron Woodman has been accepted to both the Sepsis Canada and Life-Threatening Illness National Group (LifTING) research training…
O’Toole et al. ‘Family first’ – chapter in Occupational Stress Injuries
Public safety personnel (PSP) encounter both organizational and operational stressors, including potentially psychologically traumatic events, which increase their risk for…
Community Paramedicine Needs Assessment Tool
What is the CPNAT? The Community Paramedicine Needs Assessment Tool (CPNAT) is a system level tool designed to support those…
Lunn et al. Community paramedicine supporting community needs: a scoping review
Lunn, Tyne M., Bolster, Jennifer L., Batt, Alan M., Community Paramedicine Supporting Community Needs: A Scoping Review, Health & Social…
Batt et al. Representing contemporary paramedic practice in Canada: Development of the national competency framework for paramedics
Batt AM, Bolster JL, Lysko M, et al. Representing contemporary paramedic practice in Canada: Development of the national competency framework…
OBHG 2024 Invited Talk
I had the pleasure of speaking to attendees at the 2024 Ontario Base Hospital Group Annual General Meeting in Ottawa…
Lanos: McNally Project Emerging Scholar Award
McNally Project Fellow (and Battlab member!) Chelsea Lanos has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 McNally Project Emerging…
O’Toole: 999 EMS Research Forum – Highest Quality Research Award
Huge congratulations to my PhD student, and fellow Irishperson (even if she’s from Dublin), Michelle O’Toole on winning the Highest…
Violence against paramedics in Canada – more than anecdote!
Someone just messaged me to say that a speaker at PACE 2024 claimed that we only have anecdotal evidence of…
Pre-print: Lanos et al. Identifying the context specific roles enacted by community paramedics in Canada
Abstract Introduction Community paramedics provide care in a diverse range of settings that address the needs of the communities they…
Bowles et al. Identifying the essential elements to inform the development of a research agenda for Paramedicine in Ireland: a Delphi Study
Background Paramedicine is a dynamic profession which has evolved from a “treat and transport” service into a complex network of…
Cummins et al. Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of a National Research Strategy for Paramedicine in Ireland
Abstract Background Paramedicine research and education has progressed significantly over the past two decades in Ireland. The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care…