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Shannon et al. The advantages and challenges experienced with the implementation and delivery of community paramedicine programmes

Shannon, B; Batt, AM; Eaton, G; Leyenaar, M; O’Meara, P; Barry, T; Lanos, C; Wingrove, G; Williams, B; Nolan, M; Carney, R; Heffern, J; Bowles,[…]

Johnston et al. Barriers and enablers to implementing intranasal ketamine for Primary Care Paramedics in Canada – a parallel convergent mixed methods study.

A team led by Tania Johnston have published a study on intranasal ketamine for PCPs in Paramedicine. Tania led this large-scale project over the past[…]

Bolster et al. The Paramedic Role in Caring for People Who Use Illicit and Controlled Drugs: A Scoping Review

Jennifer Bolster has just had her scoping review related to the paramedic role in substance use accepted for publication in Paramedicine. She completed this as[…]

Batt et al. Canadian Paramedicine Landscape Review and Standards Roadmap

Download the report for free here Executive Summary The paramedic profession in Canada has evolved significantly in the last decade in terms of the professional[…]

Batt et al. Developing the National Occupational Standard for Paramedics in Canada – update 4.

Alan M. Batt, Jennifer Bolster, Pierre Poirier, Jeanne Bank, Michael Austin, Cheryl Cameron, Elizabeth Donnelly, Becky Donelon, Noël Dunn, Tim Essington, Sean Hackett, William Johnston,[…]

Bolster et al. Emerging Concepts in the Paramedicine Literature to Inform the Revision of a Pan-Canadian Competency Framework for Paramedics

Bolster J, Pithia P, Batt A M (December 23, 2022) Emerging Concepts in the Paramedicine Literature to Inform the Revision of a Pan-CanadianCompetency Framework for[…]

Bolster et al. Emerging Concepts in the Paramedicine Literature to Inform the Revision of a pan-Canadian Competency Framework for Paramedics: A Restricted Review

The National Occupational Competency Profile (NOCP) – the competency framework for paramedics in Canada – is presently undergoing revision. Since the NOCP was published in[…]

Developing competency frameworks in health professions

Last updated: 12/12/2022 A good place to start is this scoping review, which provides an overview of how competency frameworks have been developed in the[…]

Murray et al. Does patient and public involvement influence development of competency frameworks in the health professions? A systematic review

Murray, N., Palermo, C. Batt, A.M., Bell, K. Does patient and public involvement influence development of competency frameworks in the health professions? A systematic review.[…]

Barry et al. Potential for Paramedic Roles in Irish General Practice: A qualitative study of stakeholder’s perspectives

Barry T, Batt A, Agarwal G et al. Potential for Paramedic roles in Irish General Practice: A qualitative study of stakeholder’s perspectives [version 1; peer[…]