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May 22nd: Live webinar on Paramedics and Social Prescribing

Paramedics and Social Prescribing is a new HEC offering that provides paramedic teams with seed funding, coaching and learning opportunities to use social prescribing to[…]

Senior Fellowship of HEA

I was recently elected to Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy/Advance HE (SFHEA) – I was previously a Fellow (FHEA) since 2019. I achieved[…]

Bolster and Batt. Building bridges and moving upstream: paramedics as policy architects

The addition of a Policy and Strategy pathway to the Career Framework for Paramedics in Canada represents a pivotal advancement for the profession, attempting to[…]

Farhat et al. Agreement metrics in Delphi on CBRN preparedness

Delphi studies in disaster medicine lack consensus on expert agreement metrics. This study examined various metrics using a Delphi study on chemical, biological, radiological, and[…]

Outil d’évaluation des besoins en paramédecine communautaire

L’outil d’évaluation des besoins en paramédecine communautaire, ou Community Paramedicine Needs Assessment Tool (CPNAT), est un outil complet qui vise à accompagner la création de[…]

Community Paramedicine Needs Assessment Tool launched

The Community Paramedicine Needs Assessment Tool (CPNAT) is a comprehensive tool designed to aid the development of community paramedicine programs. It provides essential guidance for[…]

Bolster: Women in Ambulance Honour Recipient

Congratulations to my PhD student Jen Bolster on being an Honour Recipient of the Women in Ambulance recognition from CAA. 2025 CAA Women in Ambulance[…]

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 PhD students Michelle, Cheryl, Adam,[…]

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. In Ireland significant progress in[…]

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. Despite their best efforts, they[…]