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Bolster et al. Connecting the Dots: Applying Network Theories to Enhance Integrated Paramedic Care for People Who Use Drugs

Bolster, JL; Ford-Jones, P; Donnelly, EA; Batt, AM. Connecting the dots: applying network theories to enhance integrated paramedic care for people who use drugs. Systems.[…]

Tavares, Chawanda and Batt. An Exploration of Paramedicine’s Research Infrastructure in Ontario

Objective Paramedicine is expanding in scope and diversifying its contributions to healthcare systems and society. To achieve sustainable and meaningful development, paramedicine (like other health[…]

Johnston et al. Primary Care Paramedic–administered Ketamine in British Columbia, Canada: A Patient Safety–focused Observational Study

Johnston, T; Mistiades, C; Beaumont-Boileau, R; Acker, JJ; Batt, AM. Primary Care Paramedic–administered Ketamine in British Columbia, Canada: A Patient Safety–focused Observational Study. Journal of[…]

Critical Levels Podcast: What is a paramedic?

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Zach Cantor on the Critical Levels podcast to discuss – “What is a paramedic?” In this[…]

Bolster and Markides: Moving beyond awareness: The evidence on sexism within paramedicine is in – it’s time to transform the system

The current landscape of gender-based inequity and everyday sexism experienced by women-identifying paramedics has been under intensified scrutiny over the past decade.1,2 Empirical research, organisational[…]

Paramedicine and social prescribing…the journey so far

Thanks to the Alliance for Healthier Communities and the Older Adult Centres Association of Ontario for the invite to speak to the Ontario Social Prescribing[…]

Pre-print: Markides et al. Developing the Community Paramedicine Needs Assessment Tool

Introduction Community paramedicine programs have existed since the early 2000s, and while resource optimization remains a predominant driver, innovation in recent years demonstrates that when[…]

Bolster et al. Protocol: Exploring the Structural Influence of Canadian Drug Policy on Paramedic Practice: A Critical Realist Synthesis.

This protocol outlines the first critical realist synthesis to examine the influence of Canadian drug policy on paramedic practice, with the aim of generating foundational[…]

Parapodcast: Social prescribing

In a follow up to a recent episode on the ParaPodcast with Malusi, Thulani and Elias we rolled straight into another episode on social prescribing,[…]

Mason: Top Oral Abstract at Canadian Paramedicine Research Day

Congratulations to Battlab member Paige Mason who won the Top Oral Abstract award at the 2025 Canadian Paramedicine Research Day for her recent master’s research[…]