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Goodbye Fanshawe College!
After 8 years, today I stepped down from my position as Professor in the Paramedic Programs at Fanshawe College. A bittersweet moment for me as[…]
Brydges and Batt. Untangling the web. The need for theory, theoretical frameworks, and conceptual frameworks in paramedic research.
I was delighted to collaborate with a friend of mine, Dr. Madison Brydges, to write this recent editorial piece for Paramedicine. In this editorial, we[…]
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,[…]
Cameron: Queen’s Jubilee Medal
Cheryl Cameron was awarded the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal at a virtual ceremony in January 2023. Cheryl was recognised for her services to palliative care[…]
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[…]