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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 scope of practice, contexts of paramedic practice, paramedic education, paramedic research, and relevant standards development. This rapid evolution, along with emerging issues in Canadian society, have led to new standards …
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, Chelsea Lanos, Rene Lapierre, Tyne M. Lunn, Meghan Lysko, Paige Mason, Mary Osinga, Dugg Steary, Sean Teed, and Walter Tavares on behalf of the NOSP Development Group and CSA Technical …
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 Paramedics: A Restricted Review. Cureus 14(12): e32864. DOI 10.7759/cureus.32864
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. Frontiers in Medicine: Healthcare Professions Education. 2022, Jul.10.3389/fmed.2022.918915. Publisher link. Competency frameworks typically describe the perceived knowledge, skills, attitudes and other characteristics required for a health professional to practice safely …
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 review: awaiting peer review]. HRB Open Res 2022, 5:40 (https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13545.1) [open access] Background: Irish health policy emphasises the role of Primary Care and General Practice however, there is a growing …
Community Paramedicine Practice Framework Scoping Exercise To gain an insight into how community paramedicine systems operate in other jurisdictions, PHECC have partnered with Monash University, Australia to conduct an international community paramedicine practice framework scoping exercise. Systems operating in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Finland and the USA were examined to determine scope of …
Competency frameworks are developed for a variety of purposes, including describing professional practice and informing education and assessment frameworks. Despite the volume of competency frameworks developed in the healthcare professions, guidance remains unclear and is inconsistently adhered to (perhaps in part due to a lack of organising frameworks), there is variability in methodological choices, inconsistently …
Download the report for free here Executive Summary Paramedics across Canada work collaboratively with other community partners to help ensure patients receive the services they require and the high quality in-home and in-community care they deserve. Community paramedicine programs aim to allow patients in all stages of life (e.g., older adults, persons with disabilities, persons …
05/05/2021 – this paper has now been accepted for publication in Advances in Health Sciences Education. The accepted version can be viewed here: The revised second paper in my PhD is finally ready for peer-review. The abstract is contained below, and if you’re interested in reading the pre-print version, the link to the PDF is …
I had the pleasure of working with Cheryl, Tyne and Chelsea to co-author this article focused on improving the role of paramedics in supporting those who are grieving or recently bereaved. The abstract and link to full-text are below. Update 18/01/2021: this article has published in Progress in Palliative Care. The accepted version can be …
