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An International Community Paramedic Career Structure

International Journal of Paramedicine

Introduction - Internationally, prehospital workers practice in a wide range of community paramedicine roles. It can be unclear where community paramedics fit within existing paramedicine career structures and their professional capabilities are sometimes ill-defined or misunderstood.

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How to Become a Community Paramedic

Unitek EMT

Explore the educational pathway, skills, and opportunities in community paramedicine. Community Paramedicine represents a transformative approach to healthcare delivery, particularly in underserved or rural areas where access to healthcare services is often limited.

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Community Paramedicine and the Fire Service: Making Your Plan Work

Pulsara

Now that you’ve developed the initial groundwork, these next steps are key to finding success The fire service is pivotal in caring for their community’s underserved population. Introducing a community paramedicine program allows public safety to dynamically meet those needs. If you lead the change, it means you’re a disruptor.

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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada – Paramedicine, Mental Health, and Crisis Calls in the Community: Highlights for Leadership

FirstWatch

There has been an increasing demand for paramedic services to respond to mental health-related calls, and it’s becoming even more important to respond appropriately to these calls. Areas for practice change include alternative care options (outside of ED), response team approaches, community paramedicine, and post-care follow up.

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[PARAMEDIC CHIEFS OF CANADA] February 2024 e-Bulletin

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

This year we will also be hosting the 20th International Roundtable on Community Paramedicine ( IRCP ) June 7th-8th. Our program features a dynamic line up of keynote and plenary speakers that will focus on the Future of Work, Mental Health and Wellness, Research, Leadership Development, and discuss Workplace Culture.

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NEMSQA Wins Nicholas Rosecrans Award for Reducing Ambulance Crashes with Lights and Siren Initiative

FirstWatch

His death inspired a variety of first responders and community groups to successfully promote legislative change requiring fencing around backyard pools. NEMSQA’s initiative exemplifies the spirit of the Nicholas Rosecrans Award,” said John Ehrhart, Director for the California Paramedic Foundation. “By

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Telemedicine for Ambulance Crews Has a Future, Despite Fiasco of ET3

Pulsara

Every EMT or paramedic who works out in the field knows that a fair percentage, some might say the majority, of our patients, don’t actually need to go to the emergency room.” Is it safe for this patient to go to urgent care? Can they get a prescription written for a new medicine or refill an existing prescription?