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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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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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Vocational and University Paramedicine Education

International Journal of Paramedicine

This paper highlights key research areas within paramedicine education in Australia. Secondly, it addresses the importance of exploring the influence of ethics education on paramedic practice, investigating how a robust ethical foundation acquired during education translates into ethical practices in real-world scenarios.

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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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Feedback Use in Paramedicine

International Journal of Paramedicine

Objective: The aim of this scoping review is to determine how feedback is used in paramedicine. Introduction: Feedback is widely recognised as essential for clinician growth in healthcare however there is limited research on its use within paramedicine. Two authors independently screened and selected studies for full-text review.

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[PARAMEDIC CHIEFS OF CANADA] November 2024 e-Bulletin

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

Violence against Paramedics – A National Study The PCC, with funding from Defence Research Development Canada (DRDC), and led by Dr. Renée MacPhee (Wilfrid Laurier University), are preparing to launch the Canadian Study of Violence Against Paramedics (CSVAP).

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Exploring the Role of Paramedics in Identifying Criminal Activity

International Journal of Paramedicine

This concept paper explores if there is a role for paramedics in crime identification. A scoping review highlighted a lack of adequate awareness of paramedics in identifying this emerging subset of criminal activity. The review found no studies that focused on preparing paramedics to identify emerging crimes.