Paramedics Australasia launches a new eLearning Platform for members. eLearning is designed to improve access for members to independent professional education opportunities that can be completed online at a time convenient to members. All topics are designed specifically for paramedics and provide extended information targeted to the profession. As paramedic professionals it is essential that [...]
A commentary highlighting the forgotten role of paramedics and out-of-hospital Emergency Medical Services in the debate on national health care policy. Recently updated and revised – if you haven’t read it yet, it is well worth a look! View the commentary here.
Congratulations to the following winners! APEHRF (David Komesaroff) Paper winner Bill Lord won the APEHRF (David Komesaroff) best paper for his research on pain management. Best paper in the category Higher Degree by Research The winner for this award was Ziad Nehme for his work on paediatric weight estimation formulae. Best paper in the category [...]
Paramedicine is represented among 24 other health disciplines in the development of a Future Health Leaders (FHL) group. FHL is an initiative of Health Workforce Australia (HWA), which has been established to ensure ongoing engagement of emerging health professionals in the health reform process. FHL will act independently of HWA to discuss key issues in [...]
International Paramedic website: http://www.internationalparamedic.org/Home.aspx Some really good things have happened to EMS globally in the last decade. While progress is consistent, it has been uncoordinated, duplication of effort outpaces replication of innovation, research is lacking and unfocused toward a specific end, and leadership of our profession is inadequately served by institutions with expertise. Seventeen paramedics [...]
A fresh new image for your professional body With the new name Paramedics Australasia comes a new logo which was adopted by the Board on Friday 20 May. It provides a branding for the profession that is modern and timeless as befits a professional group which is in close contact with the community at large. [...]
