On Tuesday 17 April, Executive Member Mick Davis AM and National Policy Advisor Ray Bange met with the Australian Government Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Baggoley. Discussions covered the role of paramedics in emergency and primary care, the integration of out-of-hospital care into the mainstream of healthcare policy and funding, and other elements of relevant [...]
Paramedics Australasia ACT Chairman David Tassicker met with Dr Mike Kelly, Parliamentary Secretary of Defence on Thursday 12 April. Discussions were wide-ranging concerning recent developments within the profession, including: The underlying reasons for and progress of proposed Paramedic Registration under APHRA; ADF Medic inclusion within the potential framework of any Paramedic Registration program. The complementary [...]
Paramedics Australasia (PA) Vice President Richard Larsen accompanied by Board Director Nicole Nott and Policy Advisor Ray Bange met with representatives from Health Workforce Australia (HWA) on the 7th March 2012. These meetings were a continuation of previous liaison work with HWA and built on submissions made by PA on Health Workforce Innovation and Reform. [...]
Over 120 people attended the Paramedic National Registration Symposium held in SA on 7th March, 2012! With a majority of SAAS paramedics, there were also private sector paramedics, defence force medics, paramedic academics and many student paramedics. This was far greater turnout than was expected and demonstrates the professionalism of paramedics and their willingness to [...]
The promotion and advocacy activities of PA scored a breakthrough in mid-2011 with the recognition of Paramedics as being eligible for Commonwealth government scholarship grants for rural and remote professionals. The scheme known as the National Allied Health Services Support Scheme (NAHSSS) and administered through the Services for Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) opened [...]
Join Mr Ray Bange for a very informative presentation on Paramedic Registration. This was presented to 30 PA Members and invited guests at Kamberra Wine Company – Lyneham ACT on the 29th of June 2011. A fantastic night was had by all.
In the very near future a consultation exercise dealing with the regulation and national independent registration of paramedics will begin. This will determine the future of paramedic practice in Australia for at least a generation. The consultation will be a once-only opportunity to demonstrate that paramedics are healthcare professionals able to provide advanced medical services [...]
In the Australia Day Honours for 2012 Dr Harry Frank Oxer ASM was awarded a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for service to hyperbaric and underwater medicine, to medical education, and continuing service to St John Ambulance in Western Australia. Dr Oxer was awarded an ASM in 2002 and [...]
Congratulations to all Ambulance Service Medal Recipients presented with their awards on Australia Day this year. A job well done! This year’s Australia Day recipients are: Dr Ronald Manning ASM (NSW) Ms Maureen Roberts ASM (NSW) Dr Andrew Bacon ASM (VIC) Mr Bryan Cass ASM (VIC) Mr Stephen Humphreys ASM (VIC) Mr Ian Jarvie ASM [...]
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. [...]
