The Autumn 2012 edition of Response is available online for members now! Autumn 2012 (Vol. 39, No. 1) Featuring: The Hong Kong experience with computerised data management; Clinical leadership in the Ambulance Service; Fast-Track for Stroke – the New Zealand award winning program; Human issues and aspects affecting Bariatric people; Board information, Events Calendar, Ambulance [...]
The latest edition of Rapid Response eNewsletter was released on 27 April 2012. Rapid Response keeps PA members up to date and informed of PA activities and opportunities for paramedics across Australasia. If you are a PA member and did not receive your copy in your email inbox, please check that your membership details are [...]
PA provides a comprehensive summary of activities for 2010/11 in their annual report. CLICK HERE to view.
Non-members can register to receive PA’s Rapid Response for a trial period Rapid Response is distributed to all members of Paramedics Australasia, however in the coming period of great activity regarding paramedic registration non-members can receive Rapid Response for a trial period – so even if you’re not a member of PA you can still [...]
PA’s newest publication Rapid Response has been running for six months now providing all the latest information relevant to Paramedics across Australasia. Designed to provide members with stories highlighting the latest news and opportunities it is delivered to the inboxes of all members on a monthly (and as required) basis. We are seeking feedback on [...]
The Summer 2011/12 edition of Response is now available online for members! If you would like to contribute to the Autumn 2012 edition, send your articles to editor@paramedics.org.au by 20 January!
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.
The latest edition of Response (Spring 2011) is available online now. Articles in this edition include: Equal Pressure Point: The key to understanding CPAP for COAD Delays in Thrombolysis for Ischaemic Stroke Patients: Implications for Paramedic Care Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Pathophysiology and Treatment Sudden Unexplained Death in Infancy Silence implies consent – Or does it? [...]
See the latest edition of the Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care (JEPHC), with articles on Community Paramedicine and a discussion on Disaster Management, among others – available online now! The JEPHC is PA’s peer-reviewed, international journal to advance and promote the science and the art of prehospital care research, education, clinical practice, policy and [...]
Health Workforce Australia (HWA) is a Commonwealth statutory authority set up by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and reports to the Australian Health Ministers’ Conference (AHMC). Its mandate is to to address the challenges of providing a skilled, flexible and innovative health workforce that meets the needs of the Australian community. HWA will advise [...]
In April 2011, Paramedics Australasia responded to a call from the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council (AHWMC) seeking views on whether there is a need for strengthened regulatory protections for consumers who use the services of unregistered health practitioners. PA is concerned with a wide range of functions that collectively assure the competence and fitness [...]
In Volume 8, issue 4 (2010) of the JEPHC, Eburn and Bendall look at some of the reasons supporting national registration of paramedics. The paper identifies a growing private ambulance sector, notwithstanding legislative prohibitions on the provision of ambulance services that exist in nearly all Australian State and Territories. There appears to be no intention [...]
In February 2011 ACAP made a submission to the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing regarding the development of National and Local Lead Clinicians Groups. In the submission ACAP highlights the importance of EMS within the health-care system and potential for patient risk, where paramedics often must care for patients under adverse operating conditions [...]
Clinical Handover refers to the transfer of professional responsibility and accountability for some or all aspects of care for a patient, or group of patients, to another person or professional group on a temporary or permanent basis. The purpose of this program is to identify, develop and improve clinical handover communication. Safe health care delivery [...]
National Recommendations for User-applied Labelling of Injectable Medicines, Fluids and Lines For your information, the National Recommendations for User-applied Labelling of Injectable Medicines, Fluids and Lines (the Labelling Recommendations) were approved by health ministers on 12 November 2010. ACSQHC recommends that all health professionals familiarise themselves with the Labelling Recommendations, which can be found here on [...]
