The Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario (RPPEO) has revised several of our policies.
Paramedics and others for whom RPPEO policies provide guidance should note that there are two important updates to policies CLI 180 and CLI 230. Most of the other policies reviewed received minor revisions that do not substantively impact the guidance.
The revised policies and all RPPEO Policies are available in the online Policy Manual. Read on for more detail on the policy updates.
You'll find the complete online Spring 2022 CME ready for you now in MedicLEARN!
This entirely online CME launched on May 11, 2022. While this CME activity is directed at Advanced Care Paramedics certified at the RPPEO, Primary Care Paramedics are welcome to view or complete these modules as well!
Paramedics have until the end of the current certification period - January 31, 2023 - to complete Spring 2022 CME and any other requirements for maintenance of certification.
RPPEO Spring 2024 CME is launching online on Wednesday, March 13. The RPPEO's Spring continuing medical education module is aimed at ACPs. PCPs from paramedic services supporting participation are also welcome to participate in the Spring session.
RPPEO today emailed a Spring 2024 CME Launch Letter containing details of the education to each certified paramedic in our region.
Paramedic services will have participants' class schedule as we move into the classroom period this Spring.
The online module for RPPEO's Spring 2025 Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is now available on MedicLEARN!
All Advanced Care Paramedics and those Primary Care Paramedics participating in Spring CME are encouraged to complete the online portion as soon as you can. The module available on MedicLEARN must be complete before paramedics undertake the classroom portion.
This year’s CME, "The Competency Challenge: Mastering Rare but Essential Skills," takes a hybrid approach, blending online learning with hands-on, in-class training. The focus is on building confidence and mastery in high-acuity skills that paramedics must be ready to perform, even if they are used infrequently in the field.
What You’ll Learn
📌 Skill Mastery & Critical Interventions – Practical training in essential paramedic skills. 📌 Cognitive Practice & Visualization – Enhancing performance through mental rehearsal techniques.
Spring CME launched online on March 31, 2025. The classroom component is scheduled in collaboration with paramedic services and paramedics will receive information on their schedule from their service.
The Spring 2025 Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is launching on March 31, 2025, bringing a high-impact, skills-focused training experience designed to help paramedics refine rare but essential interventions.
This year’s CME, "The Competency Challenge: Mastering Rare but Essential Skills," takes a hybrid approach, blending online learning with hands-on, in-class training. The focus is on building confidence and mastery in high-acuity skills that paramedics must be ready to perform, even if they are used infrequently in the field.
What You’ll Learn
📌 Skill Mastery & Critical Interventions – Practical training in essential paramedic skills. 📌 Cognitive Practice & Visualization – Enhancing performance through mental rehearsal techniques.
This year, RPPEO is reintroducing an evaluation component during the in-class practical sessions. This is not a test, but a formative process designed to:
✔ Support skill retention with structured observation and feedback. ✔ Ensure paramedics maintain competency in infrequently used interventions. ✔ Promote accountability in skill development and patient care.
How to Participate
📧 Check Your Email All paramedics will receive the Spring 2025 CME Launch Letter in their RPPEO-registered email inbox. Be sure to review it for full details.
🚑 Complete the Online Module The Spring 2025 CME online module will be available in MedicLEARN starting March 31, 2025.
📝 Attend In-Person Training Your paramedic service will coordinate scheduling for the in-class component, where you’ll apply your learning through case studies, scenarios, and hands-on practice.
✅ Mandatory for ACPs, Recommended for PCPs All ACPs must complete Spring CME as part of their Maintenance of Certification requirements. PCPs are encouraged to participate to enhance their skill set.
Due to the measures we are taking to stem the spread of COVID-19, the RPPEO has canceled classroom CME this Spring. In its place, we will be offering virtual CME for ACPs. The deadline for CME completion is January 31, 2021.
Once the complete content of virtual Spring CME is ready, we will notify paramedics.
The online pre-learning modules are LIVE irght now. Head over to MedicLEARN for the experience.
Effective February 9, 2023, the Ontario Base Hospital Group’s Memo, “Considerations for Paramedics Managing Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19” is repealed. Consult the OBHG February 9, 2023, Memorandum for more information.
Paramedics should now refer to the patient care standards as presented in the Advanced Life Support Patient Care Standards (ALS PCS) and any provincial, regional or local guidance issued by the Ministry of Health, the RPPEO or your paramedic service.
RPPEO-certified paramedics are invited to participate in Trauma Day, an 8-hour intensive learning experience where you will learn and practise the latest techniques in trauma response and management.
RPPEO has partnered with Prescott-Russell Paramedic Service to bring paramedics this focused learning opportunity. Trauma expert Eric Gagnon, ACP, will show you the latest information and concepts in trauma management in this hands-on class.
Trauma Day is being offered in Kingston on November 22 and in Ottawa on December 20. A limited number of spots are available. ACPs receive priority booking since the content focuses on advanced care concepts and techniques.
The Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario (RPPEO) is excited to announce the return of Trauma Days for 2024! Following the success of our full-day courses in Ottawa and Kingston last year, Eric Gagnon is back to deliver his popular and informative Trauma Day Continuing Medical Education (CME) sessions.
Spring 2024 CME Launch Letter
RPPEO has partnered with Prescott-Russell Paramedic Service to bring paramedics this focused learning opportunity. Trauma expert Eric Gagnon, ACP, will show you the latest information and concepts in trauma management in this hands-on class.