Recent News and Updates
Trauma Days Are Back in 2025!
The Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario (RPPEO) is excited to announce the return of Trauma Days for 2025! Following another year of success, Eric Gagnon is back to deliver his popular and informative Trauma Day Continuing Medical Education (CME) sessions.
Spring 2025 CME Now Available in MedicLEARN
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 unde…
MedicNEWS for March 2025
Welcome to the March 2025 issue of MedicNEWS! This edition brings you clinical updates, continuing education opportunities, and system-level developments that impact paramedic practice in our region and beyond.
News Nuggets – Quick, relevant updates from the world of paramedicine, including a critical look at a recent study on physician-paramedic…
OBHG Seeking Paramedic Advisors
The Ontario Base Hospital Group (OBHG) is recruiting Paramedic Advisors to provide frontline paramedic perspectives on key provincial committees. This is an opportunity for paramedics to directly influence education, data quality, and medical advisory decisions that shape paramedic practice across Ontario.
What is OBHG?
OBHG provides medical and…
Spring 2025 CME: The Competency Challenge Begins March 31
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 learni…
ALS PCS v.5.4 – Implementation Delay
The Ontario Ministry of Health has not yet announced the release of ALS PCS v.5.4.
While the update was originally expected to take effect in February 2025, the release timeline remains uncertain. Until ALS PCS v.5.4 is formally published, paramedics should continue to follow the current ALS PCS v.5.3 directives.
For updates, please monitor the…
Announcing the OMC YouTube Channel: A New Resource for Paramedics
The Online Medical Consultation (OMC) service is supporting paramedicine in our region with real-time physician consultation for paramedics during patient care. To further enhance the use of this critical service, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the OMC YouTube Channel.
This dedicated platform features the OMC Video Series, designed to…
MedicNEWS for January 2025
Welcome to the January 2025 edition of MedicNEWS! Dive into this issue filled with practical insights, professional updates, and intriguing stories. Here’s what’s inside:
In this issue
Continuing Education: Unlock 18 hours of elective CME credit available online with just a few clicks, including insightful Critical Levels podcasts. D…
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Latest MedicASK Questions
Methoxyflurane & Temperature
Question: In regards to the methoxyflurane study, in the protocol itself there is no stipulation for a specific cutoff regarding an increase in temperature. At which point (what tympanic temperature) should th…
Lower dose of Ketamine for certain patients
Question: In regards to the removal of patch in the combative pt MD, do the same guidelines (treating pt with lesser dosing when unable to rule out other reversible causes) apply to Ketamine as it does to Mida…
Medication Checks and Verifications
Question: Hello, I would like to have a clarification regarding a BHP expectation. It is my understanding that during an intervention and the administration of medications, the BHP expectation is the use of be…
Prehospital PRAM Score Use
Question: I'm interested in having some contact/education regarding the use of PRAM scoring in pediatric respiratory cases and how it can be applied to the prehospital setting.
CPAP Use With Pneumonia
Question: I've done a few calls with pt complaining of SOB with some crackles on one side of their lungs. With other signs and symptoms, we concluded it is probably a pneumonia, and I was wondering if they met…
