Recent News and Updates
Trauma Days Are Back in 2024!
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.
New Hybrid Format for Greater Acc...
National Paramedic Services Week - Special Thank you
It is Paramedic Services Week and the RPPEO would like to acknowledge and honor the hard work and dedication of the paramedics of Eastern Ontario. Over the past year more has been asked of paramedics than ever before, and you have answered the call. Every day you respond to calls for help from the ill and injured. Each call for service is made b...
OMC Evolution
We're thrilled to share an exciting update that will improve patient care: the expansion of Online Medical Consultation (OMC) services to two more base hospitals - the Centre for Paramedic Education and Research (CPER) in Hamilton, and Health Sciences North (HSN) in Sudbury.
Spring 2024 CME Launches March 13, 2024, on MedicLEARN
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 ce...
Medical Advisory on Cardiac Arrest On-scene Resuscitation Time
A new RPPEO Medical Advisory is in effect.
Medical Advisory on Cardiac Arrest On-scene Resuscitation Time (2024-01) provides clinical practice guidance for RPPEO-certified paramedics.
You may find this Medical Advisory and other written RPPEO guidance in the Policies and Practices section of RPPEO.ca.
MedicNEWS for February 2024
In this issue of MedicNEWS:
Spring 2024 CME Announced! in Continuing Education
Paramedics on the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis in BHP Corner
Corresponding about Quality & Safety
A New Clinical Bulletin to Help Your Practice
RPPEO is Hiring in Announcements
MedicNEWS is the RPPEO bi-monthly news magazine for paramedics in Eastern...
ALS PCS v5.3 in Force February 9, 2024
The Ministry of Health has issued a revised version of the Advanced Life Support Patient Care Standards (ALS PCS). Version 5.3 came into force on February 9, 2024.
ALS PCS v5.3 added intranasal glucagon to the Hypoglycemia Medical Directives for trained and authorized paramedics.
OBHG Seeks Paramedics for Provincial Committees
The Ontario Base Hospital Group (OBHG) is seeking applications for new representation from front line paramedics for all provincial committees:
Ontario Base Hospital Group Medical Advisory Committee (OBHG MAC) -2
Data Quality Management Subcommittee (DQM) -1
Education Subcommittee (ESC) -1
Term: April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2027
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