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A Foolish Thought?
Why would someone say that these are exciting times for Paramedics? Some would say it seems like a foolishthought. Maybe this is the time that paramedics should reconsider the future?The profession of paramedicine has struggled on issues surrounding our knowledge,...
Alberta Health to divert non-urgent 911 calls to 811 in effort to reduce EMS response times
Under the new EMS-811 Shared Response program, non-urgent calls will be diverted to registered nurses with Health Link at 811. Click the link below to read the full article. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ems-811-shared-response-program-1.6735542
HCAP: Direct action to lower EMS response times
Alberta’s Heath Care Action Plan (HCAP) will lead to better EMS response times. To fulfill this commitment, Alberta’s government will be accepting all recommendations of both the Alberta Emergency Medical Services Provincial Advisory Committee (AEPAC) report and the...
Financial Planning 101
Have you ever thought about where you’ll be 10, 20 or 30 years from now? Does it still involve pushing a stretcher? (Which is okay if that’s your plan because the profession will need dedicated people like you.) Or do your plans include something else? The Alberta...
<strong>Helping Every Local Paramedic (HELP) Fund </strong>
The HELP Fund was originally established by the Alberta Paramedic Association (Association) as a pre-organized crowdsourced, pass the hat type fund for families who fell victim of a Line of Duty Death (LODD). In its original design, one of our past executive members,...
<strong>The Alberta Paramedic Association Moving Forward in 2023 </strong>
The Alberta Paramedic Association (Association) came into being by a group of dedicated people who believed that an organization aimed at providing a voice for its membership was needed for those involved in EMS in Alberta. Over time, including a few bumps in the...
Association President
To the APA Membership and Paramedic Community The APA (Association) would like to announce that Dusty Myshrall, President of the APA, resigned his position effective September 20, 2022. We apologize for the late notice on this announcement. Dusty decided...
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Townhall with Health Minister Tyler Shandro
On February 3rd, for the first time in Alberta paramedicine history, paramedics were given the opportunity to meet with the Health Minister live to ask raw questions and get real-time answers. As a non-partisan organization the Association works hard to create...