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...
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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...
Paramedic Association expresses concerns over long shifts
ST. PAUL - Concerns about the long hours being put in by some paramedics is being brought forward by the Alberta Paramedic Association. On Dec. 8, Dusty Myshrall, president of the paramedic association, presented the County of St. Paul with information...
Alberta’s paramedics pushed into phase 1 vaccination.
APA President Dusty Myshrall speaks on paramedic vaccine announcement at the legislature. “I am elated my paramedic peers will now be vaccinated in Phase 1 with the other frontline healthcare providers” states Association President Dusty Myshrall. “This has been a...
In The News: “Part of the role of a paramedic is performing intubations on COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure, Myshrall said.”
'They are at constant risk and must have access to supports and protections' The Health Sciences Association of Alberta wants paramedics to be included in the first wave of COVID-19 vaccinations. (Submitted by Health Sciences Association of Alberta) Paramedics...