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Paramedics uniting to support the strained healthcare system
The Association has been working hard with Alberta Health Services to identify new opportunities for Paramedics and Emergency Medical Responders to work within health care facilities as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response. This is a great opportunity for the growth...
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WCB / EI Coverage
This letter was sent to the Honourable Jason Copping: Minister of Labour and Immigration March 21, 2020 Dear Honourable Copping, As a representative organization for its members, the Alberta Paramedic Association’s (the Association) mission is to...
Swab Testing
This letter was sent to the Alberta College of Paramedics on March 22, 2020 Dear Dusty Schlitter, I am writing to you as the representative of the Alberta Paramedic Association (Association), in hopes that we may find common ground in working together to...
COVID-19: Letter to the Government of Alberta
The Alberta Paramedic Association is here for you. We realize that in Healthcare today you have been faced with unprecedented responsibility during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Due to COVID-19, you as a Paramedic may have been asked to perform new duties including but not...
Request to the Ministers: Exhausted Paramedic’s pleas fall on deaf ears
The Alberta Paramedic Association (the Association) has been working behind the scenes on the issue of Core-Flex and its elimination across the province. The Association sent out two letters on March 13, 2019 to Minister Gray and Minister Hoffman urging them not to...
Professional Fatigue Project: Call to Action (Part 2), The College of Paramedics Responds
Thursday, November 29th, the Alberta Paramedic Association released part one of an impact study investigating the effect of extended on-call shifts on the health and wellness of the paramedic. During that research, there were major risks to the public...
Bill 21 – Association Members are Protected!
Bill 21: An Act to Protect Patients was passed on November 8 2018 to protect patients from sexual abuse and sexual misconduct by regulated health professionals in Alberta. Alberta Paramedics are regulated health professionals under the Health Professions Act. The...
Paramedic Choice – Mandatory Competency Markets
When membership needs a VOICE, the Association responds. At a cost of over 1/2 a million dollars to the profession, Association members are again being iron-handed by the paramedic regulator. This time, the Alberta College of Paramedics (ACoP) have struck an exclusive...