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...
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: 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...
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...
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...
The Alberta Paramedic Association has been engaged in a collaborative review as part of our Professional Fatigue project, to assess the health and wellness effects of the 24 hour shift model currently being used in rural Alberta’s EMS delivery. During this assessment...
On April 6th, the Alberta Paramedic Association's first educational workshop was held at the Lister Center in Edmonton, where paramedics came together to learn from Alberta's top sport medicine physicians and athletic therapists. Attendees learned the latest joint...
January 30, 2018 Kelly Johnston, Senior Communications Specialist Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary 2500 University Dr. NW Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Re: Stroke Poster Dear Kelly Johnston: We have a few concerns and a lot of...
The importance of meeting with Deputy Premier and Health Minister, Hon Sarah Hoffman in November cannot be understated! During friendly chat over a cup of coffee, Hon Sarah Hoffman, Dusty Myshrall (President) and Marc Moebis (Executive Director) got down to business....
In September, Alberta Paramedic Association volunteers could be found set up at a booth in the halls of the University of Alberta interacting with hundreds of Health Sciences degree students. These future Doctors, Nurses, Lab tech's, Occupational therapists, and more,...