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,...
This is the time of year for reflection. A time to consider where we have been and where we want to go. The Alberta Paramedic Association Executive have spent the past several months not only reflecting but restructuring to establish an organization that can...
Until the formation of the Alberta Paramedic Association, there was no way for Alberta's paramedics to communicate with entry to practice schools in a meaningful and impactful way. Concurrently, there is no format for schools to unify their voice with the voice of...
August 1, 2017 The Hon. Sarah Hoffman, Deputy Premier, Minister of Health Government of Alberta 423 Legislature Building 10800 - 97 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5K 2B6 Re: Professional Liability Insurance Dear Minister Hoffman: The Alberta Paramedic Association (the...
Violence and threats towards paramedics is a growing problem that needs to be addressed at various levels. Due to the nature of the profession, paramedics have always had to accept a certain level of personal risk when attending any call from things like traffic,...