Working groups are being populated! Working groups are the lifeblood of the association. These groups are formed as both temporary task orientated and long-term standing groups of practitioners from a variety of experience, education and workplace setting to lead and...
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Proclamation
The proclamation is a founding document produced after months of consultation with many stakeholders including Alberta Health, Alberta College of Paramedics, employers and most notably, you, the members! Alberta Paramedic Associations' Proclamation - PDF...
Mental health workshop a success!
APA and PAA collaborative workshop held in Edmonton Nov 18th was an outstanding success! We heard you...... and so did they! More than 60 Psychologists were in attendance as Greg Gorecki and Marc Moebis, both practicing Paramedics, presented on the...
Lobbying for Collaboration
On Oct 5th APA board president Dusty Myshrall, and Exec Director Marc Moebis presented to ACoP council. They brought forward updates on what has been happening both behind the scenes and operationally. Great focus was placed on moving forward as the APA works to...
Protecting your professional image
Through the summer and fall of 2016, the APA has been busy behind the scenes lobbying the media to use appropriate terms such as 'Paramedics' to replace 'ambulance attendants' and only reference Paramedics or EMS when it is appropriate to the story being...
Between Emergencies – A look at mental health in EMS
The APA Health and Wellness Dept. has teamed up with the Psychologists' Association of Alberta to create a 2 part workshop intended for Psychologists or Physicians who manage, or intend on managing Alberta's Paramedics who may have sustained an occupational...
HPA Announcement
On Sept 15th the APA was invited by the health ministers office to the announcement of the transition into the HPA at AHSEMS's Stony Plain station. Interim board president Dusty Myshrall and Executive Director Marc Moebis attended to represent APA's members. This...
Promoting Paramedicine
On Sept 16th APA's Exec Director, Marc Moebis could be found sharing a booth with the Alberta College of Paramedics at the University of Alberta promoting collaboration in health care to various health degree students. Many topics were discussed with...
Paramedic Mental Health Service Provider Recommendations
***ADDED TO information for > Psychologists*** One of the largest, if not THE largest issue that responders have in finding appropriate treatment for a mental injury, is finding a provider that understands what our normal is. The Alberta Paramedic Association...
APA appreciative of Minister Hoffman’s Naloxone announcement
The Alberta Paramedic Association is profoundly appreciative of Health Minister Hoffman’s announcement this morning regarding the expanded scope of practice for Alberta’s Emergency Medical Technician’s (EMT’s), Emergency Medical Responder’s (EMR’s) and Registered...