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An examination of the emerging field of community paramedicine: a national cross-sectional survey of community paramedics

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Community Paramedicine is an evolving community-based model that expands paramedic roles from emergency and transport care to a focus on non-emergent and preventive health services tailored to local community needs.
Chinyere Mma Okoh, Leticia R. Moczygemba, Whitney Thurman, Carolyn Brown, Christopher Hanson, James O. Baffoe   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing paramedicine: Error, accountability and patient safety

Paramedicine, 2023
The consequences of human error range from the benign to the catastrophic. Feedback and formal review of failures in human performance are essential for learning and avoidance of harm in the future.
Ben Meadley, Matthew Humar, Ross Salathiel, Tegwyn McManamny   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Undergraduate Ethics Education in Paramedicine in Australia

Journal of Academic Ethics, 2022
In Australia, paramedics are obliged to practice ethically. Graduates of baccalaureate degrees in paramedicine should therefore possess a common grounding in ethics to meet the professional capabilities expected of registered paramedics. However, there is a lack of clarity regarding ethics education for paramedicine students, including what is taught ...
Kirsty Shearer, Matthew Thomas, Tania Signal, Ruth Townsend, Nikola Stepanov   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Developing Cultural Competence In Paramedic Education: An Analysis of Culturally Diverse Training Equipment Amongst Universities In Australia And New Zealand

Australian Journal of Clinical Education, 2022
_Aim_: This study aims to identify the availability of culturally diverse training equipment across approved paramedicine undergraduate degrees in Australia and New Zealand and explore its impact on a university’s ability to teach paramedic care that is ...
Ricky Lam, Rhys Hillsley, Jun Steele, Steve Whitfield   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perspectives of Oral Health Practitioners Working in Rural New South Wales: Culture, Wellbeing and Workforce Sustainability

Australian Dental Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While limited research has explored the experiences of this workforce, oral health practitioners in rural areas face distinct cultural and personal challenges that influence workforce sustainability and delivery of care. This study aims to understand the cultural and personal experiences of oral health practitioners working in rural
Lisa Hai My Do, Jessica Biles, Bradley Christian, Woosung Sohn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ten‐Year Update of Nurse Practitioner Service Impact on Patient and Health Service Outcomes in Emergency Care Settings—A Systematic Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To provide a 10‐year update on the best available evidence evaluating the impact of nurse practitioner services on cost, waiting times, patient satisfaction, representation rates, and length of stay in emergency and urgent care settings. Design Systematic review.
Amanda Fox, Suzanne Williams, Natasha Jennings, Ella Marie Tomkins, Rosie Glynn, Corinne Dunningham, Kathleen Tori   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Mixed Methods Process Evaluation of the Promoting Resilience in Nurses Randomised Controlled Trial

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To explore factors in the implementation of the Promoting Resilience in Nurses program that may help explain variation in outcomes between intervention and control groups in the randomised controlled trial of the program. Design A convergent mixed methods process evaluation conducted alongside a randomised controlled trial.
Minh Viet Bui, Elizabeth Mcinnes, Kim Foster   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community Paramedicine Grab Bar Installations Decreased Emergency Calls in Older Adults With Previous Fall History

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
Summary of primary research results. ABSTRACT Background Home modifications are an evidence‐based fall prevention strategy, though critical barriers often limit their implementation by individuals at risk for falls. This study assessed the impact of community paramedicine‐installed grab bars on emergency medical service (EMS) activations among ...
Elizabeth Sheridan, Jessica M. Wiseman, Catherine C. Quatman‐Yates, Carmen E. Quatman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Missed Opportunities for Fall Prevention: Primary Care Follow‐Up After Emergency Department Discharge in Older Adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
In this retrospective chart review of 168 adults aged 65 and older who were discharged home from 9 emergency departments (EDs) after a fall and attended at least one primary care (PCP) visit within 90 days, we characterized the fall risk assessments and interventions documented during those follow‐up visits.
Thomas K. Hagerman, Maryam Nour, Chandana Cherukupalli, Christine Henry, Denicia Peterson, Fabrice Mowbray, Joseph Miller, David Willens   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paramedicine informatics – leveraging advancing technology to drive positive change

Paramedicine
As all areas of healthcare continue to experience rapid digitisation, the field of health informatics is becoming increasingly important. Large health systems are employing more informatics professionals to ensure that the health information systems ...
Desmond Hedderson, Karen L Courtney, Ian E Blanchard   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source