A survey of community paramedicine course offerings and planned offerings
Abstract
Abroad variety of community paramedic (CP) projects and pilot programmes have been implemented in the US and internationally over more than 25 years with the goal of increasing access to healthcare services for underserved populations, particularly those in remote and rural settings, as well as underserved populations in urban settings. The trend has included programmes that have expanded the clinical scope of practice of the paramedic and emergency medical technician (EMT) (Alaska Community Health Aide Program (ACHAP), 2011; Bigham et al, 2013; Goodwin, 2012a; 2012b; Tan, 2013), and other programmes that have focused on expanding the roles of the paramedic and EMT (Tan, 2013), with only limited, or minimal, changes in the scope of practice, if any. Those programmes that have focused on expanding the roles, rather than the clinical practices of the CP, include expanding the CP roles to pathway care coordinators, mobile healthcare clinic staff (for wellness checks, routine non-acute visits, routine physical examinations, routine blood pressure and blood glucose checks, etc.).
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