Education

Paramedic students' visit to the Second International Conference of Applied Medicine in Jordan

‘The final video was produced by some Palestinian students and documented a shocking incident where ambulances attending casualties from a missile attack on the West Bank were themselves hit by...

Evaluation of a paramedic student patient hand-off curriculum using simulation

This is a 25-year-old male trauma patient who was the backseat passenger in a head-on motor vehicle collision. He has a GCS of 9 with pain in his abdomen, right forearm and left ankle. Vitals include...

Credits granted for professional education of paramedics and nurses at at US colleges with paired programmes

Both paramedics and registered nurses may be educated through certificate/diploma programmes, through associate degree programmes, and through bachelor degree programmes, with each degree providing a...

Use of a nominal group technique to evaluate a remote area simulation event for paramedicine students

The results (Figure 4) indicate that the dominant positive themes of this workshop were the use of challenging and realistic scenarios, the commitment and experience of the tutors, student: tutor...

Interprofessional graduate programme for nursing-paramedicine degree graduates: work outcomes and participant experience

The aim of this study was to examine the employment outcomes and participant experience of the first cohort of 10 IPG participants following completion of IPG..

Prioritising the development of paramedic students’ interpersonal skills

Ethics approval for this research was obtained from the UTAS Human Research Ethics Committee (No. H11576)..

Length of professional education of paramedics and nurses at community colleges in the Northeast United States

Paramedics have provided advanced pre-hospital emergency medical care in the US since the early 1970s (National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA), 2007; Edgerly, 2013). According to the...

A simulated wilderness exercise: the development of relational competence in paramedic students

The concept of work-readiness refers to the paramedic graduate's capacity to transfer their entry-level qualifications and job-specific competence to the workforce and to quickly adapt to normal work...

Peer-assisted teaching and learning in paramedic education: a pilot study

The national and international literature is largely supportive of PAL across different education sectors (K-12 to tertiary education) and educational programmes and professions. The literature...

A survey of community paramedicine course offerings and planned offerings

This research survey was developed and delivered by a multi-agency and multi-disciplinary health care research team, comprised of four paramedics, three registered nurses and one family medicine...

Use of simulation for pre-hospital healthcare education

The Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (SESAM) is a multi-professional network of simulation enthusiasts based in Europe. The Society was founded in Copenhagen in 1994. It aims to...

International learning: bridging the gap through exchange programmes

‘I know that our students had an excellent experience, learning a lot about paramedic work in Ontario, engaging in inter-professional work and of course having a great deal of fun.’ Kate Johnston.