http://www.emsnews.com/Rss/Default.aspx News Articles from EMSNews.com http://www.emsnews.com/images/logo_cen.jpg http://www.emsnews.com Angela Anderson Wed, 03 Mar 2010 I recently read a story on an <A href="http://bit.ly/c8n2mT">Iowa paramedic who traveled to Haiti to assist in disaster management. It occurred to me that&nbsp;there are likely&nbsp;Canadian paramedics who have done the same. I would love to interview you and share your experience with our readers. If you would be willing to do so, please drop me a line at <A href="mailto:angela@emsnews.com">angela@emsnews.com <br /> &nbsp; http://www.emsnews.com/Blogs.aspx?id=15 http://www.emsnews.com/Rss Angela Anderson Fri, 29 Jan 2010 We finally have our World News Headlines up on the home page of emsnews.com, so please make sure to check back all the time, for news headlines from around the world that affect the EMS profession. <br /> Have a great weekend everyone! http://www.emsnews.com/Blogs.aspx?id=14 http://www.emsnews.com/Rss Angela Anderson Thu, 21 Jan 2010 I am so excited that we will have a new feature added to emsnews.com very soon. It's going to be a regularly updated Paramedic News from around the World section, right on our home page, which will link to interesting stories from news media in Canada and beyond. This is just one more reason to visit emsnews.com! http://www.emsnews.com/Blogs.aspx?id=13 http://www.emsnews.com/Rss Angela Anderson Tue, 05 Jan 2010 Happy New Year everyone! Here are a few interesting stories of the week: <br /> <br /> <A href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/31/content_12731817.htm">A year on, war memories linger for Gaza paramedic <br /> <A href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/alleged-spitter-skips-date-in-court-80402512.html">Alleged spitter skips date in court <br /> <A href="http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_003004956.html">Lives devoted to saving life SCAD celebrates being in service for 35 years <br /> <A href="http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_north/campbellrivermirror/opinion/80500192.html">Firefighter-paramedic debate smoulders on http://www.emsnews.com/Blogs.aspx?id=11 http://www.emsnews.com/Rss Angela Anderson Tue, 22 Dec 2009 Here are a few interesting paramedic news clippings I found around the Web today: <br /> <br /> Ontario: <A href="http://www.myfmradio.ca/1077/wire/news/03333_ARP_ParamedicBases1-web_083811.php">Two New Paramedic Bases in Area <br /> Sussex, England: <A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8423320.stm">Off-duty officers help passengers <br /> Jacksonville, North Carolina: <A href="http://www.jdnews.com/articles/graduates-71012-ambulance-neighbors.html">Graduates donate ambulance <br /> Afghanistan: <A href="http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&amp;id=42481">Canadian Medic Returns to Kandahar to Mentor Afghan National Army http://www.emsnews.com/Blogs.aspx?id=10 http://www.emsnews.com/Rss Jan Jensen Wed, 11 Nov 2009 The topic in this edition of the Evidence-Based Paramedic Practice column was on OPALS and ROC research. <br /> <br /> Were you involved in the OPALS studies? Are you currently involved in the ongoing ROC studies? Tell us about your experiences. Do you think these studies have improved Canadian EMS? How were the logistics of running these studies in the prehospital system? <br /> <br /> Let us know what you think! <br /> http://www.emsnews.com/Blogs.aspx?id=9 http://www.emsnews.com/Rss Angela Anderson Mon, 02 Nov 2009 Everyone has their own opinions about whether or not they or anyone else should be getting the H1N1 vaccination. And at least in Alberta, there's even more contention surrounding the plan to vaccinate people. Clinics were shut down and will not reopen until at least Tuesday, and the health minister is under fire in the province I live for the disappointment and confusion Albertans are feeling over the whole issue. But one thing I think is pretty clear: first responders should definitely be getting this vaccine. The story posted below states how a Calgary firehall was left unstaffed completely after firefighters were all ill. Paramedics were among the first to receive the vaccine, understandably, along with other health care workers, however, what about their colleagues in police and fire? Feel free to read the story below from the Calgary Herald, and I'd love to know your takes on what is happening in other parts of the country with this. <br /> [<A href="http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Calgary+first+responders+challenge+shot+priorities/2171515/story.html">Click here to read story] http://www.emsnews.com/Blogs.aspx?id=8 http://www.emsnews.com/Rss Jan Jensen Fri, 09 Oct 2009 Check it out - here's several upcoming health research conferences you may be interested in: <br /> National Healthcare Leadership Conference (NHLC)June 7-8, 2010 (Winnipeg, MB)Call for Abstracts Now Available! Deadline for submission - November 1, 2009The Canadian College of Health Service Executives and the Canadian Healthcare Association are pleased to co-host the National Healthcare Leadership Conference (NHLC). Themed Transforming Health: From Silos to Systems, the conference will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This conference is the largest national gathering of health system decision-makers in Canada. Our delegates include trustees, chief executive officers, directors, managers and department heads from across the country.OBJECTIVES: The conference will focus on the following objectives:&nbsp;Provide an opportunity for knowledge exchange among health system decision-makers; Facilitate the sharing of views on the many issues facing health system leaders today;&nbsp;Showcase initiatives that integrate the various facets of health and/or the health system;&nbsp;Offer networking opportunities. You are invited to submit abstracts relating to the conference theme. The <A href="www.healthcareleadershipconference.ca">Call for Abstracts is available online. <br /> 2010 CADTH Symposium / Symposium 2010 de l’ACMTSApril 18-20, 2010 (Halifax, NS)Connect with other experts in the production and use of evidence-based information on drugs and other health technologies at the “must-attend Symposium of the year.” / Cette reunion d’experts en matière d’émission et d’utilisation des informations fondées sur des données au sujet des medicaments et d’autres technologies de la santé sera l’événement phare de l’année. Du 19 au 20 avril 2010This year’s theme is Evidence, Advice, Recommendations: Delivering Value for Money in Health Care for Canadians. The Program Committee invites abstracts for oral presentations, poster presentations and panel discussions related to the theme or of significant interest to producers and users of evidence-based information and advice on health technologies. We are also accepting proposals to present a half-day or full day workshop. The deadline for submissions is Friday, November 6th. Workshops will be held on Sunday, April 18. <A href="http://www.cadth.ca/symposium2010">http://www.cadth.ca/symposium2010. Questions about the Call for Abstracts and the Call for Workshop Proposals should be sent to <A href="mailto:symposium@cadth.ca">symposium@cadth.ca <br /> Lost in Knowledge Translation? Innovations in Health Human Resources Policy UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research - 22nd Annual Health Policy ConferenceMarch 30-31, 2010 (Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver BC)Early Bird Registration Opens: Oct 16, 2009 - Jan 15, 2010 Call for Poster Abstracts: Oct 16 - Dec 14, 2009 Join us for our day and a half event where an international panel of experts will share their insights and expertise from across the full health human resource policy spectrum including training, communications, organization, financing, regulation and policy. Selected topics include: Challenges to health human resources innovation “Success factors” and “Success stories” in health human resource innovation Implications of small area clinical practice variations for health human resources policy The innovation potential in new clinical models of care The training milieu – innovation incubator, or change impediment? Managing change, productivity and performance For more information, visit our website: <A href="http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/hpc">http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/hpc <br /> Manitoba Centre for Health Policy 20th Anniversary ConferenceMarch 8 &amp; 9&nbsp;(Fort Garry Hotel,&nbsp;Winnipeg MB)The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy will celebrate its 20th year in 2010. In its short life, MCHP has been recognized for numerous groundbreaking achievements in population and public health research leading to evidence-informed health and social policy. To mark the occasion MCHP will host an international conference on March 8 and 9, 2010. The conference will bring together leaders in the field as well as highlight the past and current achievements of the research scientists who have helped set the gold standard in population-based research, knowledge translation, and data linkage. The founding directors will also be honoured for their vision, leadership, innovation, persistence, and remarkable achievements. The heart of this conference lies in creating new knowledge that informs health and social policy, therefore this conference will explore the connection between research, policy and practice, clinical care, and public health. To do so the conference is built around four plenary sessions which revolve around topics in Research, Knowledge Translation, and Data Linkage. Concurrent breakout sessions following three of the plenary sessions will allow participants to explore these topics in a more intimate setting. For more information, please visit the <A href="http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/mchp/20th_Anniversary_Conference.html " temp_href="http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/mchp/20th_Anniversary_Conference.html ">conference website.Poster Presentation - The conference also features a poster session that allows participants to present a poster on their research. Submissions should focus on the nourishment and development of collaborative health research environments that explore the future of population-based health research, knowledge translation and data linkage and how it will contribute to policy development. Abstracts must be less than 250 words and clearly describe the purpose, approaches, and results of the work to be presented and should fall into one of the following categories: <br /> <br /> Research using administrative databases focusing on population health, the determinants of health, or health policy. <br /> Data linkage projects relevant to population health, epidemiology and health services research. <br /> Knowledge translation activities relevant to health and the determinants of health. For additional details, please visit the <A href="http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/mchp/call-for-abstracts.html">Call for Abstracts page on the conference website. <br /> The Quality Worklife Quality Healthcare Collaborative’s 4th Annual SummitLe 4e Sommet annuel de la Coalition pour la qualité de vie au travail et des soins de santé de qualité Healthy Workplaces in Action: Working Together to Deliver Quality CareFebruary 25-26, 2010 (Ottawa, ON)Does your healthcare organization promote quality of worklife? What steps is your organization taking towards improving the health of the work environment? If you have an improvement story to share, we want to hear it! The QWQHC invites you to <A href="www.f2fe.com/qwqhc2010-callforabstracts " temp_href="www.f2fe.com/qwqhc2010-callforabstracts ">submit an abstract to present at concurrent session and/or poster showcase at its 4th annual Summit. The 2010 QWQHC Summit is an excellent opportunity to: <br /> <br /> Increase your understanding of the importance of healthy workplace environments; <br /> Learn from and be inspired by individuals and organizations taking action; <br /> Strengthen networks and connect with colleagues to share experiences, practical strategies, and resources http://www.emsnews.com/Blogs.aspx?id=7 http://www.emsnews.com/Rss Jan Jensen Sun, 27 Sep 2009 Hi Everyone; <br /> I will post any news I know of about Canadian EMS and paramedic research here. <br /> If you hear of something you would like to share, please drop me a line here. <br /> Jan http://www.emsnews.com/Blogs.aspx?id=6 http://www.emsnews.com/Rss Angela Anderson Thu, 17 Sep 2009 <A href="http://www.youtube.com"><IMG style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; FLOAT: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 10px" src="/images/blogs/toothbrush%20prank%20flu%20video.jpg"> <br /> We all have so many tasks we need to do on a daily basis, and I rarely have time to finish all the stuff I need to in a day. So, that means, whether it's getting my daily news fix, catching up with a relative, doing my banking, if I can get it done in a few minutes, via the Web, I'm happy to do so. I thought <A href="http://www.youtube.com/USGOVHHS">this contest was a great way to get as many people as possible to absorb H1N1 prevention education. It’s a U.S. government initiative, but it shows that they are staying on top of what “kids these days” and adults, for that matter, are doing. (Which, like it or not, includes a lot of YouTube.) http://www.emsnews.com/Blogs.aspx?id=5 http://www.emsnews.com/Rss Angela Anderson Tue, 28 Jul 2009 I just wanted to welcome everyone to our new website. Here at CEN, we've been working feverishly to increase the value of the site, with new features, new content, while keeping the stuff you love, like the Quiz. Here's a rundown of new features on the site: <br /> • Interactive PDFs of every issue: This is one feature I'm most excited about. Using Issuu, a page turner program, users can flip through the pages of CEN easily, zoom in, read the articles, look at ads, and if you want more information about the ads, click on them and a new browser window will open up linking you to the company's website! <br /> • Online subscription: To make subscribing to CEN even easier! <br /> • Blogs: Embracing Web 2.0, we made a space for blogs on our site. I will regularly post my Editor's Blog, and we will have a couple more columnists blogging as well as time goes on. This is a great feature to start discussion on topics important to you as EMS professionals, as well as on topics that may not be right for the magazine, but that the bloggers wanted to bring up anyway. <br /> • Comments: Users can now comment on stories they view on the site, providing another form of dialogue between us and our readers. <br /> • RSS Feed: Know exactly when we update our website, by subscribing to our RSS! <br /> • Products Listings: This is meant to be an online trade show of sorts, providing information about different products, organizations and associations relevant to EMS. <br /> • Bulletin Board: Members of the site can post Events, Job Opportunities and Obituaries. <br /> • Contributor Bios: Want to know more about CEN writers? Just click on this and get a list of their bios. And that about does it for new content! I hope you enjoy, and if you have any questions or comments about the site, please let us know. Also, if you run into any issues with links or features, please let us know so we can maintain the site to its full potential! Talk to you soon, Angela Anderson http://www.emsnews.com/Blogs.aspx?id=4 http://www.emsnews.com/Rss