May 22 – 28, 2022
The theme for Paramedic Services week 2022 is “Faces of Paramedicine “.
The Paramedic Profession involves many, many more people to make it successful in delivering out-of-hospital care in both acute and non-acute environments than Paramedics. It is these additional professionals that in addition to the paramedics on the streets that we celebrate this year recognizing the many “Faces of Paramedicine”.
The week will focus on different specialties within the Paramedic profession and will have the below sub-themes for each weekday. We encourage Paramedic Services and Organizations to highlight the many people in their respective organizations on the applicable day.
Here is a “template” to gather some vital information form each department to use to highlight the work that is done to contribute to the success of the delivery of care.
Click here to download template.
We have included some examples to follow for distribution to local Social Media platforms, radio, newsprint, etc. Have a look, some great profiles of the vital “Faces of Paramedicine” to share!
Monday — Communication (9-1-1 Dispatch)
Tuesday — Civilian and Community Paramedic
Wednesday — Specialties (CBRNE, Marine, Military, Tactical, Critical Care/Air)
- Bicycle Team (Click here-PDF)
- Professional Development (Click here-PDF)
- Technical Rescue Team (Click here-PDF)
- Mental Health and Addictions Response Team (MHART) (Click here-PDF)
- Falls Intervention Team (FIT) (Click here-PDF)
- Emergency Communications Nurse (Click here-PDF)
Thursday — Educators and Research
Friday — Support Services (logistics, fleet, procurement, OHS)
Saturday — Recognition Day (for all paramedics)
Paramedic Organizations and the many faces that contribute to the provision of care is critical in the success of services provided. We encourage organizations put a spotlight on their contributions and highlight their service!