Twitter: #psweek2014
Email: psweek@paramedicchiefs.ca
or lyle@parklandambulance.com
Why the week is May 25 – May 31?
Paramedic Chiefs of Canada have proclaimed the week to align the week for Canadians. 2nd Year we’ve been the week after the USA week.- Previous years have started on the May long weekend meaning that events typically wouldn’t start till Tuesday leaving a shortened Canadian week.
- Create a unique Canadian EMS/Paramedic week
What will be happening?
- National Media Release
- National Proclamation
- National Media Launch through PCC Board
- Social Media campaign
- EMS Week package (Designed around giving you ideas and suggestions.)
Please share your ideas, plans, and most of all show us through video, pictures or posters what you are doing for the week.
Our Logo
- Careful play on the PCC logo
- Indicates the brand
- Central part of the logo will remain constant year after year
- Three “dancing” figures represent the theme Our Family Caring for Yours! This would change in subsequent years.
- Logo will be available on the PCC web site to download. Below the wing on right will be the theme, title and date.
Why Paramedic Services Week vs Emergency Medical Services Week?
The adoption of national occupational competency profiles and provincial legislation, in several jurisdictions, has identified the term “paramedic” to be the generic term for all out of hospital care providers. No matter where they work, who they serve or roles they provide the term “paramedic” recognizes the professionals who in many ways serve Canadians with exceptional out of hospital emergency or community care. The public, government and other allied health professions know, recognize and appreciate the professional under the banner of a paramedic.
How you can get involved?
Twitter: #psweek2014- Email: psweek@paramedicchiefs.ca
- Send us pictures, video, newspaper clippings just about anything connected with your week and your activities.
- This year PSweek goal is not about producing activities but about engaging people coast to coast to share and talk.
- We want to know about your team, the faces, the activities, the sites and sounds of your communities. We want you to be a part of the week!
Committee
Lyle Karasiuk, Parkland Ambulance Care, Saskatchewan (Chair)- Andre Berard and Tristin Klassen, Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Service
- Stuart Brideaux and Adam Loria, Alberta Health Services
- Gale Chevalier Frontenac Paramedic Services, Ontario
- Michael Janczyszyn and Brianna Colford, Emergency Medical Care, Nova Scotia
- Sophie Cormier-Lalonde and Tracey Bell, New Brunswick EMS
- Kelsie Carwithen, BC Ambulance
- Charlene Vacon, Urgences-Sante, QC
- Stuart McKinnon, Ontario
We are a working group of the Membership Services Committee Paramedic Chiefs of Canada
THANK YOU!
Downloadable Documents
(click on text to download)
Logos
MS Publisher Logo with words is also available, please contact us.
National Press Release (Coming soon!)
Sample Table Tent cards (.pub)
Sample Table Tent cards (.jpg)
Tell us about Your PS Week 2014
How to share your videos and files.
Click here for ‘Scenes posted to Twitter from PS Week 2014’
Historical Paramedicine Photos
(courtesy of Adam Loria, Alberta Health Services)
Ottawa Paramedic Scenes
Ottawa Paramedic Scenes of Incidents, Chaos, Life, Death, Trauma and Drama from OttawaParamedics.ca on Vimeo.
We are Toronto EMS
Winnipeg EMS Week Videos
Click here or on image to view Winnipeg EMS Week Videos
Prince Albert Daily Herald
Paramedics commended for hard work and dedication
Click here or on image to view story.
What’s on for PS Week?
In recognition of EMS Week the Niagara College Paramedic Program is hosting a BBQ on May 28th for one of their major stakeholders, Niagara EMS (NEMS).
Niagara College (NC) has been offering Paramedic training in Ontario for over 30 years, and are extremely proud of alumni who currently assume roles as EMS Chiefs, Directors, Managers, Supervisors, Educators and as well all levels of Air and Land medics within Ontario.
The BBQ is being hosted at the Niagara on the Lake Campus, and will give the Paramedic Program an opportunity to thank and recognize all NEMS staff for their years of support and valued input into our Paramedic Program. The event will include a complimentary BBQ, cash bar, appreciation gifts from the College and Paramedic Preceptor recognition awards.
Following the BBQ the celebration will continue in Niagara Falls as Niagara Falls itself will take on the colours “Orange, Red, Blue & Green”. The illumination of Niagara Falls was requested by NEMS in honour of all emergency service personnel including Police, Fire, EMS and Military.
As an alumni of NC, and also a part time ACP with NEMS I could not be prouder to have the support of my College administration in allowing our Paramedic Program the opportunity to recognize and honour the men and women of Niagara EMS who serve the 430,000 residents of Niagara. Additionally congratulations to all Paramedics across Canada for choosing a profession that responds when that call for help goes out, in most cases you truly are the Invisible Heroes.”
– Cheryl Taylor, BHSc, ACP Niagara College Paramedic Program Coordinator.
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