Goals:
To prepare the fellow for a career of leadership in emergency medical services at local, regional, provincial, national and international levels.
Objectives:
Knowledge and understanding of:
- The historical and legislative framework surrounding modern EMS systems in Canada and the US.
- The key components and design options for an EMS system, including volunteer and first responder systems.
- Medical control and various models
- Medical dispatch and call screening
- EMS Equipment/Vehicles, extrication and rescue
- Medico-legal considerations of EMS
- Approach to high-risk patients
- Understand legislation and guidelines for training and certification for all levels of providers
- Understand the different patient care capabilities and responsibilities for all levels of paramedics.
- Knowledge of the principles of crisis intervention and stress management
- Guidelines for triage and transport to specialty centers
- Advantages/limitations of aeromedical vs. land based transport.
- The physiology of aeromedical transport
- Aircraft safety and special medical problems
- Mass gatherings/Disaster Management
- Funding arrangements for EMS systems
- Community Involvement and public education
- Paramedic Education
- EMS Research. EMS residents should understand principles and special problems inherent in conducting research in the pre-hospital environment, and would be expected to take part in at least one research project during their fellowship.
Supervisor:
The Fellow will be supervised by the Director of Air or Land EMS programs.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
The Fellow would develop a curriculum and schedule in conjunction with their supervisor. His or her duties would include:
1. Regular online medical control via the “patch” phone
2. Participation in paramedic training, testing and evaluation
3. Quality control of EMS care
4. The development of pre-hospital protocols
5. Liaison between paramedic and physicians
6. attendance at meetings with government, hospital and EMS personnel
7. Develop an understanding of EMS information systems
8. Development of a research project in conjunction with the supervisor |
