The journey to a #paramedicine career from Tracie Avion.
After witnessing a cardiac arrest, Tracie set her sights on saving lives.
www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/after-witnes...
The Week in Community Paramedicine - 6 March 2026. www.linkedin.com/pulse/tldr-w...
The Paramedic Paradox. Observations on the recent federal review into Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) and suggested ways the recommendations might be employed to assist the development of #paramedicine. #health facebook.com/ParamedProf/...
Building a Shared Vision for Community Paramedicine: Evidence, Innovation, and Collaboration. #IRCP events.prehos.net/IRCP2026?fbc...
Warmest thanks to Assoc Prof Dr Louise Reynolds as she finishes her term as Victorian Chief Paramedic Officer on 19 March. Among her many contributions, she was the project lead for the recent landmark Inquiry into Women's Pain. #health #paramedicine
NSW Ambulance Service Commissioner Dr Dominic Morgan, is retiring from the role after ten years, with his final day in the office on 20 March 2026. Dominic's career has spanned almost 40 years as a #paramedic. @billlord.bsky.social @agwalker01.bsky.social #health #EMS #ambulance #emergency #care
The OSCA 2027 Update public consultation opens 11 March - 24 April 2026. Your contributions will inform a draft classification for feedback in August 2026, followed by the official release of the OSCA 2027 Update in March 2027. #health #paramedicine #AHP
consult.abs.gov.au
Pleased to have lodged a submission to the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing on the Getting It Right: A New Definition for NDIS Providers. The submission advocated for recognition of paramedicine as a provider under Section 9 of the NDIS Act. #health #disability #paramedicine
Nationally in 2024-25, there were 25,568 FTE salaried personnel (all staff), 5891 volunteer personnel, & 954 Community First Responders. Ambulance services employ ~70% of Australia's #paramedicine workforce. #Attrition is low except for the NT which has challenging work environments.
Government funding was also lowest in WA.
This appears an unworthy/inadequate level of support from a state with healthy finances.
On equity grounds, patients should not need to cover such a high proportion of the overheads & costs of an #essential #universal #community service.
Per capita revenue for WA ($181.85) was well below the Australian average ($228.44). However, the proportion of WA revenue from transport fees (35.3%) is more than twice the national average of 15.9%. SA also had a far higher per capita transport fee income than other agencies.
The Report on Government Services RoGS 2026 was released on 5 February 2026. It includes data on the delivery of #health & #ambulance services.
Observations: www.facebook.com/ParamedProf/...
Website access: tinyurl.com/bdz8nv24
The time trend of responses shows changing focus on #community #health
Full national Honours lists: tinyurl.com/4u9euk7x
Meritorious Awards list: tinyurl.com/2fvjchaw
Honours List (Military): tinyurl.com/2w2d798h
Congratulations also to the two female #medics awarded the Commendation for Distinguished Service under warlike conditions in Iraq.
Honours and Awards - Australia Day 2026
The Paramedic Observer congratulates the recipients of the Ambulance Service Medal and other persons honoured for their work on behalf of the community.
Observations: t.co/gWyDKU3clH
Flipbook with citations: online.fliphtml5.com/eeyoy/kcso/
The Report on Government Services (#RoGS) provides information on the #equity, #effectiveness & efficiency of #government #services.
Part E Health (includes #primary & #community #health, #ambulance services) will be released on Thursday 5 February 2026. #EMS #care #paramedicine
#RoGS Part A is important because it outlines the assumptions and other #parameters used to prepare #comparative time-dependent expenditures. The impact of #health expenditure is significant.
The Report on Government Services (#RoGS) is produced annually by the #Productivity #Commission under the direction of the Steering Committee. The broad approach to performance reporting (Part A) was released 29 January 2026.
www.pc.gov.au/ongoing/repo...
The QCAT submission noted #paramedicine was a #health profession requiring proportionate, expert, & contextual disciplinary processes.
With targeted enhancements, QCAT was supported as the appropriate forum. Last days to submit anything as the consultation closes 31 Jan. tinyurl.com/yktytrax
The QCAT submission focused on Issues Paper 6. It highlighted #paramedicine as a low-volume but high-complexity caseload, with few cases nationally resulting in deregistration or prohibition. Reform efforts should focus on #assessor capacity, #procedural #fairness, & early #resolution.
Queensland QCAT Act review. Pleased to have lodged a submission on the Queensland QCAT Act Statutory review 2025-26 dealing with Health Practitioner Disciplinary Jurisdiction in Queensland. Thank you to practitioner and patient collaborators. tinyurl.com/5atevw48
Potential grant opportunity involving #paramedicine
Design, deliver & subsidise participation in a national voluntary #training & #accreditation program, where primary care service providers can be formally trained and recognised as LGBTIQA+-safe. www.grants.gov.au/Fo/Show?FoUu...
Ohio county formally recognises #EMDs with a proclamation honouring 911 telecommunicators, urging broader recognition, retirement benefits, retention, #mental #health support & legal protections. #essential #emergency #response #stress #police #firefighters #paramedics. www.ems1.com/911-and-disp...
Women's Pain: time for national policy leadership. My article in Pearls and Irritations. The fundamental theme is improved women's #pain #care across the whole of health. #women #equity #disparity
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Why do paramedics & community care matter for women's pain? Because early decisions shape outcomes. It's on all of us - clinicians, policymakers, public - to support systemic reform. Read the evidence, join the conversation, & help close the gap. #health #pain #paramedicine tinyurl.com/68ku3brk
The Bridging the Gender Pain Gap report is a national wake-up call. Delayed care, cost barriers & dismissal harm women physically, mentally & socially. Victoria is acting with new #Pain Standards, clinics & more. Every jurisdiction should respond. #health #care online.fliphtml5.com/eeyoy/jbli/#...
13,000+ women & girls told a landmark Victorian inquiry one clear truth: their #pain is too often dismissed, downplayed, and undertreated. This is the gender pain gap, and it's a systemic failure. We have the evidence. Now we need action. #health #paramedicine #care
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A major Ontario clinical trial has found that #community #paramedicine programs can cut 911 calls and improve #health outcomes for vulnerable residents.
www.thesarniajournal.ca/news/clinica...
2026 CARES [Competency Advancement and Refresher Education for Skilled #Paramedics]
Short Course intake is open! Starts 2 February 2026.
This course is designed to bridge the gap between previous practice backgrounds & #contemporary clinical practice.
The return of the house call: Technology, #paramedics revolutionise #primary care in Parry Sound and Almaguin www.parrysound.com/news/new-tec...
About one third (>2,500) of Victoria’s paramedics work outside the #ambulance sector. As the #CPO provides #strategic #advice & #leadership for the whole #paramedicine cohort, the selection criteria should reflect broad experience & proven #engagement across the profession.
