About this Webinar
This expert panel webinar introduces and explores the concept of community paramedicine and how it can be integrated with older person care in EDs. The webinar also includes stories from front-line practitioners about the benefits and challenges of community paramedicine in providing care for older adults post-ED discharge
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Webinar Details
Expert Panel
Jose G. Cabañas MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
Deputy Wake County Manager
Raleigh, North Carolina
Neil Dinesh Dattani, MD, CCFP(EM)
Emergency Physician, William Osler Health System (WOHS) WOHS Clinical Lead, Peel Region Community Paramedicine Program
Toronto, Ontario
Ann McDermott, MSc
National Ambulance Service Community Paramedic
Dublin, Ireland
Michael Stern, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Chief, Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Director, Geriatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine
Maria Wesloh
Lead Intermediate Care Technician VA ICT
Detailed: Implementation Specialist
VHA Office of Primary Care
Air Force Medic
Cleveland, Ohio
Moderated By
Goals
- To introduce and explore the concept of community paramedicine.
- To consider how community paramedicine can be integrated with older person care in EDs.
- To hear stories from front-line practitioners about the benefits and challenges of community paramedicine in providing care for older adults post-ED discharge.
Supporting Materials
EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS | November 3, 2022
Brain Health in the ED
A collaboration between AARP and GEDC designed to educate and raise awareness of brain health issues in emergency departments.
PODCAST | November 28, 2023
How Paramedics Can Make a Difference in Geriatric Care
Dr. Christina Shenvi and Megan Corry, the Director of the Paramedic Program at the City College of San Francisc, discuss how geriatric specialty paramedic training has the potential to decrease ED readmission rates and enhance the care of older adults.
BLOG | January 22, 2024
How Paramedics Can Make a Difference in Geriatric Care
Read more about how as first responders, paramedics hold a unique position in the care of older adults.
Wake County North Carolina
Advanced Practice Paramedics
In January 2009 Wake County EMS began a new “Advanced Practice Paramedic” (APP) program designed to add a new and efficient enhancement to the existing EMS service.
Annals of Internal Medicine | December 12, 2017
Improving Decisions About Transport to the Emergency Department for Assisted Living Residents Who Fall
A prospective cohort study to determine whether unnecessary transport can be avoided for residents of assisted living facilities.
Peel Region
Community paramedics
Peel Region community paramedicine aims to reduce 911 calls and emergency room visits.
Veterans Affair Diffusion Marketplace | December 2020
Supporting Community Outpatient, Urgent care & Telehealth Services (SCOUTS)
SCOUTS is a post ED complementary service utilizing Intermediate Care Technicians (ICTs) to support care transitions by ensuring unmet care needs, geriatric syndromes, 4Ms of Age-Friendly Health System, and digital divide concerns are addressed in an acute time frame.
NewYork-Presbyterian
Digital Health
NewYork-Presbyterian’s suite of telehealth services provides patients with easy access to expert doctors while using the latest digital technologies and innovations to enhance patient care, enabling us to extend our services beyond the walls of our hospitals.
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
PHECC Community Paramedicine Ireland
The PHECC sets the standards for education and training for pre-hospital emergency care in Ireland. As part of this role, they developed a framework and standards for ‘The introduction of Community Paramedicine into Ireland’.