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Now I know BOSC and I have listened to the frustrations that he has had to try and get better training for himself and others. Once he can achive getting into an ACP program this young man will be a very big asset for any community he choses to make his home. Pre-empitive posting of Happiness' very nice comments there. She even bought me Coffee this morning! You so sweet Happiness.

They have come out with a more exacting list of requirements which I feel improve somewhat on there initial try. The Academic pre-reqs are all obtainable via distance learning. Here is the complete summary for those interested: Here is an update to admission requirements for the new ACP Program. Our new webpage with further information will be launched shortly, you will be notified of the launch by email. Entry to the program follows two pathways Paramedic Practitioner (PCP) or Allied Health Practitioner, the admission requirements for both pathways are detailed below. To be accepted into the program, you must also successfully complete a Selection process. The application package and details of the Selection process will be available by February 15th. The Pilot program is scheduled for April 2009. If you meet the requirements detailed below and are interested in taking part in the Pilot program we would like to hear from you again. Please contact Carole Mulligan at cmulligan@jibc.ca to put your name forward for this class so that we may follow up with you more closely. 1. Paramedic Practitioner (PCP): Ø PCP Certificate: PCP certificate from an accredited PCP program or possesses a valid a PCP license to practice in any province or territory of Canada with the equivalent of 1 year’s full time experience. Or an equivalent training abroad; an equivalency process may be required at the expense of the applicant Ø General Requirements: Ø BLS for Healthcare Provider Ø Criminal record check. No conviction for a criminal offence related to the job of a paramedic will be accepted Ø Proof of immunization for Diphtheria, Tetanus, Measles, Polio, Rubella, Hepatitis B (HBV), Influenza Ø Physically able to perform the required tasks of a paramedic Ø IV Insertion Training Ø Academic Foundation Requirements list List of academic foundation courses for equivalency benchmark are as follows: (based on TRU-OL offering to provide a benchmark for equivalency) Ø Anatomy and Physiology BIOL 159/169 (6 credits) Ø Pathophysiology CEHS202 (4 credits) Ø Pharmacology CEHS204(3 credits) Ø ENGL 108 – Critical Reading & Writing (3 credits) Ø PSYC210 Intro to Statistics or 220 Intro to Research (3 credits) Ø PSYC100 level (3 credits) Note: If you wish to be hired by an ambulance service you need to have a valid BC Class 4 driver’s license at time of application for employment. 2. Allied Health Practitioner: Ø EMR (Emergency Medical Responder) course completion. (PLAR granted for PCP) Ø General requirements: Ø BLS for Healthcare Provider Ø Criminal record check. No conviction for a criminal offence related to the job of a paramedic will be accepted Ø Proof of immunization for Diphtheria, Tetanus, Measles, Polio, Rubella, Hepatitis B (HBV), Influenza Ø Physically able to perform the required tasks of a paramedic Ø IV Insertion Training Ø Academic requirements: Academic pre-health sciences (must meet a Prior Learning Assessment – PLAR granted for current RN & RT Practitioners). List of academic foundation courses for equivalency benchmark are as follows (based on TRU-OL offering to provide an benchmark for equivalency: Ø Anatomy and Physiology 159/169 (6 credits) Ø Pathophysiology CEHS202 (4 credits) Ø Pharmacology CEHS204(3 credits) Ø ENGL 108 – Critical Reading & Writing (3 credits) Ø PSYC210 Intro to Statistics or 220 Intro to Research (3 credits) Ø PSYC100 level (3 credits) A transcript evaluation for all Allied Health disciplines will be required excluding RN & RT (this will be in place until we become more familiar with each disciplines foundation education). Ø Prehospital Care Foundation: (PLAR granted for PCP) Modules to be covered: Ø Introduction to Paramedic Practice 111 (Online course + 4 day Ride along/observation on an ambulance) Ø Health & Wellness: OSH & Personal Safety Ø Fundamentals 210 Ø Ambulance Orientation & Driving Strategies (this does not involve actual driver training) Ø Lifts & Transfers Ø Oxygen Therapy Ø IV Insertion Training Ø Professional Practice: Communication & Technology Note: If you wish to be hired by an ambulance service you need to have a valid BC Class 4 driver’s license at time of application for employment. We will continue to email information on the new ACP Program to this mailing list as it becomes available. To unsubscribe from this mailing list please email acp@jibc.ca Carole Mulligan Program Planner, Paramedic Academy Justice Institute of BC 715 McBride Boulevard, New Westminster, BC V3L 5T4 Tel: 604.528.5739 email: cmulligan@jibc.ca Fax: 604.528.5715

Where to Start... So there are two tiers of Paramedics at the Olympics. Inside the venues there are to be "Volunteers" run through VANOC (olympic committe). These voluteers treat and take patients to field clinics on site. There they are assest by docs. If they need to go to further care, then BCAS is involved in taking them to hospitals outside the venues. The stated accredation for volunteers the organizers told me is "some kind of first aid ticket, although maybe like a nurse too". BCAS was told to volunteer for all roles and not get paid. This is the comprimise that resulted. Personally, I feel uncomfortable with non-union unpaid volunteer paramedicine for this event. Not the best that could have been done, and a affront to my union. Instead of paying someone in my union, someone will be doing my job for free. I was at the Olympics in Salt Lake, and will be in Vancouver. I found it far more missable than you might think, with the Olympic legacy being one of corporate profits and public debt. I could go on for hours.

PCP program will still be offered as usual, however there has been no mention of a trasition course or some sort of restructuring for those who have been coming from the PCP. My emails to the program planner have not been returned on this; Carole Mulligan, cmulligan@jibc.ca , 604-528-5739 I would personally love to see a full degree program offered in paramedicine. Perhaps this is leaning more towards that. My issue is that as a PCP with 700 or so patient contacts I feel screwed. I can't imagine how they believe its OK not to recognize the PCP at all. What's the best way to become ALS? Its a highly debated issue. Speaking with many ACP's in the past has made me value patient contacts. I don't feel like i could do this work at an ACP level without a solid BLS background. I could improve my BLS skills so much still. Its a continuous learning curve. That said, I wish ALS was the standard across the board. I'm running now what is essentially a volunteer ambulance service. I look to alaska (i can see it from the house) and see ALS in every community, even a town of 400. Its simply better patient care.

It would seem that this is an attempt to get more students in the program. the average age of an ACP attendant in BC is 48 y/o. The Memo explained that it was to have "more sucess through the program". To me it is also is a slap in the face to all those with ALS ambitions who have been travelling diligently down the ACP road through the PCP program and gaining experience. The $10000 i've spent on training now buys me about $1.50 raise over my EMR partners. Nothing more. I'm interested as to what other readers think on this......please post.

EMR as a Stopgap towards the PCP? Not likely, although that would make sense. I have Driver Onlys and my upper mangement thinks thats just super as it is. Rockshoes- I've hired 6 and only dropped 1 through the behavioral interview. Just remember that what we want are stories. show your thought process is sound and present. Tell me a time when you had to deal with a very high stress situation.-for example. Situation, Task ,Action, Result remember also that when i'm selecting questions from the list, i'm looking for ones that sound even remotely like they make sense since most of them don't. The hiring process for BCAS is cumbersome and involved as we like to thouroghly screen through all the applicants that we don't have It took me six months to get hired and i almost gave up frustrated. I'm sure you will be fine. Just be patient.

JIBC has released its new plan for ACP training prerequisites. All applicants new only EMR with some extra courses. PCP is no longer recogized nor are patient contacts. Zero to Hero training for B.C.

More training the better. time to bring the profession in line with increasing public needs and expectations. At my station the credential is a three week course. Some folks lack even that and only drive. I spent an extra $10000 and 600 hours on my own training but only make $1.70 more.

An excellent system however it only works when its used. Here its a struggle to get crew to even take the keys out of the ignition despite having power locks and this anti-theft system installed.