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LEAP Paramedic in Dryden, ON

October 22 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Award-winning palliative care course for Paramedics and Emergency Medical Service Professionals in Northwestern Ontario.

LEAP™ Paramedic is a blended learning course for paramedics and Emergency Medical Service professionals that teaches the essential practical knowledge, attitudes, and skills to provide a palliative care approach on-site. LEAP™ Paramedic is taught by local paramedic experts and experienced palliative care practitioners.

Who is it for?

LEAP™ Paramedic is ideal for paramedics and Emergency Medical Service professionals.

LEAP™ Paramedic promotes teamwork, enhances transitions of care, and catalyzes quality improvement initiatives in daily practice and within teams.

When?

October 22, 2024 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM CT

Where?

Dryden Ambulance Base & District Administration Headquarters: 51 Memorial Avenue South, Dryden, ON

Course features:

  • Interprofessional approach
  • Built by Canadian palliative care experts
  • Learners receive a LEAP™ certificate of completion.

Hybrid features:

    • 11 interactive, self-learning online modules completed at your own pace (approximately 8 hours of work).
    • 6 hours of face-to-face learning led by LEAP™ facilitators. Learners will work through case studies and discuss learnings from online modules.

Learning outcomes:

Upon completion of LEAP™ Paramedic, learners should be able to:

  • Identify patients who could benefit from a palliative care approach earlier in the illness trajectory.
  • Describe a framework to assist in making clinical decisions related to palliative and end-of-life care.
  • Assess and recommend an initial treatment plan for pain; delirium; dyspnea; and nausea, vomiting, and hydration.
  • Recognize signs and symptoms of palliative care emergencies.
  • Perform essential discussions related to palliative and end-of-life care in daily work.
  • Recognize signs of imminent death and describe your role in preparing patients and families for last days and hours.

Facilitated By:

  • Marlene Benvenuto, RN
  • Catherine Heinrich, RSW
  • Steve Brglez, Winnipeg District Chief – Paramedic Operations

Topics covered include:

Taking Ownership | Decision-Making & Advanced Care Planning | Pain | Dyspnea | Nausea, Vomiting & Hydration | Palliative Emergencies | Psychosocial Distress | Shifting Paradigms | Clinical Scenarios & Decision Making | Delirium | Pain & Gastrointestinal Symptoms | Essential Conversations | Respiratory & Last Days

Register for this FREE course by clicking HERE

Details

Date:
October 22
Time:
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Website:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIO0JsYo8XGTP-Dn6kmn8XSZVQHctluxayX4xT3-vU8otD3Q/viewform?pli=1

Organizer

CERAH
Email
cerah@lakeheadu.ca

Venue

Dryden Ambulance Base & District Administration Headquarters
51 Memorial Ave, South
Dryden, Ontario Canada

Lakehead University respectfully acknowledges its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Indigenous people. Lakehead Thunder Bay is located on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation, Signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. Lakehead University acknowledges the history that many nations hold in the areas around our campuses, and is committed to a relationship with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit based on the principles of mutual trust, respect, reciprocity, and collaboration in the spirit of reconciliation. As a Centre we are committed to working towards reconciliation and decolonizing our work and have committed as a staff to educating ourselves in these areas both personally and professionally.