"Given that having nurses staff ambulance is the norm in some European countries there may be some cause for concern amongst paramedics and EMS providers. From an Australian perspective, we are proabably less concerened now that we are moving fairly…"
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Peter O'Meara
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Peter O'Meara replied to Skip Kirkwood's discussion Are the nurses coming? What is the future of "community paramedicine"?Peter O'Meara replied to Bob Sullivan's discussion EMS Academy or Education Before Hire?"Skip, Don't you ever sleep!
Other readers in the US may be interested to know that both the UK and Australia are moving toward university degrees for potential paramedic before they are employed. In Australia some ambulance services now require…"
Peter O'Meara commented on Skip Kirkwood's blog post Embracing the "public safety" aspects - Steve Berry's closing keynote"In many parts of the world the debate on where EMS/Ambulance fits is settled - EMS is a health service and that is where our identity is! Our education and training reflect that through the teaching of very similar programs to nursing in university…"
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- Primary Role in EMS
- Instructor/Educator
- Primary Agency/Department Type
- Educational
- Primary Department/Agency Name
- Charles Sturt University
- Department/Agency Web Site
- http://www.csu.edu.au
- Years in EMS/Public Safety
- 37
- Other Past or Current Departments
- Ambulance Service Victoria (various regions)
- My Training:
- Paramedic training
Health administration (BHA)
Public Policy (MPP)
Research (PhD)
- Day Job
- Professor of Paramedic Practice and Leadership
- Personal Site/Profile
- http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/science/biomed/staff/pomeara.htm
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- In a Relationship
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 2:11pm on January 23, 2009,
Robin Inman said… - Hello from Alaska Peter and welcome. This is a great site for info and chat. Take care and stay safe.
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