Australasian College of Paramedicine International Conference (ACPIC23)

ACPIC 2023 delivered a wide range of clinical and research sessions from experts and leaders in paramedicine. Hosted in Melbourne (September 2023) the program was designed to inspire, educate and broaden horizons.

Conference theme: Lead - Evolve - Impact

999 EMS 2022 - Highest Quality Research prize winner. Predictors, effects and missed opportunities of feedback to emergency ambulance staff: A mixed-methods diary study

Presentation on a mixed-methods PhD research study involving online diary entries with emergency ambulance staff in the United Kingdom. The aim of the study was to describe the predictors and effects of feedback received by prehospital clinicians in the UK, and to identify situations where prehospital clinicians desired enhanced feedback. The results suggest that feedback positively impacts personal wellbeing, professional development and service outcomes and highlight subsets of patients and staff that prehospital feedback should be enhanced for to improve clinical decision-making and staff wellbeing.

Biography: Caitlin Wilson

Caitlin Wilson is a senior research fellow paramedic with Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust in the United Kingdom. The research presented here forms part of her PhD on prehospital feedback to enhance patient safety and staff wellbeing. Caitlin is also an associate editor for the British Paramedic Journal. As a paramedic researcher, Caitlin is a passionate advocate for paramedics becoming actively involved in research and warmly invites anyone interested in prehospital research or prehospital feedback to contact her on Twitter (@999_Caitlin).

Moderator: Dr Tegwyn McManamny, Intensive Care Paramedic and Lead Patient Review Specialist, Ambulance Victoria