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

Beautiful, diverse, complex and challenging -Children with special health care needs.

Tanie is a current Monash postgraduate Honours student and Ric Bouvier scholarship holder, in which she is researching parent/carer and paramedic decision making for transport of Children with Special Health Care Needs. An area of research interest which has been inspired by her eldest son having a chronic health condition since infancy. Tanie is inspired to share her son’s journey through the often-hectic prehospital emergency space into the Emergency Department to enhance prehospital care for all families like hers – those with beautiful, diverse, complex and challenging Children with Special Health Care Needs.

Biography: Tanie Stickland

Tanie is an Advanced Life Support Paramedic Instructor commencing with Ambulance Victoria (AV) in 2006 after having completed the first Bachelor Emergency Health (Paramedic) degree program at Monash in 2005. Recently she has joined Monash University’s Department of Paramedicine as the course coordinator for Fire Rescue Victoria’s (FRV) Emergency Medical Response training program. Tanie is also a current Monash postgraduate Honours student. She is a mum of 4, lover of coffee, spending time with family & friends at the family's farm in North East Victoria and netball.

Moderator: Sam Burton, MICA Paramedic, Ambulance Victoria