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

Best of the Best – The Lived Experience of Paramedics Delivering Care to the Mentally Unwell: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study

One of the most notable trends in child health has been the increase in the number of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN). They are an extraordinary group of children striving to live with some of the rarest, complex, functionally limiting and life-threatening health problems. When compared to other children, CSHCN have disproportionately higher rates of ambulance usage; emergency department presentations; inter-hospital transfers and hospital admission. The primary aim of this scoping review was to determine if parent/carer and paramedic transport destination choice differs whilst also exploring factors influencing paramedic destination choice for transport of CSHCN.

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: Dr Scott Devenish, Associate Professor and Discipline Lead, Paramedicine, Australian Catholic University