The ACP International Conference provides an unmatched opportunity for our members to learn from experts and leaders in paramedicine. ACPIC 2021 was delivered as a hybrid conference (online and face to face in the Sunshine Coast, QLD and Hobart, TAS) in November 2021.

We will share our findings of a mixed-methods study aimed at understanding how firefighters and paramedics are responding to and have been affected by the current pandemic. More specifically, the questions guiding this research are: (1) How are firefighters and paramedics managing and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic? (2) How are they communicating work-related information? (3) What strategies are being used to shape current practice? By answering these questions, we can begin to expose how firefighters and paramedics are currently navigating the pandemic and inform how work-related practices and information are shared and communicated amongst firefighters and paramedics.

Biography: Aman Hussain

Dr. Aman Hussain is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Health at The University of Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Dr. Hussain completed his PhD at the University of Queensland. His research has focused on learning in high risk, high stress occupations (e.g., Firefighters, Paramedics). He also has significant interests in organizational leadership, performance psychology, and qualitative research methods.

Session moderator: Dr Louise Reynolds