Australasian College of Paramedicine International Conference (ACPIC 2022)

ACPIC 2022 delivered a wide range of clinical and research sessions from experts and leaders in paramedicine. Hosted in Brisbane (September 2022) the program was designed to inspire, educate and broaden horizons.

Conference theme: Embracing Strengths | Shaping Futures

Frequent calls to the ambulance service and the ways we managed this in a small community – a case study

Frequent calls to the ambulance service put a burden on not only the attending paramedics but the health system as a whole. This session is a case study around a patient that was calling the ambulance multiple times and the ways in which the Paramedics, health system and other agencies worked together to reduce the overall impact. It reflects on a range of issues that can occur with these patients and how we can best prepare ourselves as Paramedics when attending these patients.

Biography: Steph Nixon

Steph is an advanced care paramedic with QAS. She lives and works in a small rural town where she is an active member of the community. She has worked as a paramedic for the past 10 years after completing a Bachelor of Health Science (Paramedic) at QUT. She is now completing a Master of Paramedicine (Extended Care) at Charles Sturt University and looks forward to furthering her research pathway in the future.

Moderated by: Dr Louise Reynolds, Associate Professor of Paramedicine, Victoria University