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
The College is the peak professional body representing and supporting paramedics and student paramedics across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand since 1973.
The College acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land and sea in which we live and work, we recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and culture and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
The College acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
