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

Profiling the Australasian paramedicine tertiary sector and academic workforce – a cross-sectional study

The paramedicine tertiary sector has expanded considerably since the commencement of the first university program in 1996. More than a quarter of a century on, substantial concerns have been voiced regarding the sustainability of the paramedicine academic workforce working within it. High staff turnover and burnout, unrealistic research performance expectations, high teaching loads, and a shortfall in senior paramedicine academic leadership have been put forward as contributing factors. This presentation provides results from a national cross-sectional survey that provides a descriptive analysis of the paramedicine academic sector and the academic workforce within it, and discusses enablers and barriers to it future sustainability.

Biography: Paul Simpson

Dr Paul Simpson is an Associate Professor in Paramedicine at Western Sydney University. He is Editor in Chief of Paramedicine, the College’s international peer-reviewed journal, and a member of the ACP Research Advisory Committee. In his spare time Paul continues to practice as an Intensive Care Paramedic with NSW Ambulance and in the private sector, when not paddling his ski on the beautiful Port Hacking river.

Moderated by: Louise Reynolds, Associate professor of paramedicine, Victoria University and Vice chair, Research Committee