ACPIC24: Controversies in Prehospital Critical Care

Australasian College of Paramedicine International Conference (ACPIC24)

ACPIC 2024 delivered a wide range of clinical and research sessions from experts and leaders in paramedicine. Hosted in Sydney (September 2024) the program was designed to inspire, educate and broaden horizons.

Conference theme: Paramedicine's evolution – Embracing the new era

Mobile ECMO

This session will cover the development of mobile ECMO, including an explanation of what ECMO is, how it varies from standard ECMO, its successes and failures and why it has become mobile in some jurisdictions and not others.

Biography: Jackie Buckthought

Jackie started a paramedicine career working in Melbourne for Metropolitan Ambulance Service (now AV) in 2004. Since then, Jackie transitioned to being a product of Ambulance NSW, moving to Sydney for life reasons in 2008. Jackie has been incredibly lucky to be afforded many opportunities whilst working for NSWA; qualifying as an Extended Care Paramedic, an Intensive Care Paramedic, and a Critical Care Paramedic. Most recently, whilst working for NSWA Aeromedical Division as a Road Retrieval CCP, Jackie has been trained in and working as a Pre-hospital ECPR CCP on the PRECARE response car in the last 2 years. Over the course of 20 years, Jackie has seen incredible advances in the industry, particularly with regards to clinical development, professional registration, and now this amazing push towards improvements in out-of-hospital care.

Controversies in contemporary paramedicine

Presented by: Sam Burton

MICA Paramedic, Ambulance Victoria

Preparing FRV for Mass Casualty Incidents

Presented by: Tanie Stickland & Ellen Newman

Moderator: Matthew Cook, Chair, ACPIC24 Organising Committee