Australasian College of Paramedicine International Conference (ACPIC25)
ACPIC 2025 delivered a wide range of clinical and research sessions from experts and leaders in paramedicine. Hosted in Brisbane (September 2025) the program was designed to inspire, educate and broaden horizons.
Conference theme: Foundations to future: Advancing paramedicine
Time-and-motion study of community paramedics in an Australian ambulance service
Community Paramedics working reactively in ambulance services are safe and beneficial for health outcomes, economic and efficiency outcomes, patient experience, and practitioner experience. However, while the outcomes of these models appear positive, the on-scene actions that lead to these outcomes are unknown. This study independently recorded 5,492 minutes of Community Paramedics on-scene with patients, describing their actions, interventions taken, and mapping the ‘standard’ case.
Biography: Matt Wilkinson-Stokes
As well as working clinically, Matt teaches, authored a textbook chapter on Shock, works on two national college project teams, and reviews for a Q1 medical journal. He is currently a Westpac Scholar and inaugural University of Melbourne MDHS PhD Award recipient, and his undergraduate first class honours thesis won a University Medal and Best Presentation at two international conferences. He lives on the Sunshine Coast with his partner and their beautiful golden retriever puppy (called Waffles).
Moderator: A/Prof Ben Meadley, Director Paramedicine, Ambulance Victoria and Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash 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.
We recognise the unique role of Māori as Tangata Whenua and embrace Te Tiriti o Waitangi, recognising Māori as tino rangatiratanga of Aotearoa New Zealand while supporting the guiding principles of Te Tiriti – Tino rangatiratanga, Equality, Active protection, Options, and Partnership.
