UCR Staff Assembly’s Post

I had the pleasure of speaking to attendees at the 2024 Ontario Base Hospital Group Annual General Meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday morning. My talk was titled "Time for change - progressing paramedicine in Ontario". The key items I raised in the talk were: 1. A description of practice that ignores context and is outdated 2. Inconsistent entry-to-practice education, that remains largely vocational in in mindset 3. A lack of postgraduate education to prepare for specialist roles 4. No clear career progression pathways 5. An inability to tailor scope of practice to community needs 6. An outdated and restrictive regulatory model, that is not led by the profession I proposed some ideas that will help us to address these issues and further progress paramedicine in Ontario: 1. Implement and maintain the NCFP 2. Support the need for degree level education 3. Develop postgraduate education and advanced practice roles to meet needs 4. Support and create career progression along diverse pathways 5. Stop talking about scope as a skill-set, allow flexibility and individualized scope 6. Implement a contemporary, profession-led regulatory model Thanks to Frank St-Jean and colleagues at RPPEO for the invite to speak!

Put patients over profits! The #340B Drug Pricing Program is critical because it allows qualifying hospitals and clinics to purchase some drugs at a discount. This program is designed to help safety-net healthcare providers stretch their resources to support more financially vulnerable patients, contributing to #health #equity and the sustainability of #essentialhospitals.

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🌟 Ontario Canada Webinar Announcement: 🇨🇦🚩Navigating Healthcare Regulatory College Investigations and Complaints🌟🇨🇦🚩 The Focus will be on Rehabilitation Professionals but all healthcare professionals will benefit! Excited to announce an essential webinar that you won't want to miss! 📅 Date: June 6, 2024 🕖 Time: 7:00 PM 🎤 Presenter: Aly Haji, LL.M (Cantab.), MBA, JD-BCL, Hon.BSc.Phm, Associate at Ricketts Harris LLP Join us for an insightful session where Aly Haji will provide valuable guidance on navigating the complexities of college investigations and complaints. This webinar will cover critical aspects of the investigation process, highlight common pitfalls, and share effective strategies to handle complaints. Why Attend? - Gain expert advice from a seasoned professional. - Understand the investigation process from start to finish. - Learn practical strategies to handle complaints effectively. - Stay informed about best practices and recent developments. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your understanding and skills in dealing with college regulatory matters. Register in advance for this webinar: https://lnkd.in/diJ7BWRZ Looking forward to your participation! #Webinar #ProfessionalDevelopment #CollegeInvestigations #ComplaintsHandling #LegalAdvice Aly Háji Ricketts Harris LLP #RickettsHarrisLL

5 years ago, we never thought we would receive: ✅ A Certificate of Recognition from an MPP ✅ Our name would be called in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario at the Government House ✅ We would get an Ontario Medal 🎖️ ✅ Win the Diana Award🏆 ✅ Be a Top 30 Alumni Under 30 🏅 We never thought we would distribute 5,000 care packages or 10,000 care products. We were just helping people one at a time. I want to let people know that impacting lives starts one destiny at a time. When we started Project Impacting Lives with 20 of these care packages in 2019, we never thought any of this was possible. So, to you watching this video, I want you to start whatever it is that God has put in your heart. Don’t look at the awards and shiny things, they come along with the journey. Instead of looking at the scoreboard and these awards, FOCUS on doing the work. Even with these awards, I’m still going to keep on focusing on the work because that is the most important thing: actually impacting lives. So, I just want to encourage you—if you feel stirred up to start something, begin it today because you never know how far it could take you. Honestly JUST START THE BEST IS YET TO COME

EPI thanks State Sen. Sandra Cano, The Latino Policy Institute, the RI Health Center Association, the Protect Our Healthcare Coalition, and other tenacious individuals and organizations for securing win No. 10 on EPI's list of top-10 wins for progress and equity in the 2024 legislative session: the creation of the Ladders to Licensure program!👏 Primary care serves as a foundation in Rhode Island, ensuring families' safety, support, and well-being. However, due to the stress that the COVID-19 pandemic put on health professionals, many have quit or retired, jeopardizing the health of Rhode Islanders.🆘 The Ladders to Licensure program provides pathways for healthcare paraprofessionals to pursue higher educational degrees and higher-paying professional licenses. It will help address the healthcare provider shortage — and help diversify the healthcare workforce to better reflect RI's population.🆙

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Don't miss it - the session, "The Value of Accreditation is Evidence-Based," at the CAAHEP Accreditation Workshop! In today's dynamic landscape of education, healthcare, and beyond, accreditation stands as a cornerstone, ensuring quality and professional competence. But what exactly is the value of accreditation, and how can we substantiate its impact in educating healthcare professionals? Accreditation services provide a framework for programs to examine their effectiveness utilizing a continuous quality improvement approach. Many of the tools available through the accreditation process provide evidence to support the value of accreditation. Data-driven insights provide an opportunity to offer empirical evidence to support best practices and inform the development of health professions education. Join Dr. David Loy and Dr. Mike Miller as they provide an overview of accreditation-related research projects they are engaged in and discuss how everyone involved in the accreditation process may contribute to scholarly work demonstrating the value of accreditation. Learn more about the CAAHEP Accreditation Workshop: https://lnkd.in/exTxqGwZ

Meet Kyaw Lin, a graduate from CSUEB's Pre-Professional Health Academic Certificate Program! In this video, he shares his incredible experience and how it has prepared him for success in the healthcare field. Don't miss out on this inspiring story! Watch the video here: https://ow.ly/ij4q50Sa8tS

My 98 year old grandmother has severe macular degeneration and, due to her appointments being cancelled during lockdown (necessary and unavoidable) speeding up her sight loss, now has about 2% vision. She raised five children by herself, one of whom lost their sight in one eye due to hereditary retinoblastoma. She has always been fiercely independent so losing her sight has been confining, debilitating and terrifying for her. Sight impairment and loss is a widespread issue with someone in the UK being told they are losing their sight every 6 minutes. This doesn’t just impact the individual but their family and friends too. My own grandmother does as much as she is able to but no longer lives alone since she is unable to live a normal life without assistance. Over 2 million people live with sight loss in the UK and around 340,000 of these are registered blind or partially sighted. Current figures suggest that 1 in 25 people living in the UK will be sight impaired by 2030. Making sure simple things like wheelie bins are not left in the middle of pavements can make a big difference to people who aren’t able to see them and wouldn’t expect to walk into an obstacle in the middle of a path. It allows them to feel a little safer when out and about, helps them feel more independent, and empowers them to feel like they are able to go out, all of which can reduce loneliness and social isolation. Well done RNIB for addressing such a ridiculous, ignorant post. #sightloss #accessibility #RNIB #disability #inclusion #edi