Continuing Medical Education
Continuing Medical Education
Continuing Medical Education (CME) is one of the major components in
maintaining paramedic certification within the SWORBHP region.
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Mandatory CME
Mandatory CME
To maintain certification Primary Care Paramedics (PCPs) require a minimum of 8 hours of CME. In addition to those 8 hours, Advanced Care Paramedics (ACPs) require an additional 16 hours of CME.
At SWORBHP, we provide 8 hours of CME to PCPs and 12 hours to ACPs for completing the annual Mandatory CME. The additional 12 hours of CME required by ACPs can be obtained through various educational opportunities.
For pre-approved CME opportunities, please visit our CME Approval Chart found under our Elective CME Section.
CME ideas come from an assortment of sources. We take into account current research to suggested changes in practice, updates to the ALS PCS, current EMS and QA trends along with Paramedic Feedback.
To provide feedback regarding topics for future MCME, please fill in our MCME feedback form found in the Related Links section below.
Related Links
Related Links
Elective CME
Overview
Elective CMEs allow Paramedics of all certification levels to tailor their education needs.
ACPs can review the CME Approval Chart found in the Pre-Approved CME Topics section below to find pre-approved CME topics to help them complete their annual MCME requirements.
Paramedics can also submit CME event for review by visiting the Submit ECME Points Section found below.
Approval Process
It is highly recommended that paramedics obtain approval for their chosen ECME topic before attending. If paramedics choose to attend without prior approval, their ECME topic may be declined, resulting in no ECME credits. To obtain pre-approval, please submit a request by visiting the PPO – Online Training section.
CME credits are allocated based on how the CME activity enhances the clinical practice of paramedicine at the certification level of the paramedic. The activity will be evaluated for educational merit. The number of credits may or may not equal the hours actually spent completing the specified CME activity, depending on the content.
Once an event has been completed, paramedics are required to submit their CME request to the PPO along with proof of attendance.
Related Links
Related Links
Additional Resources
Additional content and tools from SWORBHP to assist with continuous learning.
Ask MAC
Ask MAC is an excellent resource that provides paramedics an opportunity to search our catalogue of question and answers related to the medical directives, challenging or unique calls, or other relevant topics for discussion.
Paramedics also have the ability to “Ask Medical Council” a question if they are unable to find a question on a specific topic.
All answers provided have been reviewed by, and reflect the opinions of the Medical Directors within the Southwest Ontario Regional Base Hospital Program (SWORBHP).
SWORBHP Tips
EMS is filled with tips and tricks of the trade! Our goal is to share these tips in order to improve patient care, become more efficient and effective with patient care and provide some information that paramedics may choose to incorporate into their practice!
Paramedics can send us any tips they have picked up during their day-to-day practice. Tips submitted in this way may be featured on SWORBHP’s social media and website.
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