Paramedic – Advanced Care

This program is designed for students with previous education. Through a flexible delivery model, you will obtain the bulk of your classroom-based knowledge working within their schedule. This includes the extensive critical thinking and decision-making skills required for additional training and certification in Advanced airway management and electrical therapy, Advanced monitoring and diagnostic skills, Intravenous therapy and pharmacology, and Patient management.

The program is accredited by Accreditation Canada and Durham College was the first community college in Ontario to achieve this program status. The curriculum is also approved by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Emergency Health Services Branch.

What You’ll Learn

• Interact professionally by adhering to provincial and federal legislation, and codes of conduct.
• Collaborate with a broad range of health and emergency services professionals to deliver high-quality patient‐centered care.
• Ensure optimal patient care by using effective communication, collaboration, and leadership strategies to direct an interdisciplinary team.
• Provide reports in compliance with legislation, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures to maintain complete and accurate records of patient care/intervention/treatment.
• Critically analyze patient assessment findings by using theory and practice, while complying with legislation, regulations, standards, best practices, and policies and procedures to produce a provisional diagnosis.
• Adapt paramedic intervention and provide safe and optimal care through a continuous evaluation of patient condition and anticipation of responsiveness to interventions.
• Justify an intervention plan by adhering to Advanced Care Planning (ACP) Medical Directives, best practices, evidence‐based medicine, and clinical findings.
• Perform basic and advanced life support skills and controlled medical acts by established standards and Medical Directives.
• Employ preventative and therapeutic interventions safely and in compliance with legislation, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures to promote optimal well‐being of the patient.
• Employ strategies for self‐evaluation and improving proficiency in the practice of paramedicine.