Upcoming Events
The Professional Paramedic Association of Ottawa will keep you posted on upcoming events on our agenda and in our neighbourhood. The following event schedule will give you detailed information about our monthly initiatives.
PARAMEDIC GOLF TOURNAMENT - THR AUG 19, 2010
You can sign up early for the 2010 Golf Tournamment by choosing one of the following:
Sponsors can select one of the following options:
Platinum Sponsorship ($2000)
• Includes 2 carts, golf for 4 players, 4 dinners and entertainment
• Logo on big screen during banquet dinner, in handouts for golfers, on OttawaParamedics.ca website and in Canadian Emergency News magazineGold Sponsorship ($1500)
• Includes 2 carts, golf for 4 players, 4 dinners and entertainment
• Logo on big screen during banquet dinner, in handouts for golfers, on OttawaParamedics.ca website and in Canadian Emergency News magazine
Silver Sponsorship ($1000)
• Includes 1 cart, golf for 2 players, 2 dinners and entertainment
• Logo or business card in handouts for golfers
Bronze (hole) Sponsorship ($300)
• Field sign with your logo placed at your sponsored hole
Donations are also welcome
• Any merchandise, gift certificates or other items that can be donated or raffled
Sponsors please contact Erin Brown at golf@ottawaparamedics.ca or 613-244-0333 to arrange pick-up of prizes, receipts, donations or registration forms.
Attention Golfers:
Each year, we have a number of packages available for golfers and even people like our president who doesn't know anything about golf:
Big Golf Foursome ($380.00/foursome)
• Includes 2 carts, golf for 4 players and 4 free dinners
Dinner Only ($40.00/per person)
• Includes 1 dinner for non-golfers or guests (this option is for people who can't handle a whole day of excitement)
Donations are also welcome
• If you can't get the day off to golf, monetary donations can always be made to the HELP (Helping Every Local Paramedic) Fund under the donations link
How do sponsors or golfers sign up?
Each year, we have three payment options available:
1. VISA or MasterCard (available online)
2. Cash, Cheque or Money Order payable to the PPAO
3. Pre-Authorized Debit (paramedic association members only)
Come and celebrate a fun day of golf, food and entertainment while you help make this year’s tournament the most successful ever! The registration deadline will be first come first serve! As soon as we reach 38 foursome teams, the tournament will be full!
OTTAWAPARAMEDICS.ca NFL ROAD TRIP – OCT 02 & 03
Starting now you have exclusive access to reserve your seat on our next OttawaParamedics.ca NFL Road Trip.
Jets vs. Bills - October 2nd & 3rd
Package Includes:
- Round Trip Transportation to Buffalo
- Buffalo Bills Game Ticket (located in section 336)
- Hotel Accommodations (Holiday Inn Downtown Buffalo)
- All-Inclusive Tailgate Party
- Access to multiple giveaways (Jerseys, Hats, T-Shirts, etc.)
Rates:
- Single Occupancy: $345 Per Person
- Double Occupancy: $315 Per Person
- Triple Occupancy: $295 Per Person
- Quadruple Occupancy: $275 Per Person
Pay by cash or cheque today by contacting our NFL Trip Coordinator:
Paramedic Chris Ryan
NFL Trip Coordinator
nfl@ottawaparamedics.ca
BOOK ONLINE: http://www.ultimatetours.ca/medics
NOTE: Credit card or Paypal bookings have a 3% surcharge
2010-05-01 - SPIN-A-THON
2010-05-15 - NATIONAL EMS MEMORIAL BIKE RIDE
In May 2010, a few determined Ottawa Paramedics have decided to get together and participate in the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride. This US-based ride is held annually to raise money for the fallen angels’ fund. "Fallen angels" are paramedics who have passed away on or off duty and the collected funds assist the families of these paramedics.
The ride will start in Portland, Maine and will finish in Washington, DC. It will cover 865kms of various terrains, including a ride through NYC.
This year, 150 paramedics across the US are anticipated to join the ride, along with 150 support vehicles driving behind them (MORE INFO: http://muddyangels.org/). We need your HELP!
Make your donation at http://www.ottawaparamedics.ca/ by visiting the Donations link.
Do you know a fallen paramedic and want us to cycle in their honour? Please support your Canadian paramedics in this journey so that we may remember our own fallen angels!
Contact Sylvie Rochon at EMSride@OttawaParamedics.ca
2010-01-15 - Heroes revealed. Ottawa Paramedic Service
From: YourOttawaRegion.com
January 15, 2010
Ottawa Paramedic Service Chief Anthony Di Monte has released the identities of his paramedics who helped Constable Eric Czapnik in his final hour.
On Dec. 29, Const. Czapnik was killed in the line of duty at the Civic Campus of the Ottawa Hospital. Paramedics already at the scene immediately tried to save Czapnik while others helped restrain his attacker.
“This has been a very difficult loss for the entire community. On a daily basis, the city’s emergency services work together to ensure the safety and protection of all of our citizens. That makes this loss especially difficult for Ottawa’s first responders,” Di Monte said.
The paramedics involved cannot provide comment on the events of Dec. 29 to ensure the integrity of the current legal proceedings related to this case, Di Monte said in a press statement.
In order to ensure the integrity of this case but still provide information, the paramedic service has released the names, photos, and short biographies of the four paramedics, the chief said.
The four members of the Ottawa Paramedic Service were present at the scene and provided assistance and support to Const. Czapnik are Craig MacInnes, Patricia St. Denis, Amanda Walkowiak, and Virginia Warner.
“They represent the very best of our profession and I am proud of their courage and professionalism during such a dangerous and traumatic incident,” Di Monte said.
PHOTO (from left to right): Paramedics Craig MacInnes, Virginia Warner, Patricia St. Denis & Amanda Walkowiak
Craig MacInnes, Advanced Care Paramedic
MacInnes has spent 22 years in the field of paramedicine in both clinical and management roles. The 41-year-old MacInnes graduated from the Advanced Care Paramedic program at Holland College in Prince Edward Island. He also holds a diploma in Emergency Health Services from Dalhousie University.
Patricia St. Denis, Primary Care Paramedic
St. Denis has been a paramedic for two years and with the Ottawa Paramedic Service since early 2009. The 24-year-old trained at St-Lawrence College in Cornwall where she obtained her diploma in Paramedicine.
Amanda Walkowiak, Primary Care Paramedic
Walkowiak joined the Ottawa Paramedic Service in 2005. The 26-year-old Walkowiak took her paramedic training at Algonquin College in Ottawa, receiving her diploma in Paramedicine in 2006.
Virginia Warner, Advanced Care Paramedic
Warner has been a paramedic for five years, graduating from Toronto’s Humber College in 2005 as a Primary Care Paramedic. The 29-year-old Warner has recently obtained her certification as an Advanced Care Paramedic. She also holds a Bachelor of Sciences’ degree in Kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario.
Previous Events
The Professional Paramedic Association of Ottawa is proud of the following events that we previously participated in.
2010-02-03 & 2010-02-04 - PARAMEDIC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
Advanced Care Paramedic Martin Massé coordinated the 2010 Ottawa Paramedic Hockey Tournament and made it a huge success. We would also like to recognize Tanis Choinière-Massé, Mathieu Roy, Cassie Willard, Andrea MacLean and Candace Brandauer who volunteered their time in an effort to raise some money for the HELP Fund!
Together, our Hockey Coordinators, volunteers and the teams below raised $2092.17 for the HELP Fund.
Here are the final scores:
2010 PPAO Hockey Tournament Scores
Wednesday, February 3rd
Don Jackson Rink
09:00 – Ottawa Police 3 - Corrections 2
10:00 – ORNGE 2 - Timmins EMS 6
11:00 – Ottawa Police 2 - Ottawa Fire 1 (shootout)
12:00 – Corrections 1 - ORNGE 5
13:00 – Timmins EMS 3 - York Region EMS 6
14:00 – Ottawa Fire 4 - Ottawa Paramedics 0
North American Rink
09:30 – Halton EMS 3 - Ultimate Tours 2
10:30 – Ottawa Paramedics 0 - York Region EMS 3
11:30 - Lanark EMS 6 - Leeds & Grenville EMS Nitro Shooters 5
12:30 – Ultimate Tours 1 - Ottawa Hazards 5
13:30 – Halton EMS vs Leeds 6 - Grenville EMS Nitro Shooters 3
14:30 – Ottawa Hazards 5 - Lanark EMS 8
2010 PPAO Hockey Tournament Scores
Thursday, February 4th
Don Jackson Rink
09:00 – Corrections 2 - Timmins EMS 10
10:00 – Ottawa Police 2 - ORNGE 3
11:00 – York Region EMS 3 - Ottawa Fire 2 (shootout)
Semi Finals – Competitive Division
12:00 – York Region EMS 4 - Ottawa Police 3 (shootout)
13:00 – Timmins EMS 4 - ORNGE 1FINAL - Competitive Division
14:00 – Timmins EMS 3 - York Region EMS 0
North American Rink
09:30 – Ultimate Tours 1 - Leeds & Grenville EMS Nitro Shooters 5
10:30 – Ottawa Hazards 1 - Ottawa Paramedics 7
11:30 – Halton EMS 4 - Lanark EMS 2
Semi Finals - Recreational Division
12:30 – Halton EMS 7 - Ottawa Hazards 1
13:30 – Lanark EMS 7 - Leeds & Grenville Nitro Shooters 6 (shootout)FINAL - Recreational Division
14:30 – Halton EMS 2 - Lanark EMS 1
Paramedic Association of Canada Survey (please choose one)
The PPAO is planning a load of events but we cannot roll any of them out without volunteers. Please also remind students to get involved as we provide community service letters and note public relations hours for all volunteers.
If you want more information about any of these events, please read below.
JUNE 2008 - Scope of Practice Posters now in bases
About a month ago, ACP Chris Bugelli brought an excellent idea to the PPAO executive.
While on duty in Carp, Chris fielded a number of questions from new volunteer firefighter recruits regarding paramedic prerequisites, education and scope of practice.
Chris mentioned that although our Scope of Practice cards were great, we should look at creating a large Scope of Practice poster that could be posted in all bases.
The Scope of Practice cards already went through an extensive stakeholder process which included input from paramedics, base hospital, local colleges, Ottawa Paramedic Service, other groups and six months of work. Lucky for us, Chris Bugelli had great timing which made the creation of a poster a relatively simple and accurate task.
Within a month, we had gone from concept to drafts, to executive approvals, to the finalized 24”x36” poster, to print, to placing posters in all the bases (and yes, we are still trying to figure out how to stick them to the walls properly).
The next step is to get approval from hospitals to place the posters on all floors. It is all about promoting the profession of paramedicine and advocating for better patient care. If you would like to help the PPAO with this process, please contact us through http://www.ottawaparamedics.ca/.
NOTE: The only other thing we should mention is that the PPAO Scope of Practice cards and posters are slightly ahead of their time. The “Critical Patient Management” bypass criteria contains information that is general knowledge for some medics but not others. During development of the cards, we began working with folks at Base Hospital to have this info released as official guidelines so that all paramedics (especially new recruits) are protected by measures that allow them to bypass hospitals in order to provide patients with the best possible definitive care based on clinical condition. It is our hope that the official bypass criteria will be released by Base Hospital in the near future.
JOIN A PPAO COMMITTEE!
The PPAO is currently recruiting committee members. These committee's are a very important part of our association and don't require a ton of work. If you want more information about our committees, please visit www.OttawaParamedics.ca and go to our MEMBERS area. Try to match yourself up with a PPAO Committee and help us build a powerful chapter. An association can only be as strong as it's membership.
The Professional Paramedic Association of Ottawa is responsible for promoting the practice of Paramedicine and ensuring the highest level of care for our patients. We are leaders in the advancement of Paramedicine and achieve our objectives through public awareness, research and education. We lobby for self-regulation under the Regulated Health Professions Act. We also assist in fundraising for community-based charities. The Professional Paramedic Association of Ottawa is a proud chapter of the Ontario Paramedic Association and the Paramedic Association of Canada. The Professional Paramedic Association of Ottawa (PPAO) is not a labour union.