Development of the Community Paramedicine Contact Assessment

In the absence of a standardized approach to patient assessment in community paramedicine programs, it is difficult to determine if these programs are helping patients when comparing one to another. Governments across Canada have invested in community paramedicine as an approach to provide care for patients in their homes rather than transporting them to the hospital emergency department. While these programs have shown a reduction in emergency calls, to continue delivery of care it will be important that they demonstrate that patients maintain or improve their health. This project is developing and testing a standardized assessment tool that can be used by paramedics in these programs to demonstrate these outcomes.

Faculty Supervisor:

Andrew Costa

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Partner:

Interdev Technologies

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University

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