Astounding! Renfrew County Virtual Triage & Assessment Centre is transformative in providing access to healthcare in rural Ontario ... The concept is proven, it must be made permanent. Doug Ford Christine Elliott @JYakabuskiMPP Jonathan Fitzsimon @DebbieR83598868 County of Renfrew Paramedic Service ROMA

Paramedic Mgmt - Amphetamine-Induced 5-HT Tox. 1/ MDMA can cause 5-HT tox without other serotonergic Rx 2/ HYPERthermia & agitation concerning when serotonergic drug suspect. 3/ Active cooling and sedation for pt with severe tox #FOAMed #Paramedic Ref: bit.ly/2Zb0ys6

Hope everyone can join us for what will surely be an interesting presentation and thoughtful discussion!

Tune in to White Coat Black Art this weekend on CBC Radio to hear about what White Coat Black Art and Dr. Brian Goldman put together on Renfrew County Virtual Triage & Assessment Centre and RenfrewCPRU - so grateful for the spotlight on our program. We need this everywhere! Airs Sept 12 at 1 pm ET and again on Sunday, Sept 13 at 630 pm

The medical receptionists working for Renfrew County Virtual Triage & Assessment Centre are incredible! Close to 900 calls today, 3 times our previous busiest day. You enable VTAC family doctors to do assessments and VTAC community paramedics to do COVID testing + home visits. You are a vital part of the team, thank you!

If you live in Renfrew County or South Algonquin and you need COVID testing, call ⁦Renfrew County Virtual Triage & Assessment Centre⁩ 1-844-727-6404. Only those with new symptoms or if told by a Public Health official need testing. Please be patient. You may have to hold on the line. We’ll help you ASAP.

Premier Ford gives COVID shoutout to #CommunityParamedics and Chief Mike Nolan for “taking the bull by the horns like paramedics do on emergency calls and not waiting for 18000 signatures from Government but just getting out there and getting the job done” renfrewtoday.ca/2020/09/22/for…

Rural Spark ChiefMNolan OAPC OntarioParamedic.ca @JYakabuskiMPP André Picard AAMC Maclean’s Magazine

This is SO important.

I posted this a couple years ago, but the meaning rings true now, more than ever. Surround yourself with people who know how or when to check in. #BellLetsTalk

#BellLetsTalk

I consider myself very fortunate to work for an organization like STARS. The patient is the number 1 priority. A generous anonymous donor will donate $100 to STARS for every tweet and retweet of #psacStarsandSpurs

There's been a lot said lately about our dear social media intern, Bruce. And now, Bruce would like to say a few words... #SteadyAsSheGoes #BruceReynolds

Lots of people asking me to provide a summary of yesterdays Wigglesworth Memorial Lecture. In the lecture I discussed 10 lessons that I have learned about Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) through 20 years of applied #humanfactors research. Here they are!

Can heart transplant recipients experience vasovagal syncope?? This came up during my time in the CCU, here's a short 🧵 investigating this question. Special thanks to Alexander Hajduczok, MD 🇺🇦🙏 of Jefferson Cardiology Fellows. Let's first start with how vasovagal syncope normally occurs...

So...Ontario Science Table is now reporting an estimated 100-120K daily cases of #Covid19. If you are debating whether to put on a mask, get vaccinated or limit your indoor contacts, please don't wait. Just do it. All of it.

So, our Emergency Department is quite busy. Why? Let’s chat. Over the past week, our ED has been seeing an increase of patients. Patients are presenting with a higher acuity – meaning they’re sicker and require more care from the team. 1/6

An absolute grand slam thread for my paramedic peeps. Thanks Sammy!