Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario - RPPEO

Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario - RPPEO Providing events, insights, knowledge and discussion on matters of patient safety and quality of care for ambulance service paramedics in Eastern Ontario.

We are the base hospital for Eastern Ontario paramedics. In February 2009, the Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario was created, combining the best of both the Ottawa and Kingston Base Hospitals. We provide medical direction, education and advice to paramedics and paramedic services in nine upper-tier municipalities across Eastern Ontario. The communities served by the Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario are Prescott-Russell, Cornwall, Ottawa, The County of Renfrew, Lanark County, Leeds and Grenville, Lennox and Addington, Hastings County, Prince Edward County and Frontenac County. Combined, this includes nine paramedic services and more than 1200 Paramedics, both Primary Care (PCP) and Advanced Care Paramedics (ACP). The Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario strives for excellence in prehospital care to ensure that the people in our community receive the highest-quality clinical care possible. Our vision is to provide each patient with the world-class care, exceptional service, and compassion we would want for our loved ones. We have four core values:
- Compassion
- Commitment to quality
- Working together
- Respect for the individual

Your paramedic colleagues are looking for your voice to inform provincial initiatives and clinical guidance!
12/12/2025

Your paramedic colleagues are looking for your voice to inform provincial initiatives and clinical guidance!

Your Ontario Base Hospital Group paramedic reps are gathering feedback to help drive positive change across the province. 🙌

Please take a moment and scan the QR code below if you’d like to share your thoughts.

Thank you for your support! 🚑💙

We are seeking experienced ACPs to join our clinical quality review team as Peer Reviewers.This is your opportunity to d...
08/05/2025

We are seeking experienced ACPs to join our clinical quality review team as Peer Reviewers.

This is your opportunity to directly influence patient safety and care standards by reviewing Ambulance Call Reports (ACRs) and identifying areas for clinical improvement.

🔍 What You'll Do:
✔️ Review ACRs for delegated medical acts
✔️ Identify clinical care issues and patient safety concerns
✔️ Support RPPEO’s oversight mandate from the Ministry of Health
✔️ Work asynchronously and remotely

🧠 Who We’re Looking For:
✅ At least 5 years of paramedic practice, 2 years as an ACP
✅ Currently certified and practicing within the RPPEO region
✅ Familiar with ALS PCS, BLS PCS, and clinical practice documents
✅ Able to commit at least 8 hours/week
✅ Comfortable working independently with strong clinical judgment

🖥️ You’ll need your own computer and stable internet connection.
📝 Initial training provided | 🔐 Confidentiality agreement required

📬 Apply by August 25, 2025
Send your resume and cover letter to Ben de Mendonca
📧 quality@rppeo.ca
Subject line: Peer Reviewer Application

More info: https://www.rppeo.ca/rppeo-our-story/work-with-us/1961-peer-reviewer

Help us improve care from the inside out.

More Time to Apply! Education Facilitator Job Deadline Extended to June 23
06/16/2025

More Time to Apply! Education Facilitator Job Deadline Extended to June 23

🚑 New Issue Out Now: MedicNEWS | May 2025Stay informed and stay ready. This month’s edition is packed with crucial updat...
05/28/2025

🚑 New Issue Out Now: MedicNEWS | May 2025
Stay informed and stay ready. This month’s edition is packed with crucial updates for paramedics across Eastern Ontario:

✨ ALS PCS v5.4 goes live June 2 – What's new and how it affects your scope.
💉 Measles outbreak alert – Best practices for assessment, documentation & transport.
📖 Case studies & insights – Real calls with powerful lessons.
🏥 CME Update – Last Trauma Day of the year coming in June.
💬 BHP Corner – Dr. Austin’s reflection on the risks of incomplete assessments.

Read now and catch up on everything that matters in your clinical practice ➡️
🔗 https://www.rppeo.ca/clinical-development/medicnews

📣 We’re Hiring an Education Facilitator!Do you have a passion for paramedicine and education? Join RPPEO as an Education...
05/28/2025

📣 We’re Hiring an Education Facilitator!
Do you have a passion for paramedicine and education? Join RPPEO as an Education Facilitator and help lead Continuing Medical Education events and certification assessments across Eastern Ontario.

🔹 3–5 years of paramedic experience
🔹 Great communication & critical thinking skills
🔹 Travel required
🔹 Apply by June 9, 2025

📧 Send your resume & cover letter to: info@rppeo.ca
📍 Learn more: https://www.rppeo.ca/rppeo-our-story/work-with-us

We have a second part-time opening for an EMS Specialist. We are looking for one person to join our Quality & Patient Sa...
01/20/2025

We have a second part-time opening for an EMS Specialist. We are looking for one person to join our Quality & Patient Safety team and one for the Continuing Education and Certification team.

Welcome to the January 2025 edition of MedicNEWS! https://sway.cloud.microsoft/YbadDTosQYN8kL9fDive into this issue fill...
01/16/2025

Welcome to the January 2025 edition of MedicNEWS! https://sway.cloud.microsoft/YbadDTosQYN8kL9f

Dive into this issue filled with practical insights, professional updates, and intriguing stories. Here’s what’s inside:

-Continuing Education: Unlock 18 hours of elective CME credit available online with just a few clicks, including insightful Critical Levels podcasts. Discover how to enhance your educational journey this year.

-Medical Direction – Feedback for Growth: Dr. Mike Austin takes you into the science and art of giving and receiving feedback, featuring two fascinating paramedic characters, Alex and Brenda, and their post-call reflections. Learn how constructive dialogue can transform patient outcomes and team dynamics.

-Certification – January 31 Deadline: The clock is ticking for your Maintenance of Certification. Get advice on meeting the deadline. And, learn about new Suboxone authorization that expands your scope of practice.

-Pharmacology Resources: Navigate medication information with ease using Health Canada’s Drug Product Database and RPPEO’s Drug Availability Database (DAD). These tools are designed to support informed clinical decisions.

-Research Highlights: From AI-driven cardiac assessments to the expansion of community paramedicine, explore cutting-edge research that’s shaping paramedic practice in Ontario and beyond.

-OMC does YouTube: The base hospital physicians are turning the camera on themselves in a new YouTube channel. Be the first to like, comment and follow OMC YouTube!

-News Nuggets: Bite-sized updates from around the world, including an inquest that sheds light on the complexities of rare stroke cases and the curious use of ambulances in Australia for non-emergency calls.

-Removing Barriers: Discover RPPEO’s new Accessibility of Base Hospital Services Policy, a transformative step toward equitable and inclusive support for paramedics with disabilities.

We hope this issue inspires, informs, and equips you for another year of exceptional care. Dive in and explore!

Click here to read MedicNEWS: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/YbadDTosQYN8kL9fDive

We're looking for several outstanding Advanced and Primary Care Paramedics for the position of Education Facilitator. De...
02/05/2024

We're looking for several outstanding Advanced and Primary Care Paramedics for the position of Education Facilitator. Deadline to apply is Monday, February 26. Here are the details https://rppeo.ca/our-story/work

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In February 2009, the Ottawa and Kingston Base Hospitals began a collaboration that was the birth of the Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario.

Today, the RPPEO’s vision is to provide each patient with the world-class care, exceptional service, and compassion we would want for our loved ones. We have four core values: - Compassion - Commitment to quality - Working together - Respect for the individual

We provide medical direction, education, certification, patient safety and quality leadership and advice to paramedics and paramedic services in nine upper-tier municipalities across Eastern Ontario. The communities served by the Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario are Prescott-Russell, Cornwall, Ottawa, The County of Renfrew, Lanark County, Leeds and Grenville, Lennox and Addington, Hastings County, Prince Edward County and Frontenac County. Combined, this includes nine paramedic services and more than 1200 Paramedics, both Primary Care (P*P) and Advanced Care Paramedics (ACP).