IRCP, 23 W Central Entrance, PMB 321, Duluth, MN (2026)

02/25/2026

At our 2025 IRCP event, in her keynote address Rural Australia is the economic powerhouse of our nation: how do we keep rural Australians including the rural health workforce healthy and thriving?, Susi Tegen set the scene on Australia’s health landscape, with a clear focus on rural health.

Rural Australians make up close to 30 percent of the population. They do not receive an equitable share of the health spend, have barriers that those in cities do not face including; higher costs, less health workforce, the tyranny of distance and as a result suffer worse health outcomes.

Susi Tegen discussed the challenges, the solutions which are about different health funding models for rural and “growing our own” rural health workforce. She also discussed how we can lead the way for excellent rural health solutions and support our multidisciplinary health workforce spread across the country.

Read Susi Tegen's full abstract: https://loom.ly/LaTcLhE

The Council of Ambulance Authorities

02/12/2026

From 5–7 October, Regensburg, Germany will host IRCP 2026.

This international forum offers a unique opportunity for collaboration, bringing together healthcare leaders and decision-makers to exchange ideas and strengthen future-focused healthcare systems.

More details coming soon, stay tuned: https://loom.ly/-C69GOs

02/04/2026

Reflecting on a compelling presentation from IRCP 2025, Duncan McConnell explored how primary healthcare principles can be embedded into undergraduate paramedic education, drawing on the value of community paramedicine placements in building clinical reasoning.

Insights like these continue to shape conversations across the sector. Join us at IRCP 2026 as we bring together international leaders, researchers and practitioners to explore innovative approaches to flexible and reliable healthcare delivery.

Read Duncan McConnell's full abstract: https://loom.ly/GWZfTGE

The Council of Ambulance Authorities

01/27/2026

As Victoria’s Chief Paramedic Officer, Dr Louise Reynolds is an Associate Professor in Paramedicine (ACU) and adjunct Professor (La Trobe University). Beginning her paramedicine career as a student paramedic with SA Ambulance Service, she has then transitioned to academic, research and leadership roles in Australia, UK and SE Asia. She is recognised as Australia’s first female paramedic with a doctoral degree that focused on paramedicine workplace culture.

During her keynote address at the 2025 IRCP event, her presentation focused on 'Policy perspectives on integrating community paramedics into rural primary care settings'. In Australia, Community paramedicine (CP) has the potential to address primary care needs in vulnerable populations. Given that registered paramedics are currently the only health workforce in oversupply, CP roles offer an alternative career opportunity outside of jurisdictional ambulance service settings.

Read Dr Louise Reynolds' abstract: https://loom.ly/8pEFurQ

The Council of Ambulance Authorities

01/21/2026

From 5–7 October, Regensburg, Germany will host IRCP 2026.

This international forum offers a unique opportunity for collaboration, bringing together healthcare leaders and decision-makers to exchange ideas and strengthen future-focused healthcare systems.

More details coming soon, stay tuned: https://loom.ly/-C69GOs

01/15/2026

delegates were treated to a fantastic presentation by Dr Buck Reed of Charles Sturt University, and posed the question "Is community paramedicine a specialty"?

In paramedicine, creating specialist roles and credentials often carries political weight, helping to establish distinct professional identities. Generalist paramedics have traditionally been seen as the backbone of the workforce, though they lack the unique knowledge and status of specialists. Community paramedicine, however, can be viewed not as a specialisation but as a distinct domain of practice with its own specialised knowledge and methods. Community paramedicine involves a different focus of care provision to traditional ambulance-based practice, although the two areas of practice intersect.

Read Dr Reeds abstract - https://loom.ly/4NHgkL8

The Council of Ambulance Authorities

12/30/2025

Desiree O'Brien of NSW Ambulance took to the podium this year at , where she discussed the Howlong Community Emergency Response Team.

Since commencing operations in October 2023, they have completed 142 responses to 000 calls for ambulance assistance (10/02/25) and have arrived before paramedics in 139/142. For the community, Howlong CERT have provided initial clinical care to their patients in 98% cases, leading to improved health outcomes for the community.

The project’s success means Howlong has now formed the blueprint for future CERT initiatives in identified locations across NSW.

Learn more about the CERT role in communities - https://loom.ly/EaiKykQ

12/25/2025

On behalf of the IRCP Advisory Council, we would like to wish all our partners and communities are very happy holiday period, full of laughter, happiness and special memories.

We are incredibly excited to reconnect with you all in 2026.

12/23/2025

As 2025 slowly draws to a close, this is a great opportunity to scroll through our photo album and reflect on our time in Adelaide, South Australia, earlier this year for .

Welcome Function - https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCsPHy
Day 1 - https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCsGp7
Day 2 - https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCsF7S

We look forward to seeing you again or for the first time in Regensburg, Germany.

12/17/2025

We’ve updated the dates for IRCP 2026 in Regensburg, Germany. Mark your calendars from 5–7 October and join us to advance international collaboration and exchange insights on building flexible, reliable healthcare through innovative models.

This event is a key forum for policymakers, health system leaders, and stakeholders dedicated to shaping the future of global healthcare.

Stay tuned for more details coming soon.

11/27/2025

Save the date, IRCP 2026 is heading to Regensburg, Germany from 7–10 October.

Join international leaders, researchers and practitioners as we explore flexible, reliable healthcare delivery through innovative models. It’s a standout opportunity for policymakers, system managers and sector stakeholders to connect, collaborate and shape the future of global healthcare.

More details coming soon, stay tuned.

11/21/2025

This year at IRCP, we were honoured to welcome A/Professor Alan Batt, Monash University. In his presentation, 'Developing the Community Paramedicine Needs Assessment Tool', he explained how community paramedicine programs have existed since the early 2000s, and while resource optimization remains a predominant driver, innovation in recent years demonstrates that when community paramedicine is integrated into healthcare, it is well-positioned to meet the needs of structurally marginalized communities by focusing services for those facing barriers to accessing equitable care.

He described how his team conducted a document analysis of existing community needs assessment resources, including 38 documents to identify gaps, then presented a draft toolkit to 112 community paramedicine experts and partners, receiving 33 detailed group feedback responses to refine it.

Ultimately, the CPNAT (“Community Paramedicine Needs Assessment Tool”) was developed to guide community paramedicine programmes to better meet real community needs.

If you haven't already, save the date for IRCP 2026 in Regensburg, Germany, from October 7-10.

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