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Program cost $350 / person

Threat Management Pre-conference will run 0900 -  1600hrs (with 1hr lunch break) if it has the full 12 participants.

Over the past few years the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) has seen an alarming increase in incidents of violence towards its members resulting in physical and mental health related injuries.  Analysis of this trend identified a clear need for training for staff in the management of threatening and violence situations.   In response to this need, WFPS consulted with subject matter experts in law enforcement and responder safety to create the Threat Management training program.

Threat Management focuses on reality based training using scenarios with live role players.  These scenarios create stress responses in participants allowing them to practice assessment and decision making in situations mimicking real life situations.  The program focuses on areas such as:

• Self-awareness and threat assessment
• Tactical decision making and communication
• De-escalation
• Disengagement
• Unavoidable use of force
• Post event self-care
• Documentation and reporting

Feedback from staff on the Threat Management program has been overwhelmingly positive with many staff reporting significant changes to their practice.  The goal moving forward is for this training to better equip our staff with the tools to manage threatening and violent incidents and decrease the incidents of employee mental and physical injury. 

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The preconference Research Symposium welcomes expert and novice researchers as well as anyone who is curious about research in general. This day, dedicated to building research capacity within paramedicine,  is being hosted by the McNally Project, a community, of and for, paramedic researchers. The morning will provide an opportunity to rotate through small group research topic tables led by paramedics with varying areas of expertise. Topic tables will be followed by Rapid Fire Oral and Poster Presentations and a chance to engage with presenters and network. There is no cost to attending, and coffee and lunch will be provided so join us and learn a bit more about how we are influencing change within our profession.

The Research Symposium will be immediately followed by the NOSP Town Hall: Beyond the NOCP – developing a new competency framework for paramedics in Canada

The Paramedic Association of Canada with the support of the CSA Group is developing a new standard CSA Z1660: National Occupational Standard for Paramedics (NOSP). This standard will revise and replace the 2011 National Occupational Competency Profile, and will support paramedics, educators and employers by providing competency requirements and guidance to perform occupational roles. As part of the development process, we will host a town-hall meeting at PACE2022. This will be an opportunity for paramedics and others from across Canada to meet members of the development group, hear the latest updates on the NOSP development, as well as contribute their thoughts on what the NOSP should look like. In addition, we will seek input from attendees on suggestions for the competencies and activities of work that paramedics perform as part of this event.