Looking for info from Medics who have worked up north or in clinic

[newnorthernmedic]

Hi there everyone. I am a six year serving paramedic who recently got a new job up in the Canadian north as a community care medic. I will be working with LPNS MDs and a medly of other health professionals while up north.

I am wondering if anyone else has had the experience of transferring from a primarily emergency based role to a primary care one (ie conventional EMS to clinic based medicine) who was willing to share some tips.

I am specifically wondering which skill areas you felt a paramedic could study and improve to be more effective in in a primary health care setting. Are there any books I could read or courses I could take? I have worked for a year previously on a medical integrated team that gave blood, performed test collection, performed wound care etc. however I did not stay on my previous team long enough to truly become experienced in this area and any tips would be hugely appreciated.

 

[mgr22]

Hi there everyone. I am a six year serving paramedic who recently got a new job up in the Canadian north as a community care medic. I will be working with LPNS MDs and a medly of other health professionals while up north.

I am wondering if anyone else has had the experience of transferring from a primarily emergency based role to a primary care one (ie conventional EMS to clinic based medicine) who was willing to share some tips.

I am specifically wondering which skill areas you felt a paramedic could study and improve to be more effective in in a primary health care setting. Are there any books I could read or courses I could take? I have worked for a year previously on a medical integrated team that gave blood, performed test collection, performed wound care etc. however I did not stay on my previous team long enough to truly become experienced in this area and any tips would be hugely appreciated.

I had to expand my knowledge of chronic diseases and pharmacology. I doubt the books I used are still in print.

 

[FiremanMike]

Hi there everyone. I am a six year serving paramedic who recently got a new job up in the Canadian north as a community care medic. I will be working with LPNS MDs and a medly of other health professionals while up north.

I am wondering if anyone else has had the experience of transferring from a primarily emergency based role to a primary care one (ie conventional EMS to clinic based medicine) who was willing to share some tips.

I am specifically wondering which skill areas you felt a paramedic could study and improve to be more effective in in a primary health care setting. Are there any books I could read or courses I could take? I have worked for a year previously on a medical integrated team that gave blood, performed test collection, performed wound care etc. however I did not stay on my previous team long enough to truly become experienced in this area and any tips would be hugely appreciated.

Just curious what your role will be? If you’re truly interested in changing roles like this (no shame in it at all), you’re probably better off finding a medic to RN bridge and working that way. Down the line you could do NP and really shine in that setting with your background.