Paramedicine in Canada with Walter Tavares- Educational innovations

In this episode we are thrilled to speak with Walter Tavares. Walter is a Paramedic, Scientist and Assistant Professor at The Wilson Centre and Post-MD Education at the University of Toronto in the Faculty of Medicine.Walter is also an adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University’s Department of Paramedicine. Walter holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics with specializations in Health Research Methods and Medical Education.This podcast episode continues our international theme but now exploring EMS in Canada, how it works and some of the unique challenges being faced. Specifically, we cover a few concepts as they relate to paramedicine with education as a central point:Paramedicine in CanadaStress and clinical performance and how it can be assessedInnovative ways to provide continuing educationUnique challenges and opportunities being faced by paramedicine in Canada and across the globeWe hope you enjoy the episode!

Om Podcasten

The Department of Paramedicine podcast aims to share and disseminate the latest research and scholarship from academics and researchers at Monash University and paramedicine experts around the world. We aim to cover as many diverse topics as possible and hear from our faculty, students and domestic and international colleagues at different stages of their academic, research and clinical careers. We know you are busy, so we aim to keep each episode easily digestible. We want each episode to be easy to listen to and have aimed to make each episode conversational, relaxed and not full of research jargon. We want you to relate the discussions of different paramedicine systems and results of each study to your experiences so that we can positively impact providing better clinical care and ensure that our paramedic practice is based on sound clinical evidence. We hope you enjoy every episode. All music used is unrestricted or under a creative commons license. Artist credit: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Raising_Frequecy/Mission_Ready