SWORBHP

Happy Holidays from the team at the Southwest Centre for Prehospital Medicine! It has been a fantastic year of collaboration in support of our community, and we’re excited to continue building a strong prehospital care system together into the new year.

We're hiring for the position of Pre-Hospital Care Specialist. This position will be based out of Windsor. How to Apply: through the LHSC career website at lhsc.on.ca/careers, Job ID #107972 Application Deadline: December 25th, 2025

We're hiring for the position of Temporary Pre-Hospital Care Specialist. How to Apply: Through the London Health Sciences Centre’s career website at lhsc.on.ca/careers, Job ID #107816 Application Deadline: December 14th, 2025

You are invited to the Western University Division of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds this Thursday, December 4th 0900-1200. Our very own Dr. Sarah Cocco, our Prehospital and Transport Medicine fellow, is giving a ground rounds.

The Ontario Base Hospital Group Paramedic Representatives are looking for your feedback, so that they can ensure they help voice the opinions of all paramedics in Ontario. Please see the linked poster for details: files.sworbhp.ca/app/uploads/20…

CPAP for Asthma? In this episode of The SWORBHP Podcast, Dr. Lauren Valdis, Medical Director of Education at SWORBHP and Dr. Jakob Domm (PGY-4 FRCPC Emergency Medicine resident at Western) review the current medical directive for CPAP use in Ontario. podbean.com/eas/pb-hgi3c-1…

Today on our Ask MAC #highlight we are reviewing a question surrounding whether or not a paramedic in the field can rule out ischemic chest pain and not treat with ASA/Nitro when the chest pain is reproducible. Visit our website for more Ask MAC Q&As: sworbhp.ca

Please note that the SWORBHP CARES application will be undergoing a scheduled maintenance today from 10:30am until approximately 1:00pm. During this time, you will be unable to use the application. Thank you for your patience.

Throughout the month of October, we will be posting some helpful guides for our SWORBHP CARES application. If you have any questions about the app, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at sworbhp@lhsc.on.ca.

Today on our Ask MAC #highlight we are reviewing a two-part question surrounding Intranasal Glucagon. Visit our website for more Ask MAC Q&As as well as some great prehospital tips and information: sworbhp.ca

Today on #SWORBHPTips, we are starting our review of Analgesia, specifically looking at common variances seen in the application of the medical directive. For more tips like this, please visit our website: sworbhp.ca

We are currently searching for Associate Instructors. If you, or someone you know, would be interested in this opportunity please send in your application by September 18th, 2025. Visit our website for more details, and to submit your application today: sworbhp.ca/careers/

Today on #sworbhptips we review the role of Vector Change Defibrillation (VCD) during Cardiac Arrest En-Route to Hospital​. For more tips, please visit our website: sworbhp.ca

📣REMINDER: We are currently searching for Temporary Pre-Hospital Care Specialists. If you, or someone you know, would be interested in this opportunity please send in your application by Monday, August 4th, 2025. Visit our website for more details.

Today on our Ask MAC #highlight we are looking at a question surrounding why a trauma TOR is always contraindicated for penetrating trauma to the torso, head, or neck. Visit our website for more Ask MAC Q&As as well as some great prehospital tips and information.

We are currently searching for Temporary Pre-Hospital Care Specialists. Interested in this opportunity? Please send in your application by Monday, August 4th, 2025. Visit our website for more details, and to submit your application today: sworbhp.ca/careers/

Today we're highlighting an episode of the #sworbhppodcast: This episode features Dr. Lauren Valdis and Jason Constable as they review the H's and T's of Cardiac Arrest. To watch this episode, click on the link below! Link: sworbhppodcasts.podbean.com

SWORBHP’s new CARES app will be down and inaccessible for required maintenance and updates on June 19 from 08:00 to 10:00 hours. During this time period, any self-reports can be submitted via the self-report hotline 1-888-997-6718. Thank you for your patience.

We are currently searching for a Regional Education Consultant. If you, or someone you know, would be interested in this opportunity please send in your application by Sunday, June 1st, 2025. Visit our website to submit your application today: sworbhp.ca/careers/

Join us this Thursday, May 29th, for our inaugural SWORBHP DocTalk Virtual Conference starting at 9:00am. For more details and to register, please visit the link below: files.sworbhp.ca/app/uploads/20…