HLTB80H3: Paramedicine as a Community Based Health and Social Service

This course introduces students to the foundational principles shaping paramedicine in Canada. Emphasizing patient-centered care, integration within healthcare systems, and the continuum of health and social services, the course explores the evolving healthcare and professional landscape and paramedicine’s role within it. Students will also learn about the guiding principles for effective paramedicine, including professional autonomy, community health prioritization, evidence-informed practice, social responsiveness, prioritizing the health professionals and how quality is determined. The course aims to provide an understanding of paramedicine as it exists and how it is evolving in several areas. Designed for paramedic students (and other 2nd year students), this course emphasizes evolving paramedicine to meet modern healthcare challenges effectively and prepares learners for future studies by establishing a strong foundation in the values and direction of modern paramedicine.

HLTA02H3 and HLTA03H3
Social and Behavioural Sciences
This course is designed for paramedicine students and therefore priority should be given to students enrolled in the Joint Paramedicine Specialist degree program with Centennial College. However, other students in health policy, population health or health humanities streams can enroll in this course. Understanding how health professions exist in the healthcare system, provides a mechanism (of many) for how health is achieved. Students in all streams will be given an opportunity to understand why and how paramedicine as a community-based health and social service can contribute to broader health system goals, including attending to disparities. This will assist students (and future graduates) to explore various strategies when navigating change in the health care system.