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The Sitdown: Responsibilities as an Indigenous Person
No full textThe Sitdown series gathers different guests to discuss a wide range of topics and ideas.https://first.fanshawec.ca/firstnationscentre_visualcontent_videos_thesitdown/1011/thumbnail.jp
#FOAMems: Engaging paramedics with free, online open-access education
Full text linkBackground and aim: Twitter use among paramedics and other prehospital care clinicians is on the rise and is increasingly being used as a platform for continuing education and international collaboration. In 2014, the hashtag #FOAMems was registered. It is used for the sharing of emergency medical services, paramedicine, and prehospital care-related content. It is a component of the \u27free open-access meducation\u27 (FOAM) movement. The aim of this study was to characterize and evaluate the content of #FOAMems tweets since registration.
Materials and methods: An analytical report for #FOAMems was generated on symplur.com from February 4, 2014, to April 30, 2017. A transcript of all #FOAMems tweets for a randomly selected 1 month period (October 2015) was generated, and quantitative content analysis was performed by two reviewers. Tweets were categorized according to source (original tweet/retweet) and whether referenced. The top 92 tweeters were analyzed for professional identity.
Results: During the study period, there were over 99,000 tweets containing #FOAMems, by over 9,200 participants. These resulted in almost 144 million impressions. Of the top 92 tweeters, 50 were paramedics (54%). Tweets were mainly related to cardiac (23%), leadership (19%), and trauma (14%). The 1-month period resulted in 649 original tweets, with 2110 retweets, 1070 of these were referenced.
Conclusion: Paramedics are engaging with both clinical and nonclinical content on Twitter using #FOAMems. Social media resources are widely shared, which is in line with the FOAM movement\u27s philosophy. However, opportunities exist for paramedics to share further diverse resources supported by referenced material
I AM INDIGENOUS: Dave Jones
No full textWhat does it mean to be Indigenous to you?https://first.fanshawec.ca/firstnationscentre_visualcontent_videos_iam/1001/thumbnail.jp
The Sitdown: Formal vs. Traditional Education
No full textThe Sitdown series gathers different guests to discuss a wide range of topics and ideas.https://first.fanshawec.ca/firstnationscentre_visualcontent_videos_thesitdown/1010/thumbnail.jp
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Education for Paramedics: Peacticing What We Preach
Full text linkOur patients expect and deserve safe, high-quality care. Paramedics have a personal responsibility for providing safe care, regardless of previous education or regulatory framework. The onus is on us all to ensure that paramedics are adequately prepared to address this responsibility
The interactions between paramedics and homeless patients and the implications on patient care provided
Full text linkIntroduction: Paramedics often interact with the homeless to provide care. It is important for the paramedic to be an advocate for their patient and to provide the same adequate care that they would provide any other patient.
Research Question: Do the interactions between paramedics and homeless patients affect the care provided
I AM INDIGENOUS: Betsy Kechego
No full textWhat does it mean to be Indigenous?https://first.fanshawec.ca/firstnationscentre_visualcontent_videos_iam/1009/thumbnail.jp
FIRST NATIONS CENTRE: What do we offer? Part 2
No full textWhat does the First Nations Centre offer students?https://first.fanshawec.ca/firstnationscentre_visualcontent_videos_info/1005/thumbnail.jp
A few SECONDS of your TIME | 1
No full textMeaningful words spoken in the most honest way. A few SECONDS of you TIME showcases highlights from past interviews.https://first.fanshawec.ca/firstnationscentre_visualcontent_videos_afewseconds/1000/thumbnail.jp
Informing population-specific smoking policy development for college campuses: An observational study
Full text linkINTRODUCTION
In Canada, young adults have the highest smoking rates among all other population groups and specifically college students are at a higher risk. To implement effective policies that can prevent smoking and increase cessation, a populationspecific approach is recommended.
METHODS
Smoking and non-smoking young adults enrolled in a college program were recruited. Participants who did not smoke were asked to complete questionnaires about their demographics, college experience and the college environment. Additionally, they completed The Perceived Stress Scale and The Center for Epidemiologic Studies – Depression Scale. Students who were current smokers completed the same questionnaires with the addition of one questionnaire about their smoking behaviors. Percentages, means and standard deviations were used to describe the variables of interest and a chi-squared analysis was performed, when possible, to test the difference in response frequency between smoking and nonsmoking participants.
RESULTS
Differences were observed between smoking (n=65) and non-smoking students (n=214). Specifically, smokers were more likely to have a family member that smoked and to participate in binge drinking. Both groups indicated that they are unaware of campus smoking regulations; however smokers were more opposed to implementing smoke-free policies.
CONCLUSIONS
College students are unaware of campus smoking regulations. The descriptive information and differences observed between smoking and non-smoking students in this study should be taken into consideration when developing future smoking regulations/policies on college campuses