Reflections on the past and optimism for the future: the potential for paramedicine to contribute to health care system improvements and the critical need for research

Ian E Blanchard^{1

2}, Jan L Jensen^{3

4}, Blair L Bigham⁵

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Medical Services, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada. Ian.Blanchard@ahs.ca.
² Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. Ian.Blanchard@ahs.ca.
³ Emergency Health Services Operations, Dartmouth, NS, Canada.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University Division of EMS, Halifax, NS, Canada.
⁵ Department of Critical Care, Scarborough Health Network, Scarborough, ON, Canada.

Editorial

Ian E Blanchard et al. CJEM. 2023 Nov.

. 2023 Nov;25(11):855-857.

doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00585-0. Epub 2023 Sep 1.

Ian E Blanchard^{1

2}, Jan L Jensen^{3

4}, Blair L Bigham⁵

¹ Emergency Medical Services, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada. Ian.Blanchard@ahs.ca.
² Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. Ian.Blanchard@ahs.ca.
³ Emergency Health Services Operations, Dartmouth, NS, Canada.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University Division of EMS, Halifax, NS, Canada.
⁵ Department of Critical Care, Scarborough Health Network, Scarborough, ON, Canada.

No abstract available

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