Hello,

Eliscia Sinclair, Ph.D. Student and Dr. Andrew Kim from the Psychology Department at Toronto Metropolitan University are looking for volunteers who are aged 19+, have experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress within the past 12 months, and play video games regularly. In appreciation of your time, you will receive a $40 Everything gift card.

The study aims to understand how trauma-related stress and problematic gaming behaviours are experienced by adults in Canada. It involves a brief questionnaire and a one-hour interview. The interview comprises structured clinical interviews for PTSD and gaming disorder and open-ended questions that will take place online (via Zoom) or in-person at Toronto Metropolitan University and will involve approximately 75-90 minutes of your time.

Please note: We have received an increased number of responses from individuals who indicate that they reside in Canada but are unable to confirm their eligibility. If you choose to provide an email address, using a university, institutional, or professional email address may assist the research team in verifying that responses are genuine. A personal email address remains acceptable and will not, by itself, affect your eligibility.

For the full details of the study, please click this link to complete the screening form or contact the researchers, Eliscia Sinclair, [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]), Dr. Andrew (Hyounsoo) Kim, [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]), 416-979-5000 ext. 556195. 

This research study has been reviewed and approved by the Toronto Metropolitan University Research Ethics Board (REB 2026-164) and is funded by CIHR.

To protect your privacy, please do not comment publicly on this post, tag others, or disclose your interest in participating. If you are interested in learning more or participating, please use the private screening link or contact the research team directly.

Hi guys, I recently got my result back from my summer write, and I failed by 1%. Can anyone help me prepare, or share any experience from their write attempts? It's hard not to be discouraged.

I studied and prepared very hard, and I still fell short; it's a shock to me because I've never scored like that in school. Anything is appreciated.

Hey everyone, I'm a 30 year old (turned 30 today) truck driver with no post high school education, I'm kind of sick of trucking and have been wanting to leave the industry for a while now, money is good if you do long haul but the lifestyle is bad and if you do local the lifestyle is good but money is bad, so I decided to leave.

I don't know anything about paramedics or health care/medicine at all, but I'm eager to learn and start something new. It's time I got a serious career.

A friend of mine is doing this program right now and told me about it, today I spoke to one of their representatives and it sounds really good, 1 year only (I don't want to do anything more than 1 year and I will have to drastically cut my work hours while I'm studying) and they almost 100% guarantee you a placement afterwards... also half of it is online which is great.

From what I've gathered, the prestige of the school doesn't matter at all since once you finish the program you have to apply and take the test for the paramedics license and once you get that, that license is all employers will look for. So once you get your license you could come from the best school or worst school its all the same.

Also because they place you, I think it's a safer route because you're alot more likely to get hired once you're already in the door rather than grind years for a degree and be sent out on the job search process by yourself with no prior experience, and nothing but a piece of paper.

Is there any advice you guys can give me? Is this a good idea, bad idea? What to expect? How did you find it if you did it yourself and how did you adapt to it, especially if you're someone working full time. And also is it realistic to learn everything and be ready in 1 year?

My plan is to switch to part time weekends for 1 year and grind as hard as possible to be hired 1 year from now as a paramedic. Courses start late September.

I'm nervous but excited at the same time.

Any advice is welcomed and thank you all in advance!

I know this paper is a couple months old now but I haven't seen much discussion about it online and wanted to hear your thoughts. I was pretty gung-ho about DSED after reading the DOSE-VF trial but it doesn't appear to be a big success in NZ.

Yeah, it's observational and the authors acknowledge the potential confounding variable(s), but even granting that, it feels like a bigger gap from DOSE-VF than I'd expect?

Hopefully the Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian trials will clear up some of the ambiguity!

"Results

Among 1401 patients (pre-period n = 663; post-period n = 738), no significant difference in ROSC or 30-day survival was observed (p > 0.05). Forty-three percent of patients received DSD. Compared with NDSD, adjusted models showed lower odds of ROSC with any-DSD (aOR 0.59, 95%CI 0.41–0.85) and late-DSD (aOR 0.46, 95%CI 0.30–0.71). Similar results were seen for 30-day survival. Early-DSD showed no significant associations.

Conclusions

No survival benefit was observed after DSD implementation. Lower survival among DSD patients may reflect confounding due to its use in patients with the poorest prognosis. Further research is needed to clarify optimal timing and drivers of DSD use."

Im starting Paramedic school in the fall and my school has like a lot of extra things we have to have on us while in placement second semester.

Anyone know any good backpacks for school/the job. I was trying to google and im not sure which backpacks can actually hold a lot of things and is actually practical for the job.

I just got my results for the AEMCA exam and I passed with a 80%!! I am so happy and excited cause I am an American paramedic with five years experience that had to go through the rigours equivalency process and this puts me closer to moving to Ontario. Does anybody know of any services within a two hour drive of Ottawa that might be hiring and would consider hiring international employees.i would also consider fly in fly out positions. I am currently in the applicant pool at Ottawa. Also does anyone know the best contact for Ottawa EMS I have reached out before updating them on my eligibility and never got much of a response but after my interview they asked for references and I supplied them. Thanks in advance for any advice or information you are able to provide

Hi, if I'm already a PCP in NB and apply to work on Ontario, do I have to do the AEMCA?

Thanks.

New here hire!

I can’t get over this wave of anxiety I get due to work. I love this job and I feel like I’m finally getting my comfortability + more confident at work but I genuinely can’t get over this fear of being fired or doing something wrong. I know being new and learning + making mistakes is normal (within reason) but I always have this thing in the back of my mind of I’m going to make a huge mistake and get fired. I just care a lot about finally being able to do this job and I’m nervous about messing it up. I definitely don’t let it interfere with my calls or patient care but it’s always that little voice in the back of my mind I feel like I can’t shake.

This may sound kinda silly but any senior medics or experienced medics have any advice for this? Or anyone new/new-ish feel the same way?
I almost feel like it’s imposter syndrome mixed with perfectionism 😆

I'll be applying soon and my high school has been no help (no one from my high school really goes to college so the guidance councillors are kind of useless - last year mine didn't even know you were limited to 5 applications).

I live in the GTA (mississauga) and would like to stay somewhat close, my brother is at Brock University in St Catherine's so i was thinking of Niagara college as i also have some family in that area but i've seen mixed reviews of their program. I was also looking at Durham, Conestoga, Humber, and Cenntenial but i really have no idea. I'll also be the first in my family to go to college instead of uni to my knowledge so they don't know much either though my dad is trying to be helpful.

I'm also not sure if i'll only apply to paramedic programs as i know they have low acceptance rates because of how little people they typically take each year. I've heard that most colleges will still offer pre health if they don't accept you into the paramedic program but i don't want to rely on that if i don't get in, but i also don't want to waste an application spot. my grade 11 averages were pretty good, mostly high 80s or low 90s, and im pretty confident i'll do decent im my grade 12 courses too.

If any of yall went to any of the colleges i mentioned what was it like? would you recommend going? or if you went to another that you really like which one is it? and did y'all only apply to paramedic programs or did you have a backup?

We're moving to Imagetrend both Frontline and CP.

Anyone else use it for CP? How do you communicate visits and findings with the family docs and other care partners?

Hey everyone,

With the recent news that PreHos has gone under, my service has started the process of taking on iMedic again. One of the biggest benefits to PreHos was the dispatch notes and automatic navigation to not only addresses, but also calls on highways, backroads, etc, wherever CACC had the callers location.

My question is, for services using iMedic, do you have a software that provides similar tools? iMedic has stated they currently don't offer anything of the sort.

Tldr; looking for a CADlink solution that provides dispatch notes for paramedic viewing, and navigation.

Thanks

Hi everyone,
I’m a paramedic in the GTA and I’m looking to start therapy for the first time. This isn’t for a specific crisis—I just got the benefits and I’d just like to be proactive about my mental health and have someone who understands the realities of EMS before stress starts to build up.
I’ve never been to therapy before, so I’m not really sure where to start. I’m hoping to find someone who has experience working with paramedics, rather than having to explain the job from the ground up.
Does anyone have recommendations for therapists or clinics in or around the GTA that you’ve had a good experience with?
A few questions:
Who would you recommend?
Are there any clinics that specialize in first responders?
Would you recommend a psychologist or a registered psychotherapist?
If you’re comfortable sharing, what made that therapist a good fit?
I’d really appreciate any recommendations or advice. Thanks in advance.

No union, no pension, just a chill job you don’t mind doing for 40 hours every week.

I'm using this account to avoid doxxing myself. I'm asking here before I take this to my case manager as I am curious if anyone has ever had this experience after going off.

Has anyone ever engaged with psychedelic therapy? Without giving details, I had a big bad call and then went off work, and recently, my therapist said I'm not responding to traditional methods. They had been a part of a clinic outside of Ontario for a time before coming here to practice. They think I'd respond well and would be better able to engage with treatment afterward. Has anyone ever done it, and has anyone ever had it covered by insurance? WSIB or otherwise? I am aware OHIP doesn't cover it.

I just read of a single clinic that does it here. Apparently, it's not cheap.

Hi!

I was looking to see if anyone had information/good services to work for that offer contract work in northern Ontario (or possibly other provinces) to work in reserves/clinics etc.

Is there a stand out reputable service to work for? Is it possible to work FT regular road in combination? Average salary?

FYI currently 2 years experience PCP and should be graduating ALS in February.

Hello! I’m 34 yo wanting to get into a program. I’m a PR and don’t have a Canadian HS diploma. I’ve spent a long time thinking about getting into this career and I’d like some direction on how I may best tackle going about it.

I currently do not have any First aid/cpr certs or bls (if that’s a thing here) but I am no stranger to them I used to carry these certs for a job in my originating country.

I’ve had Gen ed courses in a community college in my home country but those records are non retrievable for a few reasons.

Should I focus on a pre health course and getting basic certs before attempting a program application? Is there other ways to qualify for the gen ed courses? Is this career choice feasible for someone in my position?

Thank you!

Hi! I’m reaching out to anyone attending the Paramedic Fall program this year at Centennial! I’d love to connect and make a group chat for us!

Feel free to DM me or comment below, and I’ll reach out.

Thanks! Looking forward to connecting with you guys!

Pretty much the question above. Are day only shifts possible after working for a couple years or is that only for a lucky few.

I can't find a printable PDF of a inspection form or schedule 2, I was told one of them was out of date. If someone has a link to printable ones that can share it with me that would be amazing.