Hello, everyone. I hope you have all had an enjoyable summer. With fall right around the corner, our team has much to look back on from these past few months, and much to look forward to.
To celebrate the College’s 25th anniversary of officially becoming a regulatory college, we have launched a unique challenge coin for purchase through our public or members’ website. We recognize the pride members take in their careers, and felt this anniversary was a great opportunity to honour this hard work and dedication. The orders are already flying in, with lots of positive feedback to boot. If you’ve already placed your order, you can look forward to receiving your challenge coin soon.
Renewal kicked off August 1 and will remain open until September 30. Our staff are here to answer questions, so don’t hesitate to reach out by phone, email or through our online chat box. Some of the most common questions we’ve received involve medical or parental leaves, so we have also included an article in this newsletter with more information on completing renewal if you are, or were, on a leave from practice. This renewal, the annual registration fees are $445, following a $25 fee decrease rolled out earlier this summer.
I am pleased to confirm that, after many impressive interviews, we have filled the two open Council positions. The caliber of the candidates this year were very exciting, both for the future of Council and for the future of paramedicine in our province at large. I am looking forward to working with our two new members in the fall and thank both of them for stepping up to serve their profession.
I also want to thank all of those who completed our recent Learning Management System and Continuing Competence feedback surveys. We deeply value your opinions and look forward to using the insights found to improve both programs. Our team is hard at work creating a new course for our LMS on Documentation, which will be available before the end of the year.
If you missed the chance to participate in these surveys, we always welcome your questions and feedback at CC@ABparamedics.com or LMS@ABparamedics.com.
Sincerely,
Wendy Dugas, CEO