Council Elections: Call for Nominations
As a co-regulated profession, we need strong leaders to step up and help guide the profession. We are excited to announce that nominations for the Alberta College of Paramedics Council are now open. For the 2022 elections, there are two, three-year term positions open. For more information about Council and to assess your eligibility, please review Bylaw 2.4 and 2.5.Read More
Submitting Continuing Competence activities in the new member portal
With the launch of the new member portal, the College has created a simplified process that is more mobile-friendly for adding Continuing Competence (CC) credits. Log into the member portal and select the fifth page (icon) on the navigation bar, opening the Continuing Competence page. Click the plus sign to select the Registration year and click SAVE. If you haveRead More
Develop Your Skills and Understanding Around Substance Use Disorders
Please note, this information was current as of March 29, 2022 and the courses listed below may have been updated or changed. Please refer to the up to date list of CE activities provided here or in your member portal. The Continuing Competence program is an opportunity for members to develop their professional practice inRead More
CEO Message – Completed Phase One of the New Portal Launch
On March 7, the College officially launched the new member portal, also known as Alinity. This has been a project that we have been working on since the summer of last year. A few things prompted this change including the College needing to shift the website and member portal to align with the regulatory changes brought on by Bill 46.Read More
Alberta EMR wins COPR’s 2021 EMR Award of Excellence
The Alberta College of Paramedics would like to extend a congratulations to Joseph Ablitt for receiving the COPR’s 2021 EMR Award of Excellence. Joseph scored the highest mark on the COPR EMR exam in 2021 out of 450 candidates. Below is the press release from COPR and Joseph’s full bio, along with the other recipients, can be found here.
Looking for Continuing Competence activity options that are free and online?
Please note, this information was current as of March 10, 2022 and the courses listed below may have been updated or changed. Please refer to the up to date list of CE activities provided here or in your member portal. Looking for Continuing Competence activity options that are free and online? As part of the HealthRead More
Welcome to Alinity (the new member portal)
The Alberta College of Paramedics is excited to announce completion of phase one which includes the new member portal. In this portal you will find an updated look and feel to the platform, a more mobile-friendly system, and a simplified process for registration and adding continuing competence credits. How to log-in for the first time The Alinity platform requires eachRead More
Member Portal Launching Next Week
The College is excited to announce that the new member portal is ready to launch on Monday, March 7. The transition to the Alinity platform, offered by Alberta-based SoftWorks Group Inc. was brought on by overwhelming feedback from members about the current portal being outdated, not intuitive and overall frustrating. The member portal launch is being separated into four phases.Read More
Registrar’s Message: A seat at the table
In this message, I would like to take a few moments to highlight a key pillar in our strategic plan and let you know how we are working on fulfilling our goals in this area. I suspect there are more than a few members who may not be familiar with the College’s 2020 Strategic Plan or why it is anRead More
The timeline and phases for the member portal transition
The transition to the Alinity platform, offered by Alberta-based SoftWorks Group Inc. is on track for the phase one launch on March 7. The full transition is separated into a four-phase transition with important changes happening over the course of the next year. What are the phases and what to expect: Phase one consists of the initial change to theRead More
Understanding the Standards of Practice, Self-reporting (1.4)
The Standards of Practice are essential to ensure quality care is provided to all Albertans by all healthcare professions. These Standards not only provide direction to regulated members in the provision of care but also explain elements of care that patients and the public can expect in their professional interactions with regulated members. The College’s Standards of Practice (or SoPs)Read More
Alberta EMS Advisory Committee
Yesterday, the Alberta government announced the launch of the Alberta EMS Advisory Committee. This is in response to a growing demand for EMS services in our province. Throughout this pandemic there have been record high call volumes combined with staffing shortages which has led to a massive strain on the system and all our regulated members trying their best toRead More