Community Paramedicine: An approach to people's social determinates of health vs the traditional clinical approach

Friday, September 22, 2023

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT

Location: 245

CE: 1

Co-Speaker(s)

Tira Card, M.S., EMT-P, CP-C, CRAT (she/her/hers)

Clinical QA and Training Specialist
Zoll Medical Corporation
Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
Melissa Butscher, CP-C, EMT-P (she/her/hers)

Advanced Care Paramedic
UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Disclosure(s):

Tira Card, M.S., EMT-P, CP-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Melissa Butscher, CP-C, EMT-P: No financial relationships to disclose

Healthcare disparities exist in all genders, ages, races, ethnicities, and sexual orientations. Treating patients like checklists has created a systemic loss of respect for healthcare professionals. Community paramedicine programs create a unique opportunity to approach community medicine by focusing on social determinants of health, that impact a patient's overall well-being and ability to self-navigate their personal goal, as well as healthcare goals, that are important to them. Giving a patient the ability to feel in control of their lives in critical moments, is a new gift we can deliver to our communities.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to define social determinants of health and give examples.
Upon completion, participants will be able to discuss existing health disparities in the United States, and further discuss ways to help patients and communities overcome them.
Upon completion, the participant will be able to evaluate the pros and cons of traditional clinical healthcare approaches and those of social determinants of health.