Community Paramedicine at Clinic (CP@clinic) is an innovative, evidence-based chronic disease prevention, management, and health promotion program that seeks to:

Improve older adults’ health and quality of life, and reduce their social isolation
Better connect older adults with primary care and community resources
Reduce the economic burden of avoidable 911 calls by older adults

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Lives Improved

"When the CP@clinic paramedics come, you sit down and talk to them, and you find out it’s not something you needed to go to the hospital for... you get peace of mind"
~ Quote from CP@clinic Participant

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Paramedic Services

To date, 17 of the 49 (35%) paramedic services across Ontario are running CP@clinic. Program expansion across Ontario and Canada is in progress!

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CP@clinic Sites

Current CP@clinic locations include 118 subsidized housing buildings. Shelters coming soon!

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COVID 19 Pandemic and CP@clinic

The mode of delivery of the program has been adapted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its implementation includes Virtual, home visit, and in person program sessions/clinics in accordance with public health guidelines guided by the advice of the CP@clinic Executive Committee and our CP@clinic partners, and based on the following principles:

Safety

Compliance

Adaptability

Virtual

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Program Impact

Partners

Brant, Chatham-Kent, Essex-Windsor, Frontenac, Grey, Guelph, Halton, Hamilton, Hastings, Hearst, Iroquois Falls, Matheson, Norfolk, Peel, Simcoe, Sudbury, Timmins and York Region

Dr. Gina Agarwal and the McMaster Community Paramedicine Research Team were awarded Health Care Policy Contribution Program (HCPCP) funding by Health Canada to expand the innovative Community Paramedicine at Clinic (CP@clinic) program with paramedic services across Canada.

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New and Noteworthy

How paramedics can help keep older Ontarians healthy — and out of the ER

Started in Hamilton, the CP@Clinic program sends paramedics into the community to offer medical advice, check-ins, and social connection.

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CP@clinic/CP@home Program Training has received accreditation from the Global Paramedic Higher Education Council

We are excited to announce that the CP@clinic/CP@home Program Training has received accreditation from the Global Paramedic Higher Education Council @GPHEC! We will be offering updated, accredited CP@clinic/CP@home Program training to Paramedic Services implementing our Program!

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