Infographic on the 2022 publication from the VIP Lab in the Journal of Paramedic Practice. On the top left is the title, which is Paramedics’ Perspectives on the Community Paramedic Role in Ontario. On the top right are logos of the VIP Research Lab, CP at clinic, and McMaster University’s Department of Family Medicine. Below the title, there is a gray icon of a laptop to the left of the infographic and next to the icon is text that says This study was a cross-sectional, web-based survey of Ontario paramedics that measured perceptions, support, interest, and training in Community Paramedicine (CP). Below this is text that says Characteristics of Study Participants n equals 452. Under this text, there are 3 gold-coloured ovals that are centred on the infographic. The text inside of the first oval says 58 percent male. The text inside of the second oval says 47 percent primary care paramedics. The text inside of the third oval says 33 percent had modified duty experience. Underneath these 3 ovals is text that says Perceived Roles of Community Paramedics, with a subtitle under that says The top 5 perceived roles of CP were. Under this text, there is a large green rectangle that extends the width of the infographic. Inside of the green rectangle, there are 5 icons with text underneath each icon. The first icon is a hospital with text under it that says Treating people in their homes and not Transporting 85 percent. The second icon is a person with a clock, laptop, paper, and a person’s head circle them. The text under this icon says Providing community resource referrals 79 percent. The third icon is a lightbulb and the text under it says Expanded skill set and role 78 percent. The fourth icon is a book and the text under it says Community education 76 percent. The fifth icon is a hand holding a gear, a person, and a wifi signal. The text under it says Providing a community resource 74 percent. Below this group of icons and text, there is a heading on the left side of the page that says Support and Interest in Community Paramedicine. There is text under that says Majority of paramedic respondents were. Below this text, there is a list of three pink icons with text beside each one. The first icon is a pair of shaking hands. There is text beside the first icon that says Very supportive of CP. The second icon is a person pointing at a presenter screen. Beside this icon is text that says Interested in CP training. The third icon is a person with their hand up. Beside this icon is text that says Interested in participating in a CP role. On the right side of the infographic, beside the text that says Support and interest in community paramedicine, is a heading that says Training in community paramedicine. There is text under that says Paramedic respondents expressed. Below this text, there is a list of three pink icons with text beside each one. The first icon is a person teaching a class. Next to this icon is text that says CP training should be available to those who are interested and at any stage of their career. The second icon is an exclamation mark in a circle. Beside this icon is text that says Very few paramedics supported mandatory training. The third icon is a person juggling a globe, a graduation cap, and a book. Beside this icon is text that says most preferred training methods were hands-on, in-person classes, and online modules. Near the bottom of the infographic, there is a blue rectangle that extends the width of the infographic. Inside of this blue rectangle, there is an icon of an ambulance on the left side. There is also a header that says Main take home point. Under the header, there is text that says Paramedics view multiple functions within the community paramedic role and are very supportive and interested in community paramedicine. Across the bottom of the infographic from left to right is the website CP at clinic dot CA, the twitter handle CP at clinic, the website VIP Research Lab dot CA, and the twitter handle for VIP Research Lab. Below these twitter handles and websites is text that says author names, which are Gina Agarwal, Melissa Pirrie, Ricardo Angeles, Francine Marzanek, Amelia Keenan, Brent McLeod, Krista Cockerell, and Buck Reed.
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