This study was conducted as part of an ongoing project to develop a program of research for the Health Sciences Division (HSD) at the Justice Institute of British Columbia. The project identified three to five areas which the HSD will strategically engage in, actively seeking partnerships and funding for. A second goal involved identifying areas of “opportunistic interest” – potential topics or projects that the Division might engage in if external funding or opportunity presented itself. The third objective was to develop topics and projects that faculty and students could use for developing research and scholarly activity as part of their ongoing courses.
A framework for describing four dimensions of paramedic practice: Practitioners, Practice Setting, Care and Patient Disposition. The framework emerged from a qualitative study conducted to identify potential research directions and opportunities to advance paramedicine and paramedic education at Justice Institute of British Columbia in Canada.
