1. Pierre Poirier, Leader Paramedic Community of Practice 2014 September 17-18 Ottawa, Ontario 1

2. Technology. The application of new technologies. Establishing the application (policy and protocol) in relation to the Standards Framework. 2

3. Infection Control: Standards for disinfection. Standards for PPE for first responders. How do we protect our patients and paramedics? 3

4. Paramedic mental health: Increasing resilience and providing appropriate mental health services. 4

5. Economics of paramedicine: Sustainability and the performance metrics related to levels of service, and community safety and well being. 5

6. Physical Demands Analyses. Workplace analyses including the ergonomics of the newest no-lift stretchers (independent evaluation). Test and Evaluation. 6

7. Specialty Services. Standards development related to Tactical, Marine, Bike, CBRNE, USAR, community paramedicine and others. What services are provided to what competency and integrated to others complementary service providers.

8. Education. Developing standards related to how paramedics are taught and how they maintain competency? How does the profession create leaders? 8

9. Implementable Policy and Strategy (1) Protected and Connected Practitioners (2) Rapid Technology Assessment and Insertion (3) Resilient Infrastructure (4) Secure but Open Borders (5) Alert and Resilient Communities (6)

10. rankarea of researchCSSP 1Technology/Standards development 1.3. 2Infection Control 2.4. 3Mental Health/psychological resilience 2.6. 4Economics/Performance Metrics 1. 5Physical Demands Analyses/workplace 1.2.3. 6Specialty Services/community paramedicine 1.2.5.6. 7Education 1.2.

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