Brent McLeod

TL;DR: A paramedic-led, community-based health promotion program (CP@clinic) significantly lowered the number of ambulance calls, improved QALYs and ability to perform usual activities, and lowered systolic blood pressure among older adults living in subsidized housing.

TL;DR: CHAP-EMS was associated with a reduction in emergency calls and participant blood pressure and a tendency towards lowered diabetes risk after one year of implementation within a low income subsidized housing building with a history of high EMS calls.

TL;DR: CP@clinic showed a significant decrease in EMS calls, decrease in BP, and improvement in QALYs among older adults in subsidizing public housing, suggesting this simple program should be replicated in other communities with public housing.

TL;DR: Frequent callers of EMS in the Hamilton region had high rates of social loneliness and poverty, and low quality of life, indicating a need for health service optimization for this vulnerable population.

TL;DR: A community paramedicine programme targeting seniors in subsidised housing, a high-risk population and frequent users of emergency medical services (EMS), to reduce EMS calls, improve health outcomes and healthcare utilisation is implemented.