2023 SRBH Annual Certification Education (formerly Mandatory CME)

The 2023 Sunnybrook Regional Base Hospital (SRBH) Annual Certification Education (ACE) will be an eight (8) hour in-person session. Paramedics are required to complete the Annual Certification Education on a scheduled day off.

Key Points

  • In-person sessions are scheduled from August 23, 2023 to December 8, 2023.
  • Sessions will be offered at 2 locations, depending on the date chosen:
    • SRBH classroom, 77 Browns Line, Etobicoke, ON
    • Toronto Paramedic Services classroom, 4330 Dufferin St, North York, ON
  • ACE will run from 08:00 to 16:00.
  • Paramedics can sign up for their preferred ACE date by logging into the Ontario Paramedic Portal and selecting “SRBH 2023 Annual Certification Education In-Class” in the transcripts section, or by clicking the following link:

https://paramedicportalontario.ca/report/mygrades/index.php.

All Paramedics must sign up no later than July 23, 2023. Please review the attached Base Hospital memorandum carefully for details regarding in-class sessions.

Compensation

  • Full-time Paramedics will be compensated with 8 hours of overtime pay or lieu time earned.
  • Part-time Paramedics will be compensated with 8 hours at the applicable rate. The “applicable rate” is either straight time or time-and-one-half depending on the total hours worked within the six-week cycle. For hours in excess of 240 hours within the six-week cycle, the applicable rate will be time-and-one-half.

Late Arrival / Sick

 Please ensure you give yourself time to arrive at your scheduled location. As per SRBH policy, paramedics over 30 minutes late will not be able to attend and must reschedule. If you are sick on your scheduled day, please book off with an operations superintendent and rebook your ACE as soon as possible through the Paramedic Portal.

Accommodations

 The Division will comply with its human rights obligations to accommodate employees who are legally entitled to accommodation. To begin the accommodation process, a formal accommodation request is required and must be submitted using the Request/Document Accommodation Plans Form and in accordance with the Accommodation Policy. Requests for accommodation must be sent to CME@toronto.ca

 Paramedics who are currently administratively deactivated by the Base Hospital should not register for this ACE. This content will be incorporated into return-to-practice education. Questions regarding Paramedic status with the Base Hospital may be directed to Eunice Lubbe via email (eunice.lubbe@sunnybrook.ca).

Any other questions can be directed to CME@toronto.ca.

Sincerely,
(Original signed by)
April Hugh