Ryan Strum

Assistant Professor @HEI_McMaster, Researcher @ResearchStJoes, Advanced Care Paramedic #Toronto | Researching Paramedic and ED Healthcare

[Emergency Medicine Journal @EmergencyMedBMJ]

Out Now!

July 2025's new edition is out now.

https://t.co/bZ6qel6pM0

Here is a flavour of the topics included...

Major Incidents 🚑 🚨

A survey of major incident preparedness in English type 1 emergency departments https://t.co/NcyFpjSPdi

Emergency Medicine Professionals 👩‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️

Multicentre cross-sectional study to assess nursing workload in Belgian emergency departments https://t.co/N8JW7WDodd

Global health experience of staff working in UK emergency care: a reflexive thematic analysis https://t.co/wBwGUTAkjT

Low-acuity patients

Identifying and profiling prearrival characteristics of avoidable emergency department visits transported by paramedics: a cohort study using linked prehospital and hospital data https://t.co/fQTJ7xSXih

@RCollEM @RCEMpresident

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

#HamOnt study found it's safe for paramedics to treat and discharge patients.

Ryan Strum, lead author & @HEI_mcmaster assistant professor, spoke with @TheSpec about the research, which is the first of four evaluations of the expanded role of paramedics.

https://t.co/2cWr2dBSLM

[Hamilton Spectator @TheSpec]

Is it safe for paramedics to treat patients instead of taking them to hospital? https://t.co/5d4x3qY6Ur

[Ryan Strum @Ryan_Strum]

Just published: Ontario’s first evaluation of paramedic Treat & Discharge

✅Very low 911/ED use within 7 days
✅No admissions or deaths
✅Fewer ED visits

Paramedics are shaping new care models
🔗https://t.co/lxMmLWbuez

@ResearchStJoes @HEI_mcmaster @CPER_HHS @OAPCMedia

[Ryan Strum @Ryan_Strum]

"Certain Hamilton neighbourhoods more likely to use the ER: Study finds avoidable visits linked to low income, less education and housing insecurity."

Our recent @ResearchStJoes research today in @TheSpec

Thanks to our team of @MondouxShawn @Andrew_P_Costa @mcl3od_brent

[Hamilton Spectator @TheSpec]

Certain Hamilton neighbourhoods more likely to use the ER "for conditions that could have been treated in the community" https://t.co/1nmuO1Ace0

[CPER @CPER_HHS]

Time is running out to register for Cper Journal Club: Beyond the ED on Sept 19,2024 @ 12:00. This is a free virtual event.

@Ryan_Strum ACP, PHD, discusses research that has helped support paramedic alternatives care models in Ontario.

Register at:
https://t.co/J1JTcoBqOr

[Ryan Strum @Ryan_Strum]

New research today:

❗️Post-Covid growth rates in paramedic 911 calls and ED transports have surpassed pre-pandemic levels
https://t.co/2PqF0qAHpG

Thanks to @mcl3od_brent @DrShawnMondoux @millerpaulq @Andrew_P_Costa

Support from @ResearchStJoes

[Ryan Strum @Ryan_Strum]

Grateful and humbled for this recognition of our research from @ResearchStJoes @HEI_mcmaster!

Poster can be found here: https://t.co/NQ9rf6u2rl

Special thanks to our research team @Andrew_P_Costa @mcl3od_brent @DrShawnMondoux @millerpaulq and @HPS_Paramedics

[Canadian Paramedicine Research Day @canprd_spucan]

Congratulations to our Abstract Winners!!! Speaker recordings will be available May 31, 2024, you can view them on our website https://t.co/S6g4gs1QTL #CanPRD #SPUCan #Paramedicine #ParamedicineResearch

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Thank you @Andrew_P_Costa and thesis committee for your constant mentorship, guidance and encouragement - couldn't have done it without you!

Looking forward to our new research coming this year with @ResearchStJoes @HEI_mcmaster @StJoesCIC

[Andrew Costa @Andrew_P_Costa]

Dr. @Ryan_Strum defends his thesis “ the development and validation of the emergency department avoidability classification”. 🎉

Thanks to @LaurenGriff1, @WalterTava Andrew Worster, and defence chair @MGVanstone .

This work upends the use of other classifications that are grossly misused. Really important!!

@HEI_mcmaster @BDG_Research @McNallyProject @Send_Paramedics @ResearchStJoes @StJoesCIC

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@WalterTava @McNallyProject Thank you @WalterTava! Looking forward to many more research collaborations coming this year

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@TheSGEM @alandrummond2 @flindall_steve @Kapur_AK I'm consistently amazed @CIHR_IRSC hasn't allocated specific catalyst/team grants to tackle this issue head-on #EDinnovation

Can't think of a healthcare issue more aligned with their quadruple aims

To improve:
-population outcomes
-care
-provider satisfaction
-⬇️ cost/⬆️ value

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@Andrew_P_Costa @ResearchStJoes @StJoesCIC @DrShawnMondoux Thank you @Andrew_P_Costa, looking forward to it! @ResearchStJoes

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Thank you @machealthsci for highlighting our work in @CBCHamilton

Big thank you to our investigative team at McMaster: @Andrew_P_Costa @DrShawnMondoux @modeRNemerg @millerpaulq @ProfBEEM @RickFerron

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

"This research really underscores the need to increase our support and resources for these patients who are struggling," says @Ryan_Strum, lead author and PhD student @HEI_mcmaster.

https://t.co/lVjwjYy1m2

[CBC Hamilton @CBCHamilton]

Ontario paramedics see number of patients rushed to hospital related to opioid use quadruple in decade: study. https://t.co/uE0qUx6rA4 #HamOnt

[Ryan Strum @Ryan_Strum]

@ICESOntario @McMasterU @machealthsci @ONThealth

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Thank you @TheSpec for covering our research, highlighting the impacts of opioids on EDs and paramedic systems in Ontario

➡️Opioids have much more of an impact on the emergency healthcare system than overdoses and deaths alone

@HEI_mcmaster

[Hamilton Spectator @TheSpec]

A McMaster study @McMasterU has found the opioid crisis is taking a far greater toll on the health-care system than previously believed, @jfrketich reports
https://t.co/SIN2deoAsx

[ICES @ICESOntario]

New study reveals important implications for healthcare leaders in Ontario and other Canadian provinces re: impact of the #OpioidCrisis on emergency departments and paramedic transports https://t.co/b8QsuC4Tas @Ryan_Strum @PLOSONE

[Ryan Strum @Ryan_Strum]

❗️Impacts of opioids-crisis on EDs and paramedic systems far larger than solely overdoses

Newest in @PLOSONE, @ICESOntario. Article
https://t.co/GxDBCpcEGu

@DrShawnMondoux @modeRNemerg @millerpaulq @ProfBEEM @RickFerron @Andrew_P_Costa @HEI_mcmaster

[ICES @ICESOntario]

New study examines the impact of the #OpioidCrisis on emergency departments (ED) and paramedic services https://t.co/b8QsuC4Tas @Ryan_Strum @PLOSONE

[ICES @ICESOntario]

Increased demand for paramedic transports contributes to #EmergencyDepartment wait times in #Ontario https://t.co/XMy79CqwMx @Andrew_P_Costa @McMasterU @CJEMonline

[Ryan Strum @Ryan_Strum]

New in @PLOSONE

Machine learning (a branch of AI) determined 4 prehospital characteristics were important predictors of admission for emergent pts

Prehospital variables have predictive utility of ED visits in ML algorithms

@AaronJonesStats @modeRNemerg
https://t.co/WSLUHqWPeV