From Burnout to Flourishing: Rethinking Paramedic Wellbeing with Paige Mason

Today on the Pre-Hospital Care Podcast, we are joined by Paige
Mason, MA, a researcher, paramedic, and educator whose work
reframes how we think about wellbeing on the front line. In this
episode, we unpack her work and what it means for individual
paramedics, teams, and services striving to build resilient,
healthy, and sustainable careers in pre-hospital care.


Paige is a Primary Care Paramedic with the Ottawa Paramedic
Service and a member of the McNally Project for Paramedicine
Research, where she advocates for paramedic-driven inquiry. 
She holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology from Western
University and completed her Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary
Studies at Royal Roads University, graduating with distinction
for her thesis, Paramedic Flourishing at Work: A Way Forward. Her
research explores what enables some paramedics to thrive in one
of the most demanding health professions, shifting the focus from
reducing burnout to understanding and fostering workplace
flourishing. 


Paige’s interests span organisational culture, human factors,
decision making, positive psychology, and appreciative inquiry in
paramedicine. Paige's research can be found here:
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This Podcast is sponsored by World Extreme
Medicine.


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Their programmes focus on practical, experience-led learning,
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