ST . JOHN AMBULANCE CANADA
JAMES WILLIAMSON , DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY , AND SHAWN MCLAREN , CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER , DETAIL THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OCCURRING AT ST . JOHN AMBULANCE CANADA
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A cross the globe , organizations are employing technology to find new and improved ways of conducting their operations , with benefits on offer to both the newest startups and the most venerable institutions . St . John Ambulance Canada ( SJA ) can trace its lineage back over 900 years , with the modern Canadian organization founded in 1883 . The charity is dedicated to helping Canadians via health and safety training courses and first aid volunteers .
“ We have two different aspects to what we do ,” says Shawn McLaren , Chief Learning Officer . “ One is first aid training . We train over 500,000 people a year in first aid and CPR . There are various advancement courses – anything from a basic one-day course to courses that are 80 hours long teaching advanced first responder skills . The other side of what we do is our volunteering . We train people to become medical first responders . They still hand over to paramedics when necessary , but they receive upwards of 40 to 80 hours of training
SEPTEMBER 2019