Congratulations to our two newest groups to the Medical Venturer (MedVents) program family.
If you are interested in joining us, use one of these links 33rd Greater Victoria Emergency Services Group or Vancouver Island Scouts. Please use their contact page to contact them.
One day we will have at least one MedVent group in each of the provinces and territories.
Saturday, January 7, 2012, saw over 30 MedVent youth and advisors from across Canada, Halifax to Edmonton, gather at York EMS Headquarters in Newmarket ON for the first ever MedVent Roundtable. The goal of the day was to meet other MedVents; discuss the MedVent program and how we can make it better.
The day started with a presentation from National on the Memorandum of Understanding needed to set up a MedVent program as well as the new Scouts Canada insurance policy. It was great to get clarity on many of the new requirements set out in this policy.
On Saturday, January 7, 2012, MedVents from all across Canada got together to discuss anything and everything related to the program. During the event, we were able to go to a separate boardroom, where we were given the opportunity to speak freely with other youth members in the program.
Congratulations to our newest member of the Medical Venturer (MedVent) family. The 166th Blue Quill Scouts, located in Edmonton Alberta, have added a Medical Venture Company to their Scout Group in the fall of 2011.
MedVents from across Canada are helping out at the Pacific Jamboree 2011, taking place on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia.
For many years Scouts Canada has successfully partnered with a variety of public safety agencies to provide Theme Based, or as it was previously know Vocational Venturering, opportunities for Canadian youth. A highly visible example of the success of these programs was the 80 MedVents that provided professional quality emergency medical service for us at CJ07.
When nearly 8000 people descended on the biggest Scout Jamboree in Canadian history, specially trained MedVent Scouts from Toronto and other EMS services in Ontario were on hand to provide Medical support.
This Jamboree marked 100 years of Scouting worldwide. Participants came from all over Canada as well as from the U.S.A., Kenya, Switzerland, the U.K., and Taiwan.
The medical team consisting of physicians, nurses and over 80 MedVent youth and advisors took care of around 1200 requests for medical service involving everything from heat related illnesses to fractures.
