ACTION REQUIRED | ALS PCS v.4.9

*Please note that version 4.9 of the ALS PCS is now in force. You can find the latest version here.

*We have created an optional webinar to help review the changes in this iteration of the ALS PCS: here

Below please find a link to the Paramedic Portal of Ontario (PPO) where you will find an education memo from the Ontario Base Hospital Group Education Subcommittee. The memo outlines the changes to the ALS PCS that will come into force February 1, 2022.

We require you to log into the PPO and read the memo prior to February 1 to ensure you are aware of the changes incorporated in version 4.9 of the ALS PCS. You will be required to confirm that you have read the memo within the PPO. There will be no additional training offered. You are able to print or download the memo from the PPO should you wish to.  

Please note that the changes do not come into force until February 1, 2022 so please do not utilize the revised directives until that date.


To access the memo, follow the steps outlined below:

1. Go to www.paramedicportalontario.ca and log into your account 2. Click on the Transcript icon located on the homepage 3. On your transcript, scroll to the section called “SWORBHP Education Resources” 4. Click “Advanced Life Support Patient Care Standards (ALS PCS) Version 4.9 Memo” 5. Please read the memo and complete the Acknowledgement of Completion

Please ensure you complete the Acknowledgement of Completion. If this step is missed, it will be recorded that the course is incomplete.


Please contact us at SWORBHP@lhsc.on.ca if you have any questions.