Rate My Professor Phillip Ebbs

Phillip Ebbs is the Associate Head of Work Integrated Learning and Partnerships in the School of Paramedicine and Public Safety at the University of Tasmania. His professional background includes over 14 years as a paramedic in New South Wales, complemented by academic appointments as a Senior Lecturer in Paramedicine. Ebbs holds a Master of Health Science (MHSci), Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education (GradCertClinEd), and Diploma in Paramedic Science (DipParaSci). These qualifications underpin his contributions to paramedic education and research.

Ebbs specializes in paramedicine, with research interests spanning ethics and law in paramedic practice, patient safety, infection prevention and control among paramedics, consent and capacity in emergency settings, prehospital management of conditions like STEMI, and work integrated learning. His key publications include 'Infection prevention and control among paramedics: a scoping review' (2024, co-authored with N. Taylor, M. Simpson, J. Cox, T. Vanniasinkam), 'Ethics and law in paramedic practice: boundaries of capacity and interests' (2020, with H. Carver, D. Moritz), 'Gender bias in text-to-image generative artificial intelligence depiction of Australian paramedics and first responders' (2025, with G. Currie, J. Hewis), 'Consent and refusal of treatment by older children in emergency settings' (2021, with D. Moritz), 'Paramedic ethics, capacity and the treatment of vulnerable patients' (2020, with D. Moritz, H. Carver), 'Prehospital clopidogrel use and STEMI management: a review' (2021, with R. Hollier, M. Sealy, N. Ross), 'Effectively leading within complex organisations' (2024), 'Principlism in paramedicine: an examination of applied healthcare ethics' (2020, with H. Carver, D. Moritz), 'A need to balance technical and non-technical skills' (2019, with P. Gonzalez), 'Student paramedic views of an international clinical and cultural learning experience' (2018, with B. Delisle), and 'Do clinical safety charts improve paramedic key performance indicator results? (a clinical improvement programme evaluation)' (2010, with P.M. Middleton, A. Bonner, A. Loudfoot, P. Elliott). These works address critical aspects of paramedic practice, education, and leadership.