Continuous Professional Competence (CPC) for emergency medical technicians in Ireland: educational needs assessment

Shane Knox, Walter Cullen and Colum Dunne

Abstract

Background

As in other countries, the Irish Regulator for Pre-Hospital practitioners, the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC), will introduce a Continuous Professional Competence (CPC) framework for all Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), Paramedics and Advanced Paramedics (APs). This framework involves EMTs participating in regular and structured training to maintain professional competence and enable continuous professional developments.

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