Table 4 Relevance of potential CPC activities
Very relevant/relevant = relevant not relevant/very irrelevant = not relevant | Relevant | Not relevant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Responses | % of total responses | Responses | % of total responses | Total response to question | |
Practical training scenarios | 313 | 97% | 2 | 0.6% | 321 |
Annual cardiac first response/CPR revalidation | 311 | 97% | 6 | 2% | 322 |
Attending courses accredited by PHECC | 307 | 96% | 2 | 0.6% | 319 |
Doing a duty with paramedics/advanced paramedics | 306 | 95% | 7 | 2% | 321 |
Major Incident/emergency exercises | 297 | 93% | 7 | 2% | 319 |
Training on a simulation manikin | 297 | 92% | 7 | 2% | 321 |
Access to e-learning followed by related practice | 291 | 91% | 5 | 2% | 320 |
Keeping a portfolio of CPC activities | 288 | 90% | 4 | 1% | 319 |
Mentoring others | 277 | 87% | 12 | 4% | 317 |
Lecturing/teaching | 276 | 86% | 15 | 5% | 319 |
Access to medical journals/medical books | 266 | 83% | 11 | 3% | 320 |
Regular practical assessments | 253 | 79% | 13 | 4% | 319 |
Being a tutor | 251 | 79% | 19 | 6% | 316 |
Appraisal with senior EMT Officer (or above) | 248 | 78% | 20 | 6% | 319 |
Relevant conferences e.g RESUS | 246 | 78% | 18 | 6% | 317 |
Being an examiner | 222 | 69% | 30 | 9% | 319 |
Appraisal with a doctor/medical supervisor | 207 | 65% | 37 | 11% | 320 |
Case study review | 204 | 64% | 20 | 6% | 317 |
First aid competitions | 159 | 50% | 78 | 25% | 315 |
Project work | 152 | 48% | 50 | 16% | 318 |
Appraisal of journal publications | 124 | 39% | 62 | 20% | 316 |
e-learning modules only and no related practice | 109 | 35% | 101 | 32% | 313 |