PHECC Voice - December 2017
PHEC
December 13, 2017

Seasons Greetings from PHECC

The staff at PHECC wish all our registrants, stakeholders and members of the public a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year.  

We offer our sincere thanks for your support and goodwill throughout the year and we are looking forward to continuing our involvement in the provision of quality pre-hospital emergency care during 2018.

 

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Paramedic Examination Standard Research Workshop

PHECC is working towards the development of a new PHECC NQEMT Paramedic Examination Standard, for implementation in 2018 by all recognised institutions (RIs). To this end, we recently held a Research Workshop which was attended by:

  • Representatives from each RI at Paramedic level
  • PHECC Exam Quality
  • Test Item Writers at Paramedic level and above
  • All facilitators and
  • Members of the Education and Standards Committee.

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Evidence Based Practice

In the pre-hospital environment, evidence based practice (EBP) is about identifying the best available evidence and applying clinical expertise to interpret it. Simply performing clinical practice in the same way as you always did may not result in the optimum care for your patients every time. 

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Continuous Professional Competency (CPC) for Paramedics and Advanced Paramedics

Clinical leadership is key to both promoting high-quality clinical care and transforming services to achieve higher levels of excellence. (Stanwick and McKimm, 2011).

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Practitioner Registration Amendments

Council, at their meeting in October, approved a revised and updated Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics as well as the Registration Declaration for practitioners. The revision, based on the guidance of PHECC’s legal advisors, is designed to update terminology and maintain currency.

The amended Code and Declaration will be activated from 1 January 2018, and will be effective for you either on your initial registration or the next time you re-register.

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Information from the Health Product Regulatory Authority (HPRA)

Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) – Safety Notice

The HPRA* recently issued a press release about automated external defibrillators AEDs that require urgent updates. There are five models affected so it is important that organisations and individuals that have an AED check to see if an upgrade is needed. The press release provides links to its webpage specific to AEDs and an information leaflet on AEDs.

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European Resuscitation Academy Ireland

CFR Ireland and the European Resuscitation Academy, funded and supported by PHECC, were delighted to host the first ever European Resuscitation Academy (ERA) in Ireland in November. The event was run over two days on the 10th and 11th of November at Palmerstown House, Naas, Co Kildare.

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Work Positive Tool and CISM Network Ireland Seminar

CISM Network Ireland (of which PHECC is a member) have been selected as finalists in the 2017 Civil Service Excellence and Innovation Awards for its Work Positiveci tool in the category of Research Analytics and Insight. Work Positiveci provides feedback on workplace stress, employee psychological wellbeing and critical incident exposure in the workplace. It delivers structured guidance enabling organisations to develop an action plan to mitigate against these stressors. You can find out more about Work Positiveci at www.workpositive.ie.

 

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OHCAR Annual Report 2016 and Utilising OHCAR Data for Research

All patients who suffer a witnessed or unwitnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Ireland, confirmed and attended to by the Emergency Medical Services (EMS), is registered on the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest register (OHCAR).

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PHECC Governance Validation Framework at the National Patient Safety Office Conference

Healthcare organisations aim to deliver reliable, safe and efficient patient care to the public. Because of this the general healthcare landscape is constantly changing and, at any given time, there are many new initiatives either ongoing or in development which seek to improve the quality of care. Safety in healthcare is of paramount importance and drives many of the new initiatives.

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Future OHCAR Research

In line with the Health Research Board (HRB) Strategy (2016-2020) engaging ‘knowledge users’ in a co-funding research process from idea formulation to dissemination and implementation, an application was submitted by the Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Register (OHCAR) Steering Group, of which PHECC is a member, to the Health Research Board for an Applied Partnership Award (APA) 2016 grant.

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Temporary Suspension of Recognition of Institution and Course Approval Applications

We are currently reviewing our service delivery for Recognised Institution (RI) application and course approval application, at practitioner and responder levels.  When launched this will result in an online system replacing the present paper based application process.  It will be similar to the current PHECC practitioner re-registration process.

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CPC for EMTs

PHECC are introducing Continuous Professional Competence (CPC), in stages, for all PHECC registered practitioners according to their registration status. CPC for EMTs started in November 2013. This year marks the completion of a full assessment cycle for the EMT division of the Register.

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Cardiac First Response Courses and Continuing Professional Development and Education

PHECC Cardiac First Response Courses – Community and Advanced are recognised by the Irish College of General Practitioner (ICGP) and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for continuing professional development and continuing education units for the respective professions of general medical practitioners, registered nurses and registered midwives.

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Protocol 37-The (time-critical) Emergency Inter-Hospital Transfer Policy

100% of Irish hospitals now accessing Protocol 37

 

Protocol 37 implementation is now completed, with 46 hospitals listed with access to the emergency inter-hospital transfer service provided by the National Ambulance Service. The number of transfers has been steadily increasing month-on-month as more hospitals have gained access post training.

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Health and Safety Authority (HSA) extends its timeline for the recognition of Occupational First Aid training

Here is the 7th Statement of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in relation to transition to Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) First Aid Response (FAR) Education and Training Standard. 

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- Seasons Greetings from PHECC
- Paramedic Examination Standard Research Workshop
- Evidence Based Practice
- CPC for Paramedics and Advanced Paramedics
- Practitioner Registration Amendments
- Information from the Health Product Regulatory Authority (HPRA)
- European Resuscitation Academy Ireland
- Work Positive Tool and CISM Network Ireland Seminar
- OHCAR Annual Report 2016 and Utilising OHCAR Data for Research
- PHECC Governance Validation Framework at the National Patient Safety Office Conference
- Future OHCAR Research
- Temporary Suspension of Recognition of Institution and Course Approval Applications
- CPC for EMTs
- Cardiac First Response Courses and Continuing Professional Development and Education
- Cardiac First Response Courses and Continuing Professional Development and Education
- Health and Safety Authority (HSA) extends its timeline for the recognition of Occupational First Aid training
Correspondence/Comments should be sent to the:

Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
2nd Floor Beech House, Millennium Park, Osberstown,
Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 TK7N.
Tel: + 353 (0)45 882042
Fax: + 353 (0)45 882089
Email: info@phecc.ie
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council