TY - JOUR
T1 - Advanced life support provider course in Italy
T2 - A 5-year nationwide study to identify the determinants of course success
AU - Semeraro, Federico
AU - Scapigliati, Andrea
AU - Tammaro, Gaetano
AU - Olcese, Umberto
AU - Cerchiari, Erga L.
AU - Ristagno, Giuseppe
PY - 2015/11/1
Y1 - 2015/11/1
N2 - Introduction: The advanced life support (ALS) provider course is the gold standard for teaching and assessing competence in advanced resuscitation. Outcomes over a 5-year period of European Resuscitation (ERC)/IRC ALS provider courses in Italy were investigated, and the factors associated with course success are described. Methods: In 2008, the Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC) created a database in which every ERC/IRC ALS course was recorded. Data from courses organized from 2008 to 2012 were analysed. The data included: candidate's age and degree (medical doctor (MD) or nurse), medical specialty of MD candidates, course outcomes, duration and reference guidelines, number of instructors and course director. Relationships between the course outcomes and the courses and candidates' characteristics were analysed using logistic regression. Results: A total of 13,624 candidates were evaluated from 871 courses. Among the candidates, 55% were MDs and 45% were nurses. Ninety-seven percent of candidates passed the final evaluation, while 3% failed. Candidates who passed were younger (37 [31-44] vs. 43 [37-50] years, p2 71, p
AB - Introduction: The advanced life support (ALS) provider course is the gold standard for teaching and assessing competence in advanced resuscitation. Outcomes over a 5-year period of European Resuscitation (ERC)/IRC ALS provider courses in Italy were investigated, and the factors associated with course success are described. Methods: In 2008, the Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC) created a database in which every ERC/IRC ALS course was recorded. Data from courses organized from 2008 to 2012 were analysed. The data included: candidate's age and degree (medical doctor (MD) or nurse), medical specialty of MD candidates, course outcomes, duration and reference guidelines, number of instructors and course director. Relationships between the course outcomes and the courses and candidates' characteristics were analysed using logistic regression. Results: A total of 13,624 candidates were evaluated from 871 courses. Among the candidates, 55% were MDs and 45% were nurses. Ninety-seven percent of candidates passed the final evaluation, while 3% failed. Candidates who passed were younger (37 [31-44] vs. 43 [37-50] years, p2 71, p
KW - Advanced life support
KW - Cardiac arrest
KW - Course
KW - Database
KW - Education
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U2 - 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.08.006
DO - 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.08.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 26303571
AN - SCOPUS:84944929680
VL - 96
SP - 246
EP - 251
JO - Resuscitation
JF - Resuscitation
SN - 0300-9572
ER -