The Clinical practice guidelines (CPG’s) and you
Introduction
The clinical practice guidelines (CPG’s) and related capabilities and medications have been updated and
adopted by the Professional Board for Emergency care (PBEC) for use and implementation by all registered emergency care providers.
It now is the responsibility of all registered persons to:
- Familiarise themselves with the updated CPG’s; and
- Undergo training / learning activities related to the contents of the document
Emergency care providers acting outside of the revised list of capabilities (and mandatory training to perform such procedures) will be considered to be acting outside of the relevant scope of practice.
Scope of learning provided
Through your participation in the Focus on Health / Life CPG program, you will be required to complete activities in three (3) levels.
- Level 1 – ONLY ILS and BLS
Familiarise yourself with the revised list of capabilities and medications and be able to easily identify changes to your scope of practice. The revised CPG guidelines with the list of capabilities and medications will be available on the Focus on Health website as well as in PDF format that can be downloaded on any smart phone. Your competence in this will be measured through a multiple-choice questionnaire with a 90% pass rate.
- Level 2 – ONLY ILS and BLS
Complete a range of self-study activities based on your new capabilities. If, for instance, your new capabilities cover six (6) new areas of competence plus three (3) new medications, your will receive nine (9) self-study activities. These activities will be available in hard copy, on the online CPD section of the Focus on Health website as well as in PDF format that can be downloaded on a smart phone. Competence will be measured through a number of multiple-choice questionnaires with a pass rate of 70%.
- Level 3 – ONLY BLS
Attend a practical evaluation session during which you will be required to demonstrate competence in the application of a selected number of new capabilities.
These sessions will be held in all provinces in the larger towns / cities. It will be facilitated by Life Occupational Health. More information will be communicated early in 2020.
- Certification
BLS – It is only with the successful completion of the practical assessment that you will be provided with a “Certificate of Competence in the updated Clinical Practice Guidelines”.
ILS – It is only with the successful completion of all your CPD activities that you will be provided with a “Certificate of Competence in the updated Clinical Practice Guidelines”.
