Background Professionalisation was cited as one of the key drivers for the recent addition of
paramedics to the National Accreditation and Regulation Scheme (NRAS) making …

The aim of this case study was to describe one rural community paramedic model and
identify enablers related to the implementation of the model. It was undertaken in the County …

Purpose Paramedics became nationally registered in 2018 in Australia. Prior to this, there
was no central regulation of the profession with reliance on organisational regulation …

The curriculum for health professional education in the university sector draws on disciplines
of direct practical relevance to clinical performance such as anatomy and physiology …

ABSTRACT The “field,”“discipline," and “profession"–three major labels of emergency
management–have often been interchanged as if any of these define the others. In this work …

The paramedic discipline has developed over time from its humble beginnings as stretcher
bearers and 'drivers' to now carrying out high-risk, highly skilled, life-saving interventions …

The purpose of this research study was to investigate the mandatory accreditation of
paramedic initial education programs on the paramedic workforce while looking through the …

The Professional Board for Emergency Care Practitioners (PBECP), a division of the Health
Professions Council of South Africa, regulates the scope of practice and publishes …

This chapter discusses the perspectives and challenges of professional competencies for
the tertiary sector with examples drawn from studies of speech pathology and paramedic …

The number of paramedic education programs participating in the national accreditation
process has nearly tripled in the past several years. Although accreditation standards …