title: Immediate care training in Ireland, 2002-2013: a potential link between high uptake rates and effect.
abstract: Recent data suggest GPs contribute to successful resuscitation of cardiac arrests in the community. This paper examines uptake of Immediate Care training by GPs over a 12 year period. Data was collated on all courses and attenders (2002-2013). 244 cardiac, trauma and paediatric courses were held with 4247 attendances by 2069 individuals, including 1790 (86.5%) doctors. Of these 1648 (92.1% of all doctors) were GPs or GP registrars who generated 3585 days of attendance (84.4% of the total); 1270 attended more than one course. Between 2006 and 2013, an average of 219 (range 186-261) GPs/GP registrars attended at least one course each year, representing around 8% of all GPs in Ireland. A subset of these GPs has been shown to have a significant success rate in cardiac arrest care; there may be links between uptake of training and the clinical effectiveness of care provided.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bury
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Egan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tobin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Headon
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D058005:General Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D007494:Ireland; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D015397:Program Evaluation