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Saving more lives by 2020: Introduction of European Resuscitation Council courses into the core curriculum at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Croatia

Background: Medical students and newly qualified medical doctors have insufficient knowledge and practical skills of basic and advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) needed for the care of acute patients, both adults and children. CPR skills deteriorate within months of training and although optimal intervals for retraining are not know, frequent “low” dose retraining may be beneficial. Summary of Work: In February 2013 an Agreement has been signed between the University of Zagreb School of Medicine (UZSM) and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) in order to promote the highest standards of resuscitation practice and education by mutual collaboration. Four types of ERC courses are introduced as the part of the longitudinal course “Fundamentals of clinical skills” from 3rd to 6th year: CPR/AED (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillation), ILS (Immediate Life Support), EPILS (European Paediatric Immediate Life Support) and ALS (Advanced Life Support). Summary of Results: CPR/AED course was completed by 346 3rd year medical students in the academic year 2013/14 and 343 in 2014/15, respectively ; ILS course was completed by 287 4thyear medical students ; total of 976 students with ERC certificate. Simulation equipment was purchased by UZSM, organisation required great involvement of teachers-ERC instructors and administration. All attendees rated ERC courses with highest marks.. This academic year there is a plan to run EPILS course for 5th year medical students and ALS course for 6th year medical students next year. Conclusions: Introducing ERC basic and advanced resuscitation courses into the undergraduate core curriculum of the UZSM will result in sustainable number of medical students and young doctors who will be able to provide and teach CPR in Croatia.

ERC courses, undergraduate core curriculum

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