Preparation for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Medical Schools in Australia: A Survey of Current Practice

Table 1

Teaching and assessment.

CPR taught/assessed	When and assessment format
Basic CPR teaching	Yes	16/16 (100%)
	Start of program	12/16 (75%)
	Middle of program	3/16 (19%)
	End of program 4	1/16 (6%)
Basic CPR assessment	Assessed annually	13/16 (62%)
	Assessed biennially	1/16 (6%)
	Did not assess	2/16 (12.5%)
	Formative only	Nil
	Summative only, including externals	4/16 (25%)
	Mixed formative and summative	10/16 (63%)
Advanced skills (manual and automated defibrillator use, 2 person CPR) teaching	Start of program	1/16 (6%)
	Middle of program	10/16 (62%)
	End of program	5/16 (32%)
Advanced skills (manual and automated defibrillator use, 2 person CPR) assessment	Annually	11/16 (69%)
	Not reassessed	5/16 (31%)
	Formative only	Nil
	Summative only	8/16 (50%)
	Mixed formative and summative	8/24 (50%)