The document discusses a study of Irish prehospital care practitioners' experiences with online learning and social media for continuing education. It presents percentages related to practitioners' use of various online tools. It also lists benefits and drawbacks practitioners identified with online learning, such as flexibility and unreliable access. The study included interviews with 48 paramedics.

1. Alan Batt DipEMT GradCertICP MSc(c)
@alan_batt

4. E-learning on the road: Irish prehospital care
practitioners’ experiences of online learning and
social media for continuing professional competency.
83% 49% 46% 53% 55%

5. E-learning on the road: Irish prehospital care
practitioners’ experiences of online learning and
social media for continuing professional competency.
40% 45% 63%

6. 64%
E-learning on the road: Irish prehospital care
practitioners’ experiences of online learning and
social media for continuing professional competency.

7. E-learning on the road: Irish prehospital care
practitioners’ experiences of online learning and
social media for continuing professional competency.
78%
47%
34%

8. • Flexible
• Asynchronous
• Equitable
• Empowers learning
• Reinforcement
• Discussion
• Collaboration

9. • Unreliable
• Generational issues
• Outside interference
• Questionable quality
• Biased
• Too social

20. Paramedics = 48 (52%)

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