I don’t understand the difference between an ACP and a PCP practitioner?
The difference between an ACP and a PCP paramedic primarily lies in the: • Depth of understanding of the core academic foundation: • Anatomy & Physiology • Pathophysiology • Pharmacology • Increased training and acquired expertise in their core skills • Primarily around clinical assessment which consists of: • Physical Exam • History taking • Pathology • And within the 7 Paramedic Job Dimensions • Oral Fact Finding • Listening • Judgment & Problem Solving • Decisiveness & Independence • Interpersonal & Interprofessional Sensitivity • Leadership • Maturity & Self Awareness With this enhanced academic foundation the ACP paramedic education spends much more time on critical thinking and clinical reasoning giving the ACP graduate enhanced diagnostic skills and greater latitude in judgment, leading to the availability of more treatment regimes. A great way to better understand this difference of the tasks/objectives associated with the different levels of Paramedic training in Canada is to
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