The exercise of the EP1 training programme for dispatchers of medical dispatch units within the project Continuing professional training of emergency medicine workers was held in Crikvenica from 1 to 4 June 2020. A total of 24 participants from the institutes of emergency medicine of Istria, Karlovac, Lika-Senj and Primorje-Gorski counties through lectures and exercises by national instructors led by leader Jasna Janeš Kovačević were trained according to the new programme and acquire valuable knowledge and skills which will improve the reception of emergency medical calls.
The project Continuing professional training of emergency medicine workers is co-financed by resources from the European Social Fund and implemented by the Croatian Institute of Emergency Medicine to maintain and improve the knowledge and skills of emergency medicine workers, while at the same time advancing healthcare in the Republic of Croatia and improving access to high-quality health services.