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PROS AND CONS OF RECERTIFICATION Pros d Method of enhancing competence d Method of ensuring account- ability d Promotion of versatility in all provider levels d Opportunity for remedial education d Measure of ability and adaptabil- ity Cons d Questionable validation methods d Variable parameters d Time-dependent vs. competence- based d Interprovider reliability References 1. Benson J. Certification and recertification: one approach to professional accountabil- ity. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:238–42. 2. Stoy W. National Guidelines for EMT Continuing Education. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation/Na- tional Highway Traffic Safety Adminis- tration, 1999. 3. Bledsoe B. Paramedic Care: Principles and Practices, Vol 1. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Brady Prentice Hall, 2001. THANKS TO REVIEWERS Prehospital Emergency Care proudly salutes the Editorial Board and the Peer Reviewers who contribute their time and effort to help make the journal the best publication possible. The names of the Editorial Board members appear on the journal masthead. Those listed below volunteered their time in serving as reviewers for the journal from August 2003 to August 2004. The journal could not exist without the efforts of these individuals, and we extend our sincere thanks to them. If you are interested in becoming a Peer Reviewer for Prehospital Emergency Care, send a letter of interest and your curriculum vitae to: James J. Menegazzi, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Prehospital Emergency Care, Center for Emergency Medicine, 230 McKee Place, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Your letter of interest should include mention of your areas of interest in EMS and/or topics you feel qualified to review. He ćtor M. Alonso-Serra, MD Raphael M. Barishansky, BA, MPH Syd Bauman, EMT-P Richard Beebe, RN, NREMT-P William Joseph Brady, Jr., MD Jonathan L. Burstein, MD Debra Cason, RN, EMT-P David Cheng, MD Anne Clouatre Harold C. Cohen, PhD, EMT-P Elizabeth A. Criss, RN Tony Crystal Cathy Custalow, MD, PhD Robert DeLorenzo, MD Darrell J. DeMartino, NREMT-P James Dunford, MD Peter I. Dworsky Deborah L. Funk, MD, EMT-P Alexander G. Garza, MD Robert T. Gerhardt, MD, MPH Terry Gisch, EMT-P John E. Gough, MD Matthew C. Gratton, MD Mark J. Greenwood, DO, JD M. Ishmael Griffin, MD David Hale, MD, PhD Stephen Holbrook, MD David Hostler, PhD Michael W. Hubble, PhD Sandy Hunter, NREMT-P John William Jermyn, DO Craig B. Key, MD, EMT-P Gregory R. LaMay, BS, NREMT-P Martin L. Lesser, PhD George Lindbeck, MD Daniel J. Lindholm, NREMT-P Beth Lothrop-Adams, RN, NREMT-P Glenn H. Luedtke Don MacMillan, PA, EMT-P Brian J. Maguire, Dr.Ph, MSA, EMT-P Gerald E. Maloney, Jr., DO Gregg S. Margolis, MS, NREMT-P David Samuel Markenson, MD Paul A. Matera, MD Deborah McCoy, RN, NREMT-P William R. Metcalf Ken Miller, MD, PhD Dennis M. Mitterer Ronald Moscati, MD Jerry Lynn Mothershead, MD Michael O’Keefe M. Colleen O’Neil-Davis, MD Neill Oster, MD Barbara Overby, MD Scott Phelps, JD, MPH, NREMT-P Guillermo J. Pierluisi, MD Edward Racht, MD Kathy J. Rinnert, MD, MPH Christopher D. Robertson, BA, EMCA Judith A. Ruple, PhD, RN, NREMT-P Jeffrey Salomone, MD Manish N. Shah, MD Karl A. Sporer, MD G. Everett Stephens, MD Nathaniel J. Szewczyk, EMT-P David Thomson, MD Joshua M. Tobin Scott Tomek Dean G. Vokey, BEd, ACP Henry Wang, MD Craig R. Warden, MD, MPH Gary E. Wiemokly, RN, EMT-P Helen J. Yurong, RN Matthew Zavarella, RN, NREMT-P 433 NAEMSE POSITION PAPER:VALUE OF RECERTIFICATION

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PROS AND CONS OF

RECERTIFICATION

Pros

d Method of enhancing competenced Method of ensuring account-

abilityd Promotion of versatility in all

provider levelsd Opportunity for remedial educa-

tion

d Measure of ability and adaptabil-ity

Cons

d Questionable validation methodsd Variable parametersd Time-dependent vs. competence-

basedd Interprovider reliability

References

1. Benson J. Certification and recertification:one approach to professional accountabil-ity. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114:238–42.

2. Stoy W. National Guidelines for EMTContinuing Education. Washington, DC:U.S. Department of Transportation/Na-tional Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-tration, 1999.

3. Bledsoe B. Paramedic Care: Principlesand Practices, Vol 1. Englewood Cliffs,NJ: Brady Prentice Hall, 2001.

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433NAEMSE POSITION PAPER: VALUE OF RECERTIFICATION

THANKS TO REVIEWERS

Prehospital Emergency Care proudly salutes the Editorial Board and the Peer Reviewers who contribute their time andeffort to help make the journal the best publication possible. The names of the Editorial Board members appear onthe journal masthead. Those listed below volunteered their time in serving as reviewers for the journal from August2003 to August 2004. The journal could not exist without the efforts of these individuals, and we extend our sincerethanks to them.

If you are interested in becoming a Peer Reviewer for Prehospital Emergency Care, send a letter of interest and yourcurriculum vitae to: James J. Menegazzi, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Prehospital Emergency Care, Center for EmergencyMedicine, 230 McKee Place, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Your letter of interest should include mention of yourareas of interest in EMS and/or topics you feel qualified to review.

Hector M. Alonso-Serra, MDRaphael M. Barishansky, BA,MPHSyd Bauman, EMT-PRichard Beebe, RN, NREMT-PWilliam Joseph Brady, Jr., MDJonathan L. Burstein, MDDebra Cason, RN, EMT-PDavid Cheng, MDAnne ClouatreHarold C. Cohen, PhD, EMT-PElizabeth A. Criss, RNTony CrystalCathy Custalow,MD, PhDRobert DeLorenzo, MDDarrell J. DeMartino, NREMT-PJames Dunford, MDPeter I. DworskyDeborah L. Funk, MD, EMT-PAlexander G. Garza, MDRobert T. Gerhardt, MD,MPHTerry Gisch, EMT-PJohn E. Gough,MDMatthewC. Gratton, MDMark J. Greenwood, DO, JDM. Ishmael Griffin,MD

David Hale, MD, PhDStephenHolbrook, MDDavid Hostler, PhDMichaelW. Hubble, PhDSandyHunter, NREMT-PJohnWilliam Jermyn, DOCraig B. Key, MD, EMT-PGregory R. LaMay, BS, NREMT-PMartin L. Lesser, PhDGeorge Lindbeck, MDDaniel J. Lindholm, NREMT-PBeth Lothrop-Adams, RN,NREMT-PGlenn H. LuedtkeDonMacMillan, PA, EMT-PBrian J.Maguire,Dr.Ph,MSA,EMT-PGerald E. Maloney, Jr., DOGregg S. Margolis, MS, NREMT-PDavid SamuelMarkenson, MDPaul A.Matera, MDDeborahMcCoy, RN, NREMT-PWilliam R.MetcalfKenMiller, MD, PhDDennis M.MittererRonaldMoscati, MD

Jerry LynnMothershead,MDMichael O’KeefeM. Colleen O’Neil-Davis, MDNeill Oster, MDBarbara Overby, MDScott Phelps, JD, MPH, NREMT-PGuillermo J. Pierluisi, MDEdward Racht, MDKathy J. Rinnert, MD,MPHChristopherD. Robertson, BA, EMCAJudithA.Ruple,PhD,RN,NREMT-PJeffrey Salomone, MDManish N. Shah, MDKarl A. Sporer, MDG. Everett Stephens, MDNathaniel J. Szewczyk, EMT-PDavid Thomson,MDJoshuaM. TobinScott TomekDean G. Vokey, BEd, ACPHenryWang, MDCraig R.Warden,MD,MPHGary E.Wiemokly, RN, EMT-PHelen J. Yurong, RNMatthew Zavarella, RN, NREMT-P