AMERICAN
HEART ASSOCIATION BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
Adult and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationThe BLS for Healthcare Providers
course is designed to teach the skills of CPR for victims of all ages, use of
an automated external defibrillator (AED), and relief of foreign body airway
obstruction (FBAO). It is intended for participants who provide health care to
patients in a wide variety of settings, including in-hospital and out of hospital
settings. These healthcare providers may include (but are not limited to) physicians,
nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, respiratory therapists, physical
and occupational therapists, physicians assistants, medical or nursing assistants,
and other allied health personnel.
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Please register with the Community Health
Educator at 637-4298.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Renewal and Recognition
Pedatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
ECG and Pharmacology
IV Training
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Printer-friendly NRP information
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This course has been designed to teach an evidence-based approach to resuscitation of the newborn. The causes, prevention, and management of mild to severe neonatal asphyxia are carefully explained so that health professionals may develop optimal knowledge and skill in resuscitation.
The Neonatal Resuscitation Program is an educational program that introduces the concepts and basic skills of neonatal resuscitation. Completion of the program does not imply that an individual has the competence to perform neonatal resuscitation. Each hospital is responsible for determining the level of competence and qualifications required for someone to assume clinical responsibility for neonatal resuscitation.
Choose from the following dates:
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
NRP Basic
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Time: 8am - 4:30pm
Location: Vernon Memorial Healthcare Medical Office Building Skills Lab (lower level)
Fee: $110.00 (includes materials and lunch). NRP Basic $85.00.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Renewal and Recognition
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Designed for personnel who staff emergency departments, intensive care units, or critical care
departments, as well as physicians, nurses, emergency technicians, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and other professionals who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency, the ACLS Provider course provides the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate and manage the first 10 minutes of an adult ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT) arrest.
Choose from the following dates:
ACLS Renewal 1-day course
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
ACLS Recognition 2-day course
Wednesday, April 16 and Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, October 15 and Thursday, October 16, 2008
Time: 8am – 4 :30pm
Location:Vernon Memorial Healthcare Medical Office Building Skills Lab (lower level)
Fee: Renewal $125.00 (one day). Recognition (2 day) $150.00 (includes materials and lunch).
ECG and Pharmacology Printer-friendly ECG information
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Perfect for credentialed healthcare providers who either must or wish to supplement their training, this comprehensive course presents information on basic electrophysiology, normal ECG measurements, basic arrhythmias, basic ACLS drugs, usage and routes of administration during cardiovascular emergencies, and how to integrate basic drug pharmacology into ACLS algorithms.
Choose from the following dates:
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Time: 8am - 4:30pm
Location: Vernon Memorial Healthcare Medical Office Building Skills Lab (Lower Level)
Fee: $50.00 (includes materials and lunch).
Pedatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Printer-friendly PALS information
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Designed for pediatricians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, emergency physicians, and other healthcare providers who care for infants and children, the PALS course teaches participants: to recognize infants and children at risk of cardiopulmonary arrest strategies needed to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children skills needed to resuscitate and stabilize infants and children in respiratory failure, shock, or cardiopulmonary arrest.
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Please note: All PALS courses (renewal and recognition) are 2 days
Wednesday, September 3 and Thursday, September 4, 2008
Time: 8am - 4:30pm
Location: Vernon Memorial Healthcare Medical Office Building Skills Lab (lower level)
Fee: $150.00 includes materials and lunch.
IV Training Printer-friendly IV information
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This course is designed for the healthcare professional to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to perform peripheral intravenous (I.V.) cannulation and venipuncture. You will learn basic anatomy of upper extremity veins, correct principles and techniques to safely initiate I.V. access, complications and risk of peripheral I.V. cannulation and venipuncture, along with the management of these complications. The basic I.V. course is designed to introduce the basic information and techniques needed to safely establish peripheral I.V. access. Completion of this course does not imply that an individual has the competence to perform intravenous cannulation. Each healthcare facility is responsible for determining the level of competence and qualifications required for anyone to assume clinical responsibility for I.V. cannulation and venipuncture.
Choose from the following dates:
Friday, May 2, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Time: 8am - 4:30pm
Location: Vernon Memorial Healthcare Medical Office Building Skills Lab (lower level)
Fee: $175.00 includes materials and lunch.
Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS)
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This comprehensive course helps equip those who do not routinely provide care to critically ill children and who are not required to have a PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) credential--such as physicians, nurses, pre-hospital and in-hospital providers outside of critical care areas, outpatient-clinic staff, and school-based providers--to identify a pediatric victm at risk of a severe cardiopulmonary distress, intervene early to stabilize the child and contact the next level of care early. Readers learn to recognize the signs of impending failure or shock, initiate the appropriate treatment, and follow recommended procedures for preventing disability and death in children.
Choose from the following dates:
May 1, 2008
November 13, 2008
Time: 8am - 4:30pm
Location: Vernon Memorial Healthcare Medical Office Building Skills Lab (lower level)
Fee: $80.00 includes materials and lunch.
Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider (BLS)
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This course provides content for credentialed healthcare providers, covering core material such as adult and pediatric CPR (including two-rescuer scenarios and use of the bag-valve mask), foreign-body airway obstruction, and automated external defibrillation.
The student text comes with a student CD that contains supplemental information on topics such as stroke, cardiac arrest, Combitube, and special resuscitation situations.
Choose from the following dates:
March 14
March 28
April 11
May 9
June 13
July 11
July 25
August 8
September 12
September 26
October 10
November 14
November 21
December 5
Time: 8:00 Recognition courses
12:30pm Renewal courses
Location: Vernon Memorial Healthcare Medical Office Building Skills Lab
Fee: $35.00
To confirm space availability please 637-4298 or email adahl@vmh.org.
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