AMR-West Mi

ACLS Provider Course
This Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) provider course is a 1 day course tailored to the advanced EMS provider.  Lectures and cases will focus on emergency management of the cardiac and stroke patient. Non-EMS people are welcome to attend. 

ACLS Refresher Course
This Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) refresher course is a 1 day course designed for the advanced EMS provider and will provide them with updated information on the assessment and management of the cardiac and stroke patient.  To be eligible for the refresher course the participant must be a current (60 day grace period) ACLS provider.

AHA PALS HeartCode Test-out 
The test-out is offered to participants of the on line or computer simulation program  called "HeartCode".  For additional information on the HeartCode visit the Laerdal web site www.laerdal.com.  Test-out times are scheduled on an individual basis. $65.00 per test-out.

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RN CEU's 8.4 Provider & Recert Course
The American Heart Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation

BCLS/CPR Provider Course
The BLS for Healthcare Providers Course is designed to teach the skills of CPR for victims of all ages (including ventilation with a barrier device, bag-mask device, and oxygen), use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), and relief of the 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.

BCLS Refresher Course
The Recertification Course is designed for the HCP who needs to renew their BLS-HCP card.  To be eligible for the recertification course the participant must be a current (60 day grace period) BLS-HCP provider.

AHA BLS HeartCode Test-out 
The test-out is offered to participants of the on line or computer simulation program  called "HeartCode".  For additional information on the HeartCode visit the Laerdal web site www.laerdal.com.  Test-out times are scheduled on an individual basis. $50.00 per test-out.

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Emergency Medical Dispatch Training - Version 12.0 EMD training through the National Academy will help you master emergency medical dispatching on the front lines.  You will learn how to handle difficult callers, identify the correct chief complaint, assign needed resources, effectively communicate between responders and callers, and provide life-saving support.  This is hands-on training with real life examples, exciting audiovisual tools, and instructors who have spent years in EMS as dispatchers and responders.  The initial course is 3 days in length.

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NOTICE
AMR-West Mi is not responsible for accepting sign-up or registrations for the EMD courses. 

Please contact :
Priority Dispatch 139 E South Temple , suite 500 Salt Lake City Utah 84111 800.363.9127 http://www.prioritydispatch.net

EMS CEU's
AMR-West Mi is approved, by the Michigan Department of Community Health, as an EMS CE Program Sponsor. (Sponsor # CE-5001)

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ITLS Provider Course
The International Trauma Life Support-ITLS (formerly Basic Trauma Life Support- BTLS)  provider course is designed to enhance the critical thinking skills of EMS professionals so they can quickly recognize mechanisms of injury, evaluate, stabilize, package and transport trauma victims. ITLS is a “hands-on” continuing education course for paramedics and other EMS personnel.

ITLS Refresher Course
The International Trauma Life Support-ITLS (formerly Basic Trauma Life Support-BTLS) re-certification course is a half day course designed to re-certify ITLS (formerly BTSL) or PHTLS providers as ITLS providers. To be eligible for the re-certification course the participant's must be a current (60 day grace period) ITLS (aka BTLS) or PHTLS provider. requirements.


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PALS Provider Course
The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) provider course is a comprehensive course in the recognition and treatment of pediatric/ emergencies.  The course has a multi-disciplinary approach that uses lectures and practical performance stations.  Those meeting the criteria established by the American Heart Association will be awarded PALS Provider status.

PALS Refresher Course
The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) provider course is a comprehensive course in the recognition and treatment of pediatric/newborn emergencies.  The course has a multi-disciplinary approach that uses lectures and practical performance stations.  Those meeting the criteria established by the American Heart Association will be awarded PALS Provider status.

AHA PALS HeartCode Test-out 
The test-out is offered to participants of the on line or computer simulation program  called "HeartCode".  For additional information on the HeartCode visit the Laerdal web site www.laerdal.com.  Test-out times are scheduled on an individual basis. $65.00 per test-out.

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RN CEU's 8.4 Provider
RN CEU's 3.5 Recert Course
The American Heart Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation

AMR SimCenter
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We call him George, but he’s known in the medical profession as one of the most valuable and realistic teaching tools for anyone interested in improving advanced life-saving skills. He has a pulse, realistic lung sounds, speech capability and more, and he lives at the AMR SimCenter in Grand Rapids. He’s perated remotely from a control room, which removes the instructors from the performance area to allow participants to act and practice as they do at work and n the field. The state-of-the-art training includes digital audio and video recording for comprehensive debriefings of performance. AMR is happy to offer George for training for other organizations such as hospitals, nursing facilities, and EMS teams. We offer convenient scheduling and reasonable pricing.


Goals
✔ Increase the safety and effectiveness of patient care.

✔ Allow for learning in a safe, non-threatening, enjoyable and controlled environment away from the clinical setting.

✔ Build confidence in clinical performance, including clinical reasoning, affective and psychomotor skills.

✔ Increase exposure to low-frequency, high-risk patient encounters in order to minimize the risk to patients.

✔ Increase effective communication among all members of the health care team.

✔ Provide objective, video based debriefing of simulated patient encounters.

Pricing
With Sim Tech
Mon-Fri 7a-6p $75.00 per hour
Evenings and weekends $100.00 per hour

Without Sim Tech
$50.00 per hour

Instructor Courses

American Heart Association
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

American Heart Association
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)

American Heart Association
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)





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EMS Instructor Coordinator Course
The Instructor Coordinator (I/C) course represents the didactic component and practical application of the education process to become an EMS I/C in Michigan. The content of this course has been designed to provide basic and advanced knowledge in the concepts of being an EMS educator.
The development of a professional EMS educator requires many components including; education in the aspects of the educational process, practical experience in teaching and mentoring by other members of an educational team to foster personal growth and development. This course establishes a solid foundation for individuals to excel in the EMS education profession.

Prerequisites

• - Minimum three years of EMS field experience at the current EMS licensure level by the final exam date.
• - Written endorsement of two active, Michigan, EMS Instructor Coordinators.
• - CPR Instructor card by the course completion date.
• - Participation in the pre-enrollment interview process (similar to a job interview).

Meeting the above criteria does not guarantee acceptance into this course. A great deal of emphasis will be placed on the pre-enrollment interview.

Course Dates
8a-6p every day
March 15, 16, 17. 2013
March 22, 23, 24, 2013
April 5, 6, 7, 2013
April 19, 20, 21, 2013
May 3, 4, 5, 2013

Registration Fee
$995.00 If you are accepted into the course, full payment must be made on or before March 11, 2013.