F-M Ambulance Training Center: 2017

Friday, December 15, 2017

December 15, 2017

Dear F-M Ambulance TC Members,

It’s hard to believe that it is already Training Center (TC) renewal time! If you are interested in continuing with us, you will need to register to attend one (1) of the upcoming renewal session dates that can be found on Sanford Success Center. Be sure to select the appropriate session for the instructor discipline(s) that you will be renewing. Some dates will be covering BLS ONLY and some will cover ALS (ACLS & PALS) in addition to BLS.

If you will be renewing for BLS Only you may register here.

If you will be renewing BLS, ACLS and/or PALS you may register here.

At your renewal session, you will complete the following: pay your dues ($65.00 per instructor); update your instructor profile; complete an instructor agreement; successfully complete the discipline(s) specific written exam(s); successfully perform discipline specific provider skills; and complete device specific training. Instructors will also be conducting the provider skills evaluation of a peer to allow the Training Center Faculty the opportunity to monitor instructor performance.

Prior to attending your session, please log into the AHA Instructor Network, www.ahainstructornetwork.org, and verify that your instructor and contact information is up-to-date. If you do not remember your username and/or password you will need to contact the Technical Support for the American Heart Association and they will assist you.

Just a reminder that the price of eCards has changed: $6.50 per BLS eCard; $18.50 per Heartsaver eCard; and $8.25 per ACLS/PALS eCard.

All instructors are required to attend a renewal session. If you do not attend a renewal session you will not have access to the online database and we will assume that you no longer want to be affiliated with the Sanford Health EMS Education TC.

Thank you,

Kelly Wanzek Carmen Wang Ron Lawler
Training Center Coordinator Training Center Support Director of Education
701.364.1750 701.364.1758 701.364.1754
kelly.wanzek@sanfordhealth.org carmen.wang@sanfordhealth.org ron.lawler@sanfordhealth.org

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

AHA Price Increase

10/3/2017

Dear Training Center Instructors,

It is with extreme disappointment in the American Heart Association that I must inform you of an immediate increase in all Heartsaver level provider eCards. The increase from $6.50 per eCard to $18.50 per eCard will be effective immediately, October 3, 2017.

We were notified this morning at 8:31am through an email from the American Heart Association that this change would take place effective immediately. We received no warning or even rumor that this would be occurring.

I am including the email notification that we received:

Dear US AHA Training Network who deliver Heartsaver Courses,

We are excited to implement changes designed to enhance the quality and value of our programs and services as we continually strive to better serve students by giving them increased access to the AHA's Heartsaver student workbooks, eBooks, and online courses.

What You Need to Know
Beginning October 3, 2017, the AHA's suggested retail price (SRP) of the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED, CPR AED, First Aid, and Pediatric First Aid CPR AED student course completion cards/eCards will be increased, while the SRP of related student online courses and student workbooks/eBooks will be reduced. The shift is designed to make the student workbooks more accessible as a valuable reference tool before, during, and after training as required by the AHA Program Administration Manual.

Because of the unique characteristics of the AHA's non-healthcare (or lay provider) Training Network in the United States, the changes are confined to Heartsaver English student materials only.

The course curriculum will remain the same, and will continue to adhere to the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC.

We are currently exploring alternative options for the delivery of lay rescuer level courses. Until a comparable, cost effective alternative can be found, we will continue to offer the Heartsaver level courses through the American Heart Association.

At this time the AHA has stated that “these changes are for Heartsaver/lay rescuer products only. At this time, there will be no changes to the AHA’s healthcare provider training materials.” While we recognize this provides little comfort we will continue to do our best to seek solutions that are both high quality as well as fiscally responsible.

Due to the extreme increase in price we will be adjusting the online ordering quantities to increments of 5. We will be working to make updates to our website in a timely manner.

Please accept our sincerest apologies. We are very sympathetic to your concerns, as we are experiencing them alongside you.

Apologetically,

Kelly Wanzek

TC Coordinator

kelly.wanzek@sanfordhealth.org

Carmen Wang

Administrative Assistant

carmen.wang@sanfordhealth.org

Ron Lawler

Director of Education

ron.lawler@sanfordhealth.org

Friday, February 17, 2017

To register for our FINAL eCard training please visit http://sanfordhealthemseducation.org/registration and select eCard Training under Other. You will be redirected to our registration system where you can select the date of Friday, March 10^th from 1-3pm.

We are only issuing eCards from now forward.

Please contact us with any questions.

Thanks,

Kelly & Carmen

Monday, February 13, 2017

The 2017 Instructor Profile can be found under the Instructor Resources tab, or by clicking on this link.

Friday, February 10, 2017

February 10, 2017

Dear F-M Ambulance TC Members,

It’s hard to believe that it is already Training Center (TC) renewal time! Please pay your dues ($65.00 per instructor) by March 15. You also need update your instructor profile at that time.

There are still a couple of you who were not able to attend an eCard training. You must contact the TC immediately to schedule training in order to continue to teach courses and issue completion cards. We will only be issuing eCards from now forward.

Just a reminder that the price of cards has changed: $6.50 per BLS eCard (effective July 1, 2016) and $8.25 per ACLS/PALS card (effective January 1, 2017).

If your instructor card is expiring, you need to schedule a time to come in and complete a didactic and psychomotor check off. This can be coordinated through Carmen.