December 31, 2015

Dear F-M Ambulance TC Members,

It’s hard to believe that it is already Training Center (TC) renewal time!  We have been working hard and evaluating our past practices for renewal in an effort to improve the process for you, the instructors!  Due to some regulations from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the 2015 Guidelines getting published we will be conducting our TC renewal differently this year.

f you are interested in continuing with F-M Ambulance TC, you need to attend one (1) of the upcoming renewal session dates:

•         Thursday, January 7^th, 2016 (1pm-7pm)
•          Friday, January 8^th, 2016 (9am-4pm)
•          Saturday, January 9^th, 2016 (10am-4pm)
•          Monday, January 25^th, 2016 (9am-11am)

At your renewal session, you will complete the following:  update your instructor profile; complete an instructor agreement; successfully complete the BLS for the Healthcare Provider written exam; successfully perform provider skills; provide documentation of completion of the 2015 AHA Guidelines Online Instructor Update Course(s) for each discipline you instruct.  Instructors will also be conducting the provider skills evaluation of a peer to allow the Training Center Faculty the opportunity to monitor instructor performance.

The 2015 AHA Guidelines Online Instructor Update Course(s) can be completed at http://ahainstructornetwork.org/2015instructorupdate.jsp.  You will login using your AHA Instructor Network username and password.

As outlined in the Program Administration Manual (PAM), in order to maintain your instructor status, you must teach two classes every year (or four classes in two years).  If you have not met these minimum requirements we will not be able to renew your instructor card when it expires. 

Prior to attending, please visit the AHA Instructor Network, www.ahainstructornetwork.org , and verify that your instructor and contact information is up-to-date. 

The 2015 Training Center dues are $65.00 per instructor.  The price of card processing will be $6.00 per BLS Card and $8.00 per ALS card. 

We continue to use our online database to track records.  If you are unfamiliar with the online roster submission process or have questions, please contact Carmen at 701-364-1758.

You are required to pay your 2015 dues at your renewal session.  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 F-M Ambulance TC.

Please register for a renewal session here, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VBVGGTM. 

Thank you,

Kelly Wanzek                                                   

Training Center Coordinator

701-364-1750

kelly.wanzek@fmambulance.com                                          

Preliminary Release Dates for 2015-16 AHA Guidelines Tools & Products:

2015
October 15, 2015

• ILCOR Consensus on Science
• 2015 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC
• AHA/Red Cross Guidelines for First Aid

November/December

• 2015 Guidelines Highlights (PDF and eBook)
• 2015 Guidelines Highlights Translations (17 languages)
• Handbook for ECC for Healthcare Providers (PDF and eBook)
• Science In-Service
• Instructor Update Conference at ReSS/SS (November 6, 2015)

2016
January/February

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Blended Learning
• BLS Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI™) (Module 2)

March/April

• BLS Classroom
• Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Blended Learning
• Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Classroom
• Heartsaver® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Blended Learning
• Heartsaver® Automated Training Solution (ATS)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Classroom
• HeartCode® ACLS
• CPR Anytime® Adult/Child
• Infant CPR Anytime®
• CPR in Schools Training Kit™

May/June

• Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI™)
• Heartsaver® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED
• Heartsaver® Bloodborne Pathogens
• Family & Friends® CPR

July/August

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Classroom
• HeartCode® PALS

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS®) 

Dear F-M Ambulance Training Center Members,

Happy 2015!  Spring is on its way!  With that comes annual Training Center renewal.    

This email is for all instructors that completed the Face-to-Face TC Renewal in 2014.  If you did not complete the Face-to-Face TC Renewal in 2014 you will be receiving a separate email with directions on how to complete your renewal.

To continue with the F-M Ambulance TC, we will need you to complete an Instructor Profile and Instructor Agreement.  These need to be returned along with your annual dues.  Be sure to include an email address on the Instructor Profile form, as this is the primary form of contact for TC information.

The 2015 dues will remain at $65.00.  The price of card processing will also stay the same, $6.00 per BLS card and $8.00 per ALS card.  As a reminder the American Heart Association (AHA) will be publishing the 2015 Guidelines in the future (late 2015).  This will result in required updates and the publication of new materials.  Information related to updates, training and materials will be delivered through the TC blog and email.  Be sure to keep this timeline in consideration when budgeting for materials. 

Linked in this notice you will find the following:

·         Instructor Profile.  In order to ensure that we have the most current contact information on file, please complete and return this with your TC dues.

·         Training Center Agreement.  Please review and return the signed TC Agreement.

In addition to completing the above paperwork please visit www.ahainstructornetwork.org, and verify your profile information is up-to-date.  If you are not currently receiving updates from our blog you can sign-up at http://trainingcenter.fmambulance.com/ by entering your email. 

The linked paperwork, online updates and payment of annual dues must be completed and returned no later than April 20^th, 2015.  You can mail the completed paperwork along with your dues to:
F-M Ambulance Service
Attn: AHA Training Center
2215 18th Street South
Fargo, ND 58103

We look forward to serving you in 2015!

Thank you!

Kelly Wanzek                                                                                Carmen Wang  

(701) 364-1750                                                                            (701) 364-1758

kelly.wanzek@fmambulance.com                                           carmen.wang@fmambulance.com

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Attention all F-M Ambulance Training Center Instructors:

Please view the American Heart Association Training Memo related to the Pediatric First Aid CPR AED training course by clicking here.  

As of October 31, 2013 is is required that only the NEW AHA Pediatric First Aid CPR AED course be used for training.  

**Remember - this MUST include CPR/AED for children and infants.**

Please contact the Training Center with any questions related to this. 

To order materials visit:
Laerdal or
Channing Bete

 

Dear F-M Ambulance CTC Members, 

Happy 2014!  It’s hard to believe that it is already Training Center (TC) renewal time!  We have been working hard and evaluating our past practices for renewal in an effort to improve the process for you, the instructors!  Due to some regulations from the American Heart Association (AHA), we will be conducting our TC renewal differently this year.

If you are interested in continuing with F-M Ambulance CTC, we will need you to attend one (1) of the upcoming renewal session dates:

• ·         Saturday, January 11^th, 2014 (9am-2:00pm)
• ·         Thursday, January 23^rd, 2014 (4:30-9:00pm)
• ·         Friday, January 24^th, 2014 (8:30am-12:30pm)
• ·         Saturday, February 15^th, 2014 (9:30am-2:00pm)

You will need to plan to attend a one-hour session for each discipline you are renewing (i.e. BLS, ACLS, PALS).  

As outlined on page 54 of the AHA Program Administration Manual (PAM), in order to renew your instructor status, you must meet all of the following criteria:

·         Maintain current provider status as evidenced by a current provider card or demonstration of acceptable provider skills and successful completion of the provider written examination.

·         Earn 4 credits by doing any combination of the following:

o   Teach a minimum of 4 classroom provider courses or provider updates or renewals in 2 years for the discipline in which the instructor is renewing.

o   Conduct skills practice and testing sessions for eLearning courses.  Each day of skills practice and testing sessions counts as 1 of the required 4 courses; all 4 credits can be earned this way.

·         Attend updates as required within the previous 2 years.  Updates may address new course content or methodology and review TC, regional, and national ECC information.

·         Be monitored while teaching before instructor status expiration.  The first monitoring after the initial instructor course does not satisfy this requirement.

To assist you in the renewal process, we have created a streamlined process for you.  You will need to complete the following at your scheduled renewal session: 

• ·         Update your instructor profile.

• ·         Complete an instructor agreement.

• ·         Successfully complete the provider written exam with an 84% or greater for each discipline you are renewing.

• ·         Successfully perform provider skills for each discipline you are renewing. 

• ·         Instructors will be conducting the provider skills evaluation of a peer to allow the Training Center Faculty the opportunity to monitor instructor performance.

• ·         Visit the AHA Instructor Network, www.ahainstructornetwork.org , and verify that your information is up-to-date. 

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 it will be assumed that you no longer want to belong to the F-M Ambulance Training Center.  Instructors who successfully complete the renewal process will be issued a new instructor card on the date of their scheduled renewal session.  Updated provider cards may be issued at the instructor’s request.  The fee for this will be $6.00 for a BLS Card and $8.00 for an ALS card.

Please register for a renewal session through our website, http://www.fmambulance.com/education.  Registration will be available beginning Friday, January 3^rd, 2014. 

The 2014 Training Center dues are $65.00 per instructor.  The price of card processing will continue to be $6.00 per BLS Card and $8.00 per ALS card.   

As a friendly reminder, we are still utilizing our online database to track records.  If you are unfamiliar with the online roster submission process or have questions, please contact Amanda at 701-364-1758.

We look forward to the opportunity to continue our commitment to the instructors of the F-M Ambulance Training Center in 2014!

Thank you,

Kelly Wanzek                                                                           
Training Center Coordinator                                        
701.364.1738                                                                         
kelly.wanzek@fmambulance.com       

Greetings TC Members!  You will soon be receiving information related to your 2014 TC renewal!  Due to the enforcement of AHA Training Center rules we will be doing our renewals a bit differently this year.  More information to follow!

Happy December!
Kelly