This in-person interactive 4-day training course is being led by Advanced Certified Healthcare Simulation Educators (CHSE-A) from the University of South Florida's (USF) Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS). Learn simulation facilitation techniques while you earn continuing education credits in your specific healthcare discipline.
Date: July 30 - August 2, 2024
Time: 8:30 am - 4:30pm
Location: UVI Medical Simulation Center, Albert A.
Sheen Campus - St. Croix
Suggested Audience: Educators, faculty, nurses, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, social workers, first responders (EMT, Paramedic), and physicians.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM . USF Health is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).
Located on the Albert A. Sheen Campus, St. Croix, USVI.
The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course trains participants to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements, or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.
What does this course teach?
The AHA’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations, and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.
What does this course teach?
Disclaimer: The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.
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Location: Medical Simulation Center, Albert A. Sheen Campus - St. Croix, USVI
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For more information, email us at medicalsimulationcenter@uvi.edu.
Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is the premier continuing education program developed by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). Recognized globally, PHTLS is the gold standard in prehospital trauma education, taught in over 80 countries.
Date: December 4
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00pm
Location: UVI Medical Simulation Center, Albert A. Sheen Campus - St. Croix
Suggested Audience: PHTLS is ideal for EMTs, paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, physicians, and other prehospital practitioners. The course is accredited by CAPCE and recognized by NREMT for recertification requirements.
The PHTLS course uses case studies, skills practice, and patient simulations to emphasize the application of medical principles. It covers the appropriate treatment of multi-system trauma patients and includes the following topics:
