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Non-Physician Courses:

Critical Incident Stress: Managing the Impact
CE Credit:
State Category: 1 Medical
Nation Registry: Category 2 - 1 CE

Overview:
Critical incident stress management is designed to help normal people having normal stress reactions to abnormal situations. Applying stress management techniques may improve mental and emotional health and thus extend the career of the front line EMS professional.

Objectives:
At the completion of this session, the student will be able to:
1) List five factors that influence stress reactions.
2) Describe "fight or flight" physiology.
3) List three symptoms of a stress reaction.
4) Describe three ways to manage stress.

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Pediatric Respiratory Distress
CE Credit:
State Category: 1 Medical
Nation Registry: Category 2 - 1 CE

Overview:
The majority of childhood medical emergencies involve respiratory problems. Respiratory illness is the leading cause of cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children. The prognosis for cardiopulmonary arrest in children is dismal. However, if respiratory distress is identified and treated quickly and efficiently before respiratory failure and cardiac arrest ensue, the prognosis for neurologically intact survivability is high. Early recognition and treatment are critical for good outcomes of the pediatric patient in respiratory distress.

Objectives:
At the completion of this session, the student will be able to:
1) Identify signs and symptoms of croup.
2) List the treatments for upper airway infections.
3) Describe appropriate asthma ventilation techniques.
4) Define respiratory distress, respiratory failure, and respiratory compromise.

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Call Review
CE Credit:
State Category: 1 Medical
Nation Registry: Category 2 - 1 CE

Overview:
It is the responsibility of every pre-hospital provider to assure safe and effective delivery of patient care. In order to achieve this goal one must review every call with an open mind and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Reviewing other provider's calls can be just as beneficial. This module provides an opportunity to identify strengths and areas of growth. The ultimate goal is to apply this learning to improve patient care.

Objectives:
At the completion of this session, the student will be able to:
1) Identify 3 criteria for field pronouncement.
2) List 2 goals when treating heart failure.
3) Describe the streatment for cocaine toxicity with chest pain.
4) Define SVT.

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Traumatic Brain Injury
CE Credit:
State Category: 1 Trauma
Nation Registry: Mandatory: 1 Trauma Head Injury

Overview:
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability for people 1-44 years of age. Many survivors are left with significant, long-term cognitive, behavioral, communicative, and medical complications. This can have a devastating effect on the lives of these individuals resulting in significant loss of productivity and potential income. This module provides an overview of TBI statistics, physiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment. Two case presentations are included.

Objectives:
At the completion of this session, the student will be able to:
1) Define the Monroe-Kelly principal.
2) Describe the difference between primary and secondary brain injury.
3) List 3 signs of herniation.
4) List the three 9s of TBI management.

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Transport or Not to Transport, That is the Question
CE Credit:
State Category: 1 Elective
Nation Registry: Category 2 - 2 CE

Overview:
Since it is unreasonable to transport everyone for whom an ambulance is called, and in some cases illegal, continued education regarding the “grey zone” of refusals is essential. This module is designed to provide some in-sites into the various components of refusals using actual calls.

Objectives:
At the completion of this session, the student will be able to:
1. Identify 3 criteria for field pronouncement.
2. List 2 patient criteria for a valid refusal.
3. Describe 2 indications for a mental health hold.
4. List 3 components refusal documentation.

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West Nile Virus
CE Credit:
State Category: 1 Medical
Nation Registry: Flexible: 1 Communicable Disease

Overview:
This module is designed for the clinician who has the potential to identify and treat patients with West Nile virus. It addresses virology, history, geographic distribution transmission cycles, atypical transmission, clinical presentation, clinical suspicion, laboratory findings, diagnostic testing, treatment, reporting, and prevention.

Objectives:
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
1. Describe the clinical presentation of a patient infected with West Nile virus.
2. Explain the transmission cycle of the West Nile virus.
3. Identify three laboratory findings associated with West Nile.
4. List two prevention strategies for West Nile.

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Surgical Airway Management
CE Credit:
State Category: 1 Trauma
Nation Registry: Mandatory 1 ABC Ventilatory Support

Surgical Cricothyrotomy
This presentation reviews the history of the procedure, indications, contra-indications, advantages, disadvantages, complications and considerations, the landmarks for the procedure, and the appropriate technique. Completion of this presentation and subsequent evaluation also meets the annual educational requirement for all Paramedics under the HealthONE EMS Medical Director as required by the State of Colorado for the Surgical Cricothyrotomy waiver.

CE Credit: 1 hour (If both sections are completed the student will receive one certificate for 2 hours of CE in surgical airway management.)

Surgical Airway Management Techniques
This presentation covers surgical airway management techniques, other than surgical cricothyrotomy, including the history, indications, contra-indications, advantages, disadvantages, special considerations, and procedure for each technique.

CE Credit: 1 hour (If both sections are completed the student will receive one certificate for 2 hours of CE in surgical airway management.)

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Denver Metro Protocol Review
CE Credit:
State Category: 2 Elective
Nation Registry: Category 2 - 2 CE

Course Description:
This online course allows the participant to review the Denver Metro Protocols appropriate to the level of practice at a comfortable pace. At the end of the course a written evaluation is given based on the EMT or paramedic certification level. This examination meets the HealthONE EMS Medical Director protocol exam requirement.

Denver Metro EMT-Basic Version.

Denver Metro EMT-Paramedic Version.

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Cardiology Gross Anatomy & Physiology / Electrophysiology
CE Credit:
State Category: 2 Medical
Nation Registry: Flexible: 2 ABC Non-traumatic Chest Pain

Course Description:
This online course covers the basics of identifying the gross anatomy of the heart including chambers, valves, layers of the pericardium, and layers of the heart. Students should be able to describe the properties of cardiac muscle and cardiac muscle cells.

Additionally, this course will provide a review of coronary circulation, hemodynamics, and an overview of electrophysiology of the heart, including sympathetic and parasympathetic response, and cardiac action potential.

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Effective Patient Stabilization & Transport
CE Credit:
State Category: 1 Elective
Nation Registry: Category 2 - 1 CE

Course Description:
Being unprepared to transfer a patient in critical condition may delay access to definitive care, thereby increasing morbidity and mortality. Medical facilities should have transfer agreements, protocols, procedures and transfer criteria in place prior to the need for transport in order to facilitate the transport process. This online continuing education activity has been designed for physicians in rural practice settings, who are involved in patient transfer from the rural area to a higher level of care. An overview of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) provisions, as well as protocols and provisions that should be in place prior to transfer are presented. Key patient interventions and data that are required before the patient is transported and the various modes of transportation are reviewed. Case studies will be presented that outline patient data in transport scenarios.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the essential areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of HealthStream and HealthONE Emergency Medical Services. HealthStream is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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RSI
CE Credit:
State Category: 1 Medical
Nation Registry: Mandatory: 1 ABC Ventilatory Support

Course Description:
The RSI course is designed to present an overview of various methods of intubation, how to identify and manage difficult airways, RSI assumptions, pharmacology, and sequence. Case studies at the end of the presentation are designed to encourage critical thinking in making RSI decisions.

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Update on Stroke
CE Credit:
State Category: 2 Medical
Nation Registry: Category 2 - 2 CE

Course Description:
Treatment of stroke is rapidly changing. This educational activity has been designed for emergency medical services personnel who are involved in treatment and transport of patients with cerebrovascular disease. This module provides an overview of stroke statistics, classifications, ischemic penumbra, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, field evaluation and treatment, imaging, updates in treatment, and the concept of stroke centers.

At the completion of this session, the student will be able to:
1) Identify 3 clinical presentations of stroke.
2) List 3 differential diagnosis for stroke.
3) Describe 3 new treatment modalities for stroke.

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Current Online CME Courses & Course Descriptions Physicians Courses

Physician Courses:

Effective Patient Stabilization & Transport (CME) Physician
CME Credit: 2.0 hrs

Course Description:
Being unprepared to transfer a patient in critical condition may delay access to definitive care, thereby increasing morbidity and mortality. Medical facilities should have transfer agreements, protocols, procedures and transfer criteria in place prior to the need for transport in order to facilitate the transport process. This online continuing education activity has been designed for physicians in rural practice settings, who are involved in patient transfer from the rural area to a higher level of care. An overview of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) provisions, as well as protocols and provisions that should be in place prior to transfer are presented. Key patient interventions and data that are required before the patient is transported and the various modes of transportation are reviewed. Case studies will be presented that outline patient data in transport scenarios.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the essential areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of HealthStream and HealthONE Emergency Medical Services. HealthStream is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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