Free Training For NEOMRC Members
Please take advantage of the FREE training opportunity for NEOMRC Members!
From: Two-way listserv for MRC information sharing. [mailto:MRCLEADERS-L@LIST.NIH.GOV] On Behalf Of Schaffzin, Samuel J (HHS/OPHS)
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 1:51 PM
To: MRCLEADERS-L@LIST.NIH.GOV
Subject: [MRCLEADERS-L] eCDLS Training
Please see the message from Andy Bostick of the AMA on eCDLS…
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the American Medical Association Center for Public Health Preparedness & Disaster Response and the National Disaster Life Support Foundation, I am honored to offer our free online Core Disaster Life Support® (CDLS®) training course to members of the Medical Reserve Corps. I hope that all interested MRC members will take the opportunity to complete this course and then assist our organization by applying their unique expertise to provide suggestions for potential CDLS course improvements.
Core Disaster Life Support® (CDLS®) is a nationally recognized all-hazards course designed to increase emergency responder awareness of basic skills, competencies, knowledge, and resources that are critical for a coordinated and effective local emergency response effort. The electronic version, eCDLS, will give first responders the flexibility to access this important training when and where it is convenient for them. eCDLS is an awareness level course of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Training and Exercise Integration/Training Operations (TEI/TO).
This online course is targeted to address the issues of paramount importance across first responder disciplines: firefighters, law enforcement, emergency management, emergency medical services, public health, healthcare, public safety communications, governmental administrative, hazardous materials, and public works. They are covered at a level that is accessible and understandable across all levels of public health, health care, and safety. The course comprises nine modules, a pre-test, and a post-test.
The course is funded and approved through a grant from the DHS. eCDLS users who complete the free course by September 30, 2008 will receive a CDLS course manual, the AMA virtual library CD-ROM, Responding to Public Health Emergencies, and a CDLS wallet-card. You do not need these materials to complete the course.
The American Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Medical Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Non-physicians may request a certificate of participation indicating the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM.
The course is available at:
https://www.mrc.train.org – Course ID #1012300
(This will launch you into the site where the course is hosted: http://www.ncbrt.lsu.edu/elearn where you must first register and then receive a password via e-mail to access the course.)
Thank you again for your support and assistance.
Sincerely,
Andy Bostick, MA, MPP
Senior Research Associate
Public Health Readiness Office
American Medical Association
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Andy.Bostick@ama-assn.org