REMSA Education will be offering an American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor course on February 25, 2010.  This course is for currently certified ACLS providers and will provide the necessary information to teach a successful ACLS program.

Participants must complete a Core Instructor Course program online prior to attending this one day ACLS instructor orientation and will be provided an ACLS Instructor manual.

More detailed information can be found by clicking the “Register Now” link.

REMSA Education welcomes Dr. Heide from Northern Nevada Medical Center on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 9:00 am to discuss the latest in stroke research and treatments available.  Dr. Heide will provide in in-depth overview of the latest technology used to assess and treat patients that present to the emergency department with stroke systems.

Participants will be introduced to the benefits of stroke systems of care and be able to participate in discussions regarding current trends and treatments.

Register online by clicking “register online” on the remsaedcation.com home page.

Our website has been optimized for viewing on the iPhone. When you visit REMSAeducation.com or Employee Tools you will be greeted with an iPhone friendly web application. More WAP enabled browser will be coming in the near future. We are continually trying to improve our services to the community. Any input is greatly appreciated.

We are also proud to provide REMSA employees with a one common site to access all of their important links.

Get the latest treatment modalities and strategies to manage winter injuries

Includes: CE’s, Food, Expo, Raffle Prizes and No Host Bar

The Program:
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration and Exhibits Open
4:00 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Welcome and Announcements
4:10 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Tricks on Packaging and Transport Decisions, Dan Coll, PA
4:55 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Pediatric Winter Injuries, Gordon H. Worley, RN, CFRN, Flight Nurse, REACH Air Medical Services
5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Dinner
6:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Chest and Abdominal Winter Sports Injuries, Myron Gomez, MD
7:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Break
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Orthopedic Traumatic Injuries in Winter Sports, Peter Althousen, MD

Admission is $20 to EMT’s, Ski Patrollers, Paramedics, Firefighters, Law Enforcement, RN’s, MD’s SAR members and any Pre-Hospital personnel.

CE Credits: This course has been approved for a maximum of 4 contact hours for pre-hospital providers by the California Emergency Medical Services Authority (Provider #94-0104) and the Nevada State Board of Nursing (Provider #NV030198-1). CE credit approved for Nevada EMS Providers.

Registration: $20. Register at www.regonline.com/WSIS2009

Sign up by November 27, 2009 or you may call the Tahoe Center for Health & Sports Performance at (530)587.3769 for more information regarding this course. Space is limited and will be accommodated on a first come, first serve basis. Reserve today!

Emergencies can happen anywhere at anytime. The last place you want to be unprepared is when you are far away from help. REMSA’s Outdoor First Aid class will cover all aspects of first aid as well as provide detailed information about outdoor related injuries and illnesses. Some of the topics presented in the course include environmental emergencies, splinting, bandaging, scene safety, head, chest and spine injuries, as well as proper techniques for lifting and moving patients. Participants will have the opportunity to utilize the knowledge learned in the classroom during an afternoon of practice in a local park utilizing the various terrain to put their new skills to the test.

Course Faculty: Scott Kesler, NREMTP
Course Dates: October 10 & 11, 2009, 09:00—17:00
Course Cost: $100 per student, group discounts may apply, please call
Audience: Anyone who would like detailed information on the care and treatment of common outdoor injuries and illnesses.
Registration: 775.858.5700 Ext 4168 or www.remsaeducation.com

Reno-Tahoe is “America’s Adventure Place” and for that reason both residents and visitors experience sports injuries all year round. Dr. James Pappas, M.D. will discuss the assessment and management of commonly encountered athletic injuries along with proper safety equipment removal or management and pain management for athletic injuries in the prehospital setting. Dr. Pappas is an Orthopedic Surgeon and certified in Sports Medicine from the American Board of Medical Specialties. Dr. Pappas served as a team physician to the University of Nevada for the past 12 years with 8 of those years as the head Team Physician.
Course Faculty: Dr. James Pappas
Course Dates: October 12, 2009 , 15:00—17:00, October 15, 2009, 17:00—19:00, October 16, 2009, 10:00—12:00
Course Cost: $20, Free to REMSA / Care Flight Employees (employees must call to register)
Audience: Course is open to EMT’s, Paramedics, RN’s, Other Medical Professionals
Registration: 775.858.5700 Ext 4168 or www.remsaeducation.com
Continuing Education Units Information: Approved for 2.0 Hours
CA EMS #94-0104 / BRN CE Provider #NV030198-1

Congestive Heart Failure, CHF, Pump Failure, Corpulmonale, Cardiac Asthma, Right-sided Heart Failure, Left –sided Heart Failure: What do all of these conditions mean? Are they just different names for the same thing or is there a difference in diagnosis and management?? In this class, Dr. John Swanson, M.D., Renown Emergency Physician will be discussing Conges-tive Heart Failure diagnosis and prehospital and emergency treatment. Learn about the latest science behind current treatments and therapy.

Course Faculty: Dr. John Swanson
Course Dates: September 21, 2009, 14:00—17:00, October 1, 2009, 14:00—17:00
Course Cost: $30, Free to REMSA / Care Flight Employees (employees must call to register)
Audience: Course is open to EMT’s, Paramedics, RN’s, Other Medical Professionals
Registration: 775.858.5700 Ext 4168 or www.remsaeducation.com
Continuing Education Units Information: Approved for 3.0 Hours
CA EMS #94-0104 / BRN CE Provider #NV030198-1

Hello Safe Kids Supporters,

We have scheduled the first Have a Ball Miniature Golf Tournament to benefit Safe Kids Washoe County on October 10 at Wild Island Golf Course!

Attached is a flyer with participant information as well as a sponsorship flyer. Please post, distribute and spread the word! Additionally, I have full color brochures if you would like any to distribute!

Your support is critical to our success! Sign up with your friends and family. Ask a business you know to sponsor a hole! Create a great costume for you and your team!

This will be a great fun-filled event for everyone involved! Thanks for your help!

Have a Ball Flyer
Have a Ball Sponsor Package

14 CE hours will be awarded to EMS personnel and nurses who attend the conference

This two-day conference will provide cutting-edge and thought-provoking topics on the continuum of care from the pre-hospital setting to the emergency department. Enjoy this opportunity to network with friends and colleagues and see state-of-the art equipment and technology.

Location: Saint Mary’s Conference Center, 1111 Gough St, San Francisco, CA 94109-6686
Dates: September 24 & 25, 2009
Preconferences: September 22 & 23
Conference Sponsors:
Medtronic Physio-Control
Philips Healthcare
Zoll Medical Corp.

Download PDF flier here

Challenge your urban EMT skills in the wilderness and learn to treat backcountry injuries.

DESIGNED FOR:
❖ Outdoor enthusiasts
❖ Ski Patrol
❖ EMT’s
❖ Backcountry skiers
❖ Paramedics
❖ Fire  ghters
❖ And many other professions
Cost: $650,  five-day course
Earn: 45 EMS CE’s, CME’s or CE’s