Healthcare Provider Continuing Education

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Renewal & Recognition (ACLS)

This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate and manage the first 10 minutes of an adult ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia arrest. It is designed for personnel who staff emergency departments, intensive care units or critical care departments, as well as physicians, nurses, emergency technicians, paramedics, respiratory therapists and other professionals who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency. Register online by selecting Events/Programs then search for your desired class date listed under Health Education.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas, Elements & Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Wisconsin Medical Society and Vernon Memorial Hospital. The Wisconsin Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Wisconsin Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16.0 (or 8.0) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

2010 Dates:

ACLS Renewal - 1 day course

  • March 24
  • June 16

ACLS Recognition - 2 day course

  • April 21 and 22
  • October 20 and 21

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: Viroqua Area Medical Office Building Skills Lab (Lower Level)

Fee: Renewal $125.00 (1 day) *Includes Materials & Lunch
Recognition (2 day) $150.00 *Includes Materials & Lunch

 

Basic Life Support for the Health Care Provider (BLS)

This course provides content for credentialed health care providers, covering core material such as adult and pediatric CPR (including two-rescuer scenarios and use of the bag-valve mask), foreign-body airway obstruction, and automated external defibrillation. The student text comes with a student CD that contains supplemental information on topics such as stroke, cardiac arrest, Combitube, and special resuscitation situations.

2010 Dates:

  • March 12
  • March 26
  • April 9
  • May 7
  • May 21
  • June 18
  • July 16
  • August 13
  • September 10
  • September 24
  • October 8
  • November 5
  • November 19
  • December 3

Time: 8:00 a.m. Recognition Courses 12:30 p.m. Renewal Courses

Location: Viroqua Area Medical Office Building Skills Lab (Lower Level)

Fee: $35.00

 

ECG & Pharmacology

This comprehensive course presents information on basic electrophysiology, normal ECG measurements, basic arrhythmias, basic ACLS drugs, usage and routes of administration during cardiovascular emergencies, and how to integrate basic drug pharmacology into ACLS algorithms. It is perfect for credentialed health care providers who either must or wish to supplement their training.

2010 Dates:

  • March 17
  • April 14
  • June 9
  • October 13

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: Viroqua Area Medical Office Building Skills Lab (Lower Level)

Fee: $50.00 (Includes Materials & Lunch)

 

IV Training

This course is designed for health care professionals to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to perform peripheral intravenous cannulation and venipuncture.  The course provides education on the basic anatomy of upper extremity veins, introduces information and techniques to safely initiate I.V. access, and reviews the management of complications which may occur.  Completion of this course does not imply that an individual has the competence to perform intravenous cannulation.  Each health care facility is responsible for determining the level of competence and qualifications required for anyone to assume clinical responsibility.

2010 Dates:

  • April 30
  • December 10

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: Viroqua Area Medical Office Building Skills Lab (Lower Level)

Fee: $175.00 (Includes Materials & Lunch)

 

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

This course has been designed to teach an evidence-based approach to resuscitation of the newborn. The causes, prevention, and management of mild to severe neonatal asphyxia are carefully explained so that health professionals may develop optimal knowledge and skill in resuscitation. The Neonatal Resuscitation Program is an educational program that introduces the concepts and basic skills of neonatal resuscitation. Completion of the program does not imply that an individual has the competence to perform neonatal resuscitation. Each hospital is responsible for determining the level of competence and qualifications required for someone to assume clinical responsibility for neonatal resuscitation.

2010 Dates

  • November 4

NRP Basic

  • July 15

Time: NRP 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. NRP Basic 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location: Viroqua Area Medical Office Building Skills Lab (Lower Level)

Fee: NRP $110.00 (Includes Materials & Lunch)
        NRP Basic $85.00

 

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

The PALS course is designed for pediatricians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, emergency physicians, and other health care providers who care for infants and children. It teaches participants:

  • To recognize infants and children at risk of cardiopulmonary arrest
  • Strategies needed to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children
  • Skills needed to resuscitate and stabilize infants and children in respiratory failure, shock or cardiopulmonary arrest

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas, Elements & Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Wisconsin Medical Society and Vernon Memorial Hospital. The Wisconsin Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Wisconsin Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16.0 (or 8.0) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

2010 Dates:

  • September 1 and September 2

Please note: All PALS courses (Renewal & Recognition) are 2 day

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: Viroqua Area Medical Office Building Skills Lab (Lower Level)

Fee:  $150.00 Includes materials and lunch

 

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition & Stabilization (PEARS)

This comprehensive course is designed for those health care workers who do not routinely provide care to critically ill children and who are not required to have a PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) credential--such as physicians, nurses, pre-hospital and in-hospital providers outside of critical care areas, outpatient clinic staff, and school-based providers. The course teaches participants to identify a pediatric victim at risk of severe cardiopulmonary distress, provide early intervention to stabilize the child and make arrangements for the next level of care. Participants learn to recognize the signs of impending respiratory failure or shock, initiate the appropriate treatment, and follow recommended procedures for preventing disability and death in children.

2010 Dates:

  • April 29
  • November 11

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: Viroqua Area Medical Office Building Skills Lab (Lower Level)

Fee: $80.00

Register for these courses then search for your desired class date listed under Health Education.

Questions? Need help registering?

Contact: VMH Community Health Education at (608) 637-4298 or e-mail.