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CERTIFICATION
COURSES
The
New York State Department of Health Bureau
of Emergency Medical Services (NYSDOH BEMS) authorizes training for
pre-hospital certification through organizations called Course Sponsors.
All Course Sponsors can offer education for basic life support (BLS)
certifications (i.e. CFR, EMT-B), but a smaller number of organizations have been approved to provide
intermediate (i.e. EMT-I) and advanced life support (ALS) training (i.e.
Paramedic). Once a course is completed, a
student must successfully complete the NYS practical and written exams.
Go to the Education
and Certification page on the NYSDOH BEMS website for more information,
including course curriculums and practical exam skill sheets.
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Re-Certification
All NYS certifications must be renewed every three (3)
years. A pre-hospital provider can recertify two ways:
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by enrolling in a
recertification course with a Course Sponsor and successfully retesting; or,
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participating in the Continuing Education (CE) Recertification Program, aka "CME Recert."
Recertification
courses usually allow the provider to "challenge out" of attending classes by passing a
preliminary practical and written exam. If a student fails to demonstrate a proficiency
in any area, then he or she must be remediated before being allowed to sit for
the NYS final exam.
The CME Recertification program is an agency based program. Participating
organizations enroll with the NYSDOH BEMS. Providers affiliated with those
agencies can recertify by completing required numbers of CME hours in specific
categories. See the
CME
Recertification Program page on the NYSDOH website for more information.
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CONTINUING
MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME)
CME Credit Approval
In
order for CME to be applicable to Westchester Regional MAC credentialing, it
must be approved by the REMAC. Most standardized or pre-set curriculum courses
(ACLS, PHTLS, GEMS, etc) are already
approved on an hour for hour basis and should be submitted just to have on file.
Anyone seeking credit hour approval,
especially for a non-standardized material,
should complete a CME
Credit Request Form and submit it via MAIL to the Regional EMS Office with
any required attachments to the following address:
WREMAC
4
Dana Rd.
Valhalla,
NY 10595
RE:
CME Credit Request
Included
in this submission should be:
A request can be made retroactively, but it is
recommended that approval be sought before.
Westchester providers attending a CME should sign in using a Westchester REMAC CMA
Attendance Form and have a Student
Participation Form validated by the presenter.
CME Forms
Local CMEs
EMS Conferences
Conferences are an excellent way to
obtain CME credit hours and usually have already been either approved
locally or by a national evaluation board (ie
CECBEMS)
click
here for
UPCOMING
EMS CONFERENCES
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CALL
AUDITS (CA)
CA
are required for Westchester MAC credentialing. Each 911 Receiving
Facility in the region offers CA. (See the Call Audit
Schedule for more information on
regional CAs.)
Providers may utilize CAs from an
out-of-region Medical Control Facility for up to 50% of their
requirement as long as:
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the format follows the outline for CA in the
Westchester
REMAC Credentialing Policy
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has the approval of his/her Primary Agency
Medical Director
(The approval must be documented)
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the provider completes and has validated the
CA/CME Attendance and Student Participation Sheets
A complete listing and calendar of Call Audits
being held by Regional Medical Control Physicians / Facilities can be
found below:
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Other
Training Opportunities:
Professional Leadership Development
In addition to certification training, individuals
who are in leadership and management roles should take the time to develop
skills that will help them successfully run an EMS organization. The
programs identified below are designed to do just that.
Click on the
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weblink, flyer or brochure.
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PROGRAM |
DATE (s) |
APPLICATIONS / INFORMATION |
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WCC
EMS Management Certificate Program |
Changes each semester |
Contact the Department of
Prehospital EMS at
EMS@sunywcc.edu
or call 914-606-6507
or visit www.wccems.com |
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NYS EMS Instructor Training
The New York State Department of Health Bureau of
EMS (NYSDOH BEMS) recognizes 2 basic levels of certified instructors: Certified Lab Instructors (CLI)
and Certified Instructor Coordinators (CIC).
The Westchester Regional EMS Council (REMSCO) has
been designated a Specialty Course Sponsorship by the NYSDOH BEMS and is
authorized to conduct certification courses for these instructor levels.
In addition to initial instructor training, the
REMSCO may also offer Certified Instructor Updates (CIU). Instructors in
NYS must recertify every 3 years and in addition to other requirements, to
complete this process they must have attended 6 hrs of CIU.
Currently the REMSCO has scheduled the following
instructor courses:
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COURSE |
DATE (s) |
APPLICATION DEADLINE / APPLICATIONS |
NOTES |
| CLI |
Prescreening
TBA
Course
TBA |
Applications Due:
TBA
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Note:
All applicants are
reminded that a
$50.00
refundable appearance deposit
must accompany each
application or the candidate will not be scheduled for the prescreening
– if the candidate appears at the prescreening for testing, the check
will be returned. Checks should be made out to
Westchester REMSCO or
WREMSCO
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| CIU |
Course
Saturday
September 6, 2008
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Applications Due: 9/3/08
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Note:
Class is open to Certified instructors
and Agency Training Officers. |
| CIC |
Course TBA |
Applications Due:
TBA
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Contact the Regional EMS Office at 914-231-1616 for
more information.
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Training in Other EMS Regions
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Hudson Valley Regional
Resource Center (RRC)
The
Westchester Medical Center (WMC) in Valhalla has been designated as a Regional
Resource Center (RCC) by the New York State Department of Health for the purposes of domestic
preparedness coordination and training of medical facilities and
personnel for the Hudson Valley. The RCC offers FREE training
programs which are funded through federal and state grants.
Programs may be requested by any of the hospitals located
within the Hudson Valley and Westchester EMS Regions. Below is a listing
of all courses available for presentation and programs currently scheduled:
For
more information regarding the RRC programming, or to schedule a course at your
location, contact:
Garrett Doering
Hudson Valley
Regional Resource Center
Westchester
Medical Center
914-493-1308
Office
914-493-2954
Fax
doeringg@wcmc.com
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