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We're building a stronger VT EMS ecosystem by growing the skills of Vermont’s emergency service leaders, practitioners, and instructors. All of our courses are CAPCE approved and work for your professional development credits. These courses are free to all Vermont EMS crews.
Emergency Practitioners
professional development
These courses are for anyone who is a Vermont EMS provider or practitioner. We'll offer one course per month that is all online, but with a synchronous (taught online at specific times) element for real-time feedback and learning.
Leadership & Management
leadership training
These courses are built for anyone else who deals with the realities of running an emergency medical service. Learn best practices, new skills, and means of evaluating yourself, your crew, and your organization. Synchronous online with one in-person meeting.
Instructor Development
Instructor training
The heart of any statewide system is helping to grow well-trained educators. We help to build the bridge between being a practitioner and being an educator. Not all who "do" can teach, but with a little training, they can learn how to.
Upcoming EMS Training Courses
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June 12th, 10am-2pm
Virtual Seminar
(free and CAPCE approved)Implicit Bias in EMS
This presentation explores the challenging topic of implicit bias, examining how it leads to disparate treatment of patients based on race, gender, disability and sexual orientation.
Cardiac Arrest Revisited: How to Win More Often
We’ll explore how to modify our cardiac arrest approach to increase the likelihood of a good patient-centered outcome.
Lazarus Phenomenon: Challenges Identifying Death in the Field
Rarely, EMS patients who have been declared dead have later, inexplicably, come back to life. We’ll explore multiple case reports of this puzzling phenomenon.
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June 3rd, 9am-5pm
In Person at VEMSAYou do not have to be an instructor to take this seminar.
Morning Session will be lead by Eric Jaeger. He will discuss more indepth about death in custidy and lead a practical portion.
There will be a 1 hour lunch break. (Lunch is included)
Afternoon Session will be lad by Tim Redding. Tim will discuss the effects of stress on EMS providers.
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Virtual, 6pm, Free
This course will help you learn the tools and tips to navigate healthcare in the midst of an active threat. Keeping calm is key, but so is knowing how to deescalate during intervention.
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Feb. 26 @18:00 - 20:00
Instructor: Eric JaegerWe’re all trained that epinephrine is the antidote for anaphylaxis, and to give it when an allergic reaction has become systemic. Yet every year people die from anaphylaxis. Are these preventable deaths? How does epinephrine actually work? And when is the right time to get aggressive with anaphylaxis?
Upcoming Leadership Courses
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Feb 8 @18:00 - 20:00
Instructor: Timothy S Redding NRP, I/CWe’ve all seen situations where great practitioners become managers and things get tricky. What makes a great leader and what’s the difference between a leader and a manager. We’ll walk through some perspectives and tools to get you what you need to lead.
Upcoming Instructor Courses
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