Tennessee Emergency Medical Services for Children - Knoxville Instructor Led Courses

*Please Note: All classes for the Knoxville region are contact hours, not CEUs.  Tennessee nurses can use their contact hours towards their continuing education.

**Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP) and Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC), both prehospital focused courses, are available to services upon request.  Please e-mail Angie Bowen or call at 865-541-8523.

Course	BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) PROVIDER COURSE
Course Description & Prerequisites	This Basic Life Support (BLS) course is for Healthcare Providers only whose credentials have expired or who have never been credentialed. With the knowledge and skills you learn in this course you can save a life. You will learn the skills of CPR for victims of all ages. You will learn how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). You will learn how to relieve choking (foreign-body airway obstruction). The skills you learn in this course will enable you to recognize emergencies such as sudden cardiac arrest and how to respond to them.
Location	East Tennessee Children's Hospital 2018 W. Clinch Avenue Knoxville, TN 37916 *All courses will take place in Meschendorf AB conference room.
Dates & Times	2012 Dates & Times TBD
Cost	$40 includes course and required materials. You must have materials at least three days prior to the course. ETCH employees attend free of charge. You will receive 3 contact hours for this course. Cost subject to change.
To Register	To register, please e-mail the Education Department Secretary or call (865)541-8618.

Course	BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) RENEWAL COURSE
Course Description & Prerequisites	This Basic Life Support (BLS) course is for Healthcare Providers only for those who are renewing their credentials. You must show proof of current certification on day of the course. With the knowledge and skills you learn in this course you can save a life. You will learn the skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for victims of all ages. You will learn how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). You will learn how to relieve choking (foreign-body airway obstruction). The skills you learn in this course will enable you to recognize emergencies such as sudden cardiac arrest and how to respond to them.
Location	East Tennessee Children's Hospital 2018 W. Clinch Avenue Knoxville, TN 37916 *Please see date for specific conference room.
Dates & Times	BLS Renewal Course dates are still to come. Please check back later for more information.
Cost	$35 includes course and required materials. You must have materials at least three days prior to the course. You will receive 2 contact hours for this course.
To Register	To register, please e-mail the Education Department Secretary or call (865)541-8618.

Course	EMERGENCY NURSING PEDIATRIC COURSE (ENPC)
Course Description & Prerequisites	ENPC was developed by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and is designed to provide core-level pediatric knowledge and psychomotor skills associated with the delivery of professional nursing care to the pediatric patient. This content is presented through lectures and psychomotor skill stations. The ENPC Provider is a two-day course. Day one consists of lectures in the morning and teaching psychomotor skill stations in the afternoon. Day two consists of lectures in the morning and testing in the afternoon. After completion of the multiple choice examination and psychomotor skill station testing, participants will receive a CECH certificate verifying completion. Expiration of verification occurs in four years. Registered nurses are the only healthcare providers eligible for ENPC verification. Other healthcare providers are welcome to audit the lecture and psychomotor skill station teaching portions of the course. Course Sponsored by: East Tennessee Children's Hospital and Emergency Nurses Association Smoky Mountain Chapter Course Content: Dealing With Children, Initial Assessment, Triaging the Pediatric Patient, Respiratory Distress & Failure, Shock, Rhythm Disturbances, Pediatric Trauma, Childhood Illnesses, Poisonings, Child Maltreatment, Psychiatric Emergencies, The Neonate, Special Health Care Needs Children, Crisis Intervention
Location	East Tennessee Children's Hospital 2018 W. Clinch Avenue Knoxville, TN 37916
Dates & Times	March 16 & 17, 2012 June 30 & 31, 2012 * Class time is 7:30AM - 5:00PM EST
Cost	$225 includes required textbook.
To Register	Registration Deadline: 4 weeks prior to course. Class size is limited. Please register early. For further information contact: Angie Bowen, RN, BSN, CPEN, NREMT-P, Emergency Medical Services for Children Regional Coordinator/Trauma Coordinator (865) 541-8523 or e-mail Angie Bowen

Course	NEONATAL RESUSCITATION PROGRAM (NRP) CLASSES
Course Description & Prerequisites	Neonatal life support course (BLS for the delivery scene) is geared toward any healthcare provider expected to assist with the birthing process or care of an infant immediately postnatal. Providers are granted a two-year certification. Renewals can easily be maintained in about two hours, through a written test and practicum code scenario at any of the following date & times. Provider status may be attained at a renewal, with self preparation. All those new to healthcare are encouraged to take the full-provider class on 8/25/2010.
Location	East Tennessee Children's Hospital 2018 W. Clinch Avenue Knoxville, TN 37916 Nursery Conference Room *Mechendorf AB Conference Room of Koppel Plaza Building
Dates & Times	2012 Dates & Times TBD
Cost	Free to all students, parametics, and referral site staff. Otherwise, the cost is $50, which includes a loner book.
To Register	Please call Janet Bryant, RNC-NIC, NRP Regional Trainer and NICU Educator, at 865-541-8559 for more information about class preparation and to register. Our classes do NOT fill up and are open to anyone interested in improving the lives of infants.

Course	PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (PALS) NEW PROVIDER COURSE
Course Description & Prerequisites	This two-day course is for those whose credentials have expired or who have never been credentialed in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) for Healthcare Providers. 1) Recognize the infant or child experiencing respiratory failure or shock. 2) Accurately demonstrate core life support skills such as: - Airway Management - Infant and Child Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - Endotracheal Intubation - Assessment and treatment of dysrhythmias - Automated External Defibrillator (AED) use - Vascular Access: Intravenous (IV) and Intraosseous (IO) 3) Demonstrate cognitive skills necessary for resuscitating and stabilizing an infant or child in respiratory failure, shock or cardiopulmonary arrest.
Location	East Tennessee Children's Hospital 2018 W. Clinch Avenue Knoxville, TN 37916 Meschendorf AB Conference Room
Dates & Times	2012 Dates & Times TBD
Cost	Physicians: $250 RN, PA, NP: $150 Others (EMT-P, Students): $100 You will receive 16 contact hours for this course.
To Register	To register, please e-mail the Education Department Secretary or call (865)541-8618. Click here for Course Brochure. Class sizes are limited, please register early. You must register no later than 4 weeks prior to the course date

Course	PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (PALS) RENEWAL COURSE
Course Description & Prerequisites	This one-day course is for those who are renewing their credentials in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) for Healthcare Providers. After the course the participant will be able to: 1) Recognize the infant or child experiencing respiratory failure or shock. 2) Accurately demonstrate core life support skills such as: - Airway Management - Infant and Child Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - Endotracheal Intubation - Assessment and treatment of dysrhythmias - Automated External Defibrillator (AED) use - Vascular Access: Intravenous (IV) and Intraosseous (IO) 3) Demonstrate cognitive skills necessary for resuscitating and stabilizing an infant or child in respiratory failure, shock or cardiopulmonary arrest
Location	East Tennessee Children's Hospital 2018 W. Clinch Avenue Knoxville, TN 37916 Meschendorf AB Conference Room
Dates & Times	2012 Dates & Times TBD
Cost	Physicians: $125 RN, PA, NP: $75 Others (EMT-P, Students): $50 You will receive 8 contact hours for this course.
To Register	To register, please e-mail the Education Department Secretary or call (865)541-8618. Click here for Course Brochure. Class sizes are limited, please register early. You must register no later than 4 weeks prior to the course date.

Course	STABLE
Course Description & Prerequisites	Sugar, temperature, airway, blood pressure, lab work and emotional support during the neonatal period.
Location	Contact Sonya McGill for information.
Date & Time	2012 Dates TBD All classes are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cost	$50, includes Learner's Manual
To Register	For registration, e-mail Sonya McGill or call at 865-541-8533 for further information.