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The Unicameral, Nebraska's Legislative body, has provided funds for both initial and continuing EMS education.  Below is a complete listing of EMS Continuing Education Training Courses available through May 31st, 2010..  Weather, illness or special circumstances could change any of the information in this document.

 

January	2010	February
March	April	May

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Skills Nights	EMS Conferences
Traumatic Brain Injury & Driving Classes	Burns
Improving Stroke Care in Nebraska	Planning for Pandemic Flu
Farm Emergencies	Pediatrics
Printable PDF version of Continuing Education Calendar	Recreation & Sports Injuries
Advanced EMS / Trauma / CISM Courses

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January
DATE	TOPIC	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR	TIME
1/4	Respiratory Emergencies	Stromsburg Fire Hall 4th & Exchange St.	Phil Thomas	7pm - 10pm
1/10	Pandemic Flu Planning	Pawnee Co. Ambulance	Nancy Brown	7pm - 10pm
1/11	Skills Night	Lindsay Fire Hall 2nd & Pine St.	Ed Carlin & Ed Bauer	7pm - 10pm
1/11	Skills Night	Bennington Fire Hall 15509 Warehouse	Tami Meyers, Scott Crawford & Jamie Bowlin	7pm - 10pm
1/11	Blood Borne Pathogens & Infection Control	Henderson Fire Hall	Lisa Peter	7pm - 10pm
1/12	Patient Assessment	St. Francis Memorial Center 2116 W. Faidley Ave. Grand Island	JJ Wohler	7pm - 10pm
1/12	Sports Injuries	Stanton Fire Hall	Julie Mertens	7pm - 10pm
1/14	HIPAA - Patient Confidentiality	Linwood Fire Hall 211 2nd St.	Earl Rudolph	7pm - 10pm
1/14	Pediatric Emergencies	Hampton Fire Hall	Terry Leslie	7pm - 10pm
1/16	NEMSA Winter Conference	Holiday Inn Kearney	Various	7:45am - 4:30pm
1/17				9am - Noon
1/18	Special Patients with Special Needs	Firth Fire Hall 104 W. 3rd	Tami Meyers	6:30pm - 9pm
1/19	Pandemic Flu Planning	Good Samaritan Hospital 10 E. 31st St. Kearney	Cindy Kempt	7pm - 10pm
1/19	EMS Responding to Natural Disasters	St. Elizabeth Medical Center 555 S. 70th Lincoln	Doug Ahlberg	7pm - 9pm
1/20	Patient Assessment	Duncan Aviation 3701 Aviation Rd. Hangar D (basement) Lincoln	Debbie Von Seggern-Johnson	1pm - 3pm
1/20	Assisted Meds	Sioux County H.S. 435 Kate St. Harrison	Betty Barker	6pm - 9pm MST
1/20	New Trends in Trauma / Chest & Abdominal Injuries with Shock	Midlands Hospital Conference Center Ogram Ste. 11111 S. 84th St. Papillion	Kathy Warren	6:30pm - 8:30pm
				RSVP to Lisa Beacom / 402-593-3116 or email: lisa.beacom@alegent.org Dinner at no cost
1/20	Diabetic Emergencies	Ohiowa Fire Hall	Lisa Peter	7pm - 10pm
1/20	Improving Stroke Care in Nebraska	Faith Lutheran Church 108 Carol St. Talmage	Roger Krueger	6:30pm - 9:30pm
1/25	Improving Stroke Care in Nebraska	Greeley Fire Hall 112 W. O'Connor	Darla Hopwood	7pm - 10pm
1/25	START Triage	Waverly Fire Hall 10530 N. 14th St.	Tim Linke	7pm - 10pm
1/25	EMS Role During Extrication	Sutton Rescue Hall	Lisa Peter	7pm - 10pm
1/25	Diabetes	Albion Fire Hall 215 S. 5th	Steve Kelso	7pm - 10pm
1/26	Head Injuries	Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital Medical Services Bldg. Classroom C 715 N St. Hastings	Steve Kelso	7pm - 10pm
1/26	Improving Stroke Care in Nebraska	Wakefield Fire Hall	Mike Anderson	7pm - 10pm
1/26	Diabetic and Altered LOC	Chester Senior Center	Sandra Schendt	7pm - 10pm
1/27	EMS Run Review	Holiday Inn Express 300 Holiday Frontage North Platte	Pat Richards	7pm - 10pm
1/27	Drug Overdose w/ Kids and Young Adults	Dodge Fire Hall 233 Oak St.	Debbie Von Seggern-Johnson	7pm - 10pm
1/27 Cancelled and re-scheduled March 3rd	Vital Signs	Friend Rescue Hall	Lisa Peter	7pm - 10pm
1/28	Skills Night	Wolbach Fire Hall 305 Center St.	Ed Carlin & Ed Bauer	7pm - 10pm
1/28	EMS Role During FF Rehab	Waco Rescue Hall	Lisa Peter	7pm - 10pm
1/28	Pandemic Flu	Crawford Fire Hall 220 Elm St.	Glen Eberspecher	6pm - 9pm MST
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February
DATE	TOPIC	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR	TIME
2/2	Airway / Breathing Management	Ralston Fire Hall 7629 Park Dr.	Jon Ukishima	7pm - 9pm
2/2	Meth Lab	Hoskins Fire Hall	Brian Edins	7pm - 10pm
2/3	Environmental Exposures	Midlands Hospital Conference Center Ogram Ste. 11111 S. 84th St. Papillion	Dr. Andrew Herd	6:30pm - 8:30pm
				RSVP to Lisa Beacom / 402-593-3116 or email: lisa.beacom@alegent.org Dinner at no cost
2/3	Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault	Schuyler Memorial Hospital 104 W. 17th St.	Tami Meyers	7pm - 10pm
2/8	Chest Injuries	St. Francis Memorial Center 2116 W. Faidley Ave. Grand Island	Mark Fhuere	7pm - 10pm
2/8 Rescheduled to March 8th	On Scene Do's & Don'ts	Hyannis Fire Hall	Polly Olson	6pm - 9pm MST
2/9	Vital Signs	Fairmont Rescue Hall	Lisa Peter	7pm - 10pm
2/10	Improving Stroke Care in Nebraska	Columbus Community Hospital 4600 38th St.	Darla Hopwood	7pm - 10pm
2/11	Pandemic Flu Planning	Papillion Fire Hall 146 N. Adams St.	Leslie Scofield	6:30pm - 9pm
2/11	Burns	Aurora Fire Hall 906 13th St.	Phil Thomas	7pm - 10pm
2/15	Pediatric Trauma	McCook CC McMillen Hall Room 206 & MPCC Extended Campus 1320 Broadway Imperial	Marc Harpham	6pm - 9pm
2/16	Advanced Skills Modules - Refresher Night	Polk Fire Hall 290 N. Main	Steve Kelso	7pm - 10pm
2/16	Diabetic Emergencies	Antelope Memorial Hospital Neligh	Carol Rodenborg	7pm - 10pm
2/16	Hunting Emergencies	West Point Fire Hall	Landon Grothe	7pm - 10pm
2/17	Immobilization & Splinting	Sioux County H.S. 435 Kate St. Harrison	Glen Eberspecher	6pm - 9pm
2/17	Patient Documentation & Confidentiality	Jefferson County Community Health Center 2200 H St. Fairbury	Doug Fuller	7pm -10pm
2/17	Improving Stroke Care in Nebraska	Newman Grove Fire Hall	Mike Anderson	7pm - 10pm
2/18	OB / GYN Emergencies	St. Elizabeth Medical Center 555 S. 70th Lincoln	Deb Chambers	7pm - 9pm
2/18	Pediatric Behavioral Emergencies	Gretna Fire Hall 11175 S. 204th St.	Jamie Bowlin	7pm - 10pm
2/18	Pediatric Assessment	Linwood Fire Hall 211 2nd St.	Deb Von Seggern-Johnson	7pm - 10pm
2/18	Farm Emergencies	Pilger Fire Hall	Bryan Young	7pm - 10pm
2/22	Skills Night	O'Neill Fire Hall	Tony Anderson & Tim Wragge	7pm - 10pm
2/22	Pediatric Medical Emergencies	McCook CC McMillen Hall Room 206 & Hayes Center H.S. 500 Troth St.	Marc Harpham	6pm - 9pm
2/22	Skills Night	Benedict Community Center 206 Sherman	Lisa Starr, Darla Hopwood & Steve Kelso	6:30pm - 9:30pm
2/22	Skills Night	Clay Center Fire Hall 219 W. Fairfield	Dixie Siemson, Sandra Schendt & Jeff Jones	7pm - 10pm
2/22	Pediatrics	Winside Fire Hall	Deb Von Seggern-Johnson	7pm - 10pm
2/23	Cardiac Emergencies	North Loup Fire Hall	Ed Carlin	7pm -
2/23	Patient Assessment	Chappell Fire Hall 1600 2nd St.	Brian Donaldson	7pm - 10pm MST
2/23	Cardiac Emergencies	North Loup Fire Hall	Ed Carlin	7pm - 10pm
2/24	Basic Assessments	Rising City Fire Hall 105 Main St.	Darla Hopwood	7pm - 10pm
2/24	Agriculture & ATV Training	Weeping Water Rescue Hall	Dave Morgan	7pm - 10pm
2/25	Pediatrics	Hadar Fire Hall	Julie Mertens	7pm - 10pm
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March
DATE	TOPIC	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR	TIME
3/1	Environmental Emergencies	McCook CC McMillen Hall Room 206 & MPCC Extended Campus 1320 Broadway Imperial	Marc Harpham	6pm - 9pm
3/1	Emergency Vehicle Operations Course	Stromsburg Fire Hall 4th & Exchange St.	Pat Benson	7pm - 10pm
3/2
3/2	K.I.D.S.= Kids in Dire Straits	Plainview Fire Hall	Adele Anderson	7pm - 10pm
3/3	Vital Signs	Friend Rescue Hall	Lisa Peter	7pm - 10pm
3/4	Pandemic Flu Planning	Beatrice Hospital	Mike Miller	7pm - 10pm
3/8	Improving Stroke Care in Nebraska	Chambers Fire Hall	Ed Carlin	7pm - 10pm
3/8	K.I.D.S. = Kids in Dire Straits	Spencer Fire Hall	Adele Anderson	7pm - 10pm
3/8	Back to the Basics	St. Francis Memorial Center 2116 W. Faidley Ave. Grand Island	Chad Bluschke	7pm - 10pm
3/8	Geriatric Emergencies	Silver Creek Fire Hall	JJ Wohlers	7pm - 10pm
3/8 Rescheduled from February 8th	On Scene Do's & Don'ts	Hyannis Fire Hall	Polly Olson	6pm - 9pm MST
3/9	Improving Stroke Care in Nebraska	Crofton Fire Hall	Mike Anderson	7pm - 10pm
3/9	Shock - Types, Recognition & Treatment	St. Elizabeth Medical Center 555 S. 70th Lincoln	Nicole Livermore	7pm - 9pm
3/10	Diabetic Emergencies	Midlands Hospital Conference Center Ogram Ste. 11111 S. 84th St. Papillion	Ronald Sarno, M.D.	6:30pm - 8:30pm
				RSVP to Lisa Beacom / 402-593-3116 or email: lisa.beacom@alegent.org Dinner at no cost
3/10	The Kinematics of Trauma	Columbus Community Hospital 4600 38th St.	Kyle Lingenfelter	7pm - 10pm
3/11	Toxic / Substance Abuse	Aurora Fire Hall 906 13th St.	Scott Crawford	7pm - 10pm
3/11	Pandemic Flu Planning	Alvo Fire/Rescue Hall 135 Main St.	Nancy Brown	7pm - 10pm
3/15	Traumatic Brain Injury	McCook CC McMillen Hall Room 206 & MPCC Extended Campus 1320 Broadway Imperial	Bob Allen	6pm - 9pm
3/15	Mentoring & Counseling EMS	Syracuse Rescue Barn 578 Mohawk	Dave Huey	7pm - 10pm
3/15	Farm Extrication	David City Fire Hall 552 D St.	Darla Hopwood	7pm - 10pm
3/15	Improving Stroke Care in Nebraska	Albion Fire Hall 215 S. 5th	Ed Carlin	7pm - 10pm
3/15	Pandemic Flu Planning	Hartington Rescue Hall	Laura Gamble	7pm - 10pm
3/16	Improving Stroke Care in Nebraska	Antelope Memorial Hospital Neligh	Mike Anderson	7pm - 10pm
3/18	NIS Pre-Conference	New World Inn	Various	8:30am - 4:15pm
3/19	NEMSA Spring Conference	New World Inn Columbus	Various	8:30am - 5:30pm
3/20
3/21
3/22	Geriatric Trauma	McCook CC McMillen Hall Room 206 & Hayes Center H.S. 500 Troth St.	Bob Allen	6pm - 9pm
3/22	Recreational Trauma	Clarkson Fire Hall 210 Bryan St.	Kyle Lingenfelter	7pm - 10pm
3/22	Cardiac System	Norfolk High School	Brad Korth & Rich Lutz	7pm - 10pm
3/24	Sports Injuries	Stuart Fire Hall	Todd Thornton & Ryan Cleal	7pm - 10pm
3/24	Mock Scenarios	Hartington Rescue Hall	Carol Rodenborg	7pm - 10pm
3/25	Back to the Basics	Crawford Fire Hall 220 Elm St.	Shad Bryner	7pm - 10pm MST
3/25	Basic Assessments	Sterling Rescue Barn	Jan Hershberger	7pm - 10pm
3/27	Republican Valley EMS Conference	Arapahoe School 610 Walnut Arapahoe	Various	8am - 5pm
3/27	Emergency Vehicle Operations Course	Wakefield Fire Hall	Brad Korth & Rich Lutz	9am - 3pm
3/28	Back to the Basics	Thedford UCC  Fellowship Room 403 Main St. Thedford	Robin Dimmitt	2pm - 5pm
3/28	2010 Nebraska HazMat Symposium - Treatment of Chemical Burns	Quality Hotel Convention Center 2205 Osborne Dr. E. Hastings	Various	8am - 5pm
3/29	Injury Prevention on the Scene	Greeley Fire Hall 112 W. O'Connor	Ed Carlin	7pm - 10pm
3/29	Geriatric Medical Emergencies	McCook CC McMillen Hall Room 206 & MPCC Extended Campus 1320 Broadway Imperial	Bob Allen	6pm - 9pm
3/29	Burns	Chambers Fire Hall	Todd Thornton & Ryan Cleal	7pm - 10pm
3/29	Injury Prevention on the Scene	Greeley Fire Hall 112 W. O'Connor	Ed Carlin	7pm - 10pm
3/30	Farm Emergencies	Chappell Fire Hall 1600 S. 2nd St.	Robert Allen	6:30pm - 9:30pm MST
3/30	Ambulance Safety	Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital Medical Services Bldg. Classroom C 715 N St. Hastings	Pat Richards	7pm - 10pm
3/30	Burns	Bellwood Fire Hall 752 41st Rd.	Kyle Lingenfelter	7pm - 10pm
3/31	Pandemic Flu Planning	Nebraska City Fire Hall 1409 Central Ave.	Mike Miller	7pm - 10pm
3/31	Pandemic Flu Planning	Arnold Fire Hall	Terri Van Houten	7pm - 10pm
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April
DATE	TOPIC	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR	TIME
4/5	A.M.U.A.R.T.=Trauma	Rosalie Fire Hall	Adele Anderson	7pm - 10pm
4/8	Splinting & Extrication	Ponca Hills Fire Hall 12919 Ponca Rd. Omaha	Scott Crawford	7pm - 10pm
4/8	Getting High Out of the Medicine Cabinet	Clarks Fire Hall	JJ Wohlers	7pm - 10pm
4/8	Rapid Extrication & Trauma Assessment	Schuyler Memorial Hospital 104 W. 17th St.	Deb Von Seggern-Johnson	7pm - 10pm
4/10	Emergency Vehicle Operations Course	Stamford Community Building	Terry Klein & Pat Theobald	8:30am - 4pm
4/10	Respiratory Management	Immanuel Hospital 6901 N. 72nd St. Omaha	Jon Ukishima	7:30am - 9:30am
4/10	Emergency Vehicle Operations Course	Clearwater Fire Hall	Brad Korth & Rich Lutz	9am - 4pm
4/10	Emergency Vehicle Operations Course	Harvard Fire Hall	Pat Benson	9am - 3pm
4/12	Farm Emergencies	North Bend Fire Hall 140 W. 70th St.	Earl Rudolph	7pm - 10pm
4/12	Farm Accidents	St. Francis Memorial Center 2116 W. Faidley Ave. Grand Island	Kevin Badgley	7pm - 10pm
4/12	Recreational Trauma	Spalding Fire Hall	Kyle Lingenfelter	7pm - 10pm
4/13	Farm Extrication	Polk Fire Hall 290 N. Main	Darla Hopwood	7pm - 10pm
4/13	Advanced Skills Module - Refresher Night	North Loup Fire Hall	Steve Kelso	7pm - 10pm
4/13	ATV Emergencies	Crofton Fire Hall	Tony Anderson	7pm - 10pm
4/14	Cardiac Emergencies	Columbus Community Hospital 4600 38th St.	Steve Kelso	7pm - 10pm
4/15	Obesity Issues	Stapleton Fire Hall	Karen Bowlin	7pm - 10pm
4/15	Radiation Myths, Safety & Initial Response to Radiation Events	St. Elizabeth Medical Center 555 S. 70th Lincoln	Connie Lyons	7pm - 9pm
4/15	Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault	Gretna Fire Hall 11175 S. 204th St.	Tami Meyers	7pm - 10pm
4/19	Evidence Collection in EMS	Ainsworth Fire Hall	Terri Van Houten	7pm - 10pm
4/19	Patient Assessment	Panama Fire Hall 209 Locust St. Panama	Debbie Von Seggern-Johnson	6:30pm - 9:30pm
4/19	Skills Night	Madison Public Safety Building	Brad Korth & Rich Lutz	7pm - 10pm
4/20	Improving Stroke Care in Nebraska	West Point Fire Hall	Mike Anderson	7pm - 10pm
4/20	Street & Recreational Drugs	Providence Medical Center Wayne	Deb Von Seggern-Johnson	7pm - 10pm
4/21	Recognizing and Treating Cardiac Emergencies	Midlands Hospital Ogram Suite 11111 S. 84th St. Papillion	Shari Lentsch	6:30pm - 8:30pm
				RSVP to Lisa Beacom / 402-593-3116 or email: lisa.beacom@alegent.org Dinner at no cost
4/22	Medical Emergencies	Bushnell Fire Hall 312 Birch St.	Polly Olson	7pm - 10pm MST
4/24	Burns	Mid Plains Community College 1101 Halligan Dr. North Platte	Robin Dimmitt	9am - Noon
4/25	Acute Abdomen	Thedford UCC Fellowship Room 403 Main St. Thedford	Pat Richards	2pm - 5pm
4/26	Skills Night	David City Fire Hall 552 D St.	Kyle Lingenfelter & Darla Hopwood	7pm - 10pm
4/26	Airway Management	Battle Creek Fire Hall	Carol Rodenborg	7pm - 10pm
4/27	Sepsis	Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital Medical Services Bldg. Classroom C 715 N St. Hastings	Rita Gallagher	7pm - 10pm
4/27	Alzheimer's Dementia	York Fire Hall 815 N. Grant Ave.	Tami Meyers	7pm - 9pm
4/27	Breathing - A Mechanism for Absorbing Oxygen	Uehling Fire Hall 321 Main St.	Deb Von Seggern-Johnson	7pm - 10pm
4/27	The New Educational Standards for EMS in Nebraska	Bellwood Fire Hall 752 41st Rd.	Steve Kelso	7pm - 10pm
4/28	Vehicle Extrication & Rollovers	Rising City Fire Hall 105 Main St.	Kyle Lingenfelter	7pm - 10pm
4/12	Recreational Trauma	Spalding Fire Hall	Kyle Lingenfelter	7pm - 10pm
4/13	Advance Skills Modules - Refresher Night	North Loup Fire Hall	Steve Kelso	7pm - 10pm
4/28	EMS Run Review	Holiday Inn Express 300 Holiday Frontage North Platte	Pat Richards	7pm - 10pm
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May
DATE	TOPIC	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR	TIME
5/3	Pandemic Flu Planning	Madison Public Safety Building	Amy Zaruba	7pm - 10pm
5/5	Case Studies of Pediatric Trauma	Midlands Hospital Ogram Suite 11111 S. 84th St. Papillion	Erin Heisler	6:30pm - 8:30pm
				RSVP to Lisa Beacom / 402-593-3116 or email: lisa.beacom@alegent.org Dinner at no cost
5/6	Sports Injuries	Sterling Rescue Hall	Scott Roker	7pm - 10pm
5/8	Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault	Immanuel Hospital 6901 N. 72nd St. Omaha	Tami Meyers	7:30am - 9:30am
5/10	Diabetic Emergencies	St. Francis Memorial Center 2116 W. Faidley Ave. Grand Island	Phil Thomas	7pm - 10pm
5/13	Shock - Recognition & Treatment	Omaha Airport Authority - Fire Rescue Dept. 5111 Boeing Ct. Omaha	Donna Kopf	5pm - 7pm
5/18	Water Rescue	Bassett Fire Hall	Todd Thornton & Ryan Cleal	7pm - 10pm
5/18	Autism 911	Wisner Fire Hall	Jennifer Arndt	7pm - 10pm
5/18	Responding to Methamphetamine Calls	Providence Medical Center Wayne	Adele Anderson	7pm - 10pm
5/20	Summer Heat Emergencies	St. Elizabeth Medical Center 555 S. 70th Lincoln	Ruth Albrecht	7pm - 9pm
5/22	Sports Injuries	Broken Bow Fire Hall 116 S. 11th	Arnie Higgins	9am - Noon
5/24	Small Plane Crash	O'Neill	Todd Thornton & Ryan Cleal	7pm - 10pm
5/25	Sports Injuries	Ralston Fire Hall 7629 Park Dr.	Shari Lentsch	7pm - 9pm
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June
6/14	Pandemic Flu Planning	St. Francis Memorial Center 2116 W. Faidley Grand Island	Cindy Kempt	7pm - 10pm
Please be sure to go on-line starting August 15th, 2009 through October 1st, 2009 to submit EMS continuing education grant applications for July through December, 2010 classes.

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For more information contact:
Nebraska Department of  HHS,  Public Health
Emergency Medical Services Program
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Phone:(877) 669-0763 or (402) 224-3298
E-mail: garry.steele@nebraska.gov

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