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Education,
Training & Regional Support -
Provides leadership and direction to meet the medical education needs of
EMS caregivers. The section works actively with the state EMS Education
Committee, eight regional EMS and Trauma Care (EMS/TC) Councils, and
many other health care organizations to bring quality training to EMS
responders, and systems development assistance to each region.
Specifically, this section:
- Establishes standards for conducting all EMS education and
training programs;
- Provides technical assistance to eight regional EMS/TC Councils in
the development of regional EMS plans;
- Provides technical assistance to fifteen County EMS offices;
- Reviews and evaluates current EMS education and training programs;
- Approves Senior EMT Instructors and BLS Evaluators;
- Develops training manuals, curricula and other educational
materials;
- Provides technical assistance in regional system development and
implementation activities;
- Distributes funds for continuing medical education (CME) of
physicians and nurses in techniques of Advanced Life Support;
- Distributes funds for initial EMS training and the Ongoing
Training and Evaluation Program at the basic life support level;
- Develops and monitors contracts for EMS education and training
programs for the eight regions;
- Monitors DOH contracts with eight regional EMS/TC Councils;
- Develops and monitors annual regional workplans;
- Presents Medical Program Director Workshops;
- Approves and monitors annual regional EMS/TC Council budgets;
- Provides technical assistance to appointed and elected local,
regional and state officials regarding state/regional EMS/TC
systems;
- Coordinates development of Washington State EMS/TC Plan;
- Conducts annual regional EMS/TC Council plan review process;
- Provides technical assistance to the regions, MPDs and licensed/
verified services in developing and monitoring revision of Regional
Patient Care Procedures;
- Provides in-depth technical assistance to EMS/TC provider agencies
in implementing the Washington State Trauma Triage Tool at the
county and local levels;
- Develops innovative educational programs to meet the needs of
prehospital providers in unique settings.
- Administers the state Poison Control Program
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