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Education

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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

Emergency Communications, Emergency Managers, Citizen / Volunteers, Hazardous Materials, Hospitals, Law Enforcement Public Works, Fire Service, Public Health, Public Officials, Emergency Medical Services,

Education

Emergency Communications, Emergency Managers,
Citizen / Volunteers, Hazardous Materials, Hospitals,
Law Enforcement Public Works, Fire Service, Public
Health, Public Officials, Emergency Medical Services,