Region 2S BDLS - Wayne County Community College, Taylor, MI

Basic Diaster Life Support is a competency-based, awareness-level course that introduces concepts and principles to prepare health professionals for the management of injuries and illnesses caused by disasaters and public health emergencies. For more information, please contact Judy Wheeler at [email protected] // 269-337-4285

Objective(s): 1 Describe an all-hazard, standardized, scalable casualty management approach for use in disasters and public health emergencies, including life-saving interventions and medical decision making in an altered care environment. 2 Describe information sharing, resource access, communication, and reporting methods useful for health professionals during disasters and public health emergencies. 3 Describe the purpose and importance of the incident management system for providing health and medical support services in a disaster or public health emergency.
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Specialties: Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, EMS

Faculty Disclosures:
Judy E Wheeler, MSPM (Nothing to disclose - 01/20/2023)
William D Fales, MD (Nothing to disclose - 01/06/2023)
Hannah Evans, MD (Nothing to disclose - 11/03/2022)
John Snider, RN (Nothing to disclose - 11/01/2022)
David Strong, MD, PhD (Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-Ginkgo Bioworks - 11/01/2022)
Stefanie Wise, MD (Nothing to disclose - 11/01/2022)
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Thursday, February 9, 2023, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Kalamazoo, MI

1. Describe an all-hazard, standardized, scalable casualty management approach for use in disasters and public health emergencies, including life-saving interventions and medical decision making in an altered care environment.
2. Describe information sharing, resource access, communication, and reporting methods useful for health professionals during disasters and public health emergencies.
3. Describe the purpose and importance of the incident management system for providing health and medical support services in a disaster or public health emergency.

In support of improving patient care, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Credit amount subject to change.


Interprofessional Continuing Education
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 7.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.


Physicians
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Nurses
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this activity for 7.5 contact hours for nurses.  Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Pharmacists & Pharmacy Technicians
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this activity for 7.5 contact hours for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.  Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.50 hours), Other Learner Attendance (7.50 hours), General Attendance (7.50 hours), Continuing Nursing Credit- ANCC (7.50 hours), IPCE Credit (7.50 hours), Continuing Pharmacy Education ACPE (7.50 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

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