HLTH3044 - Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) Provider

Course Description

Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) remains the gold standard of education for emergency medical assessment and treatment. Endorsed by the National Association of EMS Physicians, AMLS emphasizes the use of the AMLS Assessment Pathway, a systematic tool for assessing and managing common medical conditions with urgent accuracy.

In the third edition of AMLS, students learn to recognize and manage common medical crises through realistic case-based scenarios that challenge students to apply their knowledge to highly critical patients.  The course emphasizes the use of scene size-up, first impression, history, interactive group discussion on differential diagnosis and potential treatment strategies, and physical exam to systematically rule out and consider possibilities and probabilities in treating patients’ medical crises. The third edition AMLS library of patient simulations offers students an opportunity to apply critical thinking skills to a variety of patient presentations. Additional features include patient simulation monitor images and ECGs provided by iSimulate, to enhance students’ experience.

MAUI: Please ensure that you have familiarized yourself with course details & preparation, as well as training center polices & procedures, at https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/memst

16-hour course for EMTs, paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and physicians. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a certificate of completion, a wallet card recognizing them as AMLS providers for 4 years, and 16 hours of CAPCE credit. This course may be offered as a classroom course, or a hybrid course where students take 8 hours of the course online followed by 8 hours in the classroom.

Learner Outcomes

1. Apply critical thinking skills to integrate pathophysiology with the assessment findings of a medical patient;
2. Identify and differentiate between actual and potential patient problems;
3. Improve their ability to conduct a competent medical examination that utilizes proper diagnostic skills, critical thinking, and interventions
4. Improve their ability to utilize problem-solving strategies in interventions and management alternatives
5. Review the communication procedures necessary to relay pertinent findings and interventions to the receiving facility.

Notes

THIS IS A 2 DAY HYBRID COURSE. Day 1 is online and has no classroom attendance. Day 2 is classroom skills and lessons on campus from 8:30am-4:30pm at KapCC. There is a requirement to pay for the course prior to day 1 online as part of the course registration process. The fee is $10.

Day 1 is completely online. Students who have been admitted to the course and paid the card fee may access the following website: http://www.jblearning.com/cart/Default.aspx?bc=04525-3&coupon=18PSG15 to pay for the online portion ($39.95).  Students will have until day 2 to complete the 8 hour online portion. The online portion can be done lesson-by-lesson spread over the given time period as long as all lessons are completed prior to day 2. Day 2 is hands on from 8:30am-4:30pm.

PRINTED COMPLETION CERTIFICATE (FOUND ON STUDENT HOME PAGE) MUST BE PRESENTED AT START OF CLASS ON DAY 2.

If you are a student with a documented disability and have not voluntarily disclosed the nature of your disability, we may coordinate the accommodations you need. In that case, you are invited to contact the Disability Support Services Office (DSSO) in 'Ilima 107, ph. (808)734-9552, or email kapdss@hawaii.edu for assistance. For students whose primary disability is Deaf or hard of hearing, contact the Kapi'olani Community College Deaf Center, ph. (808)734-9891 / (808)447-3141(VP) or email jfried@hawaii.edu .

Non-State of Hawaii EMS Licensed Providers (out of state license, RN, MD, etc.) fee: $130.00. If you are a non-State of Hawaii EMS Licensed Provider and are interested in enrolling for this class, please contact: