TRAINING NEWS

 Sam Bradley - Training Officer

Responder e-Learn New DMIS Courses
Here is more detailed information about the new courses being offered by HHS. Read the Plans Briefing article above to learn more about getting on the website and getting credit for the courses.

NC-3000 - Course Part 3 - Response Readiness
Course Structure (and Estimated Length)
NC 3010a - Disaster Medical Information Suite (DMIS) Overview (30 minutes)
NC 3020 - The EMR Application (60 minutes)
NC 3030 - Basic IT Set-up for NDMS EMR (60 minutes)
NC 3070 - EMR Pharmacy Training (75 minutes)

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, responders will be able to:

• Demonstrate the goals of the Disaster Medical Information Suite (DMIS).
• Define the role of electronic medical records in ESF-8 medical care delivery.
• Discuss the benefits of Health Information Repository.

NC-5000 - Course Part 5 - Operational Medicine
Course Structure (and Estimated Length)
NC 5030 - NDMS Credentialing and Privileging (60 minutes)
NC 5040 - Mobilization Center Operations (30 minutes)
NC 5050 - Disaster Medical Information Suite/Electronic Medical Record (30 minutes)

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, responders will understand the:

• Operational Medicine role of "performing good medicine in bad places" and the components of providing that service with a nation-wide cadre of responders, using limited resources, and under austere conditions.
• Circumstances that differ between being a National Disaster Medical System responder versus a medical care provider in a brick and mortar institution, and how clinical credentialing, record keeping, fitness for duty, and "just in time training" are integral to mission success.
• Roles of the Chief Medical Officer, Deputy HQ and Regional Chief Medical Officers, the Chief Nurse Officer, and team Supervisory RN's play in determining standardized clinical care strategies and medical direction throughout the NDMS.