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06/13/08
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easier. Click
here to go to the download for Firefox or Internet Explorer
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05/20/2008
The largest EMS Event in Grant's History: An EMS Educational Day
Conference,
May 19th, 2008 at the Conference Center at NorthPointe
Thank you for the great support on May 19th, for Grant Medical
Center and LifeLink Outreach Education's 1st Annual EMS Education
Day Conference at the Conference Center at NorthPointe. It was a
huge success and will be even bigger and better next year.
We hope to see you in 2009!
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04/29/2008
The largest EMS Event in Grant's
History: An EMS Educational Day
Conference, May 19th, 2008 at the Conference Center at NorthPointe
Grant Medical Center and LifeLink
are making the largest investment we've ever made to celebrate and
thank our EMS community! On May 19th, we're hosting an EMS
Educational Day Conference at the Conference Center at
NorthPointe, just 10 minutes north of Columbus on Hwy 23 in Lewis
Center:
Conference
Center at Northpointe
The keynote speaker for the conference is Ron Moore, a national
extrication expert and author of Vehicle Rescue and Extrication,
2nd Edition, a text published by Mosby Co. He is featured each
month in Firehouse Magazine and has authored over 130 articles in
the University of Extrication Series. Ron is a Battalion Chief and
training officer for the McKinney Texas Fire Department with 34
years of fire department service.
This free, day long event will feature some of our best continuing
education presentations, along with vendors, a buffet lunch and
breaks, EMS Week gift bags and much more.
For more information and to register, please complete the
registration form on our our conference brochure and return it to
LifeLink:
Conference Brochure and Registration Form
If your company or
organization is interested in being an exhibitor or sponsor, please see our
conference vendor packet for more information:
Conference Vendor/Sponsor Packet
Please help us
spread the word. We hope to see you there!
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12/12/2007
2008 Fire-EMS Calendar
Download the new CME Central Ohio unit day calendar by clicking
the
Fire-EMS Calendar link in the navigation bar on the left.
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11/03/2007
Trauma in the Tropics flyer now
available
Download the new
Trauma in the Tropics flyer from the
conference website
and post it at work for everyone to see! The conference will take
place at The Grand Palladium Resort and Spa, an all-inclusive
resort in Puerto Adventuras, Mexico from March 9-16th.
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09/11/2007
American Heart Association (AHA)
eLearning
The
AHA has created an entire website devoted to their growing library
of eLearning offerings for healthcare professionals and
laypersons. Courses include a variety of CPR, First Aid, ECG,
ACLS, PALS and other courses. LifeLink is an official skills
testing center for these courses.
Click here to visit AHA
eLearning.
Click here for more
information about these courses from LifeLink.
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09/11/2007
Trauma in the Tropics
UPDATED
9/19/2007
Announcing Trauma in the Tropics 2008! The conference will take
place at The Grand Palladium Resort and Spa, an all-inclusive
resort in Puerto Adventuras, Mexico from March 9-16th.
Click here to visit
the Trauma in the Tropics website
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10/25/2007
It's not too late to join us
for the LifeLink Update!
Saturday November 3, 2007 (9:00 AM - 4:30 PM), Grant Medical
Center Hugenberger Auditorium
Topics include: Head trauma, patient restraints, committals,
mental health, Taser. circulatory adjuncts
Click here for more information
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08/29/2007
ACLS Renewal/Provider Course
Available
Our
September 11-12 class at Riverside still has several openings if
you need to renew your AHA ACLS card or take the provider class.
Click here to get the
registration form.
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08/29/2007
OhioHealth Sports Medicine...
is
the official health care provider for the Columbus Blue Jackets,
the Columbus Crew, the Columbus Destroyers and some area high
schools. Click here
to visit their new web
site for sports medicine resources and more. Football season is
also near; to learn more about the new concussion management
program, click
here
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08/07/2007
We've added all of the
information you need to renew your AHA ACLS and BLS for Healthcare
Provider courses through eLearning.
Heartcode ACLS Anywhere is a software-based course. The BLS Online
Renewal is Internet-based.
Click here
for more information.
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08/07/2007
Visit our weather page for the
latest heat advisories and alerts
Click here
for more information.
Visit
the OhioHealth Health Reference site for information about heat
stroke.
Click here for more information.
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07/24/2007
Grant EMS Education announces
the Fall 2007 EMS Instructor Course
starting September 6th on 2 Unit days.
Click here
for more information.
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ECC
Handbook
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01/18/2006
Updated Emergency
Cardiovascular Care Handbook and Materials Now Available
The
new ECC Handbook (2005 Guidelines Edition with BLS, ACLS and PALS resources)
and other materials are available and may be purchased at the LifeLink office
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09/06/2006
American Heart Association (AHA)
Makes Major Changes to ACLS
UPDATED
12/7/2006
The
AHA has made significant changes to its ACLS course including
changes to the teaching/learning methodology, algorithms, and
more. Starting January 1, 2007 all students must meet a new set of course prerequisites
before class.
Click here for the Course Prerequisites
and Learning Contract
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05/22/2007
Grant EMS Education Announces New
September EMT Basic and Refresher Class
Our
Fall class will start September 12th at 1800 hrs. For more information
visit our EMT Basic Program.
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05/10/2007
OhioHealth Launches Stroke
Resource Website
GetStrokeSmart.com offers information about stroke prevention,
types of stroke, signs and symptoms, stroke treatment, recovery
and more. Watch one of our Physician webcasts and take an
interactive stroke quiz.
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05/10/2007
OhioHealth Launches Maternity
Resource Website
BirthofaMom.com - The new site was created to give new parents a
resource for learning more about the first pregnancy. Online
newsletters and blogging communities, calculators, diaries and
many other resources are available for the new Mom.
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02/17/2007
Dell offers special discount to LifeLink
Grant LifeLink and Dell Computer have teamed up to offer you up
to 12% off of personal purchases from Dell’s entire
catalog or on special offers they created just for us. All Grant
LifeLink and Grant EMS Education students, educational partners
and instructors are eligible. Dell has also agreed to extend
this discount to any EMS, healthcare, fire-rescue or law
enforcement professionals and their friends and family members.
Click here to learn more about this offer
Click here to
visit Dell’s special LifeLink website
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02/10/2007
Learn about heart care from
the experts
Visit the Do Your Heart
Good website, brought to you by Grant Medical Center and
OhioHealth, to learn more about heart disease and healthier
living. Get OhioHealthy!
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04/25/2007
Sign-up now for the remaining
spots at the next LifeLink Update!
Just $45 for a day of continuing education with lunch. Guest
speakers include Robert Falcone MD and
Sherri Wissman, RN, OSU Heart Transplant Coordinator.
Call LifeLink at b(614) 566-9019 or
Click here for more information
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03/08/2007
National Registry of EMTs
Don't forget... The NREMT re-registration deadline is fast
approaching. Make sure your re-registration forms are postmarked
no later than March 31, 2007.
NREMT.org
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02/07/2007
Are you headed to Columbus?
Check out the current roadway and weather conditions across Ohio
and in Columbus. Check the current Snow Emergency level for
Franklin County. You can even look at the I-71 and Main Street
highway camera just down the street from Grant Medical Center!
Click here to visit our Weather
and Road Conditions page
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02/02/2007
Send us your EMS photos!
In
preparation for this year's EMS week celebrations, we're asking
you to send us your best and favorite photos of your apparatus,
stations, special equipment and people!
Click here to email your photos or
mail them to:
Grant Medical Center LifeLink, 393 E Town St, Suite 214, Cols OH
43215-4741
Notice: By submitting your photos to LifeLink, you grant us
unrestricted permission to use them in marketing or other
projects and materials. Photos cannot be returned. Thanks!
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01/31/2007
Join the Ohio HealthCare
Credit Union
If
your Fire-EMS department, hospital or medical practice doesn't
have a credit union, you can join ours. Any central Ohio
healthcare provider can, including EMTs and Paramedics, nurses,
physicians and others.
Click here
for more information.
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01/25/2007
Red Roof Inn now a suggested
hotel for students visiting Grant Medical Center
LifeLink students are now able to get a 15% discount off hotel
rates at the Red Roof Inn, Grove City OH.
Click here
for more information about the offer.
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01/03/2006
The new Surgical and Heart
Center at Grant Medical Center
- Eighteen state-of-the-art
operating rooms
- Cardiac catheterization,
electrophysiology and vascular labs
- Cardiac, radiological and surgical
facilities for preparing and recovering patients from procedures
- New hospital entrance, lobby and family waiting areas,
food court and other services
- New EMS entrance area, ramp and
bays
Click
here for an
online tour
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01/05/2006
LifeLink announces this year's
Trauma in the Tropics critical care conference
This
year's conference will be held at a 5-star all-inclusive resort,
the Grand Palladium Kantenah Resort & Spa in Cancun Mexico.
Click here to learn more about the Grand Palladium Kantenah.
Click here
for pricing and conference information
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11/20/2006
January - February 2007 ACLS and
BLS dates now available
Click here to visit our
education page
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09/06/2006
Grant EMS Education Announces New
Class Dates
The
Grant Medical Center EMS Education
Department has announced new EMT-Basic and EMT-Basic Refresher classes.
For more information, click here, call (614) 566-8289. or send e-mail to
bscherer@ohiohealth.com
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08/19/2006
ACLS, BLS and PALS Instructor
Course Requirements
The
requirements to become an American Heart Association Instructor
are available here. We will be scheduling discipline specific
instructor courses early in 2007. You must meet all of the
prerequisites specified in the requirements document before
applying to enroll in an a discipline specific instructor
course.
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08/17/2006
Photo
Galleries added to Message Boards
We've added
photo galleries to the EMS and Fire-Rescue forums of our Message
Boards. Registered users can post their own action, apparatus or
station photos and descriptions.
Click here to visit the Message
Boards
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08/16/2006
Step
Out and Save Lives
Holly
Herron, Manager of Grant Medical Center's LifeLink and a Trustee
of the American Heart Association Columbus Metro Board is
helping fight the nation's leading causes of death by
participating in the Heart Walk on August 26th at COSI/Genoa
Park in downtown Columbus. Step out against heart disease and
stroke by supporting the efforts.
Click here to learn how you can donate or join the team
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08/07/2006
SAFETY ALERT!
The
FDA has issued an updated safety alert regarding fires related
to the use and maintenance of oxygen regulators.
Click here for the full notice
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07/26/2006
What do you think? Answer our latest poll..
Visit our
Message Boards and answer our latest poll about firefighter
training requirements now being considered by the State of Ohio.
Click here to answer the poll
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07/17/2006
LifeLink is a proud partner of Columbus' Project Second Chance
Help
celebrate the first anniversary of
Project Second Chance,
Columbus' Public Access AED Program.
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