For those new to emergency care training, the three step instructor certification process outlined below will get you started. If you are a current health care provider, such as an EMT, First Responder, or if you have CPR/first aid training, you can skip Step One.

Step One
Attend and successfully complete student-level training for the programs you wish to teach. This will provide you with an understanding of the course content and the physical skills necessary to be able to perform effective emergency care. If you currently possess these skills, you've already completed Step One!

Step Two
Familiarize yourself in the comfort of your home with our instructor self-study system. This process explains the nuts and bolts of the MEDIC FIRST AID instructional design and basic class administration. Condensing this traditional classroom-based information into a self-paced resource reduces time spent in the classroom.

Step Three
This session is designed to help new instructors become skilled in presenting the instructional elements found in MEDIC FIRST AID Training Programs, including Real-time Demonstrations, Small Group Practices, Talk-Through Scenarios, and Performance Evaluations.

Once an instructor, you'll be eligible to purchase student materials and teach certified MEDIC FIRST AID Training Programs!

First Aid Videos Get Specific

Have you ever had a request for more detailed first aid training for heart attacks, strokes or allergic reactions? Do you train in areas where workers are at higher than normal risk for hypothermia, snake bites or specific types of injuries such as amputations or burns? With the release of the MEDIC FIRST AID Specific First Aid Topic Series, you will have no problem meeting those requests.

Divided into two topic categories - Illness and Injury - the new series of 21 supplementary video programs easily integrate into the MEDIC FIRST AID Basic Version 5 training system. To use, simply the videos within the managing specific first aid topic segment in each program.

Instructors have the option of selecting topics specific to their needs. For example, clients in cold weather locations might benefit from the "Exposure to Cold" program, which details basic treatment options for hypothermia and frostbite. The Injury Programs - which include topics on Amputation and Impalements - are an ideal fit for industrial work sites where heavy machinery increases the risks of those types of injuries.

The videos run under ten minutes, and follow a fairly uniform structure. We have times scenarios on multiple topic vignettes followed by bulleted instructions on how to conduct a patient history and assessment. As more titles become available, I will mention them in coming CEO Reports. For the time being, the following are those that are now on hand in our Sidney, BC office:

• Physical Assessment and Patient History
• Responding to Allergic Reactions
• Responding to Asthma
• Responding to Bites and Stings
• Responding to Seizures
• Responding to Strokes
• Responding to Heart Attacks
• Responding to Poisoning
• Exposure to Cold
  

Please contact EMP Canada for pricing and availability. (250) 656-1468

Training Centre Instructor Monitoring Alberta and East to Ontario

The MEDIC FIRST AID name has come to stand for high quality and our Training Centres and membership are largely responsible for the standard of excellence that MEDIC FIRST AID has established throughout Canada. We all play a part, instructors, trainers, masters and EMP Canada staff working together, to ensure that students receive the very best possible training and that they have the necessary skills as well as the confidence to provide quality patient care when illness or injury occurs.

A good quality assurance program increases client satisfaction and helps maintain the recognitions and approvals that we have received from the various regulatory bodies throughout both the provinces and the federal government.

Consistent with our continuing efforts to maintain high quality/credibility that MEDIC FIRST AID training has established, we ar introducing and Instructor Monitoring Form. This form allows Training Centre to monitor the performance of the instructors within their employ. It is an excellent means of quality assurance. We have been employing this method in British Columbia for the past 12 months and it has proven very effective. I believe you will find the forms self-explanatory, but if you have any questions or concerns in this regard please do not hesitate to give me a call.

It is our intention to introduce the monitoring system without delay and would ask that you commence the review of your instructors on receipt of this notification. We would also request that copies of the forms your use in the monitoring process be forwarded to us with the date of the course during which the monitoring took place. We will then ensure that the form is placed into the appropriate instructor binder with notations being placed on the national computer base.

The importance of this new monitoring system is amplified by the WorkSafeBC /OH&S offices throughout Canada who are now auditing Training Centres. Once again, we thank you for your cooperation in this regard and I believe you will find it to be very constructive as well as a very supportive method for both the Training Centres as well as our instructors.

Facilitator Renewal Information - Annual Renewal

Permit to Teach

There is a facilitator (Instructor, Trainer, Master) renewal form that needs to be signed on an annual basis. This document has statement that in part identifies the facilitator agreeing to maintain the standards of EMP Canada. This is the document that is signed by all EMP Canada facilitator nationally.

In addition to the completion and signing of the form there is a minimal renewal fee tat helps to cover the costs relating to the following:

• the facilitator and student national registry which keeps track of both facilitators and students that successfully complete training. Further, it allows EMP Canada to secure statistical information that can help both the facilitators and their training centres with marketing strategies.
• facilitator meetings that we send out which include the CEO Reports and standard updates, etc.
• the opportunity to purchase facilitator insurance at a much lower cost than can be secured in the open market.
• a toll free number that all of the facilitators are able to use when thy have questions or concerns and require data regarding course presentations, etc.
• the MEDIC FIRST AID course recognitions that we have received from both the Federal and Provincial governments throughout Canada.
• the facilitator and student registry that allows us to replace student cards when they are lost and to track or confirm student completions when it is needed
• the referral service that provides training opportunities for facilitators and training centres

The list goes on and will continue to grow as our presence in the Provinces of Canada grows. The mention of these benefits is only to identify the overheads that EMP Canada is subject to and consequently why there is an annual renewal fee.

However, EMP Canada does recognize that this annual renewal fee can cause a hardship for those facilitators who have multiple certifications and conduct a variety of MEDIC FIRST AID training programs. With this in mind, EMP Canada has revised the facilitator fees.

Revised Facilitator Annual Renewal Fees

• renewal of current membership and one teaching status certification - $25.00
• renewal fee for current membership and two teaching status certifications - $40.00