EMS 2014 - International Trauma Life Support Instructor

Credits: 1
Hours/Week: Lecture 0.5 Lab 0.5
Course Description: This course is designed to prepare individuals to become instructors for the International Trauma Life Support course. Upon successful completion of the ITLS Instructor course, instructor candidates will be able to teach an ITLS course using ITLS course instructor materials and will receive ITLS Instructor certification. This course requires completion of EMS 2004 or a current ITLS certification card.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): Students must possess current certification or licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Paramedic, Registered Nurse (RN), Medical Doctor (MD), Doctor of Osteopathy (DO), Respiratory Therapist (RT), or Physician’s Assistant (PA).
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: One year as an advanced life support provider.

Major Content
1. The ITLS Organization

2. Course coordination

    a. Timelines

3. Course instruction

    a. Case based learning

    b. Lectures

    c. Core curriculum

    d. Skills stations

    e. Practice and testing stations

    f. Written exams

4. Forms and checklists

    a. Performance criteria

    b. equipment lists

5. Moulage
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

1. recall history and organization of ITLS  

2. prepare the learning environment for an ITLS Provder course 

3. identfy different student learning styles

4. determine delivery methods

5. describe various communication styles.  

6. demonstrate correct procedures in ITLS skill stations

7. offer constructive feedback

8. evaluate student performance

9. review and practice facilitating skill stations,

10. administer testing procedures

11. access the ITLS Course Management System.

12. obtain authorization for a course.

13. facilitate ITLS course components

    a. ITLS cognitive sessions

    b. ITLS patient assessment scenarios

    c. ITLS skill stations

    d. ITLS Evaluation and Testing 

    e. Requirements of instructor monitoring 
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies None
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
None
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
None

Practicum hours per week: 0

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