CE Connect
CE Connect is a free online continuing education platform for EMS and Trauma Providers from CommonSpirit Health.
Continuing Education at a glance
Know what to expect as far as topics available and CE hours applicable and not applicable. Review the below to best prepare for your continuing education experience. Here's a list of continuing education topics currently available:
- Airway & Breathing
- Cardiology
- Medical Emergencies
- Obstetrics & Pediatrics
- Patient Assessment
- Preparatory
- Trauma
- Operational Tasks
- Electives
- Airway & Breathing - Airway management, ventilation & o2 therapy
- Cardiology - Cardiovascular compromise, cardiac arrest & non-traumatic chest pain/discomfort
- Medical Emergencies - Allergic reaction, near-drowning, overdose, altered mental status, behavioral problems, seizures, diabetes & exposure to heat/cold
- Obstetrics & Pediatrics - Infant or child with cardiac arrest, shock/hypo-perfusion, respiratory distress, trauma, fever & suspected abuse/neglect. Care of the newborn & obstetric patient before & following delivery of newborn
- Patient Assessment - Scene size-up, patient assessment, history taking, physical exam, clinical decision making, communications, & documentation
- Preparatory - EMS systems, roles & responsibilities, well being of EMT, medical/legal issues, ethics, human body, pathophysiology, pharmacology, baseline vital signs & history taking
- Trauma - Rapid trauma assessment, mechanism of injury, kinetics of trauma, hemorrhage, hypo-perfusion/shock & burns. Painful, swollen, deformed extremity. Soft tissue, musculoskeletal, head, spine, eye, face, neck, chest, thoracic, abdomen & genitalia injuries.
- Operational Tasks - Lifting & moving, communicate with pts, ambulance operations, gaining access, extrication, hazardous materials, MCI, crime scene awareness & weapons of mass destruction
- Electives - Any other information that relates to the knowledge EMTs need to do their jobs
- Colorado approved training centers lectures and presentations
- Dispatch Training (NR allows 12 hours Maximum)
- Emergency Driving Training (NR allows 12 hours Maximum)
- EMT Refresher Course Instruction
- Teaching CPR (NR allows 12 hours Maximum)
- Wilderness EMS training
- Card courses (NR allows 16 hours maximum per course)
- Advanced Burn Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS)
- Auto Extrication (AE)
- Basic Trauma Life Support
- Neo-Natal Advanced Life Support (NALS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP)
- Pediatric Prehospital Course (PPC)
- Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (no maximum)
- Distributive education (must be state or CECBEMS approved)
- On-line Courses/Classes
- Jems Articles
- Non-Instructor Learning
- College courses (NR allows a Maximum of 24 hours)
- Anatomy
- Pharmacology
- Cellular Biology
- Physiology
- Chemistry
- Psychology
- Microbiology
- Communications & Sociology (3 hours maximum)
- Clinical Rotations
- CPR
- First Responder Course
- Home Study Programs
- Instructor Courses
- Management/Leadership Courses
- Performance of Duty
- Preceptor Hours
- Serving as a skill examiner
- Volunteer time with agencies