Free or Low Cost CEU classes available for Monmouth & Ocean NJ EMT-Bs in May 2010
NJ EMT-Bs are required to have 24 hours of required (aka CORE), and an additional 24 hours of elective continuing education (CEU) classes, for each re-certification period. Nationally Registered EMT-Bs (NREMT-B) need the same 24 CORE hours, plus an additional 48 hours of elective CEUs every 2 years. Until Governor Corzine's crew raided the NJ Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund (EMTTF), the costs for the courses were nominal for the Volunteer EMT. Now the EMTTF cannot afford payments for Elective CEU classes. This converts to $10/hour or more that is now the EMT's responsibility... That's a minimum of $240 for each Volunteer NJ EMT-B and $480 for the NREMT-B...
Many Volunteer Squads are trying to pick up these training costs but they are also being squeezed 
financially. Volunteer First Aid Squads in NJ are NOT allowed to charge for the services they render or for patient transports (which is OK - it means our services are FREE to the patient & their families!). Funding from Public and Municipal donations is understandably down. However, equipment and training costs are up.
Fortunately, there appears a number of opportunities for FREE CEU education are continuing to be available. It's really great to see a number of organizations stepping up and sponsoring classes so EMT-Bs can still get the needed classes at no cost to them.
Hopefully this listing will help some who do not otherwise know of them. I'll update it periodically. If you have any question, know of other classes you'd like to add, or just comments in general, PLEASE feel free to let me know!
- May 10th, 1830, "Terrorism Awareness & Prevention for Fire & EMS",
- 3e CEUs, FREE
- MUST pre-register at NJOEMSCERT.com Course Number: 100243063,
- Presented by: Molly Berkowitz, RN Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator, JSUMC & Bill Voelkel, EMT Training Coordinator, JSUMC,
- Held at Ocean Medical Center, Brick, NJ, in the East Wing Conference Room "A" (East Wing Basement),
- Dinner will be served
- 6:30 pm sign in and dinner Lecture to start at 7:00 pm.
- May 12th, 1830, "Stroke Education for EMS"
- 2e CEUs, FREE
- Register at MONOC.org/Education
- Presented by: Laura Reilly RN, BSN, AANN, CCRN, Stroke Program Coordinator, Morristown Medical Center.
- Held at MONOC Training Center, 1415 Wyckoff Rd, Wall, NJ
- Dinner will be provided.
May 14-22 is National Emergency Medical Services Week.
- EMS Week offerings at Robert Wood Johnson University, New Brunswick, NJ
- ALL the classes listed are FREE, except PHTLS (which is only $75) Some great values!!
- Pre-registration is required, follow the link for details.
- May 18th, 1930, "The Ride of Your Life."
- (JSUMC Trauma Lecture Series)
- 2e CEUs, FREE
- Register at NJOEMSCERT.com
- Presented by: Dr. Nadine Levick ("Dr. Levick is an internationally known expert in ambulance safety. I promise you that after hearing her speak, you will never view the inside of your rig in the same way")
- Held at Jersey Shore University Medical Center (JSUMC) in the Lance Auditorium
I will edit and add to this as I know of courses.
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