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Webinar Courses now Available! Webinars of our 2-day live Comprehensive Emergency Department Triage Course® are now open for registration! Don't miss this opportunity to take our nationally-acclaimed course online. Click Here for more information.
Triage Specialist Course Become licensed to teach our two-day live course. August 1 - 6, 2010 Established Clients call
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Message from the President Triage First is celebrating our 11th year of promoting the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report’s goals as part of our curriculum. Tens of thousands of emergency department nurses across the United States have joined us in responding to the challenges set forth in these reports through a long and sustained commitment to change and improve our efforts in providing patient-focused care, especially in Point-of-Entry processes. In the 2001 IOM Report – Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century – six aims were identified.
An examination of our Triage First Education: Comprehensive Emergency Department Triage Course® would reveal these 6 aims woven intricately throughout our content. Triage First has a history of promoting a comprehensive and holistic understanding of emergency department triage and related processes. This includes clinically expert assessment and treatment of patients presenting to the ED and thorough evaluation and implementation of patient-focused, evidence-based point-of-entry process management. Further in the IOM Report, Ten Rules for Redesign were established to help in achieving the 6 aims outlined above. These rules for redesign have guided Triage First as we have developed our products and services, including:
Through our “Pathway to Competency,” Triage First offers a wide range of products to assist in hardwiring the important concepts from our education, such as:
In addition to the thousands of nurses who have joined us in making the commitment to increase the level of patient care in the Emergency Department, many physicians have also joined us on our journey. Every emergency department that has included the ED physicians and management in our education has experienced the highest level of change, teamwork, and improvement in their ED environment as a whole. As the nation’s healthcare challenges continue to evolve, you can count on Triage First to forge ahead with relevant, up-to-date, and effective educational products and services. Webinar Opportunity The most comprehensive ED triage course available anywhere has now become available everywhere! Triage First has an exciting new option for education that is affordable for the individual nurse, as well as hospitals wishing to education a group of nurses. Beginning in July, we will hold live, interactive webinars of our two-day program, our Comprehensive Emergency Department Triage Course®! It is everything that our two-day live course is – including workbooks, (ESI or CTAS) Pocket Reference Aid, and online modules – in a series of 9 presentations over four weeks. Complete all segments of the course and earn over 21 contact hours – only $395. See which schedule will work best for you. Space is limited, so register now to reserve your spot! For more details or to register, click here.
Did you know that the Triage Specialist Course is not merely a train-the-trainer program? Yes, that’s a part of it, but only a small part. The primary focus is on content – what to teach and how to teach it effectively within a context of chart review, physical plant layouts (blueprints), particular ED cultures, politics of change, change implementation, clinical expertise and presentations, etc., etc., etc. The last day of the course then focuses on competency, with written and oral examinations. Upon successful completion of the course, the graduate is licensed to teach the Comprehensive Emergency Department Triage Course® to their hospital, system, or community alliance. Everything that is needed to teach the course is included – materials, lecture notes, evaluation forms, workbooks, updates, support, etc. But, it gets better! In addition to being licensed to teach, they become THE resource nurse for everything triage. Discounts available for established clients of Triage First. Call 828-628-8022 for details. The next Triage Specialist Course is August 1-6, 2010. Apply now, space is limited.  FREE Issue of CONTACTSTM Already been through the two-day course and online modules? Are you now looking for continuing education and competency? The next step on our Pathway to Competency is CONTACTS (CONtinuing Triage And Competency Training Series). If you would like a risk-free introduction, get one issue of CONTACTS, a continuing education subscription service, FREE.* Each CONTACTS issue contains 9 scenarios and 1 multiple case presentation, which allows nurses to practice their decision-making skills. Receive 4 Contact Hours upon successful completion of the module. *Act quickly! Only 500 CONTACTS issues will be given away to Emergency Department RNs. Click here to request your FREE issue of CONTACTS. Include your name, title, mailing address, facility where employed, phone number and preferred email address. (Note: Contact information is required for setting up the online course and will not be shared with third parties.)  Copyright 2010 Triage First, Inc.
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