Resuscitation Academy
October 12-15, 2010, Seattle, WA
Fellowship Details
Note: Fellowships are offered to 18 applicants twice a year.
The fellowship will consist of three phases:
1. Pre-Fellowship
Assigned readings (see Resources). (This will be completed on the fellow's own time prior to the visit)
2. Fellowship visit to Seattle and King County (4 days)
The 4-day intensive portion of the fellowship will consist of a blended learning experience. Lectures, small group discussions, and hands-on exercises include:
- Lectures and discussions on data, QI program development, training, and leadership moderated by the national leaders in cardiac arrest resuscitation.
- Live, interactive demonstration of resuscitation choreography with EMTs and paramedics.
- Learn how to obtain data and analyze tape recordings from Physio Control defibrillators and AEDs to provide in-depth feedback to Medical Directors, EMTs, and paramedics.
- Learn about King County's Cardiac Arrest Surveillance System, a registry of all cardiac arrest patients for whom CPR is performed in King County excluding the city of Seattle.
- Sit with a subject matter expert who dissects CAD reports and dispatcher-assisted CPR instructions for bystanders.
- In depth session to learn about data sources, Utstein criteria, and cardiac arrest registry systems.
3. Post-fellowship and On-going Mentorship
Undertake a QI project.
Ongoing discussion with fellow Academy members and Academy directors and preparation of a one year progress report of cardiac arrest in the host community. What has been achieved? What has worked and what hasn't? It is our expectation that fellows will enroll their community in a cardiac arrest data surveillance system in order to measure CA survival.
Certification
Certificates of completion will be awarded after successful completion of the week long fellowship. The certificate will be jointly awarded by Seattle Medic One and King County EMS.
Eligibility
Applicants must be administrative directors, medical directors, or active managers of EMS programs or emergency communications centers.
Organizational support is critical for participation and subsequent success. The online application form must be accompanied by a letter of support from the applicant’s supervisor.
We strongly encourage organizations to send representatives from both medical direction and EMS operations. The opportunity to have the team experience the Academy and collectively plan improvement activities is invaluable. Although not a requirement, organizations that send more than one individual may be given priority for acceptance.
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Application/Fellowship Timeline
2010
June 30 - Applications due for Fall RA Fellowship
Oct 12 - 15 - Fall RA Fellowship Dates
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