Disaster Preparedness Training Available to MediSys Employees

MediSys Health Network is proud to have been designated as the National Disaster Life Support (NDLS) Regional Training Center.  National Disaster Life Support is a nationally recognized training program established by the American Medical Association, the sponsoring and continuing medical education (CME) accrediting organization for this initiative.  NDLS’s goal is to provide basic information and practical skills that all health and safety workers need to competently respond to an intentional or naturally occurring disaster.  The NDLS courses emphasize a comprehensive all hazards approach to deal with catastrophic emergencies from acts of terrorism as well as natural disasters, explosions, fires and public health emergencies resulting from infectious disease outbreaks. 

The components of the NDLS program include Core, Basic, and Advanced Disaster Life Support courses.  MediSys Health Network developed a cadre of more than 40 instructors made up of physicians, registered nurses, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians from across the Network.

The MediSys NDLS Spring 2007 schedule includes:

March ’07 Session
BDLS - Tuesday, March 27 7:30am – 5:10pm

April ’07 Session
BDLS - Tuesday, April 24 7:30am – 5:10pm

May ’07 Session
BDLS - Wednesday, May 16 7:30am – 5:10pm

May ’07 Session
ADLS - Thur & Fri, May 17 & 18 8:00am – 5:00pm

All of these sessions will take place at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.   

The MediSys Health Network is currently the only designated NDLS Training Center in New York State.  According to Mordi Lax, NDLS coordinator, “MediSys Health Network has again taken a leadership role in disaster preparedness and response.  As a Regional Training Center, we are able to educate other healthcare providers which impacts on the entire regions ability to respond to a crisis.”

To register for a course or for more information about NDLS training, please visit the website at www.medisyshealth.org/ndls