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We received approval of the transition course curricula at the August 6, Kansas Board of EMS meeting in Topeka. With this approval, we are moving forward to the train-the-trainer events. Here is some information that persons responsible for the coordination of the transition courses in their communities and services will find useful.
General Information:
- The courses were approved by BEMS as competency based, not time based. What this means is that students are doing more than just sitting in class. They must show competency in the knowledge, skills, and abilities. This may take more or less time than is specified in the individual lesson plans. Your local situation may vary depending upon the experience of the teacher(s) and students. Be flexible and understand the importance of obtaining competency for all students.
- Only I/Cs and TOs who have attended a train the trainer course this fall will be approved to coordinate transition bridge courses. They may find subject matter experts to teach the materials in the course or may, if qualified, teach it themselves.
- Completion of the entire bridge course, with acknowledgement of competency by the instructor and verification by the State Board of EMS will be required BEFORE any technician can use the new scope activities. Local protocols will also need to be in place. This is important to understand. EMS Providers cannot begin using new skills at the end of a given class session or module. EMS Providers must complete the entire course and receive your new certification from the Kansas Board of EMS and the local protocols must reflect the new scope of practice.
- Sample course schedules and course hours for EMR, EMT, and AEMT are available on the documents page of this website or by clicking on each link in this sentence.
There have been a number of questions about the process of bridging to the new scope of practice at each level. Here is a summary of the options.
First Responder:
- First Responders transition to EMR via the EMR Transition Bridge.
- First Responders opt out a transition bridge course and fail to renew certification.
Emergency Medical Technician:
- Emergency Medical Technicians transition to EMT via the EMT Transition Bridge.
- Emergency Medical Technicians may choose to transition to EMR via the EMR Transition Bridge.
- Emergency Medical Technicians opt out a transition bridge course and fail to renew certification.
Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate:
- Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediates transition to AEMT via the AEMT Transition Bridge.
- Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediates may choose to transition to EMT via the EMT Transition Bridge.
- Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediates may choose to transition to EMR via the EMR Transition Bridge.
- Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediates opt out a transition bridge course and fail to renew certification.
Emergency Medical Technician Intermediate/Defibrillator:
- Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate/Defibrillators transition to AEMT via the AEMT Transition Bridge.
- Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate/Defibrillators may choose to transition to EMT via the EMT Transition Bridge.
- Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate/Defibrillators may choose to transition to EMR via the EMR Transition Bridge.
- Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate/Defibrillators opt out a transition bridge course and fail to renew certification.
Emergency Medical Technician – Defibrillator:
- Emergency Medical Technician – Defibrillator transition to AEMT via an existing EMT – Intermediate Curriculum and the AEMT Transition Bridge.
- Emergency Medical Technician – Defibrillator may choose to transition to EMT via the EMT Transition Bridge.
- Emergency Medical Technician – Defibrillator may choose to transition to EMR via the EMR Transition Bridge.
- Emergency Medical Technician – Defibrillators opt out a transition bridge course and fail to renew certification.
Below is updated information regarding the Train-the-Trainer courses including known locations and links to each Region’s website.
| Date | Location | |
| August 28, 29 – 2010 | Region I | Oakley |
| September 25, 26 – 2010 | Region III | Hutchinson |
| October 9, 10 – 2010 | Region VI | Parsons |
| October 23, 24 – 2010 | Region IV | Salina |
| November 6, 7 – 2010 | Region II | Garden City |
| November 20, 21 – 2010 | Region V | Overland Park |
Back from the printer and put into binders. We are on schedule to deliver on Thursday to the Board of EMS! This will be 47 days ahead of the stated contract delivery date of September 1, 2010. This allows the Board of EMS to approve the content prior to the start of the train the trainers.
Finished Product!
It is easy to look at this and feel good about the work we’ve done. The “we” includes a lot of people. This project included many people who participated in the initial focus group sessions, reviewed curriculum, developed components of the curriculum, proof-read hundreds of pages, gave feedback, and otherwise supported the endeavor. This work has the fingerprints of first responders, EMTs, EMT-Is, paramedics, physicians, educators, and even a couple of people completely outside of the EMS discipline.
To all of those who helped out, thank you. This product is better because of all of you.
Yes, it has been a while since I posted. I’ve been a bit consumed over the past several months as we push this project towards the completion of the development stage and ready for the implementation stage.
As we enter into the final push, we loaded up the laptops and headed to our Colorado branch office to work “off the grid”. It is amazing what you can get done when you don’t have email, the Internet, or telephone distractions. Here is a view from the office we had for a few days. It was nice to get back to the sweltering heat of Kansas after several days of cool, crisp, mountain air.
Colorado Branch Office
I thought you would be interested to know the projected estimates for hours in each of the transition courses:
Emergency Medical Responder - 16 hours (Must be completed in the two-year recertification cycle.) This will be a busy transition course with a lot of enhancements to the EMR scope of practice. Instructors and students should expect to be busy as they work to complete this bridge course in the 16 hour time frame!
Emergency Medical Technician - 24 to 28 hours (Must be completed in the two-year recertification cycle.) Remember, you must have 28 total hours to renew so if your bridge course is only 24 hours you have 4 more hours to complete!
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - 116 + hours (Approximate. This must be completed over two recertification cycles [4 years].) The estimated time for AEMT is just that, estimated. It really depends upon the knowledge level of the instructors teaching the course and of the students taking the bridge course, as well as the speed with which students pick up the new material. If they have a strong grasp on their EMT-Intermediate knowledge and are enthusiastic about studying and learning, I suspect the course will move along. If they have let their foundational knowledge slip away over time or do not have strong study habits, you will likely need to plan for more than 116 hours.
In the next few weeks we will be finalizing lesson plans, cleaning up media, spell checking task analysis and check sheet documents, and rolling out sample syllabi and schedules. We’ve also got some work to do on pre and post tests for modules. So, we’re down to the details and getting close to the end.
A big “thank you” to the people who have been helping us by reviewing and giving feedback on the development of lessons. It has been very rewarding to have both field providers and physicians who have given strong recommendations to ensure that the lessons are meaningful and on target.
Who should attend? Any Kansas TO1, TO2, or I/C who wishes to coordinate Kansas EMS Transition bridge courses will need to complete the Train-the-Trainer course for each level bridge (EMR, EMT, AEMT) they will coordinate.
The scheduled dates for each Region are as follows with locations to be announced on or before July 15:
| Date | Location |
| August 28, 29 – 2010 | Region I |
| September 25, 26 – 2010 | Region III |
| October 9, 10 – 2010 | Region VI |
| October 23, 24 – 2010 | Region IV |
| November 6, 7 – 2010 | Region II |
| November 20, 21 – 2010 | Region V |
Read more about preparing to teach the bridge courses.
The needs assessment and gap analysis documents for each level have been posted on the documents page. These have been developed based off of the surveys, focus groups, and correspondence that we have received from stakeholders. As well, the root of the needs assessment comes from the Kansas Scope of Practice document itself.
We continue to value constructive input into this process. Our next step is the development of objectives in preparation to begin writing lesson plans.
In consultation with the Kansas EMS Regions, we are announcing Train-the-Trainer dates for 2010. These training sessions will be for those trainers and educators who will be delivering the transition curriculum. We will post more details about specific locations and times as they become available.
We continue to be in discussion with the Kansas Board of EMS and the Regions about this training and will provide updates as information becomes available.
| Date | Location |
| August 28, 29 – 2010 | Region I |
| September 25, 26 – 2010 | Region III |
| October 9, 10 – 2010 | Region VI |
| October 23, 24 – 2010 | Region IV |
| November 6, 7 – 2010 | Region II |
| November 20, 21 – 2010 | Region V |
The people who participated in the Focus Groups and the on-line Surveys asked many questions about the transition process. We have posted a Frequently Asked Questions document that attempts to answer some of these questions. Additionally the document includes a graphic representing the transition process for each current level to the new levels.
The transition surveys are available for you to complete on-line.
Top 6 reasons to complete the Kansas EMS Transition survey:
- It’s your chance to give your thoughts and opinions on the transition items for your level.
- It’s more fun to spend time in air conditioning doing a survey than being outdoors when the Kansas thermometers are heading toward the century mark.
- It’s time to think, reflect, and comment on what you see as needed in the transition training process.
- It’s an opportunity to put your personal touch on the process.
- It’s time well-spent, time that reflects your commitment to Kansas EMS.
- It’s a chance to be the first in your service to have a look at the survey.
As always, we want to hear from you. Go for it!
First Responder Survey
This survey is targeted to current first responders and all EMS educators.
EMT-Basic (Ambulance) Survey
This survey is targeted to current EMT-Basic and all EMS educators.
EMT-Intermediate Survey
This survey is targeted to current EMT-Intermediates and all EMS educators.
Survey links will remain open until 5:00 p.m. on July 15, 2009.
