Are you ready to get started with GEMS? Complete the NAEMT Instructor Course and learn more about the simple steps to become a GEMS instructor here. Learn more about becoming an NAEMT course site here.The National Association of EMTs has partnered with Jones & Bartlett Learning and the American Geriatrics Society to develop the second edition GEMS course. A team of experienced EMS educators and clinicians serving as members of NAEMT's GEMS Committee has designed a course that prepares EMS practitioners to respond to the unique challenges and needs of an older patient. The course aims to empower practitioners with geriatric specific training to help them improve the medical outcomes and quality of life for these patients.Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services (GEMS), Second Edition builds off the previous edition and includes expanded content that will cover new areas addressed in the National EMS Education Standards, including mobile integrated healthcare and disasters.The GEMS course is an innovative, comprehensive, and highly interactive 1-day course for both BLS and ALS providers with:Case-based lecturesLive action videoHands-on skill stationsSmall group scenariosNew to the Second Edition:The introduction of a one-day, 8 hour "core" provider courseMore geriatric specific information included in the lecturesNew lecture on Disasters and the associated needs of older patientsNew lecture on Mobile Integrated Healthcare-Community Paramedicine and the opportunity to make a difference with older patientsNew videos covering Elder Abuse, MIH-CP and TraumaThis product, as well as many other NAEMT products, is available in additional languages and formats. Please contact your Account Specialist to learn more about all of our product options.

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