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EMD Instructor Course

This course provides your agency personnel with the necessary skills and certification to present the APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatcher Course within your agency. By having a qualified instructor on staff, you control the training schedule and reduce your training costs.

The APCO Institute EMD program combines telecommunicator skills with medical issues. With this and ASTM standards in mind, the APCO Institute requires that the course be taught by instructors with medical and telecommunicator backgrounds. The instructor candidate who teaches the medical portions must have at minimum, current certification as a Basic EMT under the National Standard Curriculum as set by the Department of Transportation (DOT). Individuals who are either a current EMD or dispatch supervisor may teach the telecommunicator portion. If one individual can fulfill both the telecommunications and medical requirements, that person may teach the entire course alone. If not, the course must be presented by at least two qualified individuals. Also, a current CPR Certification at any level from the AHA or ARC (or equivalent) is required.

The topics covered in the course include:

Introduction to EMD
The Instructional Process
The Design/Utilization of Instructional Media
Legal Issues in Training
Utilizing Lesson Plans and Student Materials
Overview of the EMD Program
Simulation Design and Evaluation
Practical Skill Development
Student and Course Evaluations
Implementation Policies and Procedures

Prerequisites:
- APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatcher or EMD Concepts Certification
- CPR Certification
- Basic EMT Certification (for Candidates wishing to instruct the medical portion of the course or wishing to instruct the entire course alone)
- Completion of a formal basic telecommunicator training program

Restrictions:
APCO Institute certified EMD Instructors may not conduct classes outside their own agency. EMD programs vary from agency to agency and APCO Institute, in accordance with the NHTSA Standard, restricts instructors to instruction in their own agencies. Excluded from this restriction are agencies who are part of a regional system with a common medical director and common guidecards. Contact APCO Institute for more details.

Recertification Requirements:
APCO Institute's Instructor Recertification Program requires instructor recertification every two years. Certified instructors will be issued a recertification package upon completion of this course.