Bartlett Regional | House Calls | Summer 2019

www.bartletthospital.org 5 Beyond Bartlett In collaboration with Airlift Northwest, Bartlett Regional Hospital’s Education Services Department staff members help health care providers in more remote parts of the region keep up their credentials. In May, Clinical Program Specialist Jenny Twito, RN, traveled to Petersburg to teach a special course for nurses working in trauma situations. Bartlett is also the main provider of American Heart Association (AHA) classes to the community. In fact, Bartlett Education Services is one of only two AHA training centers in Southeast Alaska. “We provide CPR classes, advanced cardiac life support and pediatric emergency classes here at the hospital to providers in the community,” says Bartlett Education Director Gail Moorehead. “We also provide certifications to community groups or individuals who need them for their jobs.” Bring lifesaving skills home Everyone from summer guides to Forest Service staff may get their certifications through Bartlett. Instructors also get out in the community, teaching CPR and “Stop the Bleed” classes at middle schools and health fairs. “Safe Sitter” classes are offered to sixth through eighth graders during school breaks. An AHA grant provided Bartlett with a few hundred hands-only CPR kits for community members to take home and learn the new skills. The kit includes an inflatable manikin and a DVD. BE PREPARED CPR training can help you help others when it matters most. Visit www.bartletthospital.org to find a class. Training helps providers stay ready for anything “In the past, every two years you went to a class, we watched you do CPR and we issued you a card,” says Gail. “But it’s like riding a bike. If you don’t ride a bike for two years and then you get on a bike, it takes you a bit to get back in the groove—and in a life or death situation, you want the confidence to provide high-quality care.” Health care providers are required to keep up their credentials through ongoing training and classes. The Education Services Department saves Bartlett Regional Hospital money by providing credentialing in-house. Along with consistent hands-on training, more staff learning is happening online. For example, the neonatal resuscitation program has modules and tests online. “Then they come in to do skills portions,” Gail says. “It’s called blended learning.” A manikin with something to say about saving lives