Geriatric Education for
Emergency Medical Services (GEMS)
A course designed to address the specific needs of our elderly population.
Geriatric Education for
Who This Class Is For:
Continuing Education Hours: The Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services (GEMS) is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) and is recognized by the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT). Students that successfully complete the course will receive CAPCE Continuing Education.
Target Audience: GEMS is offered as a basic Core course and an Advanced course. Both courses are appropriate for EMTs, paramedics, emergency medical responders, nurses, physician assistants and physicians. While the Advanced Course is geared towards Advanced Healthcare Providers such as paramedics, nurses, and physicians.
Course Description Classroom
The United States is home to 46 million adults ages 65 and older, representing about 15% of the population, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Over the next 25 years, that number is projected to rise to nearly 80 million, with older adults making up nearly 27% of the population. The number of adults over 80 is expected to grow from about 12 million today to 27 million.
Geriatric Education for EMS (GEMS) provides EMS practitioners the skills and knowledge to handle the unique medical, social, environmental and communications challenges of older adults. Developed by NAEMT in partnership with the American Geriatrics Society, GEMS empowers EMS practitioners to help improve medical outcomes and quality of life for geriatric patients. This course enhances the competence, confidence and compassion of EMS practitioners in responding to geriatric patients.
Continuing Education Hours: This continuing education activity is approved by the National Association of EMTs, and offers 8.00 Continuing Education Hours (CEHs) for the initial classroom courses (Basic and Advanced). A renewal classroom course option is not available at this time.
Vitals
CERTIFICATION
The National Association of EMTs Geriatric Education for EMS (GEMS) course completion card is valid for four years.
| CLASSROOM Basic Provider |
$150.00
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| CLASSROOM Advanced Provider |
$175.00
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All students, including advanced practitioners, are encouraged to complete the basic provider course prior to the advanced course.
| Textbook: | $80.00 |
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Course Contents Classroom Basic Providers
- Geriatric specific content on fall prevention, epidemiology, polypharmacy, end-of-life issues and do-not-resuscitate orders.
- Trauma care and disaster care for older patients.
- Case scenarios to encourage student interaction and discussion.
- An exploration of mobile integrated healthcare-community paramedicine (MIH-CP) and the EMS role in patient advocacy.
- Videos on MIH-CP, elder abuse and trauma care for the elderly, featuring real-world scenarios that demonstrate assessing, treating and communicating with older patients.
- Small group discussion and simulations including a station that allows students to experience vision, sensory and movement disorders, deepening their understanding of and compassion for geriatric patients
Course Contents Classroom Advanced Providers