Course Offerings

Community Paramedic

Course ID: EMS-3061A4
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NAEMT's Community Paramedicine course series focuses on the knowledge and skills that paramedics need to succeed as community paramedics. As paramedics are increasingly depended upon to provide preventive as well as emergent and urgent care, these courses are outstanding education for all paramedics. The series is also designed to prepare paramedics to take the IBSC Community Paramedic certification (CP-C) exam.

The courses within the series may be taught individually or combined to create a semester-long community paramedicine program. Individual courses within the series include:

Motivational Interviewing
Wellness and Nutrition
Hospice and Palliative Care
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Geriatrics
Pediatrics/Children with Special Health Care Needs
Endocrine Disorders
Respiratory Disorders
Cardiovascular Disorders
Pharmacology
Neurological Disorders
The Clinical Medicine of Community Paramedicine
Introduction to Community Paramedicine and Mobile

Course Objectives

Understand the need for nutrition in health
Be able to identify the components of a well-balanced diet for a healthy adult
Understand how to conduct a nutritional assessment
Be able to differentiate nutritional considerations associated with chronic conditions and physiologic changes in the older adult
Be able to identify the differences and similarities between palliative and hospice care.
Understand the bereavement, mourning, and grieving processes.
Understand the techniques and strategies for interacting with patients, family members, and children.
Recognize the importance of collaboration with other members of the healthcare team in providing end-of-life care.
Be able to differentiate between advance directives, do not resuscitate orders, living wills, and healthcare powers of attorney.
Hospice and Palliative C
Discuss endocrine system anatomy and physiology.
Describe management of chronic, sub-acute, and acute conditions in patients with endocrine disorders.
Identify social determinants of health in patients with endocrine disorders.
Discuss healthcare and community resources, medications, and goals in patients with endocrine disorders.
Discuss approaches to patient education for patients with endocrine disorders.
Describe the community paramedic's role in monitoring, management, and patient education for patients with cardiovascular disorders.
Identify best practices in community paramedicine for patients with chronic hypertension.
Recognize signs and symptoms of thrombophlebitis.
Discuss strategies to monitor patients with heart failure.

Outline of Instruction

Motivational Interviewing
Wellness and Nutrition
Hospice and Palliative Care
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Geriatrics
Pediatrics/Children with Special Health Care Needs
Endocrine Disorders
Respiratory Disorders
Cardiovascular Disorders
Pharmacology
Neurological Disorders
The Clinical Medicine of Community Paramedicine
Introduction to Community Paramedicine and Mobile

Contact Hours

CEUs

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

Certified Community Paramedic (CP-C)

Website

https://www.ibscertifications.org/roles/community-paramedic

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

The expectation for the CP-C exam candidate is competency in mobile integrated healthcare and expanded EMS services in rural and urban settings, including various healthcare, mental health, and housing and social service needs.