Basic Disaster Life Support™ version 3.2 (BDLS®)

Sponsored by: Region 2 North Healthcare Coalition

Thursday,June29, 2017

8:00AM-5:00PM-Sign-In begins at 7:30AM

Macomb Intermediate School District

44001 Garfield Road

Clinton Township, MI - Room 104

NO COST TO PARTICIPATE – LUNCH IS PROVIDED

You must pre-register to participate

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If you need assistance with registration please call: The Region 2 North Office at248-759-4748and ask for Rick Drummer or email Rick at

Basic Disaster Life Support™ (BDLS®) Course Description:

The BDLS course is a competency-based, awareness-level course that introduces concepts and principles to prepare health professionals for the management of injuries and illnesses caused by disasters and public health emergencies. The aim is to improve the coordination of response in disasters and other public health emergencies by developing a common approach and language among multiple disciplines in the health care community.

This course targets emergency medical service, personnel, hazardous materials personnel, public health personnel and other health care professionals simultaneously and offers a review of natural disasters, traumatic and explosive events, nuclear and radiological events, biological events and chemical events. Information on the health care professional's role in public health and incident management systems, community mental health and special needs of underserved and vulnerable populations is also included in the BDLS course.

Target Audience:Physicians, Nurses, PAs, EMTs, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Medical Students, Long Term Care Administrators

Course Credits: 8 MDCH EMS CEUs, 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Physicians CME

This is a reminder for those of you who have taken this course in previous years; the BDLS certification is valid for 3 years. If you have taken this course prior to 2014, this is a good opportunity to renew an expired certification.

This training is supported 100% by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services with funding from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Hospital Preparedness Program Cooperative Agreement Award U90TP000528-05. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of ASPR.