Continuing Education

Basic Disaster Life Support™ (BDLS) and Advanced Disaster Life (ADLS) Support courses offered by the HELP Center™ qualify for continuing education credit as noted below:

Physicians and Physician's Assistants

The American Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The AMA designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.5 category 1 credits for BDLS and 15.5 category 1 credits for ADLS toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity. The American Medical Association has determined that physicians not licensed in the United States who participate in this activity are eligible for AMA PRA category 1. credit.

Pharmacists

The Ohio Pharmacists Foundation, Inc., is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The BDLS program is approved for 7.5 contact hours of credit (0.75 CEUs). The ADLS course is NOT approved for CEUs for Pharmacists. Pharmacist interns also are not eligible to receive CE credit.
ACPE #: 129-999-08-049-L04P
Pharmacists who attend this course must fill out the separate CE form and attendance sheet.

Psychologists

CE for psychologists is currently under revision.

Nurses

This activity is approved by the American Medical Association and is accepted by the Ohio Board of Nursing. Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 4723-14-05 for 7.5 hours of CEUs for BDLS and 15.5 CEUs for ADLS.

Social Workers

The State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board has approved this activity for 7 clock hours for BDLS and 16 clock hours for ADLS for social workers and counselors only.
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Dental Hygienists

This activity is approved for continuing education for dental hygienists under the Ohio Revised Code Section 4715-8-02 (A)(8) which states: Sponsors of continuing education shall be as follows: "Colleges and universities accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the United States office of education. Hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)."

EMS

This activity is accepted by the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of EMS under Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 4765-19-01 for 7.5 Hours of CEUs for the BDLS course and 15.5 CEUs for the ADLS course.

For NDLS and AHA Course information, contact:
Dan Kirkpatrick, R.N., M.S.N.
Assistant Director, Workforce Development
(937) 775-1320
Fax: (937) 775-1329
daniel.kirkpatrick@wright.edu