Mark your calendars!  The federal EMSC Program is sponsoring 3 free webcasts listed below in February and March.  Agendas for the first 2, developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, are also provided.

TNCC is an internationally standardized, interactive course that integrates the trauma nursing process into the content and provides the learner with core-level trauma knowledge and psychomotor skill experience.

The TOPIC course is taught in a one day interactive Modular Format, to best meet the needs of the individual trauma care provider participants who have varying levels of experience with trauma performance improvement.  The course offers practical application for all Levels of trauma centers, from entry level to mature phase of program development.  The Modules are taught with a focus on didactic, operational definitions, sample tools, case study examples and take home points.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health: This site currently offers three accredited continuing education programs; A Physician's Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care (CCCM), Culturally Competent Nursing Care: A Cornerstone of Caring (CCNM), and Cultural Competency Curriculum for Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Response (CCC-DPCR).

TNCC is an internationally standardized, interactive course sponsored by ENA (Emergency Nurses Association). It integrates the trauma nursing process into the content and provides the learner with core level knowledge and psychomotor skill experience. TNCC certification is good for 4 years.