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San Diego County Office of Education
6401 Linda Vista Road, Rooms 401-402
San Diego, CA 92111
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| Time: |
8:00 am - 12:30 pm ~ Emergency Personnel
8:00 am - 4:30 pm ~ Public Health Professionals
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| Phone: |
800-369-SIDS (7437) or 916-851-SIDS (7437)
(Fax) 916-851-5937
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| This training is for: |
| Coroners/coroner's investigators, DSS childcare analysts, emergency department personnel, emergency medical technicians, fire personnel, first responders, health educators, hospital staff, law enforcement officers, nurses, paramedics, public health nurses, social workers, SIDS Coordinators and public health professionals involved with SIDS. |
| Emergency Personnel |
| This four (4) hour morning course complies with SB 1068 which requires SIDS education be provided to all persons who interact with parents and caregivers following a SIDS death. |
| Public Health Professionals |
This day long course meets the requirements of SB 362 to prepare public health professionals with basic counseling skills and knowledge about SIDS to support families and childcare providers impacted by this tragedy.
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Special Guest Presenter: Thomas G. Keens, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Physiology and Biophysics,
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Dr. Keens will present an overview of SIDS theories and current research findings. He will discuss the newly expanded 2011 American Academy of Pediatrics SIDS risk reduction and safe sleep recommendations, explore the issue of unsafe sleeping environments and outline educational interventions to protect babies from suffocation, SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths.
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| Continuing Education Units: |
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Emergency Responders - EMTs and Paramedics
- This course has been approved for four (4) hours of continuing education by an approved California EMS CE Provider and is instructor based. California EMS CE Provider #34-3100.
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Public Health Professionals - RNs and PHNs
- CEUs are offered for RNs. Provider approved by California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 12781. Public health professionals requesting CEUs must attend all day. There are no credits for partial attendance.
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| Registration/Training Information: |
- Pre-registration is required as space is limited. Register by phone, fax or online (email).
- The training announcement and registration form are accessible by clicking on the links below..
- Registration will close at the end of business on March 14, 2012.
- There is no registration fee for this training. Onsite registration is not available.
- RN/EMT Continuing Education Units (CEU's) and training materials are provided at no cost.
- Attendees will receive a packet of informational/educational resources and printed speaker power point presentations.
- Parking is available at the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) at no charge. Registrants are encouraged to car pool as space is limited.
- A map and written directions to the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) are available on their website at www.sdcoe.net/map.asp. The training will be held in Building 4, Rooms 401 and 402. Click on the link below to access a map of the SDCOE facility and locate the training rooms/parking lots. www.sdcoe.net/gifs/layout.gif
- Upon receipt of a completed registration form, the California SIDS Program will send enrollees a directional map and registration confirmation notice.
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| Food: |
- A continental breakfast will be provided from 8:00 am to 8:30am. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to sign-in with staff and enjoy the morning refreshments. The training will begin promptly at 8:30 am.
- Lunch is not provided. The San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) has a cafeteria on-site which is one option for lunch. For planning purposes, attendees wanting to have lunch at the SDCOE cafeteria are requested to indicate this on the training registration form. There are also fast food restaurants/eating establishments nearby. Enrollees may bring their lunch as the facility has an outside patio area in addition to the training room.
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| Travel/Hotel Information: |
- There are several hotels less than 5 miles from the training location. Click on the link below for a map and listing of nearby hotels in the Mission Valley area of San Diego. Mission Valley Tourist-Map
- The nearest airport is San Diego International Airport which is less than 8 miles from the training site. The Airport is served by I-5 with connections to State Route 163, I-8 and I-15 and serviced by all major airlines. Access the airport's website at www.san.org/ for further details.
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For further details or information about this free training or to register by phone, please contact the California SIDS Program at 800-369-SIDS (7437) or email us at info@californiasids.com.
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SIDS Training Flyer (pdf 174kb)
Registration Form (doc 404kb)
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