Gordon Center for Research and Innovation in Medical Education
The First 5 Minutes©
The Gordon Center for Simulation & Innovation in Medical Education is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Learners must participate in 100% of the activity to be awarded 2 nurses contact hours
Practical, Hands-on, 2-Hour Course
- Identify a system approach for primary responders in a crisis situation
- Demonstrate proper techniques for initial care in a crisis situation
- Decrease time from patient discovery and identification of a life-threatenin emergency to proper treatment
- Become familiar with the proper procedures, equipment and utilization in the clinical and non-clinical setting
This training is essential for
- Effective communication during crisis event
- IHI 5 Million Lives Campaign Objectives
- Effective response during crisis event
- All hospital personel
This course supports
- Rapid Response Team Implementation
- Nursing Quality Improvement Initiatives
- Medical-Surgical Orientation
- Anual CE Requirements for Nursing
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About the Gordon Center Prehospital and Hospital Training
The Gordon Center is a designated Center of Excellence of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. It was established more than 45 years ago for the application of advanced technology to medical education for medical students, physicians, physician assistants, nurses, paramedic/firefighters and instructors. More than 2,000 medical centers and agencies worldwide use the educational systems and training curricula developed at the Center. The Center occupies a 34,000 sq.ft. state-of-the-art facility, with the capability for simulation and design engineering, production and manufacturing. It houses a high technology auditorium, self-learning laboratory, standardized patient training area, emergency rescue vehicle, car for extrication of trauma victims, disaster response decontamination showers and mock emergency department.
The Gordon Center’s Prehospital and Emergency Healthcare Skills Training Programs train thousands of registrants per year at the Center and at 800 agencies in Florida, plus more than 1,400 in other states, and internationally. We train students in the following courses: