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Hospital CEOs/Administrators Kansas Rural Health Options Project Trauma Education Grants and Opportunities April 20, 2007

For the past several years the Kansas Rural Health Options Project (KRHOP) provided funding for various trauma education activities. Due to continued strong interest in these programs, KRHOP has agreed to allocate additional resources and offer another round of funding. The activities include: Rural Trauma Team Development Course Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC)

A brief description of the education programs and the funding level is below. Questions regarding these activities may be directed to Chad Austin, (785) 233-7436 or caustin@kha-net.org. Rural Trauma Team Development Course: The Kansas Rural Health Options Project is providing funding for hospitals to offer the Rural Trauma Team Development Course. The funding level per course will be $800.00. KRHOP will be offering one training session in each of the six trauma regions. If your facility is interested in participating or hosting the Rural Trauma Team Development Course, please complete the Funding Request Form and return it to Kendra D. Tinsley, MS; Trauma Program Coordinator; Kansas Foundation for Medical Care; 2947 SW Wanamaker Drive; Topeka, Kansas 66614-4193; (800) 432-0770 Ext. 385. The application deadline for the Rural Trauma Team Development Course is May 18, 2007. Course Description: The Rural Trauma Team Development Course was developed by The Rural Trauma Committee of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) to train small rural hospital or

clinic trauma teams in the team approach to the initial assessment and resuscitation of the injured patient and their transfer to definitive care. It is hoped that the course will improve the quality of care in their community by developing a timely, organized, rational response to the care of the trauma patient and a team approach that addresses the common problems in the initial assessment and stabilization of the injured. The basic premise of the course is the assumption that, in most situations, rural hospitals can provide three individuals to form the core of a trauma team consisting of a team leader and two team members. In addition to this core team, the course acknowledges the participation of respiratory, radiology and laboratory technicians, additional nurses, prehospital personnel, etc. who might be involved in supportive roles to the trauma team. Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS): The Kansas Rural Health Options Project is providing funding for health care organizations to offer the Prehospital Trauma Life Support course. The funding level per course will be approximately $1,000.00. KRHOP will be offering one training session in each of the six trauma regions. If your facility is interested in participating or hosting the Rural Trauma Team Development Course, please complete the Funding Request Form and return it to Kendra D. Tinsley, MS; Trauma Program Coordinator; Kansas Foundation for Medical Care; 2947 SW Wanamaker Drive; Topeka, Kansas 66614-4193; (800) 432-0770 Ext. 385. The application deadline for the Rural Trauma Team Development Course is May 18, 2007. Course Description: The Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support course is a unique continuing education program created in recognition of the real need in EMS education for additional training in the handling of trauma patients. This indispensable program is designed to enhance and increase knowledge and skill in delivering critical care in the pre-hospital environment. Trauma Nurse Core Course: The Kansas Rural Health Options Project is providing funding for hospitals to offer the Trauma Nurse Core Course. The funding level per course will be approximately $1,500.00. KRHOP will fund one training session in each of the six trauma regions. If your facility is interested in participating or hosting the Trauma Nurse Core Course, please contact Kendra D. Tinsley, MS; Trauma Program Coordinator; Kansas Foundation for Medical Care; 2947 SW Wanamaker Drive; Topeka, Kansas 66614-4193; (800) 4320770 Ext. 385. The application deadline for facilities interested in participating or hosting the Trauma Nurse Core Course is May 18, 2006 Course Description: The Emergency Nurses Association developed and implemented the TNCC for national and international dissemination as a means of identifying a standardized body of trauma nursing knowledge. The TNCC (Provider) is a 16 or 20-hour course designed to provide the learner with cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills. Nurses with limited emergency nursing clinical experience, who work in a hospital with limited access to trauma patients, or who need greater time at the psychomotor skill stations are encouraged to attend courses scheduled for the 20-hour format.

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Course: The Kansas Rural Health Options Project is providing up to 30 - $1,000 scholarships for rural physicians to participate in the Advanced Trauma Life Support course. These scholarships will be provided to qualified applicants on a first-come, first-serve basis and will only be available until August 31, 2007. It is expected that the scholarships will be used prior to December 31, 2007. Interested individuals should submit a formal letter of request that includes the physicians name, license number, course and hospital name to Chad Austin, Vice President, Government Relations; Kansas Hospital Association; 215 SE 8th Avenue; Topeka KS 66603. For further information contact Debbie Hall or Chad Austin at the KHA office, (785) 233-7436.

Kansas Rural Health Options Project

Trauma Education Opportunities
Funding Application Form 2007 Contact Person: _________________________________________________ Project Coordinator: _____________________________________________ Daytime Phone: _________________________________________________ Email Address: _________________________________________________ Mailing Address: ________________________________________________ 1) Please circle the course you are applying for funding: Trauma Nurse Core Course Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support Rural Trauma Team Development Course

2) In the past, have you hosted the trauma course (s) you circled? YES or NO 3) If you were to receive funding, would you open the course to others in the region? YES or NO 4) Does your facility report trauma registry data to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) on a quarterly basis? YES or NO 5) Does you facility actively use EMSystem? YES or NO

For Questions Contact Kendra Tinsley at (800) 432-0770 Ext. 385