Distance CME

Credentialing/Credit

Distance CME LLC is nationally accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services, CECBEMS, provider number DIST2025. Distance CME Certificate of Accreditation All Distance CME™ live courses are registered with CEBEMS as F5 or Virtual Instructor Lead Courses (VILT). The course ID for the refresher course is 11-DIST-F5-0001. All F5 courses are accepted by the NREMT as a live course, and the time restrictions placed on other online courses do no apply to the Distance CME™ courses.

Almost every state accepts CECBEMS credits. Please check with your state to verify. List of State EMS Offices Contact Info

Distance CME™ is also approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of EMS as a continuing education course provider. Continuing Education Sponsor 13-0083

The National Registry will accept any State approved course and/or CECBEMS approved courses. The Distance CME Live Refresher Courses are accepted by NR as traditional classes, and the time restrictions that apply to distributive courses do not apply to the live courses.

Georgia OEMS Approved Course Number SOEMS-2013-001

Distance CME™ courses are accepted by the Australasian Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. Through this recognition the courses are accepted in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Philippines, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, South Korea, UK, and UAE….other countries to be added soon.

Distance CME™ is accredited to offer continuing medical education to all levels of medical professional through joint sponsorship with the AREMT.

The American Academy of Continuing Medical Education (AACME) has served as the predominant international standards-setting and accrediting body for continuing medical education for over 10 years in over 96 countries worldwide, providing the highest level quality accreditation for nearly 16,000 member governmental and non-governmental hospitals, 5120 medical schools, 1300 medical specialty societies and state medical associations, and over 610 pharmaceutical companies, in addition to recognizing over 1230 International and State Medical Societies, Medical Syndicates, governmental and private medical organizations.

The syllabus follows the Department of Transportation Standard curriculum
This meets the National Registry Paramedic Refresher Requirements
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Mandatory Core Content

Airway, Breathing and Cardiology – 8 hours

Provide ventilatory support for a patient
Attempt to resuscitate a patient in cardiac arrest
Provide care to a patient experiencing cardiovascular compromise
Provide post resuscitation care to a cardiac arrest patient

Medical Emergencies – 3 hours

Assess and provide care to a patient experiencing an allergic reaction
Assess a patient with possible overdose
Assess and provide care to a near-drowning patient

Trauma – 5 hours

Perform a rapid trauma assessment
Assess a patient with a head injury
Assess and provide care to a patient with suspected spinal injury
Provide care to a patient with a chest injury
Provide care to a patient with an open abdominal injury
Provide care to a patient with shock/hypoperfusion

Obstetrics and Pediatrics – 8 hours

Assess and provide care to an infant or child with cardiac arrest
Assess and provide care to an infant or child with respiratory distress
Assess and provide care to an infant or child with shock/hypoperfusion
Assess and provide care to an infant or child with trauma

Flexible Core Content

Airway, Breathing and Cardiology – 8 hours

Assess and provide care for respiratory distress in an adult patient
Use oxygen delivery system components
Perform techniques to assure a patent airway
Assess and provide care to a patient experiencing non-traumatic chest pain/discomfor

Medical Emergencies – 5 hours

Assess and provide care to a patient with an altered mental status
Assess and provide care to a patient with a history of diabetes
Assess and provide care to a patient experiencing a seizure
Assess and provide care to a patient exposed to heat or cold
Assess and provide care to a patient experiencing a behavioral problem
Assess and provide care to a patient with suspected communicable disease

Trauma – 1 hour

Provide care to a patient with a painful, swollen, deformed extremity
Assess and provide care to a patient with burn injury

Obstetrics and Pediatrics – 8 hours

Assess and provide care to an infant or child with suspected abuse or neglect
Assess and provide care to an infant or child with a fever
Assess and provide care for the obstetric patient
Provide care to the newborn
Provide care to the mother immediately following delivery of a newborn

Operational Tasks – 2 hours

Use body mechanics when lifting and moving a patient
Communicate with a patient while providing care