Course Offering: Mobile Integrated Healthcare/Community Paramedicine
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Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 2:34 PM
The Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH)/Community Paramedicine (CP) Program was created to assist with the clinical care coordination between patients and providers by performing medication inventory and compliance checks, community resource navigation, home safety checks, such as fall risk assessments, post-discharge education, etc. In order to increase the number of Paramedics trained, the West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services (WVOEMS) secured funding through the Office of Community Health Systems and Health Promotions' Preventative Block Grant. This will allow the Community and Technical Colleges to offer this course at a greatly reduced price.
The MIH/CP course will provide the necessary training to test for the International Board of Specialty Certification (IBSC) MIH/CP Certification.
Lectures will be hosted by Mountwest Community and Technical College conducted on-line via Blackboard. Laboratory and Clinical Rotations will be conducted through the participating colleges.
The following Community and Technical Colleges have been approved to offer the MIH/CP course beginning March 15, 2020:
Mountwest Community and Technical College Edward Bays (304) 710-3528
New River Community and Technical College Travis Copenhaver (304) 793-3004
Qualified Paramedics wishing to participate should contact their local Community and Technical College to apply for admittance into the program. You must meet the preadmission requirements set by the college. You must apply to the participating college before the March 1, 2020 deadline. The first course will begin on March 15, 2020.