

Vermont Safety Net: Offers several courses including American Heart Association Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid and CPR course. Select your location and change the range to 50 miles so nearby trainings will become visible. PLEASE NOTE: The BLS trainings listed on the AHA website only count toward Vermont’s CPR requirement – they do not meet the criteria for First Aid.Īmerican Red Cross: Click Here and use the dropdown to select First Aid or CPR. If you know of additional resources to add to this list, please contact Northern Lights at Heart Association: Click Here and then select CPR and then Find a Course to find available trainings. Below we have listed selected statewide and regional resources to help you access the training you need. These requirements are set by the Child Development Division and can be viewed on the Training Requirements page on the CDD website.Īvailability of in-person Pediatric First Aid and Infant/Child CPR trainings varies by region. "But we are committed to ensuring the community has the resources it needs and deserves.Pediatric First Aid and Infant/Child CPR certification is required for certain individuals working in regulated child care and afterschool programs. "It can be challenging to recruit to the more remote areas of Alberta, and that is certainly true of Fort McMurray," he said in the release. Worry said he's pleased to recruit the seven physicians - especially given the location of the hospital. Asra Segok will serve as general doctors who can also deliver babies. The hospital also adds two family physicians to the fold. Labbaf was already subbing in on staff for the last couple of years. Saeed Labbaf, will join staff in the fall. Two other psychiatrists are also being recruited - one who treats adults and one who treats children.


He's moving from New Brunswick and is expected to start mid-summer. Kishore Sindhi, a psychiatrist who will treat both adults and children. The Northern Lights Health Regional Centre also hired Dr. Williamson said the system is similar to what other hospitals around the country have. Spokesperson Kerry Williamson said despite the new hires in the pediatrics department, the Northern Lights Health Regional Centre will keep the on-call system in place. (David Thurton/CBC)Īt the time, the hospital had a 24-hour on-call system in place, where pediatricians take turns being on-call for any overnight emergencies. Ghassan Al Naami resigned from Fort McMurray's Northern Lights Regional Health Centre over fears staffing protocols may jeopardize lives. Departing doctor worries Fort McMurray hospital staffing may 'jeopardize' livesĭr.Ghassan Al-Naami resigned from the hospital, citing concerns about how Fort McMurray's only hospital lacks a full-time emergency room pediatrician.

AHS also said it continues to recruit additional pediatricians for Fort McMurray. "Fort McMurray is a young, growing community that requires maternity and pediatric services to support that growth," Kevin Worry, the medical director in AHS's North Zone, said Thursday in a news release.īoth pediatricians are expected to start in the spring or summer.
