Complete your EMR Scope of Practice Update Training with Confidence
Updated Standards:
Understand the regulation changes introduced under the 2022 ministerial order M292, ensuring you remain current with evolving EMS standards.
Officially Approved:
Our course has the approval of the BC Emergency Medical Assistant Licensing Board (BCEMALB), guaranteeing relevant and robust course content.
Flexible and Stress-free Learning:
Benefit from a blended curriculum with 8 hours online and 2 days of in-person workshops, catering to diverse learning preferences. Our intuitive practical assessment process allows you to progress through the course confidently, without the pressure of final exams.
Tailored for EMRs in BC:
In this tailor-made course for licensed BC EMRs, the interactive practical skills activities and emergency simulations will enhance existing skills to match the latest standards.
Your first aid training empowers volunteer heroes
When you train with St. John Ambulance, you’re giving back to communities across BC and the Yukon. Proceeds from our training courses fund initiatives like the Medical First Responder Program, where volunteers provide first aid services at public events, and the Therapy Dog Program, where volunteers and their four-legged friends provide comfort and joy to those in need.
EMR-GAP UPDATE COURSE
Course objective:
Upon successful completion of the workshop, you will be certified with the EMR-Gap Update from St. John Ambulance. The certification will be accepted by BCEMALB as proof that the holder has completed the 2022 Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 requirements. As a licensed EMR, the certification will allow you to provide the services added by the amendments of the regulations by the Minister of Health under ministerial order M292.
What you'll need to graduate:
- Complete all online learning and quizzes
- Attend all instructional sessions
- Participate fully in all practical exercises
- Demonstrate competency in all practical assessments throughout the course
Course format:
Pre-class online learning (8 hours)
Allow for a minimum of 8 hours of pre-class online learning. Must be completed before the first day of class.
In-person workshop (16 hours)
Your in-class learning is two full days, including practical skills activities and emergency simulations.
Learning includes:
- online lessons and quizzes
- hands-on instructor-led training
- practical assessments throughout the course
Assessment:
In-Class Practical Assessments
All participants complete practical assessments throughout the course.
What you'll learn:
- Airway
- Use of CO-oximetry
- Blood Pressure
- Glucometry
- Lift vs Loading vs Extrication vs Transport
- Medication Overview
- Basic Skills in medication administration
- Assisting with Medications
- Anaphylaxis
- Procoagulant & Antifibrinolytics
- Anti-hypoglycemic agents
- Opioid Antagonists
- Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)
- Emergency Childbirth
- Trauma
- Wound Packing
- IV Maintenance
- Bronchodilators