Madison Memorial Education Department

Services Madison Memorial Education Department Offers

Friends and Family CPR
Friends and Family CPR is a class designed for families, classes, or other groups who need or want to know the basics of CPR. Information is provided and practice is encouraged. There is no course completion card offered at the end of this course. Times for this class are scheduled according to the needs of the groups.

Daycare Provider Class
Those who care for our children in the daycare setting need information concerning safety and action in case of an emergency. This class is offered on one Saturday a month and will give the daycare worker a course completion card that is required of all daycare workers.

Heartsaver CPR
Heartsaver CPR teaches the knowledge and skills of resuscitation in an easy to understand way. This class is great for those who want to learn and practice the skills of CPR more thoroughly, or who may need a course completion card for their work.

First Aid Class
This American Heart Association class teaches the basics of first aid and is for everyone who is interested in how to respond to emergencies in their families, work environments, and communities.

Healthcare Provider CPR (HCP BLS)
This class is designed for those who work in healthcare settings and who need to know the skills of resuscitation when taking care of their patients. Upon completion of the class a course completion card is provided that satisfies most employers' requirements for BLS.
Advanced Life Support Classes

Advanced Life Support Classes are for healthcare providers who would like or are required to know advanced knowledge and skills in caring for patients in or near to arrest.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
During this course participants are taught assessment and treatment for those in cardiac arrest or who are close to arrest. Ten core cases are taught, each teaching and building upon the knowledge of the previous case. A written test and simulated cardiac arrest must be completed in order to pass this course. An American Heart Association course completion card is provided for completion.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support for the Experienced Provider (ACLS EP)
This one-day class offers an innovative way to renew the course completion card for ACLS. The first part of the class provides ACLS renewal. Following renewal pre-arrest cases are reviewed bringing new information to those who use ACLS skills frequently, or who have taken the standard ACLS class and wish a chance to learn new information. An ACLS EP card is issued and fulfills the requirements of an ACLS course completion card.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
PALS is an American Heart Association two-day course for the healthcare provider who works with sick children on a regular basis. This class teaches assessment knowledge and skills to prevent arrests, and also the skills to manage arrests if they occur. A PALS course completion card is provided.

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS)
PEARS is an American Heart Association one-day course for the healthcare provider who does not work with sick children regularly. Some of the assessment tools of the PALS class are taught and emphasis is placed on quick recognition of a child who is in trouble medically, and obtaining the correct help to prevent arrests. A PEARS course completion card is provided.

Life Support Renewals
HCP BLS, ACLS and PALS can all be renewed through online courses that offer the didactic part of each course as well as the written exam. Upon completion of the online course a follow up skills test is provided by appointment. A course completion card is then issued.

Childbirth Class
This all day Saturday class is taught by a Certified International Childbirth Educator and it includes breathing and relaxation techniques, the labor partner's role, the process of labor and delivery, medication choices during labor, the post-partum period care of Mom, and newborn care. A tour of the Family Maternity Center at Madison Memorial is also included.

Childbirth One-Night Refresher
If you have already had a baby this course will reacquaint you with the birthing experience. A one night class includes a review of breathing and relaxation techniques, labor partner role, labor and delivery, information for siblings, and a tour of the Family Maternity Center. This class is taught by a Certified International Childbirth Educator.

Breastfeeding Class
The Breastfeeding Class is taught by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultants or Lactation Educator. This one evening class will help educate expectant parents about the art of breastfeeding and its benefits for mom, baby, and dad. Learn how to have a positive experience and get breastfeeding off to a good start with proper latch-on techniques, nursing positions, engorgement prevention, as well as expression and storage of breast milk.

HypnoBirthing®
This five-week course that are 2.5 hours each. This is ideal for those who are looking for a natural approach to childbirth. This class will teach techniques for relaxation and visualization. You will learn how to develop a calm approach to pregnancy that will enable you to work in harmony with your body and your baby and prepare you for a shorter, safer, easier, more comfortable birth for you and your baby. This class can be taken any time after 20 weeks of pregnancy and is taught by a Certified HypnoBirthing® Practitioner who is affiliated with the HypnoBirthing® Institute. A tour of the Family Maternity Center at Madison Memorial Hospital is also included.