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This Fall, Old Marshall and Florin Tech are extending their offerings in the health field with two new short classes, phlebotomy and electrocardiography (click links for PDF's). Both of the classes are designed for health care. professionals such as EMT's, RN's, and medical assistants. Offered in cooperation with Boston Reed, the courses are being offered in September 2008 and January 2009.
Electrocardiography, offered September 27, 2008, and January
24, 2009, is an 8 hour EKG / ECG training program. The fast paced course
is designed to provide instruction in Electrocardiography testing procedures
used in detecting heart disease and other cardiovascular disorders. This
one day course provides instruction in :
-EKG unit operation & troubleshooting.
-Lead placement utilizing 12 lead EKG.
--Understanding EKG grid paper.
-Recognizing normal and abnormal EKG patterns in all 12 leads.
-Plotting EKG axis.
-Course material is presented through lecture and hands-on participation.
The course costs $225 and you may register online at Boston
Reed (www.bostonreed.com/programs/courses)
Phlebotomy, offered September 13-14, 2008 and January 10-11,
2009, is a 2 day (16- hour) course designed to provide instruction in the
art of drawing blood for medical professionals. This course is appropriate
for current medical assistants, emergency medical technicians, vocational
nurses, registered nurses and medical doctors who use or plan to use phlebotomy
skills within their scope of practice. Students will become proficient in
vein puncture with syringe, vacutainer, butterfly and finger stick methods
built upon a foundation of basic principles of venous anatomy, physiology
and sterile technique. (This course does not allow students to work
in public health clinics, or perform their skills in a laboratory. For public
health clinics or laboratories a certification course is required for employment.)
The course costs $295 and you may register online at Boston
Reed (www.bostonreed.com/programs/courses)
With over 100 years of meeting the education needs of adults, Old Marshall Adult Education Center may provide "the ticket" for your future. For information on our schedule, click on this link or the classes listed to the right.
Here's some of what we offer:
The mission of Old Marshall Adult Education Center is to provide educational and employment-related services to adults of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds in order for them to become socially and economically self-sufficient.
