Continuing Education / EMS Training Opportunities

These events have been submitted by various entities and are not necessarily sponsored by the EMS Unit. To obtain continuing education approvals, submit a request to dems@nd.gov. To request your events be posted on the ND EMS website send a request to dems@nd.gov. Not all events on this list include approved continuing education.

EMS Education Night - Heart Failure in the Field: Recognize, Respond, Resuscitate with Dr. Desai

  • Nov. 24, 2027
  • 5 - 7 p.m. CT
  • Free of charge 
  • Sanford Business and Training Center: 3451 North 14th St., Suite D - EMS, Bismarck ND
  • Enter through the EMS Education door

NCCR Weekend - All Levels

Infection Prevention and Control Training for EMS

  • EMS Personnel face a variety of IPC challenges that can differ from those of facility-based healthcare workers. In the pre-hospital environment, EMS personnel: Treat patients in the field, transporting to and from a variety of healthcare settings; Manage unknown diagnoses; Handle rapidly evolving situations
  • Information is available for EMS Resources

safeTY jacket: EMS Best Practices for the Identification of an Interaction with Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

  • Sponsored by North Dakota Autism Center
  • Course Length: 2 Hours
  • .5 hours of NCCR and 1.5 hours of LCCR
  • More information available from safeTY jacket

EMS Regional Conferences

NDEMSA hosts four regional conferences during the fall and winter months, typically in Medora, Jamestown, Minot, and Grand Forks. These conferences provide attendees with an intimate setting in which they have the opportunity to receive hands-on, practical education and skills review. For more information and registration, please contact NDEMSA.

Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults.

This course is offered 3 times per month and continues to fill quickly. You will build the skills and confidence you need to reach out and provide initial support to those who are struggling. You'll also learn how to help connect them to appropriate support.

This course has been approved for 8.75 hours of LCCR/ICCR CEUs by the ND EMS Unit. See flyer for other continuing education approvals.

Registration is required two weeks in advance of your selected date. Training requires two hours of prework, a post-test and an evaluation.

Register for Mental Health First Aid and view an view FirstLink trainings available.

BNSF Railway: Hazmat Training, etc.

  • Virtual-Reality web-based training (WBT): 
    Two new virtual reality web-based trainings are available for free:  Initial Incident Size-Up and Reading a Train List. These 20 minute web-based trainings provide responders with information which will lead to a safe and efficient response
  • Instructor-led Training: 
    BNSF Hazmat continues to conduct instructor-led hazmat training for first responders in communities along its railroad upon request.
  • Scholarships to Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC) in Pueblo, Colorado: 
    BNSF still provides scholarships to cover tuition for railroad emergency response training at the industry's SERTC in Pueblo, Colorado.  To learn about SERTC got to www.sertc.org.
     
  •  To register for one of these training opportunities, go to www.bnsfhazmat.com and select the Community Responders tab.
     
  • AskRail:
    The AskRail app provides responders at no cost with immediate access to accurate, timely data about the types of hazardous materials are in a specific railcar or on a train so they can make an informed decision about how to respond to a rail emergency. AskRail also has desktop and web-based versions available for local Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs) that can be used to provide responders with this necessary hazmat car and train information. For onboarding and assistance integrating AskRail with your ECC, please contact Railinc at 877-724-5462 or support@askrail.us. Get more information about the AskRail app at: www.askrail.us. 
  • BNSF Hazardous Materials Traffic Flow Reports:
    BNSF also provides hazardous materials traffic flow reports to fire departments and emergency managers. These reports provide a listing of the hazardous materials that BNSF transported through a city or county over the last 12 months. To request a hazardous materials traffic flow report please go to www.bnsfhazmat.com and select the Community Responder Tab.
  • BNSF’s System Emergency Response Plan:
    A copy of BNSF’s System Emergency Response Plan is available for your review and use through  www.bnsfhazmat.com. Part of the System Emergency Response Plan is BNSF’s Incident Management Team (IMT). Our IMT allows for the mobilization of resources at varying levels as dictated by incident circumstances. BNSF’s IMT maintains a large group of well-trained personnel to lead and assist with emergency response incidents and and is composed of a local or state IMT, a Regional Away Team and a Corporate Crisis Management Team (known as a “Go-Team”).

Hennepin County Medical Center: EMS TRA-CCS Trauma and Critical Care Series: Simple Education for Complex Care

  • The EMS Trauma and Critical Care Series is a free, monthly, hourlong webinar made possible by the Hennepin County Medical Center departments of Trauma Services and Emergency and Critical Care Education. EMS TRA-CCS can be watched live online or in person on the first Wednesday of each month at 2 p.m. or through an archived recording at your leisure.
  • EMS TRA-CCS Sign-Up             

Sanford Health EMS Education: Recertification Education Page

Department of Emergency Services (NDDES) Training and Events Calendar

Simulation in Motion – North Dakota (SIM-ND)

  • Statewide emergency care education with mobile simulation - Altru Health System, Essentia Health, St. Alexius, Sanford-Bismarck and Trinity Health have joined forces under the direction of ND STAR (North Dakota Simulation, Teach and Research Center for Healthcare Education) at the University of North Dakota to bring emergency care education to your area. SIM-ND is a statewide mobile education system using high-fidelity human patient simulators to train prehospital and hospital personnel. Grant funding from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust allowed ND STAR and the North Dakota Department of Health to design and implement SIM-ND with four large trucks outfitted with adult, pediatric, infant and pregnant/delivery simulators. SIM-ND strives to bring the highest-quality emergency medical education to your area.
  • For more information and to schedule a training session, go to to the SIM-ND Website.

 Death Investigation Training (Basics, Cultural Competency, Advanced Topics and Forensic Pathology)

  • Online; enroll anytime
  • Three months to complete the course upon registration
  • Independent study.
  • Work at your own pace.
  • Course Registration and Information
  • EMS ICCR hours approved: Basic – 7.75; Cultural Competency – 2.25; Advanced Topics – 5; Forensic Pathology – 18.
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