EMS CME Coordinator elected president of national group

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The National Association of Emergency Medical Services Educators (NAEMSE) Board of Directors has selected John Todaro as president of the association. Todaro is the Department Coordinator of SPC’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Continuing Medical Education (CME) program. He is serving his third term on the NAMESE Board of Directors and will take the reins of NAEMSE … Continue reading EMS CME Coordinator elected president of national group →

Orthotics and Prosthetics student accepted into REVAMP

Orthotics and Prosthetics

This April, St. Petersburg College Orthotics and Prosthetics student Brittany Robinson was accepted into the Georgia Tech REVAMP -REU (Research Experience for Student Veterans Advanced Manufacturing Program) Summer 2015 program. The Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute is hosting the program to train undergraduate students about discoveries within manufacturing science’s innovative commercial products and processes. The program also provides her entrepreneurship training … Continue reading Orthotics and Prosthetics student accepted into REVAMP →

Respiratory Care Program to receive Distinguished Award

Respiratory care program to receive distinguished award
Respiratory Care

The St. Petersburg College Respiratory Care Program has been notified they are among a select group of programs who will receive a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award. This prestigious award recognizes the program‘s success in the areas of RRT credentialing success, student success rates and job placement. Program … Continue reading Respiratory Care Program to receive Distinguished Award →

Cigarette Smoking Increases to 5.8 trillion in 2014

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Over 5.8 trillion cigarettes were smoked in 2014.  Smoking lead to over 6.3 million deaths in 2013, and it is estimated over 1 billion people will die from smoking related illnesses in this century. International Cigarette Smokers Increase Averages The World Lung Foundation published a recent article that indicates that despite declines in smoking rates … Continue reading Cigarette Smoking Increases to 5.8 trillion in 2014 →

SPC Dental Hygiene Program offers local anesthesia training for dental hygienists

Dental hygienist administering local anesthesia
Dental Hygiene

Anyone who has visited a dental office can appreciate the need to manage pain for certain procedures. Since 1971, dental hygienists in some states were allowed to administer local anesthesia (LA) to aid in pain control of dental procedures including scaling and root planing. Over the years many states followed suit and changed their practice acts … Continue reading SPC Dental Hygiene Program offers local anesthesia training for dental hygienists →

Respiratory Therapy ranks in U.S. News and World Report Top 100 Jobs

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I was pleased to see that Respiratory Therapist (RRT) was listed by the U.S. News and World Report as a top 100 job.  RTs came in at 51.  Check out the article at http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/respiratory-therapist. It was interesting to see the forecast by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for job growth-22,700 new positions in the next 7 … Continue reading Respiratory Therapy ranks in U.S. News and World Report Top 100 Jobs →

PTA Program to be Clinical Education Meeting Videoconference site

Physical Therapist Assistant

All Center Coordinators of Clinical Education (CCCE’s), Clinical Instructors (CI’s), physical therapist clinicians (PT and PTA) and other interested individuals are cordially invited to participate in a videoconferenced meeting of the Florida Consortium of Clinical Educators (FCCE) on Friday, January 23, 2015. The FCCE would like to hear your ideas and views about the clinical … Continue reading PTA Program to be Clinical Education Meeting Videoconference site →

Common Sense advice to avoid colds and flu

Respiratory Care

It’s been said that common sense isn’t so common anymore.  I was pleased to see the following article on common sense steps to avoid colds and the flu.  http://www.intelihealth.com/news/fda-shares-advice-to-avoid-colds-and-flu?level=0 I think many of us know the basics…wash your hands frequently and avoid contact with infected persons.  But many of us may not realize the role … Continue reading Common Sense advice to avoid colds and flu →