Spring @ SMCC - Southern Maine Community College

Continuing Studies CoursesHEALTHCARECAMPUSLOCATOR[SPC] South Portland Campus • 2 Fort Road, South Portland, ME 04106[BC] Bath Campus • 11 Park Street, Bath, ME 04530 • (207)386-0013.defibrillator (AED); and relief of foreign-bodyairway obstruction (FBAO). It’s intended forparticipants who provide health care to patientsin a wide variety of settings, includingin-hospital and out-of-hospital. This courseis designed for certified or non-certified,licensed or non-licensed healthcare professionals.This course meets the requirementsfor SMCC Allied Health students preparingfor clinical rotations. Students must purchasea pocket mask prior to class.Introduction to PhlebotomyThis course prepares individuals for entrylevelpositions in a health care setting obtainingblood samples from patients. Topicsinclude basic medical terminology, anatomy,laboratory math, blood composition,infection control and hands-on phlebotomytraining using needles, syringes, vacutainertubes and other equipment. Class meetsfor 30 hours of class time. Students are expectedto complete an additional 20 hoursof clinical. Time will be scheduled with theinstructor to do live sticks (usually scheduledwithin the 6 wks of class time). Studentsmust complete 15-20 live sticks to successfullycomplete the course. Prerequisite:Students must take the reading section ofthe Accuplacer Exam prior to registeringfor this course. A minimum score of 58 isstrongly recommended. Accuplacer testingis administered at the SMCC main campusin South Portland. To sign up for the test,please visit: http://advise.smccme.edu.AHS-S12 NCTues & Thurs, 1/27-3/56pm - 8:30pm$495.00Entrepreneurial CenterSPCAHS-S12 N1Tues & Thurs, 5/12-6/186pm-8:30pm$495.00Entrepreneurial CenterSPCInstructors: Bob Milan & Robin Mitchell workat Mercy Hospital in the Laboratory, Robin as aMedical Technologist and Bob as a Phlebotomist.Combined they have over 50 years ofexperience in phlebotomy. They have taught thePhlebotomy program at SMCC since 2003 andhave trained over 200 students.BLS for Health Care ProvidersThis American Heart Association courseteaches CPR skills for helping victims ofall ages (including doing ventilation witha barrier device, a bag-mask device, andoxygen); use of an automated externalAHS-S26 NCSaturday, 1/108am-5pm$85.00ETC 1, SPCAHS-S26 N1Saturday, 2/78am-5pm$85.00ETC 1, SPCAHS-S26 N2Saturday, 2/288am-5pm$85.00ETC 1, SPCAHS-S26 BASaturday, 3/78am-5pm$85.00BCAHS-S26 N3Saturday, 3/148am-5pm$85.00ETC 1, SPCAHS-S26 N4Saturday, 3/288am-5pm$85.00ETC 1, SPCAHS-S26 N5Saturday, 4/48am-5pm$85.00ETC 1, SPCAHS-S26 N6Saturday, 5/28am-5pm$85.00ETC 1, SPCInstructors:• Lorraine McLaughlin worked for over twentyyears in emergency medical services. She iscurrently employed as a respiratory therapist atMaine Medical Center and has taught CPR foralmost twenty years.• Eric Wellman has been an active EMS providersince 1994 and is a National Registered andCritical Care Paramedic. Since 2006 he has beena faculty member at SMCC and is the EMS program’sclinical education coordinator. He holds aBS of Business Administration from the Universityof Southern Maine where he is also pursuing aMaster’s Degree in Adult Education.• Robert Hawkes is the Program Director/Chairof the Emergency Medical Services department atSMCC. He has a BS from University of SouthernMaine and a Master of Science Physician Assistantfrom the University of New England.2