Class Enrollment

Class Registration
Emergency Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Date/Time: Tue 4/8/2025 from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Kotzebue Fire Department
Class Price: $0.00
Notes: Afternoon CME Session Overview:

This afternoon CME session will run in conjunction with a State-Registered ETT Refresher Course and will cover essential EMS topics.

Topics Covered:
Secondary Assessment & Focused Exams (2 Hours – NCCP Medical)

Vital Signs: Blood Pressure, Pulse, Respirations, and Skin Assessment
Basic Cardiac Life Support (3 Hours – NCCP Cardiology)

CPR & AED Use
Ventilation Techniques
High-Performance Team Dynamics in resuscitation

Certification & Completion:
This session will prepare students for the AHA BLS Exam.
Students who successfully pass the American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers Exam will receive an AHA BLS Certification.
A certificate of completion will be emailed to students using the email provided during registration.

Northwest Arctic Region EMS Presents: 

Emergency Continuing Medical Education Credits

AK Star Of Life

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 Continue registration and look in CLASS NOTES for a description of topics and materials covered in this CME section.

Please reference the State of Alaska Recertification FAQ document which can also be accessed on the State of Alaska's Public Portal along with other helpful information regarding your EMS license and certification. Please note that the NCCP CME matrix has been updated for re-certification cycles beginning 2026. Review the NEW NCCP CME matrix here! 

 

Skills checks required for renewal can be completed locally within your service and is the responsibility of the training officer, an approved EMS instructor, or a mid-level healthcare clinician. Individuals signing off on skills verification forms must be at or above the skill level of those being assessed. Skills Verification form can be downloaded here.

 

By registering online for this course you will receive a certificate of completion for CMEs after the course is complete and your attendance and participation verified by the instructor. 

 

If you attend but you do not register you will not receive the CME certificate.

 


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Contact Us

NWAR-EMS, Maniilaq Association
Nicholas Jicha
 PO Box 256
Kotzebue, AK 99752

phone (907)442-7241

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Maniilaq Emergency Medical Service's (EMS)/ Northwest Arctic Region EMS  (NWAR-EMS) mission is to support the development and sustainability of EMS in the Northwest Arctic Region. This is accomplished by acting as the region’s resource center for instructors, certifying officers, providers, and community members.

 

 

The program designates representatives to work in collaboration with the State Office of Emergency Medical Services (SOEMS); and provides representation on the State Training Committee, State Medical Direction Committee, and a Regional Director reporting to the State Office of Emergency Medical Services. 

 

In addition to representing and advocating for regional EMS issues, NWAR-EMS is responsible for collaborating with Alaska's other regional councils to administer and manage Code Blue capitol grant funds throughout our state.