Uniquely suited for resource-constrained environments
Hands-on Training | Team Training | Interactive Discussions
Rural health care providers face inadequate resources in the emergency department to deal with the wide range of clinical problems they were seeing.
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Comprehensive Advanced Life Support
Rural health care providers face inadequate resources in the emergency department to deal with the wide range of clinical problems they were seeing. In response, a group of concerned doctors and nurses developed a comprehensive advanced life support curriculum that has today evolved into the CALS Program.
Learn more about the courses we offer.
Provider Course
This course provides CALS core curriculum and serves as the foundation for all of its learning opportunities.
Trauma Module
Designed to provide medical teams the opportunity to learn and practice infrequently used life-saving skills.
OB/Newborn
Designed for nurses and other health care personnel that provide care for the obstetrical and neonatal patient.
CALS Essential
A customized, team-based educational course uniquely suited for resource-constrained environments outside of the United States.
Latest News
CALS Participant Puts CALS OB Skills to the Test
"I took a CALS Course in Fall 2022. I then had the privilege to put my newly acquired OB skills to use in February! The patient presented to our small rural ED in active labor. A language barrier presented another challenge. She thought she was about 30 weeks along so...
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CALS Founder Darrell Carter, MD recognized for his contributions to the State Trauma Program.
Darrell Carter
Recognition
NEW COURSE: Fundamentals of Airway Management for Rural Providers
Space is LIMITED!
CALS RETURNS to OKLAHOMA
March 28-30, 2023 – Claremore, OK
Pharmacology credits
CALS Pharmacology content
Montana CALS Leaders Honored at Nat’l Rural Health Day
Montana CALS Leaders Honored
CALS REFUND Policy (effective 07/01/21)
CALS REFUND Policy (07/01/21)
Alaska Healthcare Professionals Gather For Rural Emergency Medical Training
By MAGGIE NELSON In resource-constrained environments like rural Alaska, time and education can mean the difference between life and death. https://www.kucb.org/post/alaska-healthcare-professionals-gather-rural-emergency-medical-training#stream/0 In mid-October of...
In Memoriam — Ernie Ruiz, MD
Ernie Ruiz MD Passes Away — Father of Emergency Medicine
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CALS Program
2600 Fernbrook Lane N.,
Suite 104
Plymouth, MN 55447
Phone: (763) 285-8939