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North Baldwin Infirmary takes an active interest in the health and well-being of the surrounding communities. In addition to various continuing education classes and health care seminars, the hospital also hosts health fairs, health screenings, blood drives, and other events to benefit the local communities. Check these pages regularly for changes and additions to the schedule.

Health Education Lecture Series

The North Baldwin Infirmary Foundation's monthly health education lecture series is designed to keep you informed of the latest health trends and to provide you with answers to your health care questions. The lectures are free to the public.

Seminars provided by Community Hospice

Classes are the third Wednesday of each month from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the first-floor conference room at North Baldwin Infirmary. For your convenience, lunch will be served.

Contact hours are available for social workers, nurses and nursing home administrators.

Please register for classes at least the Monday prior to class with Debbie Stephens at (251) 580-1774. All classes are free.

February 20, 2008 - "Coping With Change and Stress"

March 19, 2008 - "Fall Prevention"

April 16, 2008 - "I'm OK, What's the Matter With Everyone Else"

May 21 - "Personality Types and Team Building"

June 18 - "Helping Patients and Families During the Dying Process"

July 16 - "Communication: Ideas for Improvement"

August 20 "Death and Dying in Diffrent Cultures"

September 17 "Cultural Issues that Influence Care"

October 15 "Domestic Violence"

November 19 "Surviving Grief and Stress"

December 17 " Humor in the Workplace"

Prenatal and Newborn Classes

The North Baldwin Infirmary OB department prenatal and newborn care classes are offered weekly in the North Baldwin Infirmary first-floor conference room. The classes are free; registration is not required. Click here for more information or call (251) 937-5521 and ask the operator for the OB department.

BLS Classes

          This three-hour class is designed for the health care   

          professional that needs to provide either basic CPR or   

          foreign body airway obstruction management in the adult,

          child or infant. Classes are held in the North Baldwin

          Infirmary conference room on the second floor.

          Cost is $5 for Infirmary Health System employees and     

          $50 for health care providers outside Infirmary Health     

          System.

          Class Dates:

          February 13, 2008

          March 12, 2008

          April 16, 2008

          May 14, 2008

          June 11, 2008

          July 16, 2008

          August 13, 2008

          October 15, 2008

          November 12, 2008

          December 10, 2008

          Time: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

ACLS Classes

This 16-hour class is designed for the health care professional that needs knowledge and skills for advanced cardiac life support. A current BLS provider card is required. Skill in EKG interpretation is highly recommended. Please purchase the current ACLS manual and read it prior to class. Cost is $5 for Infirmary Health System employees and $125 for health care providers outside Infirmary Health System. The classes are held in the North Baldwin Infirmary conference room on the second floor (room 2504).

Contact Debbie Stephens, RN, at (251) 580-1774 to register.

Class Dates:

February 28 - 29 , 2008

April 1 - 2, 2008

June 3 - 4, 2008

August 5 -6, 2008

September 30 - October 1, 2008

Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

This program has been approved for 16 contact hours of continuing education credit. North Baldwin Infirmary is accredited as a provider and approver of continuing education by the Alabama Board of Nursing. ABNP0084 Expires December 2, 2011

Nursing licenses will be swiped for CE credit after this program.There will be a $5 fee for researching nursing license numbers. AS CE certificates will not be provided. Specific requests may be submitted on an individual basis to:

North Baldwin Infirmary

Education Department

P O Box 1409

Bay Minette, AL 36507

 

ACLS Renewal Classes

This nine-hour course is designed for the health care professional that needs to renew ACLS provider status.  A current BLS card, current AHA ACLS card and 80-percent pretest score are required. lease purchase the current ACLS manual and read it prior to class. Cost is $5 for Infirmary Health System employees and $75 for health care providers outside Infirmary Health System. The classes are held in the North Baldwin Infirmary conference room on the second floor (room 2504).

Pre-registration is required. Contact Debbie Stephens, RN, at (251) 580-1774 to register.

Classes:

August 19, 2008

September 23, 2008

Time: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

This program has been approved for eight contact hours of continuing education credit. North Baldwin Infirmary is accredited as a provider and approver of continuing education by the Alabama Board of Nursing. ABNP0084 Expires December 2, 2011.

Nursing licenses will be swiped for CE credit after this program.There will be a $5 fee for researching nursing license numbers. AS CE certificates will not be provided. Specific requests may be submitted on an individual basis to:

North Baldwin Infirmary

Education Department

P O Box 1409

Bay Minette, AL 36507

PALS Refresher Class

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) refresher class has been scheduled. The PALS course is designed to aid healthcare professionals in devloping the knowledge and skills necessary to efficiently and effectively manage critically-ill infants and children. PALS is used during the stabilization and transportation phases of a pedatric emergency, in our hospital.

Pre-registration is required. To Partcipate, call Lisa Bush, R.N. at 580-1852 or email lisa.bush@infirmaryhealth.org. The course is free for IHS employees and $50 for non-employees.

The class will be held in the first-floor conference room from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Class: 

July 24, 2008 (8 CEUs)