Improving Trauma Care Worldwide
The ITLS Instructor Bridge Course is designed for the instructor who has successfully completed an ATLS, TNCC or PHTLS instructor course to transition him or her to the ITLS program. The course emphasizes ITLS patient assessment, administrative structure, and philosophy of ITLS.
Following completion of an ITLS Instructor Bridge course, a candidate must be monitored teaching an ITLS Provider course to complete the steps to become an ITLS instructor.
Didactic
Administrative structure
Course objectives, lesson plans, and curriculum
Faculty meeting
Skill stations
ITLS Patient Assessment
Instructor Candidate Demonstrations
Skills stations
Patient assessment teaching
Testing
Testing
Written Exam
Course Length: 8 hours
The ITLS Provider Bridge Course is designed for the provider who has successfully completed a PHTLS or TNCC course to transition him or her to the ITLS program. The course emphasizes ITLS patient assessment and the other skills that are included in the ITLS framework.
Didactic:
Patient Assessment
Airway
Head Trauma
Shock
Skills Stations:
Airway
Chest decompression/Fluid management/Intraosseous access
Patient assessment
Testing:
Written Exam
Practical Exam
Course Length: 8 hours