By Dr. Mohammed Y. Al-Naami frcsc, facs, m ed

Do ATLS Instructor Courses Have an Impact on Teaching Skills and Attitude of Instructors?

• By

• Dr. Mohammed Y. Al-Naami

• FRCSC, FACS, M Ed.

History of ATLS ® in the Saudi Arabian Chapter

• Introduced to Riyadh in October 1991 and consists of 15 Centers

• 13 centers in the Saudi Kingdom

• 1 center in Bahrain (1998)

• 1 center in Qatar (2000)

• In 2005, 47 ATLS ® courses were conducted in the Saudi Arabian Chapter

Number of ATLS ® courses conducted at each center since their establishment until December 2005 is 400

• Number of ATLS ® courses conducted at each center since their establishment until December 2005 is 400

Total number of ATLS ® Providers & Instructors Trained in all 15 centers from Oct 1991 to Dec 2005 is 5,532

Number of ATLS ® Faculty Trained

• Course Directors = 40

• Instructors = 401

• Educators = 1

• Coordinators = 34

History of ATCN Program in the Saudi Chapter

• Introduced in Riyadh, KSA in September 2001

• Under the auspices of the Society of Trauma Nurses (STN) in cooperation with COT of the ACS

• Designed especially for nurses

• The Saudi Chapter has 3 ATCN centers: Riyadh, Doha & Bahrain

History of PHTLS Program in the Saudi Chapter

• Introduced in Riyadh, KSA in May 2000

• Under the auspices of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) in cooperation with the COT of the ACS.

• Designed for all health care professionals

• The Saudi Chapter has 4 PHTLS Centers: Riyadh, Dhahran, Makkah & Bahrain

• Accomplishments

Total Number of Trauma Courses

• Total Number of Trauma Courses

• ATLS ®, ATCN & PHTLS

• Conducted since 1991 to Dec 2005 in the Saudi Arabian Chapter is 473

• 2006 Plans

2006

• To conduct 84 Provider and Instructor Trauma Courses

• Establishment of 2 new ATLS Centers

• Establishment of 1 new ATCN Center

• Establishment of 2 new PHTLS Centers

Expected number of ATLS ® Providers and Instructors to be trained in 2006

Scheduled Number of ATLS® Courses

• Scheduled Number of ATLS® Courses

• in 2006

Scheduled Number of Trauma Courses

• Scheduled Number of Trauma Courses

• ATLS ®, ATCN & PHTLS in 2006

Impact of the instructor course on my Educational Knowledge

Overall Instructors Courses Evaluation