Kuakini Education Services Department offers the following classes for Kuakini Health System employees and the community. Please call Education Services at 547-9566 for additional information regarding registration, course and text cost, course payment and classroom location.
All courses listed are American Heart Association (AHA) courses. There is no cost to Kuakini employees. Fees are required for community participants. Texts may be purchased. Text costs vary and some texts can be loaned to employees who pay a refundable deposit. AHA classes are in the Parking Building (PB) Classrooms on the ground floor located by Education Services. Class duration may vary depending upon class size.
EDUCATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT
2010 COURSE SCHEDULE
Healthcare Provider Certification (8:00 am – 4:30 pm)
2010
January 7
February 12
March 12
April 2
May 3
June 4
July 2
August 9
September 15
October 1
November 11
December 15
Healthcare Provider Recertification (8:00 am – 11:00 am or 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
2010
January 11, 25, & 27
February 8, 19, & 22
March 5, 8, & 22
April 7, 19, & 30
May 14, 21, & 26
June 9, 25, & 29
July 14, 23, & 27
August 6, 25, & 27
September 2, 17, & 22
October 6, 14, & 29
November 1, 19, & 29
December 8, 20, & 28
Heartsaver AED (HS AED) Class (8:00 am – 10:30 am or 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm)
2010
January 13 & 21
February 5 & 24
March 18 & 24
April 5 & 15
May 7 & 19
June 1 & 23
July 1 & 12
August 13 & 23
September 8 & 24
October 4 & 19
November 5 & 15
December 1 & 30
ACLS* (Certification: Day 1 8:00 am – 4:30 pm and Day 2 8:00 am – 1:00 pm; Recertification: Day 2 8:00 am – 3:30 pm)
2010
February 3 & 10
May 5 & 12
August 4 & 11
November 3 & 10
(*Day 1 and 2 required for certification. Day 2 required for recertification only.)
First Aid and HS-AED (8:00 am – 2:30 pm)
2010
March 10
June 14
September 20
December 13
Click here for a PDF version of the 2010 Course Schedule.
For more information, please call Education Services at 547-9566.
Health Screenings
Kuakini is also offering CT Virtual Colonography as a screening tool for the more traditional invasive colonoscopy procedure. Using the CT scanner, a physician can perform a quick and easy virtual colonogram and determine if a follow-up colonoscopy is necessary. This new application may save patients from undergoing more uncomfortable diagnostic procedures.
This new application could also benefit a segment of the population who physically can't or refuse to have a traditional colon exam. Call the Executive Health Program at (808) 547-9712 for more information.
In a single breathhold, using Kuakini's 8-slice CT scanner, the extent of coronary calcium deposits can be assessed without extensive patient preparation or use of contrast agents.
This procedure is called Coronary Artery (Calcium) Scoring and can be done with a quick and comfortable CT scan exam.
Kuakini's CT scanner uses SmartScore, a software application that uses an efficient and logical graphical user interface to ensure that patient assessments are accomplished quickly.
The calcium scoring exam provided by Kuakini uses data acquired from images taken by the CT scanner and assigns a numerical or score to the patient. The score is then used as a risk assessment for the patient. Coronary artery calcification, along with other patient risk factors, can be used to aid physicians in assessing the overall risk factors for coronary artery disease in individuals. Call the Executive Health Program at (808) 547-9712 for more information.
