Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Helping Heroes Program

EMSResponder.com, CentreLearn and Emergency Preparedness Systems Announce Launch of RapidCE.com Helping Heroes Program.

Initiative Will Provide Free Continuing Education to Fire/EMS Professionals Affected by Recession.


Shrewsbury, PA; Fort Atkinson, WI; Plover, WI (December 22, 2009)— EMSResponder.com, CentreLearn Solutions and Emergency Preparedness Systems jointly announced the launch of the RapidCE.com Helping Heroes program, which offers certified first responders, EMTs and paramedics affected by the recession free continuing education to maintain their professional license or certification during their layoff or furlough.

"Across the nation, many EMS personnel are feeling the effects of the recession firsthand, in some cases even losing their jobs," said James Eastham, Sc.D., chief executive officer of CentreLearn Solutions.

"It's very important that everyone in the EMS industry find ways to help those who give so much to our communities," added Scott Cravens, publisher of EMS Magazine and EMSResponder.com.

Greg Friese, president of Emergency Preparedness Systems and a paramedic, stated, "Maintaining EMS certification has real costs - I am honored to have this opportunity to help lighten the financial burden of EMS professionals who are out of work."


Enrollment into the Helping Heroes program is available at
www.rapidce.com/helpingheroes. Documentation of circumstances and EMS certification or licensure is required. Certified first responders, EMTs or paramedics who qualify will receive a free subscription to RapidCE.com, which offers unlimited access to more than 200 CECBEMS accredited continuing education lessons. CE certificates will be awarded after viewing a lesson and successfully completing a post-test.

About CentreLearn Solutions, LLC
CentreLearn Solutions offers full service Internet training solutions to emergency services organizations of all sizes. Organizational clients receive unlimited access to accredited online educational programs, and support for developing and delivering custom content. CentreLearn offers the industry’s most powerful suite of fully hosted learning and content management tools. For more information go to
www.centrelearn.com.

About EMSResponder.com EMSResponder.com is the largest EMS online community offering the most prehospital content on the Internet. Online features include 24/7 EMS news coverage; clinical, operational and personnel safety training materials and podcasts; job listings; forums; and events calendar. EMSResponder.com is committed to presenting an avenue for EMS professionals to discuss the critical issues that impact the delivery of patient care and the health and safety of EMS providers.

About Emergency Preparedness SystemEPS creates online education for emergency responders that is delivered as multimedia CE lessons, podcasts, screencasts, and web articles. Learn more about our products and design processes at http://eps411.com or call 715-204-9874.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

PowerPoint Creation Tips: Font

When creating a PowerPoint presentation, one of the first things you will want to do while setting up your Master Slide will be to select a font. Choosing a clear, crisp font is best as they tend to be easiest to read. A few fonts that fall into that category are Arial, Arial Rounded MT Bold, Century Gothic, Comic Sans MS, Tahoma, Verdana, and Microsoft Sans Serif. There are, of course, numerous other fonts available in PowerPoint that are both clear and crisp. If you have selected a font, but have found that it appears to be too faint, do not be afraid to bold it. Not only can bolding help make your text really pop within a PowerPoint, but it is also an excellent way to accent or highlight the more important parts of your text as you build the presentation. Shadowing, underlining, and italicizing are also all excellent tools to help showcase portions of your text.
Two very important things to keep in mind while building out your presentation are font size and spacing. In terms of font size, slide titles tend to look best anywhere from size 38 to size 44, while slide text tends to look best in a hierarchy of 32, 28, 24, 20 - or - 28, 24, 20, 18. Please note, however, that depending on the font you have chosen, these numbers may vary. Any font that is below size 18 or 20 tends to become hard to read for the end user. In terms of font spacing, anything between .85 and 1 between lines generally is easiest to read. Once you dip below .85 in the line spacing, the text begins to look squished together.
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To adjust the line spacing of your text in PowerPoint 2003:
- Highlight the text or select the text box
- Click on the “Format” drop down menu & select "Line Spacing" from the list








- The "Line Spacing" box will open











- Adjust the spacing and click "OK"
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To adjust the line spacing of your text in PowerPoint 2007:
- Click on the Line Spacing icon from the “Home” menu & s
elect “Line Spacing Options…” from the drop down menu







- Adjust the options in the “Line Spacing” section of the “Paragraph" box that opens














- Adjust the spacing and click "OK"
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When adding in text to your slides, it is also very important not to overcrowd the slide with text. If you have a lot of information that pertains to one topic, it may be best to break it down into several slides as opposed to trying to fit it all on one slide. See below for an example of an overcrowded slide:

See below for an example of how much easier the information is to read once broken out over two slides:


Utilizing the above tips will keep the information in your PowerPoint presentations uncluttered and able to be easily read by your end users.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

CentreLearn at Vital Signs-Rochester New York

This year’s Vital Signs show will be held in Rochester, NY. The CentreLearn sales staff is thrilled to take part in the show this year. The show attracts over a hundred vendors each year, so what is it that makes these shows so appealing to exhibitors? Is it the lights and the excitement of a show? Is it the ability to travel to great places? Is it the face time with EMS professionals from NY and beyond? All of those things together make the shows a great place to be. But, if I had to pick one reason that makes me want to be there more than anything else it would the opportunity to meet, mingle and hear from our current customer base. It is very rewarding to hear from our customers that they are using our LMS system and they love it. There is something wonderful about shaking their hands and having an in person conversation. It’s fantastic to have them recommend to their friends and colleagues to take a good look at what CentreLearn has to offer. Most of all we get the rare opportunity to tell them in person “thank you for trusting us with your training needs”.


The CentreLearn Sales staff will be at Vital Signs Show in Rochester, NY. This year’s conference will be held October 15-18, 2009 at the Riverside Convention Center.


Please come visit us at booth # 318 during exhibitor’s hours to review new system features such as Compliance Tracking, Assignment Tasking, Lecture and Quiz Time Tracking, and Team Learning.

Sonia Misajlovski
Account Manager
717-227-4655 ext. 1019 (Office)
586-822-9788 (Cell)
Sonia@centrelearn.com


Friday, October 2, 2009

Congratulations to our winner!



Congratulations to Dean Sasser of Bridge City Fire & Rescue in Bridge City, Texas. Dean is the winner of a brand new Acer Netbook, a recent giveaway at our booth at Fire Rescue International 2009 in Dallas, TX. With this mini-laptop Dean is now able to access CentreLearn more easily with an online training solution at his fingertips.


Come by and see us at any of our upcoming shows in October:
· Vital Signs 2009 in Rochester, NY - Booth 318 during October 16th thru 18th
· EMS Expo in Atlanta, GA - Booth 2211 October 28th thru 30th
· Ohio Instructor Symposium in Columbus, OH October 30th and 31st

Friday, September 18, 2009

PowerPoint Creation Tips: Image Use

When creating a PowerPoint presentation, images can often add quite a bit to the educational content. However, there are a few things to watch out for when adding images.


  • Copyright Issues: Be careful when adding images that they are not copyrighted. This would include stills from TV shows, magazine and news websites, movies, etc... Including these types of images in your presentation could be considered copyright infringement.

  • Image Placement: Be careful when placing your images on the PowerPoint slide that they do not cover important text or hang off of the slide. If either of these two things occurs, important information may not successfully be delivered to the user.

By following these guidelines, you can easily enhance your PowerPoint presentation to deliver educational content to your users.


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Updated ALS and BLS Blast Protocols for Pennsylvania

For EMTs and Paramedics in Pennsylvania the Department of Health has just released updated protocols for patients with Blast/Explosive Injury.

View BLS Protocol

View ALS Protocol

To learn more about Blast Injuries visit the CDC Blast Injuries website.

Weapons of Mass Destruction are discussed in the CentreLearn/RapidCE lesson an Introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction.

View the updated protocols and see how a screen cast made with screenr could be used to teach personnel about the update.


Monday, September 14, 2009

C-Spine Injuries in Athletics

This past weekend was the first big weekend of football fan work for me this year. I watched the Wisconsin Badgers beat Fresno State on TV and was lucky enough to watch the Packers beat the Bears at Lambeau Field with my best friend of the past 25 years. It was a great game (for Packer fans like me)!

Many EMS professionals provide standby coverage at all levels of athletic competition. With resumption of school year it might be a good time to refresh assessment and care of c-spine injuries. The CentreLearn course library features a two part course by Keith Owsley, paramedic and athletic trainer, that is based on the consensus care guidelines of the National Athletic Trainers Association (pre-hospital care of the spine injured athlete). The lessons are two of the most popular courses we have produced.

Last week a user commented that the photos in the course feature "old style helmets that have ear holes." Keith and I are both aware of newer helmets that don't have ear holes or don't have ear holes that are round as shown in the photos of the lesson. From my simple convenience sample of watching lots of college and pro football this past weekend I can say that helmets with ear holes are still widely used. I also asked Keith to comment and this is what he wanted to share:

"There are some newer style helmets out there that do not have the larger ear holes, I still do not feel they are the norm. Helmets with the ear holes are still very common; one simply needs to watch any major sporting event on television whether high school, collegiate, or professional to see that these helmet are the norm.

Even if the larger ear holes are not present, you can increase the width of the helmet to remove the helmet if this is necessary. However, it still remains, that very few incidents involving c-spine injuries in athletics requires full removal of the helmet. The preferred procedure continues to be that the helmet and shoulder pads remain in place while simply removing the facemask alone to allow full access to the face for treatment and airway management."

We always welcome and appreciate user comments and questions. It is important to remember that medicine is dynamic. The things we do now we might not do in the future. Always apply what you have learned in any CE lesson to the specifics of your agency's protocols and policies.


Friday, September 4, 2009

CentreLearn Strengthens Team with New Account Manager

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


New executive brings extensive sales and business development background in the public safety sector.

Shrewsbury, Penn. (August 31, 2009) – CentreLearn Solutions, LLC, today announced a new addition to its management team.

“We are most fortunate that Sonia has joined our team. She is an enthusiastic, seasoned sale professional who is dedicated to helping her clients achieve their e-learning objectives,” said James Eastham, Sc.D., chief executive officer of CentreLearn.

Sonia Misajlovski is account manager for the Northeast and Northwest region. In this role, she will perform a wide variety of prospecting, selling, and account management. Sonia will also lead CentreLearn’s product demonstrations, both online and onsite and will represent CentreLearn at a wide variety of nationwide tradeshows. Prior to this role, Sonia served as a solutions account manager for Sleuth software a law enforcement and technology solutions provider servicing the Public Safety Sector.

About CentreLearn Solutions
CentreLearn Solutions, LLC, is a leading provider of online learning support systems for fire departments and emergency medical services nationwide. To date, the company has issued more than a million continuing education credits. To learn more, visit www.centrelearn.com.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Quick Tips - Downloading Certificates

CentreLearn users can log into their accounts and view or print their certificates at anytime but, if you would like to download copies of your certificates for your personal records or send to your training supervisor, there are two ways this can be done: One at time as individual certificates or one large file that contains all your earned certificates.

To download individual Certificates, log into CentreLearn and select My Certificates in the left navigation of the Home page. By default, you will be on the Earned view tab. Simply select the certificate you wish to download from the list and use the Adobe toolbar to save to your local computer.






To download all of your certificates in one file, log into CentreLearn and select My Certificates in the left navigation of the Home page. Click on the View All view tab and follow the directions to download all of your certificates in one file.





Monday, August 17, 2009

Portfolio - A new way to offer courses

From the beginning, CentreLearn’s mission has been to make training easier. Today, we’re proud to introduce Portfolio, a new interface that makes CentreLearn faster, more powerful and more convenient than ever.

Portfolio brings together a set of powerful new features for administrators and users alike, including:
- Faster, easier searches for available learning topics
- Quicker access to courses
- A simplified, more intuitive user interface
- A more customizable curriculum
- Streamlined course organization and reporting

Please watch the following short video on Portfolio. CentreLearn will be working with all clients to transition to this new format.


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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Tasking in CentreLearn

CentreLearn has a great new feature called Tasking. This is the ability to set specific requirements for your users and to set due dates for the requirements to be completed. Please watch to following short video on tasking.


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Monday, August 10, 2009

New CentreLearn Courses Available!

CentreLearn is pleased to inform you that we have recently added new ALS, BLS, and OSHA courses to our catalog. We have listed the newly added courses below with their learning objectives for your convenience:


A292 Poisons and Toxins Part 1 (1 CE Hour)
* Define poisons
* Describe poison transmission routes
* Review emergency medical care of poisons

B292 Poisons and Toxins Part 1 (1 CE Hour)
* Define poisons
* Describe poison transmission routes
* Review emergency medical care of poisons

A293 Poisons and Toxins Part 2 (1 CE Hour)
* Review types of poison emergencies
* Describe general assessment and treatment principles
* Overview commonly encountered poisons

B293 Poisons and Toxins Part 2 (1 CE Hour)
* Review types of poison emergencies
* Describe general assessment and treatment principles
* Overview commonly encountered poisons

A295 Introduction to Capnography (1 CE Hour) – (CCEMTP approved)
* Define and describe capnography
* Describe the four phases of a capnogram
* Discuss abnormal capnogram patterns and abnormal capnometry values
* Discuss the clinical applications of capnography

B295 Introduction to Capnography (1 CE Hour)
* Define and describe capnography
* Describe the four phases of a capnogram
* Discuss abnormal capnogram patterns and abnormal capnometry values
* Discuss the clinical applications of capnography

A296 Spinal Injury Assessment and Treatment Part 1 (1 CE Hour)
* Review anatomy of the spinal column and spinal cord
* Discuss mechanisms of injury and how the spine can be injured
* Explore assessment considerations for a patient suspected of having a spinal injury

B296 Spinal Injury Assessment and Treatment Part 1 (1 CE Hour)
* Review anatomy of the spinal column and spinal cord
* Discuss mechanisms of injury and how the spine can be injured
* Explore assessment considerations for a patient suspected of having a spinal injury

A297 Spinal Injury Assessment and Treatment Part 2 (1 CE Hour)
* Discuss spinal immobilization techniques
* Explore spinal immobilization challenges
* Introduce future considerations for prehospital spinal cord injury treatment

B297 Spinal Injury Assessment and Treatment Part 2 (1 CE Hour)
* Discuss spinal immobilization techniques
* Explore spinal immobilization challenges
* Introduce future considerations for prehospital spinal cord injury treatment

A298 Selective Spinal Immobilization (1 CE Hour)
* Review statistics related to spinal column and spinal cord injuries.
* Discuss the side effects and risks of spinal immobilization.
* Learn the proper application of a selective spinal immobilization protocol including exclusionary criteria.

B298 Selective Spinal Immobilization (1 CE Hour)
* Review statistics related to spinal column and spinal cord injuries.
* Discuss the side effects and risks of spinal immobilization.
* Learn the proper application of a selective spinal immobilization protocol including exclusionary criteria.

A299 Hypothermia Assessment and Treatment (1 CE Hour)
* To explain the causes of hypothermia and the patients most at risk
* To describe signs and symptoms of mild, moderate, and severe hypothermia
* To assess and treat hypothermia based on current research and guidelines

B299 Hypothermia Assessment and Treatment (1 CE Hour)
* To explain the causes of hypothermia and the patients most at risk
* To describe signs and symptoms of mild, moderate, and severe hypothermia
* To assess and treat hypothermia based on current research and guidelines

A401 The Human Body Part 2 – Other Systems (1 CE Hour)
* Review topographic terms
* Describe the anatomy and function of the musculoskeletal system
* Describe the anatomy and function of the integumentary system
* Describe the anatomy and function of the gastrointestinal system
* Describe the anatomy and function of the genitourinary system
* Describe the anatomy and function of the endocrine system

B401 The Human Body Part 2 – Other Systems (1 CE Hour)
* Review topographic terms
* Describe the anatomy and function of the musculoskeletal system
* Describe the anatomy and function of the integumentary system
* Describe the anatomy and function of the gastrointestinal system
* Describe the anatomy and function of the genitourinary system
* Describe the anatomy and function of the endocrine system

A402 Pharmacology Special Considerations (1 CE Hour) – (CCEMTP approved)
* Review anatomical and physiological differences specific to drug administration to pediatric patients
* Discuss pediatric pain management
* Explore differences specific to drug administration to geriatric patients
* Explain drug safety and commonly used obstetrical drugs

B402 Pharmacology Special Considerations (1 CE Hour)
* Review anatomical and physiological differences specific to drug administration to pediatric patients
* Discuss pediatric pain management
* Explore differences specific to drug administration to geriatric patients
* Explain drug safety and commonly used obstetrical drugs

B337 Sports Medicine for EMS Part 1 (1 CE Hour)
* Explore differences in EMS and Sports medicine philosophies towards injury assessment and treatment
* Discuss sports venue pre-planning
* Review general considerations when responding to sports venues
* Understand athletic trainer qualifications and training
* Introduce how to best liaison with athletic trainers

B341 Workplace Diversity (1 CE Hour)
* Define diversity
* Discuss effects of diversity at work
* Discuss successful diversity strategies at work

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Audio Recording Tips

If you are planning on recording an audio file to accompany a PowerPoint presentation, there are a few things you can do to get the best quality recording possible:


  • Choose 22.050 kHz, 16 bit, mono for the recording settings

  • Record and save the file as a .WAV file

  • Use an external microphone

  • Do not place the microphone directly in front of your mouth; place it off to the side (this will avoid the ‘popping’ sounds)

  • Be sure all electrical appliances near your computer are turned off (this will avoid an electrical ‘hum’ in your recording)

  • Practice recording and listen to the results for quality (i.e. record a sample slide and listen to it to make sure it sounds as you would like it to sound before recording your actual presentation)

  • Adjust your recording volume level and microphone placement as necessary after you listen to your practice recording, but try not to move the microphone during the recording as it may change the sound quality as well as the volume level

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

New "Forgotten Password" Logic in CentreLearn

We get a large number of tech support calls from users who have forgotten their username and/or password. So we decided to simplify the "forgotten password" logic on the Login page. If you have forgotten your username and/or password, click the "Forgot your password?" link on the Login page. The application will ask you to enter your email address. Enter your email address and submit your request. You will receive an email with your username and a hyperlink to the Reset Password page. Click the hyperlink in this email, or cut and paste the link into your browser's address bar. When the Reset Password page displays, enter a new password and confirm it. Then submit your request. The application will change your password and provide a hyperlink to the Login page.

You have 24 hours from the time you make the request to change your password. If the time limit expires, and you click the link in your email, you will be returned to the Login page. When this happens, simply click the "Forgot your password?" link on the Login page again, and submit another request.

So, if you have forgotten your username and/or password and you know your email address, you can reset your password. If you do not know your email address, tech support is standing by to help you.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Why online training? Why make the change?

Many departments have had the same training methods for generations and while it is still effective, it is not the most effective training way. CentreLearn is the online training solution that saves time and money for those offering training and to those receiving training. Have you ever thought about what online training could do for your department? Just look at some of the benefits online training with CentreLearn could provide to your department:


  • Flexible - training at your fingertips anytime; 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
  • Freedom - training anywhere with an internet connection
  • Affordable - packages and plans that can fit any organization with any budget
  • Ease - with automatic tracking, you and your employees will be aware current recertification status with CentreLearn's Compliance Guard
  • Accredited - diverse certified courses; Advanced, Basic, Occupational Safety & Health, and Fire
  • Custom content - Ability to deliver your own custom courses online
  • Interactive - email, create announcements, hold discussion, or assign our interactive lectures
  • Web conferencing - hold training classes live and online with up to 25 different locations connected
  • Unlimited technical and customer support - CentreLearn is your virtual training office down the hall!

To better understand the solutions CentreLearn can offer your organization, contact us today to schedule a personal live online demonstration. Contact 1-877-435-9309 or email Katie@centrelearn.com.


Viewing in Full Screen Mode

Do you ever wish that you could make the content you’re viewing in CentreLearn appear larger? If you press the F11 key located on the top of your keyboard, your browser will be placed in Full Screen mode, hiding extra toolbars as well as the top portion of your browser window maximizing the screen space dedicated to your content window. When done viewing the lecture or other content, simply press F11 again to restore your browser to the normal view. Please note, if you are using a modified version of Explorer, such as AOL Explorer or MSN Explorer, this functionality may be disabled but it will work in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome, as well as most other available browsers.


Monday, July 6, 2009

Are you using CentreLearn Discussion Boards?

The CentreLearn Learning Management System has a robust Discussion Board engine that unfortunately is overlooked by many of our clients. My sense is that most organizations are gun shy from opening up any opportunity for criticism or bad behavior on the part of employees and managers. There are ways to deal with problem posters by removing inappropriate posts or blocking offending users from further access. Setting up rules or suggestions regarding proper "netiquette" on a discussion board is a must. Here are some suggestions:

No swearing, degrading or inappropriate language
No name calling
No promoting business
Its ok to disagree with someone's statement or opinion, but do it respectfully
Avoid drinking and posting - your hilarious post may not be so funny tomorrow morning!

With a little bit of oversight by management, and basic common sense rule enforcement, discussion boards can be a source of great communication and feedback in any organization. Why not give it a try!




James Eastham, Sc.D.
CEO
CentreLearn Solutions, LLC

Friday, June 26, 2009

New Fire Courses Available!

I am pleased to inform you that we have recently added new fire courses to our curriculum. I have listed the newly added courses below with their learning objectives for your convenience:

F323 Protection of Evidence of Fire Cause and Origin
* Describe firefighter’s role of protecting evidence at scene of a fire
* Explain how to preserve evidence during suppression and overhaul
* Discuss how to transfer scene to fire investigator

F325 Leading Groups
* The role of a leader
* The characteristics and dynamics of group interaction
* Effectively leading a group versus managing a group

F327 Respiratory Protection
* Describe types of respiratory protection and maintenance of protection
* Discuss various environments that respiratory protection should be worn
* Explain proper method to fit test personnel for respiratory protection

F328 Combustible & Flammable Liquids
* Define physical properties of combustible and flammable liquids
* Distinguish between combustible and flammable liquids
* Explore proper mitigation procedures for combustible and flammable liquids

F329 Ethics
* Explain and define ethics
* Discuss the importance of ethics on incident scenes
* Discuss the importance of ethics in the fire station

F330 Automatic Suppression Systems
* Describe the various automatic suppression systems
* Discuss how to handle the activation of a suppression system
* Describe how to troubleshoot a suppression system

F331 Airbags
* Cover the hazards associated with working around airbags in vehicle emergencies
* Describe how to deactivate airbags
* Describe the proper procedures for working around airbags on the scene of vehicle emergencies

F332 Fire Behavior
* Key points of determining fire behavior
* How fire behavior influences firefighter safety
* How fire behavior affects the efforts of fire suppression

F333 Driving Safety
* Describe the appropriate and safe response to emergencies
* Discuss the importance of wearing restraint devices in emergency apparatus
* Discuss how to reduce the number of emergency accidents

F334 Fire Investigation
* Describe role of firefighter and company officer in fire investigation
* Describe role of fire investigator
* Explain fire investigation process

F335 Hoses & Fire Streams
* Overview of fire streams
* Overview of fireground hose lays
* Overview of water delivery equipment maintenance

F336 Team Building
* Describe various settings in which teams are effective
* Discuss ways to build your team
* Describe barriers to team function and ways to overcome them

Please note - these courses do not offer continuing education credit, but will grant a certificate of completion.


Tuesday, June 23, 2009

PowerPoint Tips: Using the Master Slide

The Master Slide is a valuable tool in creating any Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. Setting up the Master Slide prior to beginning your PowerPoint presentation allows you to format the entire presentation without having to make changes to each and every slide as you create them. This not only keeps the presentation uniform and clean, it also saves you time. Some of the things you can set for the entire presentation on the Master Slide include:


  • Font size, style, and colorBullet size, style, and color

  • Background graphics, such as adding a company logo

  • Slide number, date, and/or copyright information

  • Presentation information and/or author information

To locate the Master Slide in PowerPoint 2003:



  • Go to the View menu

  • Select Master from the drop down menu

  • Select Slide Master from the fly out menu


To locate the Master Slide in PowerPoint 2007:



  • Go to the View tab

  • Select Slide Master from the Presentation Views section

Friday, June 19, 2009

News!: Free Pandemic Flu Courses available until the end of June

News!: Free Pandemic Flu Courses available until the end of June. 10% discount for anyone who has taken the free pandemic courses if they become a paid subscriber by June 30.

Free 2 Credit CECBEMS Approved Online Pandemic Flu Courses will be available until the end of June. A RapidCE.com annual subscription discount of 10% will be given to anyone who has taken the free pandemic courses if they become a paid subscriber by June 30.

Pandemic influenza epidemics have killed millions of people. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently elevated the current Swine flu outbreak to Pandemic status. Is your department ready? Are you? Learn about pandemic influenza in this two lesson series. Part 1 defines pandemic flu including the causes, symptoms, and treatment principles. Part 2 reviews pandemic planning and preparation principles for emergency response personnel. To access these free lessons simply log on to RapidCE.com. The courses will be listed in the My Current Courses area when the CentreLearn home page opens. A CECBEMS approved CE Certificate will be awarded immediately upon completion of all portions of each lesson. To get your 10% annual subscription discount call us at 877-435-9309.