Trauma, Emergency, & Perinatal Health Care Education
Achieving excellence in the delivery of trauma, emergency, and perinatal patient care is an ongoing goal for TETAF. Therefore, we offer a number of educational opportunities throughout the year.
TETAF is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Louisiana State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Registration details will be available here as courses are scheduled. For more information, please send an email to education@tetaf.org.
TETAF also offers a complete list of helpful online educational publications and references on the TETAF resources page.
Texas Quality Care Forum
TETAF and its perinatal division, Texas Perinatal Services, offer a monthly forum dedicated to topics focused on trauma, stroke, maternal, neonatal, and acute care, as well as some EMS topics to educate our stakeholders on best practices.
To learn more about the monthly forums, sign up for our newsletters.
October Texas Quality Care Forum
Wednesday, October 16 at 10:00 a.m.
"Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and the Immediate Postpartum Period: Prehospital Recognition and Management of Magnesium Sulfate"
TETAF Virtual Courses
TETAF Trauma Activation Billing Course
View the August 9, 2021 TETAF Trauma Activation Billing Course by clicking on the presentation below.
TETAF Trauma Nurse Documentation Webinar
View the November 3, 2021 TETAF Trauma Nurse Documentation Webinar by clicking on the image below.
Course Descriptions
Hospital Data Management Course
The TETAF Hospital Data Management Course (HDMC) is designed to improve the skill sets of the data entry specialist specific to data input, data abstraction, and statistical reporting, which are used to improve the state's emergency care system.
Learn more about HDMC.
Regional Education in Collaboration with RACs
Achieving TETAF also works with the 22 Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) to provide education for their regions on topics including trauma, stroke, cardiac, and perinatal.
Contact TETAF for more information on courses tailored to your region.