National Disaster Life Support Foundation

Course Date: February 19, 2026

Location: HSHS St. John's Hospital, Bunn Auditorium, 800 E. Carpenter St, Springfield, IL 62769

Cost: No cost closed course - contact Jeb Sheidler at jsheidler@augusta.edu

Prerequisites: CHEC Basic

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3838

coursesearchCHECAdvanced

The CHEC Certification Program is a tiered certification process incorporating advancing course work as pre-requisites to three levels of certification using the CHEC Basic and Advanced courses as the foundation.   

•      CHEC courses are customarily offered over 3 consecutive days.
•      Single course enrollment is permitted.
•      CHEC Basic is a pre-requisite to CHEC Advanced.
•      CEUs are honored and accepted by The State Office of EMS and EMA to maintain certification.
•      Students receive a handbook and electronic resource materials.

Course Date: March 4, 2026

Location: Ontario County Fire Training Facility, 2914 County Rd. #48, Canandaigua, NY, 14424 Rooms 2 & 3

Cost: Free to CNY HEPC and Finger Lakes Region HEPC members only. This includes CNY & Finger Lakes Region hospitals, EMS agencies, County Emergency Management, Local Health Departments, and other healthcare related organizations. CNY Counties include: St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, Herkimer, Oswego, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Madison, Cortland, Tompkins, Chenango, Tioga, or Broome POC: Amelia DeMento(dementoa@upstate.edu). Finger Lakes Region Counties Include: Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Monroe, Livingston, Wayne, Ontario, Yates, and Seneca. POC: Anne DeAngelo (Anne_DAngelo@URMC.Rochester.edu) and Eileen Spezio (Eileen_Spezio@URMC.Rochester.edu). Contact the appropriate POC for the required enrollment code.

Prerequisites: Completion of Basic CHEC is required

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3858

coursesearchCHECAdvanced

The CHEC Certification Program is a tiered certification process incorporating advancing course work as pre-requisites to three levels of certification using the CHEC Basic and Advanced courses as the foundation.   

•      CHEC courses are customarily offered over 3 consecutive days.
•      Single course enrollment is permitted.
•      CHEC Basic is a pre-requisite to CHEC Advanced.
•      CEUs are honored and accepted by The State Office of EMS and EMA to maintain certification.
•      Students receive a handbook and electronic resource materials.