National Disaster Life Support Foundation

Course Date: July 11, 2023

Course Location: Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 224 E. Crosstown Pkwy, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Cost: This course is grant funded for Michigan residents. Contact Judy Wheeler at judy.wheeler@wmed.edu with any enrollment questions. 

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3291

The Basic Disaster Life Support™ (BDLS®) course is a seven hour competency-based, awareness-level course that introduces concepts and principles to prepare health professionals for the management of injuries and illnesses caused by disasters and public health emergencies. The course builds upon, applies, and reinforces information presented in the Core Disaster Life Support® (CDLS®) course. This includes application of core principles and concepts in emergency management and public health as introduced in the CDLS course through the PRE-DISASTER Paradigm™ and DISASTER Paradigm™. The primary focus of the BDLS course is incorporation of an “all-hazards” approach to mass casualty management and population-based care across a broad range of disasters. Measures to ensure and enhance health workforce readiness are emphasized throughout the course. This includes a consistent and scalable approach to workforce protection and casualty management, as well as, mass casualty triage and fatality management.

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Course Date: June 22 & 23, 2024

Location: Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners Hotel475 Technology Pkwy NW, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092

Cost: No cost - contact Terry Eng, MD, FAAP at 210-857-3729 with any questions

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3536

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Course Date: January 12 - May 8, 2026

Course Location: Online

Cost: Billed to the individual students account. This is a closed course for A-State Students only. Contact jcarvell@astate.edu with any questions.

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3880

The Basic Disaster Life Support™ (BDLS®) course is a seven hour competency-based, awareness-level course that introduces concepts and principles to prepare health professionals for the management of injuries and illnesses caused by disasters and public health emergencies. The course builds upon, applies, and reinforces information presented in the Core Disaster Life Support® (CDLS®) course. This includes application of core principles and concepts in emergency management and public health as introduced in the CDLS course through the PRE-DISASTER Paradigm™ and DISASTER Paradigm™. The primary focus of the BDLS course is incorporation of an “all-hazards” approach to mass casualty management and population-based care across a broad range of disasters. Measures to ensure and enhance health workforce readiness are emphasized throughout the course. This includes a consistent and scalable approach to workforce protection and casualty management, as well as, mass casualty triage and fatality management.

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Course Date: February 6, 2026

Location: Delaware County Department of Emergency Services, 360 N. Middletown Rd., Media, PA 19063

Cost: None - contact Jeb Sheidler at jsheidler@augusta.edu with any enrollment questions.

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3879

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Course Date: February 12, 2026

Location: Lecture Theatre, building 553, Training and Simulation Center, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Zip 31311, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Cost: None

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3886

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Course Date: February 26, 2026

Location: Virtual only

Cost: $175 - contact  tjester@vantagepointc.com with any questions

Prerequisites: Pre-course assessment

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3848

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Course Date: March 4, 2026

Location: Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, 1120 NW 14th St, Miami, FL 33136

Cost: None, covered by Gordon Center and GHI

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3900

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Course Date: March 9, 2026

Location: American Fork Hospital Education Center , 170 N 1100 E, American Fork UT, 84003

Cost: None

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3856

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Course Date: March 25, 2026

Location: Training Room, Civil Defense Commission HQ Building, Thomas Lands, Georgetown, Guyana

Cost: None, Sponsored by the University of Miami Global Institute. POC: Elyzabeth Estrada elyzabethestrada@miami.edu

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3929

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