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: August 20, 2024

Location: Virtual

Cost: $150, open course to anyone wishing to attend. Contact Troy Jester tjester@vantagepointc.com regarding the required enrollment code.

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3532

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Course Date: July 14, 2026

Location: UMass Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue, North, Worcester, MA 01655

Cost: $75 for non-physicians and $125 for physicians. Contact Andrew Milsten at andrew.milsten@umassmemorial.org with any enrollment questions.

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3943

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Course Date: July 23, 2026

Location: DCAS HQ, Al Maktoum Hall, Dubai, UAE

Cost: None

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=4007

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Course Date: July 28, 2026

Location: Virtual 

Cost: $175 - contact Troy Jester at tjester@vantagepointc.com with any enrollment questions

Prerequisites: Pre-course assessment

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3977

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Course Date: July 21, 2026

Location: Virtual course

Cost: Cost covered by IDOH Trauma Services and Injury Prevention - contact tjester@vantagepointc.com with any questions

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3993

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Course Date: August 5, 2026

Location: Kingdom of Doctors Training Center, office 409 
4th Floor, Mahmal Center, Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Road, 715512 Ash Shati Ash Sharqi
Dammam 32413
Saudi Arabia

Cost: None

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=4010

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Course Date: August 8, 2026

Location: Seoul National University Hospital, S Korea

Cost: 154000

Prerequisites: Doctor, Nurse, Emergency Medicine Technician, Disaster-related emergency medicine workers, student

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=4009

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Course Date: August 19 - December 8, 2026

Course Location: Online

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

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=4036

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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