We are so excited to be hosting a variety of National Disaster Life Support Foundation courses this spring in Roanoke, VA. These seats are available on a first come, first served basis so please take a moment to sign up if you are interested. Once courses fill up, we will maintain a waitlist of those interested then request additional courses in the future.
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Certified Healthcare Emergency Coordinator (CHEC)
Basic Course: May 19-20, 2026
Location: Holiday Inn Roanoke Airport Conference Center | 3315 Ordway Drive, Roanoke VA
The CHEC program provides foundational training in healthcare emergency management, using an all-hazards approach to planning, response and leadership. The 2-day basic course covers emergency management principles, threat awareness, planning and leadership skills. This course is the pre-requisite for the advanced course and is open to anyone in healthcare who has a role supporting your organizations incident management team, emergency preparedness and planning, or risk management. Click here to learn more.
Enrollment Key: CHECB526SWVA
Register Here: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3925
Course Flyer: https://svhc.vhass.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CHEC-Flyer.pdf
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Certified Healthcare Emergency Coordinator (CHEC)
Advanced Course: May 21, 2026
Location: Holiday Inn Roanoke Airport Conference Center | 3315 Ordway Drive, Roanoke VA
CHEC Advanced is a one-day intensive course on plans and exercises. The course will provide healthcare emergency coordinators with an in-depth guide detailing plan basics, plan development, annexes and appendices to plans, implementation of plans, evaluating plans for quality, and exercising a plan. 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.
Enrollment Key: CHECA526SWVA
Register Here: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3912
Course Flyer: https://svhc.vhass.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CHEC-Flyer.pdf
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Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS)
Basic Course: June 9, 2026
Location: City of Roanoke Fire & EMS Training Center | 802 River Avenue SE, Roanoke VA 24017
The Basic Disaster Life Support™ (BDLS®) course is a 7.5 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 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.
The BDLS course is designed to engage participants through interactive scenarios and group discussion. The overarching aim of the BDLS course is to teach a common lexicon, vocabulary, and knowledge base for the clinical and public health management of all ages and populations affected by disasters and public health emergencies, through a standardized curriculum that is practical and relevant for all health professionals. Knowledge gained in the course can then be reinforced and expanded through application in the Advanced Disaster Life Support™ (ADLS®) course. The BDLS course is aimed at a broad range of audience categories that share a common likelihood of providing clinical care and assistance to casualties during a disaster or public health emergency, including healthcare, public health and allied health professionals; emergency medical services personnel; and other medical first responders and receivers. Certifications in BDLS remain active for three years from the date of issuance. Click here to learn more.
Enrollment Key: BDLS626SWVA
Register Here: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3913
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Advanced Disaster Life Support (ADLS)
Advanced Course: June 10-11, 2026
Location: City of Roanoke Fire & EMS Training Center | 802 River Avenue SE, Roanoke VA 24017
The Advanced Disaster Life Support™ (ADLS®) course is an intense 15-hour course that allows participants to demonstrate competencies in mass casualty management. Core education elements include the ADLS manual and five interactive lectures (Disasters and Public Health Emergencies; Triage in Disasters and Public Health Emergencies; Health System Surge Capacity for Disasters and Public Health Emergencies; Community Health Emergency Operations and Response; and Legal and Ethical Issues in Disasters). Essential training components include population scenarios discussion; mass casualty triage tabletop and situational training exercises; surge tabletop scenario for a health care facility; personal protective equipment skills performance and decontamination video review; casualty management in small groups with simulated scenarios; and emergency operations center situational training exercise. ADLS requires learners to apply knowledge learned in the Core Disaster Life Support® (CDLS®) and Basic Disaster Life Support™ (BDLS®) courses. Certifications in ADLS remain active for three years from the date of issuance. Click here to learn more.
Enrollment Key: ADLS626SWVA
Register Here: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3914
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For questions or more information please contact Mary Kathryn Alley, Regional Coordinator, at malley@vhha.com
