CareFlite Learning Management System CareFlite is offering current CareFlite employees and the First Responder Organizations in our 911 service area an online recorded Learning Management System (LMS) for continuing education classes. You must be a current CareFlite employee or an employee/volunteer of a CareFlite 911 FRO to have access to this online LMS and listed on that Agency s monthly roster. This email will provide you with the instructions to properly register, access, and take the CE classes on the CareFlite FRO LMS website. There are requirements and rules to have access to this LMS listed at the end of this email so please read and agree to the following instructions and terms. The website to access the CareFlite LMS is: http://www.careflite.org
When you access the site for the first time, you will need to create your own individual account. Click on Log in LMS and then Register and complete the registration form IN ITS ENTIRETY: Select your Agency from the drop down menu. You MUST be currently employed by CareFlite or this Agency and listed on the FRO Agency Employee Roster. If you are not a current employee of this Agency or CareFlite, your account will be deleted, your CEs will be voided, and you will be reported to the Texas DSHS. Once you have completed the registration, click the Create Account button. If you do not complete each section, you will not be able to proceed to the next screen. You will receive a verification email that requires you clicking on the given link. If you do not immediately receive this email, check your Spam/Bulk/Quarantine mailbox to see if it is there. If it is, add that email as a safe recipient to your email contacts. Once you click on the verification link, you will receive another email stating that your account is active.
Once you have completed the verification process, you may now go back to the original CareFlite FRO LMS and sign in. Once you type in your username and password, you will have to sign in a SECOND TIME now answering a security question you provided into your registration. This is a security measure to assure that it is YOU logging into your account: Once you have successfully signed in to the CareFlite LMS, the front page will look like this:
By following the instructions, you may click on COURSES to view the available courses and enroll in them: Select the course you wish to take and click Enroll : Now click Enroll if you want to take this CE class. It will now look like this:
CONTACT YOUR EMS REPRESENTATIVE FOR AGENCY CODE. Now that you have enrolled, you are able to begin the course. Only one course may be in process at a time. Once you enroll in one class, you will not be able to enroll into another course until you have completed it. You may complete that course at any time because if you must log out during the course, you may log back in and find your list of Enrollments. However your spot in the video lecture will not be remembered and you will have to watch the video again. You must spend the allotted time watching the training video in order to receive full credit. It is timed and will only allow you to take the final exam when you have played the training video for the allotted time. Once you have watched the video completely, you may click the button verifying that YOU HAVE WATCHED THE ENTIRE VIDEO LECTURE and now take the final exam. This will also list every course you have taken and successfully completed and you may click on Get Certificate to print your certificate of completion at anytime: You will be responsible for keeping up of your completed courses and certificates of completion. You must provide your Agency with a copy of your certificate of completion so that they may properly keep your records on file. CareFlite will NOT be responsible for keeping each individual s or FRO Agency s records/certificates of completion. It is the responsibility of the individual employee to provide this documentation/certificate of completion to their Agency.
CareFlite LIVE Online CE Classroom CareFlite is also offering LIVE Monthly CE classes that the current CareFlite or FRO employee may take from any computer with internet access. This one hour CE class will be offered at different dates/times throughout the month so that you have multiple times to take the live class. If you are NREMT certified, this type of CE class is recognized hour-for-hour since it is live instruction/in a Virtual Instructor Led Classroom. If you are not able to attend this live CE class, it will be recorded and placed in the CareFlite FRO LMS and taken as recorded online CE. In order to take a LIVE Monthly CE class, you will enroll into that individual course on this CareFlite FRO LMS. You must attend the LIVE Monthly CE Class on one of the days it is offered throughout the month. Enroll for this class the same way as a recorded class in the FRO LMS. Once you are enrolled in the live class, there will be a link that you click to open the Virtual Instructor Led Online Classroom.
15 minutes prior to the beginning of the live class, you should click on the Attend Training Class link and a new internet window will open with the online classroom: On the left screen, where it reads Welcome to CareFlite s Interactive Education and Training, you will need to select your internet streaming speed: HIGH, MEDIUM, or LOW. This will depend on your internet speed provided by your internet service: HIGH: TV quality streaming for high speed internet providers MED: Computer quality for medium speed internet providers LOW: Smart Phone, wireless internet cards, dial-up for low speed internet providers. Once you select your speed, click Play to begin viewing the live streaming video feed. This will only play if there is a live class being performed. It will begin playing approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time of the listed event. You may try each speed of video to see which provides you with the best quality of video. Each individual MUST register for a new account the first time they take a class two hours prior to the start of the class. This individual s Username and Password created will be used each time they access this site and take a live class. When you click register the following page will be displayed:
You will need to complete this registration form in its ENTIRETY. Please create your username as your first initial and last name (i.e. jpuryear for Jon Puryear) without exceeding 15 characters). Once you click save, close this separate internet window. DO NOT log into the separate chat room window that appears after your registration.
Enter your Username and Password back in the original CareFlite Live Online Classroom. After you enter your username and password and click Login, the following will appear: During the live CE class, you must be logged into the chat room on the right of the screen and actively participating in the dialogue. When the instructor asks ANY questions, you must type your answer to that question into the chat room. If there are multiple students attending this CE class in their Department s Training Room, then a FRO Facilitator must be registered with the CareFlite Clinical Quality Department and will accept responsibility for facilitating the class to their students (contact Jon Puryear for an FRO Facilitator Agreement). Once logged into the chat room, you will see your name on the right, along with every other classmate signed in to take this class. When you type into the chat room at the small box on the bottom, once you click enter or send, it will appear in the large window above with everyone s comments.
After the live CE has been completed, you may close the window with the live online classroom and return back to the original LMS. You will now click on I have attended the training Class link to take the final examination. By clicking this link, you are verifying that you have attended the live classroom lecture and participated in the online chat room completing ALL requirements of this class: Now the following page will appear: Click on Attend the Online Test to take the post examination.
Each individual must have record of registration to the live CE class in the CareFlite LMS, passed the written examination, have been logged into the chat room during the lecture, and actively participated during the lecture in the chat room. Any person who did not complete EVERY requirement/component will have their certificate revoked and will be reported to the Agency and the Texas DSHS. An individual registered into the CareFlite LMS MUST be a current CarFlite employee or of a 911 FRO Agency. The FRO Agency will provide the CareFlite Clinical Quality Department with a monthly employee roster and your name must be included. It is your responsibility to assure you are listed on that roster. If you are not listed on your FRO Agency s Employee Roster, your account will be deleted and you will not be able to take any additional courses. If you are not a current employee of an FRO Agency when taking the course, your account will be deleted, your CE revoked, and you will be reported to the Texas DSHS. If you have any technical questions or difficulties, please contact the CareFlite Clinical Quality & Education Department. The Clinical Quality Educator will assist you within 24 business hours or 30 minutes prior to a scheduled live online CE class. Email jpuryear@careflite.org for assistance.