International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

Description of the Requirement:

The Department of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has a requirement to acquire training services to provide First Nation Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) with International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) certification in a classroom environment with full equipment for appropriate northern nursing practice scenarios.

Objective:

ITLS is part of the mandatory training required to ensure competency for Community Health Nursing Practice in MB ISC Nursing Station settings. The course provides training and competency in pre-hospital and nursing station trauma management and stabilization, and includes skills such as airway management, and the management of patients who have sustained trauma to any part of the body, across the lifespan. It also provides competency in managing vascular access, decompression of a pneumothorax, all types of shock, burns and all types of traumatic injuries, up to and including the management of a person in cardiopulmonary arrest due to trauma.

Scope:

Registered nurses who are employed by FNIHB and who work in northern nursing stations or hospitals will obtain certification in ITLS. The course provides training and competency in pre-hospital and nursing station trauma management and stabilization. This content is not available in basic nursing education programs, nor is it included within the content of FNIHB delivered primary care education programs. This preparation is required for nurses working in remote and isolated communities within an expanded scope of practice.

Deliverables

The provider of Services will:

• Provide training to an estimated 120 FNIHB students per year for a period of 3 years
• Arrange all required teaching materials/ resources and classroom space
• Ensure ITLS textbooks are available for order as and when required by FNIHB
• Provide a student / instructor ratio in accordance with the ITLS Chapter of Manitoba program requirements, with all the instructors certified to provide instructions in ITLS
• Provide training and competency in pre-hospital and nursing station trauma management and stabilization, including skills such as airway management, and the management of patients who have sustained trauma to any part of the body, across the lifespan. It also provides competency in managing vascular access, decompression of a pneumothorax, all types of shock, burns and all types of traumatic injuries, up to and including the management of a person in cardiopulmonary arrest due to trauma.
• Assess students’ competence in performing critical thinking and psychomotor skills. These assessments will be conducted via tests, which will involve simulation activities in each of the areas indicated above
• Assess students’ theoretical knowledge with use of standardized written tests
• Provide FNIHB with written feedback regarding performance on simulations and the written test
• Issue certification document to successful students with a copy provided to FNIHB.

Level of Security Requirement:

There is no security requirement for this procurement.

Estimated Level of Effort:

The Contractor will run 10 ITLS courses per year.

File Number: 1000221841

Contracting Authority: Jean-Damascene Gasake

Phone Number: 873-354-5730

E-Mail: jeandamascene.gasake@canada.ca