A: Yes! The programmers have recently done an update to Platinum Planner to allow teachers the option to create labs and allow students to sign up for them, rather than automatically add each student in the class to them. To do this, start by making sure your role is set to “Teacher” in the upper-right […]
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News from NAEMSE
Every month Platinum Educational Group will feature a key news snippet or other information from the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE). NRP Psychomotor Examination and Regional Scenario Development Workshops The National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) is changing the way it verifies psychomotor competency for National Registry Paramedic (NRP) certification. All students who begin their […]
Platinum Planner Mobile App for Students and Preceptors
Students can view, submit and complete their documentation right from the mobile app! They can also view and send messages to their instructor or classmates and view their progress reports The app syncs all labs and opportunities to the student’s calendar on their phone, so they will always know where they need to be Preceptors […]
AHA 2015 Guidelines Update
The American Heart Association recently released their 2015 resuscitation guidelines. The 2015 guidelines mostly reinforce and strengthen the 2010 guidelines, and include some changes, such as the separation of the Chains of Survival to differentiate out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) from in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). The 2010 guidelines introduced us to the C-A-B approach and to […]
Q: In Platinum Planner, when I go to create new clinical opportunities, I’ve noticed new options titled “Sign Up By Start Date” and “Sign Up By End Date”. What do these do?
A: The “Sign Up By End Date” is just a renaming of the “Sign Up By” option that was there previously. This lets you set the minimum number of days in advance for a student to sign up for an opportunity. Entering the number “7” would mean that students can sign up for an opportunity […]
Q: In Platinum Planner, when my students sign up for EMS clinical opportunities, a new message appears next to the “Category” saying: “EMS – These are intended for EMS ride along time aka Field Experience and not Field Internship”. What does that mean?
A: Our programmers have recently updated the website to allow Field Internship Capstone hours to be tracked separately from standard field experience, or “EMS” hours. To adjust your hour requirement settings, simply log into the site and make sure your role is set to “School Administrator” or “School User”. Then go to “Courses/Classes/Sites” in the […]
Q: It looks like the student signup page for Shared Sites has changed. How is it different from the way it was before?
A: Previously, students would go to sign up for a shared site opportunity and be presented with 3 bars for the date they were looking at. There was one bar for the availability of the site, one bar for the availability of the student, and a bar in the center that would show if both […]
ATTENTION FOLLOWING PROGRAMS! WE HAVE A DEAL FOR YOU! Dental Assistant, Pharm Tech, Surgical Tech, and Phlebotomy
Recently, we rolled out our new scheduling and skills tracking program via PlatinumPlanner for Medical Assistant programs with much success! Now we are looking for instructors that want to beta test for the above mentioned allied health programs. The benefits? We will set up your program with you and your staff! Free support to all […]
Q: My students use mobile devices for their skill documentation. Is there a way for them to avoid downloading PDF’s for documentation purposes?
A: Yes, a new custom HTML form builder has been added to Platinum Planner. The form builder can be found within the administrative and teacher roles under “Options” in the black tool bar. The form builder allows for administrators and teachers to build custom forms, skill check off sheets, preceptor and student evaluations, etc. Forms […]
Thank you for joining us at the APSCU 2015 Annual Convention!
Doug Smith with Jay Clayton, our drawing winner! Convention speaker was Newt Gingrich Denver is so beautiful! Bear It was a pleasure and an honor to meet so many of you in Denver on the first week of June! This was our team’s first attendance at the annual APSCU convention and we learned quite a […]