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Start Date:
Saturday, March 7, 2026
End Date:
Saturday, March 7, 2026
All Day Event
BREAKING BAD NEWS

Date: 3/7/2026 
Time: 0900-1200
Location: Tioga County Endurance Building 1871 Shumway Hill Road Wellsboro, PA 16901 
Instructor: NPRC, Dave Pelachik
Pre-requisites: EMT
Course Equipment: Will be provided
Con-Ed: 3 hrs

Course Description: Delivering Death Notifications in the Field
NAEMT’s Breaking Bad News course is an introduction to techniques that can assist EMS clinicians in delivering difficult news to patients’ families and to patients who may be seriously ill or injured. Participants will discuss the impact of breaking bad news, share professional experiences, and role play ways to deliver death notifications to loved ones and caregivers.

Breaking Bad News is offered as a 3-hour classroom course and is appropriate for all levels of EMS practitioners, other medical professionals providing prehospital patient care, and EMS supervisors and administrators, as applicable. Students who successfully complete the course receive a certificate of completion and a provider card good for 4 years. Breaking Bad News is accredited by CAPCE.

Registration Information: Once available, students will register on the NPRC website, more info will be available soon.

Registration Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026
 
Location Information:
Tioga County Endurance Building 1871 Shumway Hill Road Wellsboro, PA 16901
Event Type:
In Person
Event Contact Information
Event Contact:
Bret Mathers
Contact Phone:
5707238151
Registration Link: