Training/Education
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IAHSS Basic Security Officer Certification Classes for 2010/1011
The IAHSS Basic Healthcare Security Officer Certification course will be (4)
eight hour instructional classes followed by the last day of the course
consisting of a (3) hour review session and a (1.5) hour exam session. The basic
certification course consists of 40 units of instruction in such topics as
customer relations, professional conduct, self-development, patrol and post
techniques, self-defense, interaction with patients and visitors, crisis
intervention, interviews, investigations, report writing, healthcare
vulnerabilities and risks, equipment usage/maintenance, fire prevention,
physical security measures, bomb threats, disaster response, public safety
interactions/liaison, narcotics and dangerous drugs, and criminal and civil law.
Having this course in a classroom setting rather than individual self-study
enables hospital security officers to interact and share their knowledge and
experiences with each other. Certification is valid for three (3) years.
Advocate South Suburban Hospital – September 11th, 2010 to October 9th, 2010
Advocate South Suburban Hospital will be hosting an International Association
for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) Basic Healthcare Security Officer
Certification course on Saturdays beginning September 11th, 2010. Classes will
begin at 8:30 a.m. each Saturday for eight hours through October 9th, 2010. On
the last day of the course, October 9th, 2010, a review session will be offered
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and the exam will be proctored 1:00 p.m. to 2:30
p.m. Tuition for this course is $225 per officer for IAHSS members/agencies,
$265 for non-members/agencies. If you would like to just participate in the
review session and exam on October 9th, 2010, the cost will be $30 for the
review and $70 for the exam. All are Welcome!
Loyola University Medical Center – January 15th, 2011 to February 20th, 2011
Loyola University Medical Center will be hosting an International Association
for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) Basic Healthcare Security Officer
Certification course on Saturdays beginning January 15th, 2011. Classes will
begin at 8:30 a.m. each Saturday for eight hours through February 20th, 2011. On
the last day of the course, February 20th, 2011, a review session will be
offered from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and the exam will be proctored 1:00 p.m. to
2:30 p.m. Tuition for this course is $225 per officer for IAHSS
members/agencies, $265 for non-members/agencies. If you would like to just
participate in the review session and exam on February 20th, 2011, the cost will
be $30 for the review and $70 for the exam. All are Welcome!
If you are interested in sending officers to this training, please contact Janet
Anderson, at (773) 646-6415. Ms. Anderson will be the instructor for this
course. The cost of the certification includes, IAHSS Basic Healthcare Officer
manual and exam cost.
