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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.