.
News Headlines
EMSLive
AlertsUSA
OpenISES Project News
Agency Personnel and Training Database Schema Now Available
Archive

The OpenISES Project has now made available the database schema for the Agency Personnel and Training Database created by Mike Harris. This database project is envisioned as the core project around which numerous other agency or service specific programs will be created. We are looking for someone to step forward and take the role of lead developer on this project. Take a look at the ground work that has been laid down, and let us know if this is something you think you may be interested in.

OpenISES Project News
OpenISES Team Working with OpenCARE
02 June 2006

The OpenISES Project is now working with the OpenCARE (http://opencare.inet.co.th) team on creating an information infrastructure that can be used on a global basis. Their first effort is to create a plug-in for the Tickets CAD program to convert the data into an XML format, and then do an XLST into CAP. They are also reviewing the Agency Database schema for use in an international setting.

Medical Training for EMS Project
Welcome to the Medical Training for EMS Project site. This instructional project is one of the first training programs being developed as part of The OpenISES Project (Open Information Systems for Emergency Services).
introduction to the Project
The goal of this project is simple, yet expansive; to create a library of EMS instructional material. The project will consist of lesson plans, classroom presentations and resource materials. We will also be looking into creating on-line training courses using the SCORM format.

The access of the project to a world-wide audience creates exciting opportunities, yet also places monumental obstacles along the path. Simply having the materials translated into various languages will be an enormous task unto its own.

Implementation
This project, unlike other OpenISES projects, is not a software program but is envisioned as a collection of materials and resources that can be used in an EMS training environment. Like other OpenISES projects, we strive to make it available on as many different platforms as possible, while still subscribing to the ideals of being freely available and open source.

Fortunately, the ISO has approved a standard for computer documents called the Open Document Format (ODF). ODF has been approved for word processing documents(*.odt), spreadsheets (*.ods), and presentations (*.odp). These formats are now incorporated or soon will be incorporated into nearly every mainstream office suite, including OpenOffice.org, Koffice, AbiWord, etc. There is even a SourceForge project to create a plug-in for Microsoft Office to allow it to save documents in these formats.

Given the ISO certification and the world-wide acceptance of the Open Document format (many governments across the world are mandating its use), it only makes sense that the materials created for this project be delivered in this format as well. In addition, the Adobe Acrobat format has become a standard that nearly every system has the ability to read. Therefore, all of the documents being released under this project will be in the Open Document format or Adobe Acrobat format.

Bob Austin is the lead developer on this project and has been working on creating the basic infrastructure/guidelines of the project, as well as some of the first templates and materials to be released. As with the other projects in this series, we are always looking for additional developers to assist in creating the materials that we will be offering.

Current Packages
There is currently one packages available. It is the Templates package.

Templates Package
This package contains templates for use in the OpenOffice suite of programs. Templates include a lesson plan and presentation outline.

Discussion Forums
We have setup a forum to discuss issues related to the creation of training materials for EMS agencies. If you have any comments that you feel will be of use to the development team, please post them in the forum (http://eduforge.org/forum/?group_id=157).
The OpenISES Project

The goal of the OpenISES Project (http://openises.sourceforge.net)is to create open source software and materials that is aimed to fill the needs of the emergency services community. There is a need for open source training materials in the emergency service community, and the OpenISES project is trying to help fill that need.

The Medical Training Project for EMS is the first non-software project developed for the OpenISES Project.