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Mannequins and AED training units donated
École Secondaire du Harfang and École Secondaire du Maréchal, both part of the Centre de Services Scolaire des Mille-Îles, have received their CPR and AED training equipment thanks to Fonds Julie Thorn and the ACT Foundation.
Minister of Education announces CPR, AED, and Opioid Overdose Response Training now mandatory part of the provincial curriculum
Teachers across the PEI are now trained in CPR, AED and Opioid Overdose Response to empower 1,700 students every year from both the Public Schools Branch (Grade 10) and La Commission scolaire de langue française (Grade 9). Minister Croucher announced today that CPR, AED and Opioid Overdose Response Training will now be required learning as part of the student curriculum province wide.
Helping save lives: 2,300 teachers received the Opioid Overdose Response Training to teach high school students how to react when facing a suspected opioid overdose
The ACT Foundation announced it has completed Phase 1 of its Opioid Overdose Response Training (OORT). As a result, 2,300 teachers from 830 high schools in Canada are now equipped to teach their students in how to respond to a suspected opioid overdose.
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Minister of Education announces CPR, AED, and Opioid Overdose Response Training now mandatory part of the provincial curriculum
The Advanced Coronary Treatment (ACT) Foundation joined the Government of Prince Edward Island (PEI), and its partners at Colonel Gray Senior High School to launch the lifesaving CPR, AED, and Opioid Overdose Response Training Program available now to intermediate and high school students as part of the ACT High School CPR and AED Program.
The ACT Foundation celebrates 20 years in Durham and presents Community Champion Award to local teacher
The Advanced Coronary Treatment (ACT) Foundation joined Hydro One Inc. (Hydro One) and partners at Archbishop Denis O’Connor Catholic High School in Ajax to mark the 20th anniversary of the ACT High School CPR and AED program in Durham and to present a Community Champion Award to Rose Booker, a newly retired teacher.
ACT Foundation congratulates Quebec Minister of Education on announcement to expand AEDs to all public schools
The Advanced Coronary Treatment (ACT) Foundation congratulates Education Minister Bernard Drainville for his announcement to ensure Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in all public schools throughout Quebec