Sample press release for local newspapers
Trainers: Fill in the yellow highlighted words and phrases to customize the press release. When you have filled in the highlighted missing pieces, undo the highlighting by selecting all of the text in this document (drag your cursor across the whole page. Then, go to the Formatting Palette (Click the View menu, then select Formatting Palette). You will see an icon that looks like ABC with highlighter under it. Pull down that menu and click NONE).
DATE: Insert today's date
Contact information: (Your name, email, phone)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Healthcare professionals invited to Geriatric Education training course on DATE
NAME OF TOWN WHERE TRAINING TAKES PLACE -- Emergency Medical Technicians are invited to attend a two-day workshop on geriatric education on DATE. The trainings costs $__ and takes place at LOCATION.
The GEMS (Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services) training is part of a national continuing education curriculum designed to help EMTs, Paramedics, First Responders and other professionals address the unique medical needs of the older population. The course is very hands-on and visual, and incorporates case studies, skill stations, and real-life video footage from the field. Attendees can earn Continuing Education Units for completing the course.
The trainer is XXXX, title, credentials, background, etc.
The GEMS training is offered in Montana by a USDA grant that was received by the Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation and Montana State University's Extended University.
For more information about GEMS, visit www.gemssite.com, or to register for the course, contact: _______. The registration deadline is XXXXX and enrollment is capped at ________.
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