New Password Requirements Coming

This will be implemented for the new EMS Registry System.  Any logon you have for the commonwealth SharePoint will change to this standard in January as indicated below.

 –Minimum length to increase from 8 to 12 characters 

Beginning in January, as existing passwords expire or are reset or changed, new passwords that are created will be required to meet the new 12-character minimum. You may continue to use your existing password in the meantime.

Remember, your password must also use three of the following: upper-case letters, lower-case letters, numbers and symbols.

One way to create longer passwords that are hard to guess, but easy to remember, is by using a pass phrase.

For example:

1. Start with a sentence with meaning to you, such as:
   I went on vacation to Jamaica in 2015 and the beach was beautiful.

2. Use the first letter of each word:
   “iwovtji2015atbwb”

3. Add mix of upper-case letters, numbers and symbols for complexity

A group of new training programs are being added to TrainPA starting December 22, 2017.  It is expected that all of the programs will be available by the first of 2018.  New program offerings include:

1. Airway Care
2. Airway management Essentials
3. Respiratory Emergencies: CPAP
4. Sudden Cardiac Death
5. 12-Lead Electrocardiogram (ECG)
6. Medical Assessment
7. Trauma Assessment
8. Abdominal Emergencies
9. Diabetic Emergencies
10. Geriatric Behavioral Emergencies
11. Heart Failure
12. STEMI Care
13. Street Drugs
14. Stroke
15. Domestic Violence
16. Lifting and Moving
17. Social Media & EMS
18. Back Injury Prevention for EMS
19. Bloodborne Pathogens
20. Critical Decision Making
21. Emergency Driving
22. Emergency Vehicle Operations
23. Medication Errors & Equipment Failure
24. Patient Refusal
25. Triage
26. Workplace Stress
27. Tourniquets & Hemorrhage Control
28. Understanding Shock
29. Risk Management: Refusals & Abandonment
30. Reporting Writing