This course is for Healthcare Professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, and paramedics, as well as other who need Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course completion card for job or other requirements.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support emphasizes the importance of Basic Life Support CPR to patient survival, the integration of effective basic life support with advanced cardiovascular life support interventions, and the importance of effective team interaction and communication during resuscitation. Simulated clinical scenarios encourage active, hands-on participation through learning stations where students will practice essential skills individually, as part of a team, and as a team leader.
This course relfects the new science from the 2015 American Heart Association Guidlines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. This is a web-based, self-paced instructional program that uses eSimulation technology to allow students to assess and treat patients in a virtual healthcare setting. Debriefings and coaching are provided immediately after each simulation to facilitate learning about basic and advanced life support.
Key science changes include:
* New CPR sequence
* Continued empasis on high quality CPR
* and the use of continuous waveform camnography to monitor CRP and detect ROSC
These above new science changes are demonstated in 10 interactive scenarios:
* One BLS case
* Seven cases representing cardiovascular, respiratory, and stroke emergencies
* Two Megacodes
Also reviwed during this Online session:
* Knowledge and application of EKG recognition and pharmacology
* Team dynamics
* Effective Team Leader skills
* Treating virtual patients with current ACLS algorithms
* Videos that summarize critical concepts
* Debriefings and coaching after each simulation
* Hyperlinks referencing sections of the ACLS provider manual
A multiple choice test containing 50 questions is also performed online. See Part 3 below regarding written test.
This Online course enables students to take the class at their own pace and more importantly at their own schedule. With that said this course is not any shorter by any means. Part 1 can take a considerable amount of time - depending on the students study habits and time allowances.
Benefits of taking this class online:
* Self paced
* Skills Checks are quick and easy
* Access to all information in the course for 24 months following activation
* No textbooks required
* Online access to the ACLS Providers Manual
* Online access to the ECC Handbook
* Online access to the 2015 Guidelines for CPR and ECC
Successful completion of the full ACLS course includes 3 parts:
Part 1 - Successful completion of the HeartCode ACLS online portion
Part 2 - Hands on skills practice at our office (15-30 minutes)
Part 3 - Skills test at our office (15-30 minutes including a written test)
Please see our Skills Check Information Page before continuing as it includes informaiton on how to make an appointment for your Skills Session.
Your ACLS Providers card (or eCard) will be issued after successful completion of all 3 parts. After Part 1, you have 60 days to complete Part 2 and Part 3 (these parts are completed the same day).
Prerequisites:
* Current / Valid BLS for the Healthcare Provider card
- FOR ALL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS THAT REQUIRE ACLS RE-CERTIFICATION.
THE REGISTRANT MUST PRESENT A:
A VALID BLS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CPR CERTIFICATION.
WE OFFER AN ONLINE OPTION BELOW FOR AN UPDATED BLS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION IF YOUR BLS CPR CARD IS EXPIRED.