Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Course Information

Course Prerequisites:

Initial: BLS Healthcare Provider (CPR) recommended.  Submission of pre-course written self-assessment exam is required upon entry to course.

Renewal: BLS Healthcare Provider (CPR).  Current or recently expired AHA PALS Provider Card and completion of PALS pre-course assignment. Completion and submission of pre-course written self-assessment exam is required upon entry to course.

Intended Audience:

Initial:  The ACLS Provider course is designed for personnel who staff emergency departments, intensive care units, or critical care departments, as well as physicians, mid-level providers, paramedics, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other professionals who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency.

Renewal:  This course is designed for seasoned ACLS providers who wish to renew their provider status. The course provides a stimulus for expert clinicians and scientists to identify and discuss resuscitation in special circumstances.

Course Details

The course provides the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate and manage the first 10 minutes of an adult cardiovascular emergency including ventricular fibrillation / ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT) arrest.  Students are expected to learn to manage 10 core ACLS cases: respiratory emergency, 4 types of cardiac arrest (simple VF/VT, complex VF/VT, PEA, and Asystole), 4 types of prearrest emergencies (Bradycardia, Stable Tachycardia, Unstable Tachycardia, and Acute Coronary Syndromes), and Stroke.

Course Fees

Pre-registration is required for either course and fees will include: American Heart Association  Advanced Cardiac Life Support Textbook, Quick Reference Chart, Interactive Course Companion CD, course schedule, Continuing Education Credit letter, and AHA course completion card.