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Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

 

     NEW 2016 ACLS Course

 

The ACLS Provider Full Course meets requirements for New and Update (Renewal) Students!

 
 
  NEW - Updated with 2015 AHA Guidelines for CPR & ECC

 100% classroom training means students are with an AHA
instructor for their entire learning experience.

ACLS - Instructor-Led Training
 

This advanced course highlights the importance of high-performance team dynamics and communication, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post-cardiac arrest, acute dysrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary
syndromes (ACS).
 


AHA Continuing Education Statement




ACCREDITATION TERM:
  • IACET (General Audience) – January 18, 2017- January 17, 2019

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT:

Continuing Education Accreditation – General Audience

The American Heart Association has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the
International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

The American Heart Association is authorized by IACET to offer .4 CEUs for this program.

HOW TO ENROLL IN ONE OF OUR POPULAR COURSES

  1. Go to "Class Calendar - Schedule" on the Menu Bar.

  2. Find the course, date and time that you wish to enroll in.

  3. Click on the course name.

  4. Click on "Register Here Now" (located on the right side of page).

  5. Complete all required information on the enrollment Personal Information form.
    (Do not click on the Company Member Login button. This is for industrial accounts only!)

    Just complete the form and click on "Complete Registration" to submit.

  6. Be sure to provide a good email address that you check on a regular basis.
    (Your instructor will make contact with you using your provided email address).
 
CPR Kansas City - eHealthCPR - Midwest CPR Foundation
 
 

Before Your Class Complete The ACLS Pre-Test Below

 
 
 
ACLS PRE-TEST (acls15)

note: Code is ACLS15 (old site, use this code)

 
 
Before launching the Pre-Course Self-Assessment, please make sure your computer is connected to a working printer. You must print your results from the Pre-Course Self-Assessment upon completion and from the same computer used to take the assessment. Attempting to save your results and print them at a later time or from a different computer will lead to the loss of your results.

You must complete the entire Pre-Course Self-Assessment at one time. You will not be able to save your progress and return to the assessment at a later time. Leaving the Pre-course Self-Assessment before you complete it and print your results will lead to the loss of your results.
 
 
 
 

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support

 

 

AHA’s ACLS Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. This course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR.

 

This advanced course highlights the importance of high-performance team dynamics and communication, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post-cardiac arrest, acute dysrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

 
 
      Features

  • Course uses learning stations for practice of essential skills simulated clinical scenarios that encourage Active participation
  • Hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency

  • Classroom-based works well for learners who prefer group interaction and instructor feedback while learning skills

 
 
 
 
ACLS HeartCode Online Course with Skills Practice & Test Also Available!
 

American Heart Association HeartCode ACLS

HeartCode® ACLS

HeartCode® ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) is a blended learning format that combines online classroom training with in-person skills training to reduce the actual in-person classroom time to less than 6-hours (full in-person classroom courses are 2-day courses). To enter the course, students complete a precourse self-assessment. Students will then be presented with a team dynamics lesson and 10 In-hospital patient cases, including a BLS case and 2 megacode cases.

COURSE FORMAT / TIME

Blended Learning (online portion, followed by hands-on session)

The online portion can be completed in 6 ½ to 7 hours, depending on the student’s level of experience. The hands-on session for HeartCode ACLS will take approximately 5 hours without breaks.

HOW IT WORKS

Upon receipt of course fees, you will be emailed your online course access key. Once you successfully complete the online course, print your certificate and register for one of our regularly scheduled in-person, instructor led skills sessions to complete your certification process.

COURSE FEES

$ fee includes

  • Pre-class self-assessment
  • Online course
  • On-line access to ACLS Course manual
  • In-person, instructor led training
  • 2 year certification

COURSE CONTENT

After successfully completing the HeartCode ACLS Course, including the online portion, followed by the hands-on skills session, students should be able to

  • Apply the BLS, Primary, and Secondary Assessments sequence for a systematic evaluation of adult patients
  • Perform prompt, high-quality BLS, including prioritizing early chest compressions and integrating early AED use
  • Recognize and perform early management of respiratory arrest
  • Discuss early recognition and management of ACS and stroke, including appropriate disposition
  • Recognize and perform early management of bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome
  • Recognize and perform early management of cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation or transfer of care, including immediate post–cardiac arrest care
  • Model effective communication as a member or leader of a high-performance team
  • Evaluate resuscitative efforts during a cardiac arrest through continuous assessment of CPR quality, monitoring the patient’s physiologic response, and delivering real-time feedback to the team
  • Recognize the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance
  • Discuss how the use of a rapid response team or medical emergency team may improve patient outcomes
  • Define systems of care
 

HOW TO ENROLL IN ONE OF OUR POPULAR COURSES

 
 
Go to "Class Calendar - Schedule" on the Menu Bar.
 
Find the course, date and time that you wish to enroll in.
 
Click on the course name.
 
Click on "Register Here Now" (located on the right side of page).
 
Complete all required information on the enrollment Personal Information form. (Do not click on the Company Member Login button. This is for industrial accounts only!) Just complete the form and click on "Complete Registration" to submit.  Be sure to provide a good email address that you check on a regular basis. (Your instructor will make contact with you using your provided email address).
 

eCards

 
 

American Disabilities Act

 

eHealthCPR will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations for physically challenged attendees who require special services. Please attach a written description of needs to the application when registering for the course.