ACLS
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
ACLS
ACLS
The ACLS Provider Course is designed for healthcare providers who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies. Through didactic instruction and active participation in stimulated cases, the students will enhance their skills and clinical decision-making abilities for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiopulmonary arrest, acute arrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes. Students are taught to use the following important concepts:
BLS Survey
High Quality CPR
ACLS Survey
ACLS Algorithms
Effective resuscitation team dynamics. Immediate post-cardiac arrest care The goal of this course is to improve outcomes for adult patient with cardiac arrest and other cardiopulmonary emergencies through provider training. ACLS is intended for currently active healthcare providers (eg. medical, nursing, emergency medical, or allied health personnel) whose daily occupation or volunteer activities demand proficiency in the knowledge and skills of ACLS. Only healthcare providers with a solid base of ACLS knowledge and skills may enroll in the course and receive a course completion card.
The cost of the ACLS recertification course is $125.00, the initial ACLS course is $175.00, this price does not include the cost of the book ($45.00)
Prerequisites
- Reading and interpreting ECGs
- Understanding ACLS drugs
- Current BLS Certification
- BLS Skills current
- ACLS Precourse Self-Assessment
Precourse Self-Assessment
Manual Code: found in student textbook on page ii
*All participants are required to own have a current text book, borrowing is no longer allowed
**All ACLS students MUST complete the precourse self-assesment prior to class attendance with score sheet printed out.
BLS / CPR & First Aid classes will be added and dictated by demand. Group discounts are available by requests only. Classes are limited to 12 students per session. If you are a group or agancy in need of training please contact us for availability and group rates.
All training is American Heart Association Approved, and certification is good for 2 years