Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - Classroom Course

At this time due to COVID-19 we are only offering American Heart Association ACLS Online Courses which can be found here-  

https://www.ahaclasses.com/events/acls-online.

Course Intent: To build on Basic Life Support (BLS) skills to allow healthcare providers to manage cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.

Course Content:

• Systematic evaluation of patients over 18 using Basic Life Support, Primary Assessment, and Secondary Assessment
• Utilizing timely Basic Life Support, emphasizing early chest compressions and use of AED devices
• Early recognition of respiratory arrest and management techniques
• Timely recognition of acute coronary syndrome and stroke
• Early recognition and proper management of tachyarrhythmias and bradyarrhythmias that could lead to cardiac arrest or hamper resuscitation
• Early recognition and proper management of cardiac arrest until transfer of care or other termination of resuscitation efforts
• Monitor and evaluate cardiac arrest resuscitation via tracking the patient’s response, monitoring CPR quality levels, and using both to provide feedback to others
• Provide valuable assessments and communication to the rest of the team
• Assess how team interactions affect the team’s collective performance.
• Evaluate how medical emergency teams or rapid response teams can help raise patient survival rates
• Establish a definition for systems of care

Course Completion: This course is intended for healthcare professionals. Those completing the course will be provided with a Course Completion Card upon finishing.