HeartCode ACLS

Blended Learning

Description

The blended learning model offered by the American Heart Association (AHA) allows you the opportunity to do the lecture portion as an online, self-paced course. Once you have successfully completed the online portion, you are able to schedule an appointment to do the live skills check off portion with a trained professional.

What Will I Learn?

At the conclusion, participants should be able to:

  1. Apply the basic life support (BLS), primary, and secondary assessments sequence for a systematic evaluation of adult patients
  2. Discuss how the use of a rapid response team or medical emergency team may improve patient outcomes
  3. Discuss early recognition and management of acute coronary syndromes, including appropriate disposition
  4. Discuss early recognition and management of stroke, including appropriate disposition
  5. Recognize bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome
  6. Perform early management of bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome
  7. Model effective communication as a member or leader of a high-performance team
  8. Recognize the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance
  9. Recognize respiratory arrest
  10. Perform early management of respiratory arrest
  11. Recognize cardiac arrest
  12. Perform prompt, high-quality BLS, including prioritizing early chest compressions, ventilation, and integrating early automated external defibrillator use
  13. Perform optimized management of cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation or transfer of care, including post–cardiac arrest care
  14. Evaluate resuscitative efforts during a cardiac arrest through continuous assessment of CPR quality, monitoring the patient’s response, and delivering real-time feedback to the team

Instructions

Step 1: Online Portion

  • Register and complete the online course, HeartCode® ACLS Online
  • There is a $173 fee for the online portion of the course which will be paid directly to the American Heart Association.

In order to attend the skills test, you must bring in a paper copy of your earned certificate of completion from the online course.

Step 2: Skills Portion

  • To register and pay for the skills portion, click on the 'Register' button on this page.
  • After registration has been processed, you will receive an email verification.  

Walk Away With

Upon successful completion of the online course and live skills demonstration, you will be issued access to your HeartCode ® ACLS certification via e-card.

Who Should Attend?

The HeartCode ® ACLS Blended Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform BLS and other advanced cardiovascular life support skills.

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Instructor Bio

Devin Anderson is the EMS Lead Instructor with the College of Southern Idaho. He has over 10 years of teaching experience and has spent the last 4 years teaching and testing EMS students for various programs and colleges. Over the course of his career, he has spent time working in various roles for police, fire, and EMS agencies which have given him a holistic view of how emergency services agencies work together.