The ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. This advanced course highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care, and immediate post-cardiac arrest care. ACLS also covers airway management and related pharmacology. Skills are taught in large-group sessions and small-group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.
The ACLS course covers:
- ACLS algorithms
- Immediate post-cardiac-arrest care
- Airway management
- Rhythm recognition
- High-quality CPR
- 1-rescuer CPR AED
- Effective resuscitation team dynamics
- Science overview
- BLS and ACLS surveys
- ACS
- Megacode treatment
- Identification and initial care of other life-threatening clinical situations (such as stroke).
Do You Hava a BLS Certificate OR Has it Expired? BLS is the foundation of ACLS and we highly recommend adding it to your registration. You can get your BLS for Healthcare Providers Certification at the same time as this course. Just add the AHA BLS Renewal Healthcare Provider Online Course as an add-on option from the menu below at a discounted rate.