Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team management of a cardiac arrest, team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. Specific skills in airway management and related pharmacology are also featured. Skills are taught through discussion and group learning, while testing stations offer case-based scenarios using simulators.

ACLS Course Content

• Key changes in advanced cardiovascular life support, reflecting the 2020 Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC)
• Basic life-support skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device and an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest using a manual defibrillator and equipment commonly found on a crash cart
• Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
• Airway management
• Related pharmacology
• Management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and stroke
• Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team
• Effective resuscitation team dynamics

Skills are taught in group sessions, as well as in small-group learning-and-testing stations, where case-based scenarios are presented.

RENEWAL STUDENTS MUST EMAIL OR TEXT US A COPY OF THE NON EXPIRED AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION ACLS CARD TO QUALIFY FOR RENEWAL.

IF THE CARD IS EXPIRED OR IT'S NOT AN AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION ACLS CARD YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR ACLS PROVIDER!