Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

What is ACLS?

ACLS is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. The course 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.

Course Objectives

Students will learn about the following topics during this course:

• Key changes in advanced cardiovascular life support, reflecting
  the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary
  Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
• Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions,
  use of a bag-mask device and use of an (AED)
• Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
• 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

Topics

• 1-Rescuer CPR and AED use
• Science Overview (Update Course)
• Team Dynamics
• BLS and ACLS Surveys
• Immediate Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
• Airway Management/Respiratory Arrest
• Peri-arrest Rhythms (Tachycardia, Bradycardia)
• Arrest Rhythms (VF, PVT, PEA, Asystole)
• Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
• Stroke
• Megacode treatment

Length of Course

Initial Provider Course requires approximately 10-12 hours to complete, including skills practice and skills testing. Renewal Course requires approximately 5-6 hours, including skills practice and skills testing.

*course time based on 1 instructor: 6 student: 2 manikins

Classroom-based (instructor and video, with skills conducted throughout)

Cost

The cost of the ACLS provider course is $300.

The cost for the ACLS renewal course is $200.

Who Should Take This Course?

ACLS is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies.

This includes personnel in:

• Emergency response
• Emergency medicine
• Intensive care
• Critical care units 

Contact Us

For more information please contact:

Bob Reeder
610-447-2406
robert.reeder@crozer.org

Bette Stant
610-447-6181
bette.stant@crozer.org