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ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Course Description
The Advanced Cardiac Life Support course is an Emergency Cardiovascular Care Program of the American Heart Association. This course is designed to review, organize and prioritize the skills and didactic information needed to handle a cardiac arrest, events leading to a cardiac arrest and events that follow a cardiac arrest.

Course Prerequisites
• All ACLS participants are required to be proficient in Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers skills (BLS-HCP). A copy of your current card is required at registration. You will be asked to demonstrate those skills to successfully complete the ACLS course.
• Knowledge of cardiac arrhythmias and ability to recognize arrhythmias.
• Cardiovascular pharmacology; mechanism of action, indications, dosage and precautions for emergency medications.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Recognize and initiate treatment for prearrest conditions that may lead to a cardiac arrest, including acute coronary syndromes, respiratory failure and stroke.
• Manage the first 10 minutes of an arrest due to ventricular fibrillation.
• Correctly treat the 4 arrest rhythms.

Location
Clay County Medical Center
Education Center (unless noted by each class)

ACLS Initial 2-Day Class

This is a full, 2-day session with lectures and skills stations covering the management of patients with these conditions: Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Fibrillation, Pulseless Electrical Activity, Bradycardia, Asystole, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Stroke and Respiratory Failure.

This class is for first time students, students who want an in-depth review and more practice time or students who have expired ACLS certification.

Dates Available
• Class 1
Session 1: March 10 (8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m)
Session 2: March 11 (8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)

• Class 2
Session 1: October 9 (8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m)
Session 2: October 10 (8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)

Instructor
Teresa Pearson, RN, MICT

Costs
Non-employee: $150.00 General (includes ACLS manual)
CCMC employee: $75.00
Manual: $28.50
Pocket Reference Card Set: $10.00
Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care for HCP 2006: $13.95

ACLS Renewal 1-Day Class

This is a one-day renewal designed to accommodate experienced professionals who are self-directed to review the ACLS protocols on their own and need less practice time in the classroom.

Renewal students must have a current ACLS card. If you took your ACLS course more than 24 months ago, you are advised to take the Provider course.

Dates Available
• March 14 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m
• October 7 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m

Instructor
Teresa Pearson, RN, MICT

Costs
Non-employee: $100.00 General (includes ACLS manual)
CCMC employee: $50.00
Manual: $28.50
Pocket Reference Card Set: $10.00
Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care for HCP 2006: $13.95

ACLS Instructor Class & Instructor Update

ACLS Instructor Class Date Available
• July 8 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m Cancelled

ACLS Instructor Update Date Available
• July 9 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m Cancelled

Instructor
Teresa Pearson, RN, MICT

ACLS Dysrhythmia

Dates Available
• March 3 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m
• October 3 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m

Instructor
Leana Hamilton, RN

ACLS Medication Update

Dates Available
• March 5 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m
• October 1 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m

Instructor
Kim Davis, RN

Location
Clay County Medical Center
Main Hospital
Room 215

 
The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course material, do not represent income to the Association.
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