The Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Video Prework involves a student reviewing course content through online videos before entering the classroom. The video lessons cover multiple medical subjects and each lesson includes questions to engage the student. The ACLS Video Prework allows more classroom time for hands-on skills training and leads to the student being better prepared to participate as soon as they enter the classroom. Each student must also complete the Precourse Self-Assessment and achieve a score of at least 70% before taking the ACLS Course. The student must print their completion certificate upon successful completion and bring it with them to class.
Description
The Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider Course is designed for health care professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiac arrest, stroke, or other cardiopulmonary emergencies. Through didactic instruction and active participation in simulated cases, students will enhance their skills in the recognition and time-sensitive intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, post–cardiac arrest, acute dysrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes.
Learning Objectives
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
Accreditation Terms
Joint Accreditation: 10/22/2025 – 10/21/2028
CAPCE: 10/22/2025 – 10/21/2028
AARC: N/A
