Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is an instructor-led, advanced course, builds on the foundation of basic life support (BLS) skills. It emphasizes the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR and takes healthcare provider training to the next level- highlighting the importance of high-performance team dynamics and communication, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post-cardiac arrest, acute dysrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes. 

 

The Heart and Stroke Foundations ACLS Course offers:

• The latest resuscitation science for improved patient outcomes

• Realistic scenarios, simulations, and animations depicting rescuers, teams, and patients

• Course and content flexibility for Heart and Stroke Foundation Instructors and students, including adaptability to local protocols

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Intended Audience

The Heart and Stroke Foundations ACLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, and paramedics, as well as others who need an ACLS course completion card for job or other requirements. 

 

It is highly recommended that only those who will use the skills of ACLS within their scope of practice take the ACLS Course. All students who meet the prerequisites and successfully pass the ACLS course will receive a course completion card. Receipt of a course completion card does not grant permission to practice the skills learned

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All registrants must have a current Heart & Stroke Foundation BLS Certification.

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