ACLS Certification Courses
ACLS Certification Course
The American Heart Association’s Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course highlights the importance of high performance, team dynamics, and communication, for advanced healthcare providers working or preparing for work in an adult critical care environment. This course is for healthcare providers and students in healthcare training programs who need ACLS certification.
ACLS Class Prices
American Heart Association® Certification included.
ACLS Course Description
Here's how the ACLS Provider course works.
The Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) course will prepare healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage cardiac emergencies and resuscitation efforts. Developed by the American Heart Association (AHA), the ACLS course emphasizes a systematic approach to patient assessment and treatment, including recognition and intervention for respiratory and cardiac arrest, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes.
Participants will learn critical concepts such as team dynamics, effective communication, and the use of advanced cardiovascular life support techniques and equipment. Successful completion of the ACLS course is required for many healthcare professions, and it is widely recognized as a benchmark for excellence in emergency medical care.
The course is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies. These professionals include, but are not limited to, physicians, nurses, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians (EMTs).
Here’s what you’ll learn in the ACLS Provider class:
- High Performance Teams – Recognize the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance and model effective communication as a member or leader of a high performance team
- Systematic approach and patient assessment
- High-Quality ACLS – Apply the ACLS, Primary, and Secondary Assessments sequence for a systematic evaluation of adult patients
- Airway Management – Early recognition and management of respiratory arrest
- Stroke Assessment – Early recognition and management of stroke, including appropriate disposition
- Acute Coronary Syndrome – Early recognition and management of ACS, including appropriate disposition
- Rhythm Recognition & Defibrillation – Bradycardia, Tachycardia, Cardiac Arrest Algorithm – Perform early management of bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome
- Post-Arrest Management – Describe the systematic approach to a patient after cardiac arrest, and describe the initial steps of post-cardiac arrest management
Participants will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and intervene in a variety of cardiovascular emergencies, such as cardiac arrest, stroke, and arrhythmias. It emphasizes the importance of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) protocols, airway management, and the use of advanced interventions, such as defibrillation and medication administration. Overall, ACLS is a challenging, but essential course for any healthcare professional who wants to be prepared to save the lives of individuals experiencing a life-threatening cardiovascular emergency.
ACLS Provider Course Requirements
ACLS course participants must meet the following requirements to receive your ACLS Certification.
- BLS Certification – Your BLS Certification must be current (not expired). You will have the option to add BLS when registering for this ACLS class if needed.
- ACLS Heartcode® Online – You must complete the American Heart Association ACLS Heartcode® Online and present your completion certificate prior to starting the skills session.
- ACLS Hands-on Skills Assessment – Complete the instructor-led ACLS Skills Session (1hr) and demonstrate an understanding of the ACLS concepts, and your ability to perform the required ACLS skills.
Once all of the above requirements are met, you will receive your American Heart Association ACLS Certification within 48 hours of completing your hands-on skills session. Your ACLS certification will be valid for two (2) years, expiring on the last day of the same month you take the class. You will be able to access your ACLS Certification immediately once you claim your eCard in your American Heart Association online account. We will assist you with claiming your eCard, if required.
About AlphaCore Training Solutions
An authorized American Heart Association training site.
- Live instructor-led CPR training
- We cover the material with no fluff
- AHA certification cards within 48 hours
- American Heart Association instructors
- Comfortable, Stress-Free Environment
- Friendly and Knowledgeable Instructors
- Flexible class scheduling and rescheduling
- Convenient Locations (Orlando, Kissimmee, and St. Cloud)