Basic Life Support (BLS) Renewal Course for HCP - January 31

McMaster Children's Hospital is pleased to offer this course On-Site for healthcare providers by our team of medical professionals, through our Simulation and Outreach Program.

The BLS Provider course, is fully accredited by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

The BLS Provider course is a complete in-person experience where you will learn through lectures, video segments, practice and coaching, guided by a Heart & Stroke instructor. Receive ample opportunity to apply your skills and receive feedback before the evaluation. You will learn single- and multi-rescuer basic life support skills with a focus on high-quality CPR and team dynamics in a wide variety of settings, including prehospital and in-facility settings.

BLS is a prerequisite for advanced resuscitation courses and many healthcare-related training programs. Current certification is often required for employment in the healthcare field.

BLS Renewal is a fast-paced course designed for experienced healthcare providers who are routinely called on to apply their resuscitation skills. Delivered entirely in the classroom, it covers single-rescuer and multi-rescuer basic life support skills for prehospital and in-facility environments, focusing on high-quality CPR and team dynamics.

The BLS Renewal course assumes comprehensive awareness, knowledge, and skill proficiency in Heart & Stroke BLS concepts. This fast-paced course is for students who are confident in their BLS skills, use their skills regularly, require limited practice and who already possess a valid Heart & Stroke BLS certificate to renew their credentials for another year.

• Current Heart & Stroke BLS Provider certification OR Heart & Stroke BLS Renewal Prerequisite Challenge Certificate

• Full vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. Full vaccination is considered to be 2 or 3 doses of a Health Canada approved SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, with the second dose administered at least 14 days before your course date. Paper or electronic documentation will be required upon check-in

~ 2 hours 50 minutes

Required Manual: Basic Life Support Provider Manual. You can purchase from the Heart and Stroke Foundation Website Shopping portal.

Print = RE3410E eBook = RE3410ED

BLS Provider Valid for: 1 year

**Heart & Stroke recommends annual renewal of BLS skills.

Shimaa Nassif, MD, MHSc

Please note that the following Cancellation Policy applies to this course:

• Requests to withdraw from a course (cancel registration) can only be completed through the Eventbrite registration system. Please go to www.eventbrite.ca/mytickets to manage your registration.

• Refunds will be made according to the date of the request based on the following timelines:

More than 3 weeks before the start of the course = 100% refund

Between 2-3 weeks before the start of the course = 75% refund

Less than 2 weeks, but more than 1 week before the start of the course = 50% refund

1 week or less before the start of the course = No refund

• If you are unable to attend the course, a friend or colleague can be substituted in your place at no additional charge.

• To transfer to an alternate course date, you must withdraw from the course that you originally registered for and complete the registration process for the course date that you want to attend. Course withdrawal conditions listed above apply.

• No refunds will be issued for withdrawals requested 1 week or less prior to a course. No refunds will be given for “no shows”.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

McMaster Children's Hospital, Room 3H41 (3rd floor, Purple section), Hamilton, Canada