About this Event
The ACLS Renewal Proivder 1-day is designed to help health care providers to improve and update the necessary skills to provide evidence-based care to patients in cardiac arrest or other life-threatening situations. This course reinforces use of appropriate basic life support and automated external defibrillation, and then extends skills to advanced interventions.
Attendees MUST have a HEART and STROKE ID NUMBER to complete your course registration. If you do not have one, please sign up at the If you need assistance, please message [email protected] with your question and the course date you like to register.
You MUST have an ACTIVE CURRENT HEART AND STROKE BLS CERTIFICATE and ACLS CERTIFICATE
Note: Prerequisites are a current Heart and Stroke Basic Life Support (BLS ) and Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)certificates and an (passing score = 70%)
If your BLS certification (current H&S certification is a mandatory prerequisite for the ACLS course) is out of date you may sign up for the BLENDED BLS course . This option requires learners to complete the online at home BLS module (please print your completed certificate) and to arrive 1 hour earlier prior to the start of the ACLS course to complete your BLS certification. The cost of the extended training is $80 and available as an add-on option prior to checkout.
Sponsorship: If you are a sponsored registrant with a: UofT PGME Program (ACLS only), Sinai Health Department or Private Company, please message [email protected] . Please include in your email your name and sponsor details so that we can verify your request for sponsorship. Once confirmed, we will email you a PROMO CODE to be added to your payment page. The promo code allow you to add ACLS at no charge at checkout.
The course and exam will be based on the 2020 Heart and Stroke ACLS Provider Manual.
Topics include:
- Safe operation of defibrillator/pacing devices.
- Use of airway/respiratory equipment (oral/nasal airways, laryngeal mask airways, combitubes, bag/valve/mask devices).
- Management of cardiac arrest (VF/VT/PEA/asystole).
- Management of stable and unstable tachyarrythmias.
- Management of bradycardias.
- Approach to unstable coronary syndrome/myocardial infarction Initial management of acute stroke.
- Approach to patient with hypotension/shock.
- Crisis management principles (leadership, communication, situational awareness).
ACLS at SimSinai uses an adult-friendly education philosophy, giving extensive hands-on experience in resuscitation using our high-fidelity simulators. Students work in teams and rotate through different roles, learning how to function as team leaders and team members.
REGISTRATIONS and COURSE is CONFIRMED 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE COURSE DATE
*** Please be advise that the course could be cancelled due to lack of participation, in that case you will be noified with cptions to carry your registration into a future date or a refund can be issued.
For more information on this ACLS course, please visit the Heart and Stroke Training site
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Canada
CAD 90.40 to CAD 384.20
