About this Event
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Renewal (One-Day Recertification course)
The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course uses a series of hands-on skill stations and simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, high-quality basic life support skills, advanced life support treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.
Our certified PALS instructors are a combination of nurses, physicians and respiratory therapists with backgrounds in pediatric emergency and critical care.
Course Prerequisites
1) Completion of a mandatory PALS pre-course assessment that is included in the tuition fee, passing score = 70% paper copy must be submitted at course check - in
2) Current PALS Provider card(within 2 years )paper copy must be submitted at course check - in
3) Current Heart & Stroke BLS Provider card (within 1 year) paper copy must be submitted at course check - in
4) RN, RPh, RPN (currently working with pediatric patients), RRT, MD, DDS, PCP/ACP/CCP, or IMG
Mandatory Documents (paper copy must be submitted at course check - in)
(1) PALS pre-course self assessment
(2) Current Heart & Stroke BLS Provider certification
( 3) a Valid PALS Provider
Course Materials
Please go to the following link for details
The SiROC Cancellation Policy applies to this course. Requests for transfer, substitution, or refund will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Please provide any documentation to support your request.
Course Transfer:
If you cannot attend the course, you may substitute your registration to a colleague at no additional charge. Please email [email protected] with your name and the name of the colleague who will be taking the course in your place. Your replacement must meet the prerequisites for the course.
To transfer to an alternate course date, please email [email protected] with the date of the course you wish to transfer into. You may tranfer your registration to an alternate date up to one week before the start date of the course you are transfering out of.
Only substitutions will be granted less than one week prior to the course start date.
Course Refund:
Refund requests will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and depend on the date of the request. Please use the Eventbrite registration system to request a course refund. You can manage your registration at www.eventbrite.ca/mytickets.
Please note that a registration processing fee was paid to Eventbrite and is subject to their refund policy. The following refund policy applies:
- More than 3 weeks before the course start date = 100% of tuition will be refunded.
- Between 2-3 weeks before the course start date = 75% of tuition will be refunded.
- Between 1-2 weeks before the course start date = 50% of tuition will be refunded.
- Within one week of the course start date = No refund. If you cannot attend the course, you may transfer your registration to a colleague at no additional charge.
No refunds will be given for "no-shows."
SiROC reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the course due to unforeseen circumstances. If this happens, you will be rescheduled to the next available session and given the option to choose from future classes if the rescheduled date does not work for you. No refunds will be issued.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
McMaster Children's Hospital, Room 1T5(1st floor, Yellow section), Hamilton, Canada
CAD 235.00 to CAD 250.00
