The Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Update Course is designed for healthcare providers who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies. Through didactic instruction and active participation in simulated cases, the student will enhance their skills in the recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post arrest, acute dysrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes.
ACLS is an advanced, Instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large, group sessions and small, group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
• Apply the “BLS, Primary and Secondary Assessments” sequence for a systematic evaluation of adult patients. • Perform prompt, high-quality BLS including prioritizing early chest compressions and integrating early AED use • Recognize respiratory arrest • Perform early management of respiratory arrest • Discuss early recognition and management of acute coronary syndromes including appropriate disposition • Discuss early recognition and management of stroke including appropriate disposition • Recognize bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome • Perform early management of bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome • Recognize cardiac arrest • Perform early management of cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation or transfer of care, including immediate post-cardiac arrest care • Evaluate resuscitative efforts during a cardiac arrest through continuous assessment of CPR quality, monitoring the patient’s physiologic response and delivering real-time feedback to the team. • Model effective communication as a member or leader of a resuscitation team • Recognize the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance • Discuss how the use of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical emergency team (MET) may improve patient outcomes • Define systems of care