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ACLS Certification Classes
Building on the foundation of BLS skills, Lifework's ACLS class is an advanced life support course that emphasizes the importance of high-quality CPR and team performance dynamics. We are official training providers for the AHA and Red Cross with convenient locations across the country. Learn more and enroll in your ACLS class today.
ACLS Program Details | Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
ACLS Course Description
The American Heart Association’s ACLS Course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS for Healthcare Providers skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. This advanced, instructor-led classroom course highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. The ACLS course also covers airway management and related pharmacology.
You will learn:
- Basic life support skills: effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask and AED devices
- Identifying and promptly addressing respiratory and cardiac arrest
- Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions
- Airway management
- Related pharmacology
- Management of ACS and stroke
- Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team
- In-person classes and blended learning options
Who should take this course?
Our ACLS course is designed for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units. The AHA’s course is the premier ACLS Training for Healthcare Providers.
ACLS Course Options:
- Initial
- Renewal
- Classroom
- Hybrid
- Heartcode®
- RQI & VAM
- Skills Sessions
- ACLS Renewal with BLS
From traditional classroom settings to flexible hybrid formats, we offer the convenience and flexibility to suit your schedule. With our skilled instructors and hands-on skills sessions, you'll be well-prepared to handle any emergency situation. Find the ACLS class that meets your needs and take the next step towards advancing your medical expertise.
ACLS Initial
The AHA designed the ACLS Initial Course to present the skills and information needed to handle a cardiac arrest, events that may lead to a cardiac arrest, and the events that follow. We offer both in-person classroom settings, hybrid or blended learning options with an online course and in-person skills session with either an instructor or an RQI Voice Assisted Manikin.
ACLS Renewal
The ACLS Renewal Course is designed to refresh your knowledge and the skills required to implement AHA’s ACLS treatment guidelines to renew your current or expiring ACLS certification. Lifework offers both in-person courses and hybrid or blended learning options with a virtual class portion and in-person skills session with either an instructor or a manikin.
ACLS Skills
Have you already completed the online portion and need to schedule your In-Person Skills Session? Look no further - Lifework offers both RQI voice-assisted manikin skills and instructor led skills sessions, at your convenience. See our location options below.
ACLS Class Locations
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Whether this is your first time getting your ACLS certification or you need your ACLS Renewal, Lifework is here to help you with the lifesaving training you need.
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