Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Renewal Program

Credit

A letter documenting the course length can be provided upon request for eligible healthcare professionals. MICU personnel should consult with their Clinical Coordinator. Our offering of this course is approved for 7.0 contact hours for registered nurses.

Description

The PALS Renewal program is a collaboration between the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

The goals of the PALS course are to provide the participant with:

The information needed to recognize infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest;

The information and strategies needed to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children; and

The cognitive and psychomotor skills needed to resuscitate and stabilize infants and children in respiratory failure, shock or cardiopulmonary arrest.

The course is intended for current AHA PALS providers who are responsible for the well-being of infants and children.

Prerequisites

Must be an advanced life support provider with both valid American Heart Association PALS and BLS for Healthcare Providers cards at the time of the course.

Participants must have access to a computer with Internet access connected to a printer to do the precourse homework.

Students must have access to the 2010 Handbook of ECC (AHA publication 90-1000) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Manual (AHA publication 90-1052) before and during the course.

Optional Internet-Based BLS for Healthcare Providers Renewal With In-Person Skills Test

Since students must have a valid professional-level CPR card during the course, we offer this option to save time, travel, and schedule difficulties.

First, purchase and complete the AHA-sponsored Internet-based training module and print the official Part One certificate. Register for the BLS Renewal Option and include the extra fee with your PALS registration. Complete the skills testing at your PALS course to then be issued a renewed American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers card. There is no extension or grace period by starting this process. Students must submit the official AHA Part One certificate as proof they completed the on-line renewal no more than 60 days prior to their skill session to be admitted to the skills testing. The on-line coursework must be done and in our possession prior to the start of your course; it cannot be done afterwards.

The skills validation must be completed before the expiration date on your CPR card or 60 days from completion of the on-line coursework, whichever comes first. Candidates must come prepared and should take no more than 15 minutes for their skill session. Students who require significant remediation will be directed to repeat a regular BLS for Healthcare Providers course.

PALS Provider References

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2014 Date(s) & Time(s)

TO REGISTER click on the date in the list below to get the course-specific registration form.

9:00 am to 5:00 pm on:

Fee(s)

Tuition: $145.00. Includes the handouts, completion card, parking, and refreshments.

Text(s): $38.50 for the PA LS Provider Manual or $25.00 for the 2010 Handbook of ECC, either of which is required for the course, can be purchased from us, the AHA product distributors, or obtained by other means (e.g., loan).

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