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ACLS Instructor Essentials Course

For licensed providers with a current ACLS card. Instructor Essentials online, a classroom day, then a monitored full ACLS course.

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  • Online Essentials · 7-8 hours classroom · monitored ACLS course
  • AHA Instructor eCard, valid 2 years
  • From $425

Next Available Dates

  • Instructor Classroom Session Thursday, November 19, Thu, 8:00 AM MST · Salt Lake City, UT Sample Date

Overview

The AHA path to teaching ACLS. Get accepted by an AHA Training Center, complete ACLS Instructor Essentials Online and Core, attend this 7-8 hour hands-on classroom session with Training Center Faculty, then be monitored teaching a full ACLS course within six months. ACLS Instructors must be 18 or older and licensed or credentialed in a healthcare occupation where ACLS skills are in scope. The Instructor Essentials online course (AHA 25-1654) and the ACLS Instructor Manual are bought separately.

What You Will Learn

  • Plan, teach and test ACLS courses to AHA standards
  • Run and debrief megacode and case-based scenarios
  • Use the AHA instruction cycle and course materials
  • Complete monitored teaching of a full ACLS course

Who Should Attend

Licensed or credentialed healthcare providers with a current ACLS Provider card whose scope includes ACLS skills.

Prerequisites

  • Current AHA ACLS Provider card
  • Healthcare license or credential with ACLS skills in scope
  • Age 18 or older
  • Accepted Instructor Candidate Application with an AHA Training Center
  • ACLS Instructor Essentials Online and Core (AHA 25-1654, $43.90) completed before class

Schedule

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FAQ

Questions About This Course

After the classroom session you must be monitored teaching your first course within six months. Your instructor eCard is issued after a successful monitoring, and it is valid for two years. Renewal requires teaching at least four courses in those two years.

Open a course, pick a session and select Reserve Seat, then pay on our secure payment page by card or bank account (ACH). Paying online adds a processing fee, and you see the exact total before you pay. Your seat is confirmed as soon as the payment goes through. To pay by card over the phone or an agency purchase order instead, reserve your seat, then contact us. If no date works for you, request one.

Cancellation and reschedule terms depend on the course and are shown before you reserve. Contact us as early as you can and we will help you move to another date when seats are open.

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