Courses Offered

BLS
The Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers Course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner.

 

ACLS
The Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is designed to reevaluate medical professionals as ACLS Provider and to increase their skills in the management of cardiac arrest, airway management, and arrhythmia recognition. The lectures, workshops and tests adhere to the guidelines of the American Heart Association. Participants will gain hands on experience in code management.

PALS
The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is designed for medical professionals who need information about the recognition and management of cardiac arrest, shock, and airway management in infants and children. The lectures, workshops, and tests adhere to the American Heart Association. During this class, participants will gain hands on experience in code management.

PEARS
The class is designed to help the basic pediatric healthcare provider develop the knowledge and skills for emergency assessment and treatment of seriously ill infants and children. Must provide proof of current AHA BLS card. Required manual must be brought on class day.

AB508/MAB
AB508/MAB will cover the essential and trusted methods of crisis negotiation which are utilized in the stages prior to any physical intervention or assault that personnel might be faced with when working within healthcare setting.This program is a must for anyone who desires to feel more confident and empowered within their own abilities to react properly when faced with an unexpected or potentially harmful situation.

IV THERAPY
The IV Therapy course is a 30-hour course offered to RN’s, LVN’s, EMT’s in preparation for performing IV therapy procedures successfully used in the health care field. It also serves as a review course on fluids of electrolytes used for hydration purposes, blood gas interpretation which entails acid – base balance, blood and blood products, TPN, and central venous lines.

ECG & PHARMACOLOGY
Specifically designed to address a key knowledge gap in Electrocardiogram (ECG) and Pharmacology, the American Heart Association’s Adult ECG and Pharmacology Course is a program focused on specific ECG recognition skills and drug treatment knowledge. This is a pre-course option for ACLS students and other healthcare providers, and is also for ACLS students who need to improve after the ACLS pre-course self-assessment test.

The course is divided into two modules – one for ECG and one for Pharmacology – which can be taught together or separately, depending on the need. Skills taught in the ECG module include heart anatomy, basic electrophysiology, normal ECG measurements and basic arrhythmias. The Pharmacology module covers basic ACLS drugs and usage; drugs, doses and routes of administration during cardiovascular emergencies; and integrating basic drug pharmacology into ACLS algorithms.

HEARTSAVER Courses
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Combo is a classroom, video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage a first aid, choking or sudden cardiac arrest emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) arrives. Students learn skills such as how to treat bleeding, sprains, broken bones, shock and other first aid emergencies.

DYSRHYTHMIA for MONITOR TECHNICIANS
Dysrhythmia for Monitor Technicians is for those who wish to work as Monitor Technicians in healthcare facilities. It is also intended for students and healthcare providers who wish to learn or improve their skills in reading cardiac rhythms. No therapeutic modalities are discussed in this course.

DYSRHYTHMIA INTERPRETATION THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES – RN
The Dysrhythmia for RN/LVN course is for those RNs/LVNs who wish to enhance their ECG interpretation skills in healthcare facilities. It is also intended for students and healthcare providers who wish to learn or improve their skills in reading cardiac rhythms.   Modalities are covered in this course.

12 LEAD
12 Lead introduces students to the important skills involved in acquiring and interpreting 12-lead ECGs.  It is presented in a casual and interactive manner that incorporates lecture with hands-on exercises that use hundreds of 12-lead ECGs.  At the end of the course, students will have gained knowledge in axis determination, infarct pattern recognition and localization, bundle branch blocks, wide complex tachycardia, electrolyte changes, and expanding lead placement.

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
In Medical Terminology, students will learn and recognize word roots, prefixes, and suffixes used in medical language today. Learn how to combine words to create meaningful medical conditions as well as comprehend their definition and know the correct spelling. In this medical terminology course, we’ll cover medical terms related to all major body systems, including: muscular system, skeletal system, respiratory system, circulatory system, digestive system, reproductive system, and urinary system. Whether are new to the medical profession, or you just need a refresher class, this medical terminology course is for you.  Students are required to complete the test within 90 days of receiving the course materials after registration.

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
Airway Management is a unique program designed to give students the chance to learn, practice and demonstrate their ability in applying many airway skills used in resuscitation. Students increase their awareness of various airway products and skills required.

NRP
The NRP® course conveys an evidence-based approach to care of the newborn at birth and facilitates effective team-based care for healthcare professionals who care for newborns at the time of delivery.  NRP utilizes a blended learning approach, which includes online testing, online case-based simulations, and hands-on case-based simulation/debriefing that focus on critical leadership, communication, and team-work skills.