BLS Provider Course
5 hours
11 CEUs
Who should attend
Any healthcare worker who has a voluntary or professional duty to respond to a cardiac or respiratory emergency. This certification is a mandatory prerequisite for ACLS, PALS and ANLS. No prior certification required — AHA BLS Manual supplied prior to the course.
What you will learn
- Initial CPR across all age groups
- Fundamental airway techniques and rescue breathing
- Bag-valve resuscitator operation
- Automated External Defibrillation (AED)
- Choking management for adults, children and infants
- Scene safety, standard precautions and spinal injury considerations
Certification
American Heart Association BLS Provider Certificate
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider (ACLS)
2½ days
30 CEUs
Who should attend
Registered Medical or Dental Practitioners, Interns, Junior Interns, Professional Nurses or Advanced Life Support Paramedics. Prerequisite: valid AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider Certificate. Pre-course study materials (ACLS Provider Manual and Algorithm Memory Cards) must be completed before attending.
What you will learn
- Recognising and managing cardiac arrest using algorithm-based approaches
- Respiratory arrest management
- Arrhythmia recognition and management
- Ischaemic chest pain and acute coronary syndromes
- Stroke care
- Effective communication and leadership of a resuscitation team
Certification
American Heart Association ACLS Card and Certificate
ACLS for Experienced Providers (ACLS-EP)
2 days
30 CEUs
Who should attend
Healthcare professionals with a current AHA ACLS Provider Certificate. Particularly suited to EMS, Emergency Department and ICU staff, and medical practitioners who regularly participate in resuscitation. Prerequisite: current AHA ACLS Provider Certificate. A 444-page AHA ACLS Resource Text is supplied before the course.
Topics covered
- Advanced airway and oxygenation techniques
- Emergency cardiac pharmacology
- Dangerous arrhythmias and electrolyte disorders
- Toxicology, hypothermia and submersion incidents
- Severe asthma, anaphylaxis and pregnancy-related cardiac arrest
- Shock management, trauma and post-resuscitation care
Certification
American Heart Association ACLS for Experienced Providers Card and Certificate
Paediatric Advanced Life Support Provider (PALS)
2 days
30 CEUs
Who should attend
Registered Medical or Dental Practitioners, Interns, Junior Interns, Professional Nurses or Advanced Life Support Paramedics. Prerequisite: valid AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider Certificate. Prior ACLS participation is recommended but not required. Pre-course materials supplied include the AHA PALS Providers Manual, algorithm memory cards, practice cases and a pre-course self-assessment test.
What you will learn
- Systematic assessment of seriously ill or injured children
- Managing respiratory distress, respiratory failure and shock states
- Recognising life-threatening arrhythmias and arrest rhythms
- Respiratory management including oxygen delivery and intubation
- Electrical therapy: defibrillation and cardioversion
- IV and intra-osseous (IO) access
Certification
American Heart Association PALS Provider Certificate and Card
Advanced Medical Life Support for Doctors (AMLS)
2 days
30 CEUs
Who should attend
Medical practitioners who may be called upon to recognise and manage patients with acute or life-threatening medical emergencies. Prerequisite: AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider Certificate. Pre-course materials include the 524-page textbook Acute Medical Emergencies – The Practical Approach and a 120-page handbook upon registration.
Medical emergencies covered
- Breathing difficulties, shock and chest pain
- Altered consciousness, collapse and overdose
- Neurological, respiratory and dermatological conditions
- Endocrine, metabolic and renal conditions
- 12-lead ECG interpretation and chest X-ray evaluation
- Haematological, electrolyte and blood gas analysis
Certification
Advanced Medical Life Support Certificate
ECG Recognition and Interpretation
1 day
9 CEUs
Who should attend
Healthcare professionals whose responsibilities require them to recognise and interpret life-threatening cardiac rhythms and provide initial emergency care and pharmacological interventions. Pre-course text supplied for preparation.
Course modules
- Cardiac anatomy and electrophysiology
- Recognition of bradycardias, tachycardias and AV blocks
- Supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias
- Comprehensive 12-lead ECG interpretation
- Acute coronary syndromes and electrolyte disturbances
- Vasopressors, anti-arrhythmics and reperfusion therapies
Certification
Academy of Advanced Life Support Certificate and HPCSA approved CPD Certificate
Advanced Neonatal Life Support Course (ANLS / NRP)
1 day
18 CEUs
Who should attend
Healthcare professionals whose roles may involve managing or participating in newborn resuscitation. Based on the evidence-based Neonatal Resuscitation Program by the American Heart Association. Prerequisite: AHA BLS Provider Certificate. Pre-course materials include a 270-page Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation and Multimedia DVD-ROM.
What you will learn
- Initial neonatal resuscitation steps
- Proper use of ventilation devices
- Chest compression techniques in neonates
- Endotracheal intubation
- Medication administration
- Preterm infant care and special birth considerations
Certification
Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa and South African Paediatric Association Advanced Neonatal Life Support Certificate
ACLS Refresher Course
1 day + online prep
30 CEUs
Who should attend
Healthcare professionals with a valid (or recently expired) AHA ACLS Provider Certificate who wish to renew their provider status. Prerequisite: a near-expiring AHA ACLS Provider Certificate and the current edition of the ACLS Provider Manual. Pre-course online self-assessment and video review must be completed before the practical session.
Course format
- Pre-study using the current ACLS Provider Manual
- AHA-certified online self-assessment and video modules
- One-day in-person session covering megacode practice
- Algorithm and pharmacology refresher
- ECG interpretation review
- Practical evaluation by qualified instructors
Certification
Updated American Heart Association ACLS Provider Certificate
PALS Refresher Course
1 day + online prep
30 CEUs
Who should attend
Healthcare professionals with a valid (or recently expired) AHA PALS Provider Certificate who wish to renew their provider status. Prerequisite: a near-expiring AHA PALS Provider Certificate and the current edition of the PALS Provider Manual. Pre-course online self-assessment and video review must be completed before the practical session.
Course format
- Pre-study using the current PALS Provider Manual
- AHA-certified online self-assessment and video modules
- One-day in-person session covering paediatric megacode practice
- Respiratory, shock and arrhythmia algorithm refresher
- Paediatric pharmacology review
- Practical evaluation by qualified instructors
Certification
Updated American Heart Association PALS Provider Certificate
International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)
2 days
23 CEUs
Who should attend
Any registered medical professional — doctors, nurses and EMS staff — expected to assess and manage acute trauma. Both basic and advanced versions are offered. Course manual supplied beforehand for preparation. Pass requirement: written assessment minimum 74% and successful completion of a simulated scenario.
Topics and skill stations
- Scene safety, triage and trauma victim assessment
- Airway management and shock control in trauma
- Head, spinal, chest and abdominal trauma
- Burns; trauma in pregnancy, children and elderly patients
- Haemorrhage control including tourniquets
- Tension pneumothorax decompression and patient extrication
Certification
ITLS International Certificate
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