Course Learning Objectives:
After completing the ACLS course, students should be able to:

• Define systems of care in cardiovascular emergencies
• Apply BLS, Primary, and Secondary Assessments for systematic evaluation of adult patients
• Discuss the use of rapid response teams (RRT) or medical emergency teams (MET) to improve outcomes
• Recognize and manage acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and strokes, including appropriate disposition
• Identify bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation
• Perform early management of bradycardias, tachycardias, and respiratory arrest
• Recognize cardiac arrest and perform prompt, high-quality BLS, including early chest compressions and AED use
• Deliver early management of cardiac arrest and immediate post-cardiac arrest care
• Evaluate resuscitative efforts by monitoring CPR quality and patient physiologic response
• Model effective communication as a member or leader of a high-performance team
• Recognize the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance

Course Learning Objectives:
Upon using these digital videos, instructor candidates will be able to:

• Apply the core competencies of an AHA ACLS Instructor
• Use ACLS Instructor teaching materials effectively, including manuals, lesson plans, and skills checklists
• Conduct instructor-led sessions that ensure students meet course learning objectives
• Provide structured feedback, remediation, and objective skills evaluations
• Manage classroom activities and facilitate skill stations with confidence

Course Learning Objectives:
Upon using this DVD, instructors will be able to:

• Demonstrate the 5 steps of the AHA Instruction Cycle: Prepare, Teach, Test & Remediate, Close, and Keep Current
• Apply the core competencies of an AHA ACLS Instructor
• Utilize AHA Instructor teaching materials, including Instructor Manuals, Lesson Plans, course videos, and skills testing checklists
• Provide structured feedback and remediation to students
• Conduct classroom-based instruction in alignment with AHA policies and guidelines

Course Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:

• Identify prerequisites to becoming an AHA Instructor
• Explain the usability of the Program Administration Manual (PAM)
• Describe the core competencies of an AHA Instructor
• Apply the five steps of the AHA Instruction Cycle: Prepare, Teach, Test & Remediate, Close, and Keep Current
• Identify resources available to instructors
• Use ACLS-specific instructor tools: manuals, lesson plans, course videos, and skills testing checklists
• Explain ACLS course formats and completion requirements
• Apply ACLS-specific flexibility options within the course design
• Understand how to maintain AHA Instructor status
• Demonstrate prebriefing and structured debriefing skills
• Provide effective instructor feedback and remediation techniques
• Conduct skills testing with approved checklists
• Recognize the role of a CPR Coach in resuscitation training
• Explain the importance of measuring chest compression fraction and its effect on team performance
• Facilitate learning and testing stations, including bradycardia and Megacode scenarios

Posters Included:

• Adult Cardiac Arrest Algorithm
• Acute Coronary Syndromes Algorithm
• Adult Suspected Stroke Algorithm
• Adult Tachycardia with a Pulse Algorithm
• Adult Bradycardia Algorithm
• Adult Cardiac Arrest Circular Algorithm
• Relationship of 12-Lead ECG to Coronary Artery Anatomy
• Adult Post–Cardiac Arrest Care Algorithm
• Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy In-Hospital ACLS Algorithm
• Adult Ventricular Assist Device Algorithm

Course Learning Objectives:
By completing the ACLS Course with this manual, students will be able to:

• Apply the 2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC in advanced resuscitation scenarios
• Recognize and manage cardiopulmonary arrest, stroke, acute coronary syndromes, and life-threatening arrhythmias
• Perform effective airway management and integrate early defibrillation where appropriate
• Demonstrate team dynamics and leadership skills to improve resuscitation outcomes
• Implement structured approaches to peri-arrest and post-cardiac arrest care
• Utilize system-of-care concepts for optimal patient management during emergencies

Course Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the BLS Course, students should be able to:

• Explain the importance of high-quality CPR and its role in survival
• Describe and apply all steps in the Chain of Survival
• Recognize the signs of a person in need of CPR
• Perform high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• Demonstrate the importance of early AED use and how to operate one
• Deliver effective ventilations using a barrier device
• Work effectively as part of a team during multi-rescuer resuscitation
• Perform techniques for relieving foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) in adults and infants

Course Learning Objectives:
After completing the BLS Course, students should be able to:

• Describe the importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
• Explain all steps of the Chain of Survival and apply BLS concepts
• Recognize the signs of a person needing CPR
• Perform high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• Demonstrate early and effective use of an AED
• Provide effective ventilation using a barrier device
• Understand the role of teams in multi-rescuer CPR and function effectively as a team member
• Demonstrate techniques for relieving foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

Course Learning Objectives:
After successfully completing the BLS Course, learners should be able to:

• Explain why high-quality CPR is vital to survival
• Apply and describe each step of the Chain of Survival
• Recognize when someone requires CPR
• Perform effective CPR on adults, children, and infants
• Use an AED promptly and correctly
• Provide ventilation effectively using a barrier device
• Collaborate effectively as part of a resuscitation team
• Perform relief techniques for choking in adults and infants

Course Learning Objectives:
Upon using the BLS Instructor Essentials Course Digital Videos, instructors will be able to:

• Deliver the hands-on, classroom-based portion of the BLS Instructor Essentials Course with consistency and accuracy
• Effectively demonstrate and reinforce AHA core teaching strategies throughout the course
• Guide instructor candidates in developing skills to prepare, teach, test, and remediate students during BLS Provider training
• Facilitate structured practice and evaluation sessions using the standardized AHA video-based format
• Ensure that students meet all learning and performance objectives required for successful BLS Provider instruction

Course Learning Objectives:
Upon using this DVD, instructors will be able to:

• Demonstrate the 5 steps of the AHA Instruction Cycle: Prepare, Teach, Test & Remediate, Close, and Keep Current
• Apply the core competencies of an AHA BLS Instructor
• Utilize AHA Instructor teaching materials, including instructor manuals, lesson plans, course videos, and skills testing checklists
• Provide structured feedback and remediation to students
• Conduct classroom-based instruction in alignment with AHA policies and guidelines

Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants should be able to:

• Identify prerequisites to becoming an AHA Instructor
• Understand the role and usability of the Program Administration Manual
• Describe the core competencies of an AHA Instructor
• Apply the five steps of the AHA Instruction Cycle: Prepare, Teach, Test & Remediate, Close, and Keep Current
• Locate and utilize resources available to instructors
• Effectively use Instructor Manuals, Lesson Plans, course videos, and skills testing checklists
• Recognize different course formats and completion requirements
• Apply flexibility options for instructors within the course framework
• Describe the requirements for maintaining AHA Instructor status
• Demonstrate structured debriefing techniques
• Provide effective instructor feedback and remediation
• Conduct skills testing using the official checklists
• Understand the role of a CPR Coach in BLS training

Course Learning Objectives:
After successfully completing the BLS Course, students should be able to: 

• Describe the importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
• Describe all of the steps of the Chain of Survival and apply the BLS concepts of the Chain of Survival
• Recognize the signs of someone needing CPR
• Perform high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• Describe the importance of early use of an AED and demonstrate its use
• Provide effective ventilation by using a barrier device
• Describe the importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and perform as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR
• Describe the technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants