***PALS/BLS HEARTCODE is for Physicians and APP's***
PLEASE READ COMPLETELY AS THE PROCESS HAS CHANGED
The PALS heartcode will be completed by successfully completing the PALS Precourse Self-Assessment course and PALS online exam.
The PALS Precourse Self-Assessment: is an online tool that evaluates a student’s knowledge before the course to evaluate their proficiency and determine the need for additional review and practice. The student must complete the Precourse Self-Assessment and achieve a score of at least 70% before taking the PALS Course. The student must print their successful completion certificate and bring it with them to class. The PALS Precourse Work involves a student reviewing course content through online videos before entering the classroom. The video lessons cover multiple medical subjects and each lesson includes questions to engage the student. This prework allows more classroom time for hands-on skills training and leads to the student being better prepared to participate as soon as they enter the classroom.
PALS online exam: The Exam measures the mastery of cognitive knowledge gained from the PALS Course
You will not be sent an online AHA heartcode as in the past. You will be sent a BLS heartcode within 24 hours from registering for the course.
PLEASE COMPLETE PRE-COURSE WORK
Pre-course work:
Visit elearning.heart.org/courses.
- Find the course name (PALS Pre-course Self-Assessment and Pre-course Work).
- Once you find your course, select Launch Course to begin.
Note: If you haven’t already logged in, the system will ask you to do so. If you haven’t visited the site before, you’ll be prompted to set up an account.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to
- Perform high-quality Child CPR AED and Infant CPR per AHA BLS recommendations
- Differentiate between patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
- Recognize cardiopulmonary arrest early and begin CPR within 10 seconds
- Apply team dynamics
- Differentiate between respiratory distress and failure
- Perform early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
- Differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
- Perform early interventions for the treatment of shock
- Differentiate between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias
- Describe clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias
- Implement post–cardiac arrest management
Students who successfully complete the PALS Course online (including achieving a score of 84% or higher on the course exam) and the hands-on session will receive a PALS Provider course completion card (print or eCard), valid for two years.
***All students who register for PALS Heartcode will also recieve a BLS Heartcode they must complete***
The PALS Precourse Self-Assessment is an online tool that evaluates a student’s knowledge before the course to evaluate their proficiency and determine the need for additional review and practice. The student must complete the Precourse Self-Assessment and achieve a score of at least 70% before taking the PALS Course. The student must print their successful completion certificate and bring it with them to class. The PALS Precourse Work involves a student reviewing course content through online videos before entering the classroom. The video lessons cover multiple medical subjects and each lesson includes questions to engage the student. This prework allows more classroom time for hands-on skills training and leads to the student being better prepared to participate as soon as they enter the classroom.
This eLearning course is the self-directed online portion of PALS Precourse Self-Assessment, which is followed by a hands-on session for skills practice and testing.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to
- Perform high-quality Child CPR AED and Infant CPR per AHA BLS recommendations
- Differentiate between patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
- Recognize cardiopulmonary arrest early and begin CPR within 10 seconds
- Apply team dynamics
- Differentiate between respiratory distress and failure
- Perform early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
- Differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
- Perform early interventions for the treatment of shock
- Differentiate between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias
- Describe clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias
- Implement post–cardiac arrest management
Upon successful completion of the course, a Pediatric Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (PALS) provider card will be issued by the American Heart Association (AHA). This certification will expire 2 years from course completion date. A BLS for Healthcare Providers course completion card will be issued and will expire 2 years from the course completion date.
Certification details:
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
We look forward to having you in this this PALS Course.
Please contact Mike Riley (PALS Course Director) rileyms@chop.edu for more information.
- Monday, February 1, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (full)1 Wood (Room 1030) - Center for Life Support Education & Outreach Training Room
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