Dear ACLS Provider Course Participants:

Welcome to the ACLS Provider Course.

The class will be held at:

            Dance Reflections
            421 E. Citrus Avenue
            Redlands, CA 92373

Time: 0700am – 0700pm
Two ACLS classes will be available for the month on January:

            February 20, 2011 FULL

            March 6, 2011

            March 20, 2011

            April 10, 2011

(Please click the approriate class date you are interested in attending to print the sign-up sheet. A minimum number for 8 students are required to hold a class.)

Please plan to be on time because you will not be admitted if you are late. Students are expected to attend and participate in the entire course.

How to Get Ready

The ACLS Provider Course is designed to teach you the lifesaving skills required to be both a team member and a team leader in either an in-hospital or out-of-hospital setting. Because the ACLS Provider Course covers extensive material in a short time, you will need to prepare for the course beforehand.

Precourse Requirements

You should prepare for the course by doing the following:

1. Complete the precourse checklist that came with your ACLS Provider Manual.  Bring the checklist with you to the course.
2. Review the course agenda.
3. Review and understand the information in your ACLS Provider Manual. Pay particular attention to the 10 core cases in Part 4.
4. Review and understand the information in the BLS for Healthcare Providers manual. The resuscitation scenarios require that your BLS skills and knowledge are current. You will be tested on adult 1-rescuer CPR and AED skills at the beginning of the ACLS Provider Course. You will not be taught how to do CPR or how to use an AED. You must know this in advance.
5. Review, understand, and complete the ECG and Pharmacology precourse assessment tests on the ACLS student CD. You will not be taught how to read or interpret ECGs in the course, nor will you be taught details about ACLS pharmacology.
6. Print your scores for the precourse assessment tests and bring them with you to class, score of 84% is required.

(Click to download Advanced Cardiac Life Support Written Precourse Self Assessment)        (Click to download Advanced Cardiac Life Support Written Precourse Self Assessment 2)

What This Course Does Not Cover

The ACLS Provider Course does not teach algorithms, ECG, or pharmacology information. If you do not learn and understand the ECG and pharmacology information in the precourse assessment tests, it is unlikely that you can successfully complete the ACLS Provider Course.

What to Bring and What to Wear

Bring your ACLS Provider Manual to each class. You will need your ACLS Provider Manual during each lesson in the course. You may refer to the Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care for Healthcare Providers (optional), and you may bring it to the course to use as a reference guide during some of the stations in the course.

Please wear loose, comfortable clothing to class. You will be practicing skills that require you to work on your hands and knees, and the course requires bending, standing, and lifting. If you have any physical condition that might prevent you from engaging in these activities, please tell an instructor. The instructor may be able to adjust the equipment if you have back, knee, or hip problems.

I look forward to welcoming you on the class day. If you have any questions about the course, please call John Ynami at   (909) 557-7940 .

Sincerely,

John Ynami, RRT