Looking to become an ACLS instructor? The new ACLS Instructor Essentials course will equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to teach, evaluate and improve the core ACLS skills of your students. This blended course will involve an online component that will focus on administering the ACLS course and sharpening your instructor skills to deliver critical ACLS concepts. Then the 2-day in-person component will allow you to dive in and facilitate all ACLS Provider course lessons, emphasizing the building and refining of core ACLS instructor skills.

Prerequisites:

• Must be a healthcare provider who provides advanced emergency care in Canada as defined within their scope of practice

• Current Heart & Stroke Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certificate

• Current Heart & Stroke Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider Certificate

• Submit an instructor application and pay application fee

• Successful completion of the Heart & Stroke Core Instructor Course

• Successful completion of the ACLS Instructor Essentials Online module

Required Materials:

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Instructor Manual: RE5620E (print or eBook)

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider Manual: RE5610E (print or eBook)

• ACLS Course Videos USB (RE5650E-USB) 

• 2020 Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care for Healthcare Providers: RE0130E (print only)

• Note: This kit can be purchased from the Heart Shop once you’ve been registered in the course.