American Heart Association CPR and First Aid Training

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Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) for PGY 2, 3, 4, 5 SUNY DOWNSTATE RESIDENTS/ FELLOWS
Date/Time: Sun 6/8/2025 at 10:00 AM
Location: NEW YORK - 450 Clarkson Ave, BROOKLYN, NY, 11203 (SUNY Downstate)
Class Price: $0.00

The ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. This advanced course highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care, and immediate post-cardiac arrest care. ACLS also covers airway management and related pharmacology. Skills are taught in large-group sessions and small-group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.

The ACLS course covers:

  • ACLS algorithms
  • immediate post-cardiac-arrest care
  • airway management
  • rhythm recognition
  • high-quality CPR
  • 1-rescuer CPR AED
  • effective resuscitation team dynamics
  • science overview (update course)
  • BLS and ACLS surveys
  • ACS
  • Megacode treatment
  • identification and initial care of other life-threatening clinical situations (such as stroke).

Do You Need BLS? You can also get your BLS for Healthcare Providers Certification during this course by adding the AHA BLS Healthcare Provider Course from the menu below

ELIGIBILITY*:  PGY 2,3,4,5 SUNY Downstate Paid Residents