This course is officially recognized by the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada.
Are you a health care provider who has taken many ACLS and ACLS recertification courses throughout your career? Do you work with critically ill patients in such places as ER, ICU or prehospital environments?
Are you looking for a challenge instead of taking the same ACLS course you always take? The new ACLS for experienced providers course might be the course for you. This course is officially recognized by the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada.
ACLS EP Description
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support for Experienced Providers (ACLS EP) is a NEW ACLS renewal program designed primarily for seasoned healthcare providers who manage complex cardiovascular, respiratory, and other emergencies and need to renew their ACLS course completion requirements.
Through didactic instruction and active participation in case-based scenarios, learners will enhance their skills in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiopulmonary prearrest, arrest, and post-arrest patients.
Intended Audience:
Physicians and other healthcare professionals who respond to complex cardiovascular, respiratory, and other emergencies are encouraged to attend.
The ACLS EP Course is designed to challenge learners in an interactive format, which requires a comprehensive understanding of ACLS algorithms and practice skills.
Before registering for an ACLS EP course, the student must have mastered core concepts taught in a standard ACLS course such as rhythm interpretation, pharmacology, defibrillation, cardioversion, pacing, airway management, and high quality CPR.
Course Overview And Design:
The course is designed to give learners the opportunity to practice and demonstrate proficiency in the following skills used in resuscitation:
The course is also designed to discuss the following categories of cases through critical thinking and critical decision-making:
Post–Cardiac Arrest Care
Course Completion Card Expiration Date:
All Heart and Stroke Foundation ACLS EP course completions cards have an expiration date of two (2) years from the date of completion.
ACLS EP Provider Course Prerequisites:
The following are the mandatory Prerequisites required by the Heart & Stroke Foundation for students who take the ACLS EP Course:
The mandatory ACLS EP Entrance Exam requires a passing score of 84% or higher to print the certificate. Students will have 2 attempts to complete the exam with each purchase of the ACLS EP Entrance Exam key.
Required Student Materials:
Only Heart & Stroke branded ACLS EP materials are accepted for use in courses where a Heart & Stroke Foundation ACLS EP completion card is issued. You must have an official ACLS EP manual to study from.
The ACLS EP textbook can be purchased at the Heart & Stoke’s Heart Shop:https://resuscitation.heartandstroke.ca/heartshop.
A limited number of ACLS EP textbooks are available and can be loaned to you for a fee of $10 (plus shipping). The textbook must be returned to the course coordinator at the end of the course or the full price of the textbook will be charged to you.
Required Student Materials:
The Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support for Experienced Providers Manual and Resource Text (ACLS EP Manual) - print or eBook (RE5710E or RE5710ED)
CME Credits
Mainpro Credits (CFPC)
Eligible for 0.5 Mainpro-C credits per hour of participation. A copy of your certification card needs to be submitted. For more details, visit the College of Family Physicians of Canada Mainpro website.
Mainport Credits (RCPSC)
Eligible for credit under Section 2 (Self-Learning Activities) “Traineeship”. Enter the number of hours you participated in the course (these will be doubled in your credits).
For more details, visit the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Mainport: website.
Course Cost
$275 plus tax
Acute Care Education (ACE) is a nursing education company that has delivered quality educational workshops and courses since 1997.
Since its inception ACE has taught over 10,000 nurses and other allied professionals in such courses as advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), 12 lead ECG interpretation, critical care review, cardiovascular review and neuro review workshops for nurses.
Some students have come as far as Ireland, China, Israel and The Netherlands and just to attend our courses.Michelle Cleland is the founder of ACE. She currently works at University Health Network at the Toronto General site in the Cardiovascular ICU.
She previously worked at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in the trauma ICU, cardiovascular ICU, neuro step-down unit, burn unit and the rapid response team. Michelle has also worked as a critical care educator at the Scarborough Hospital.
She has also been an executive member of the Toronto chapter of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses (CACCN) in the capacity of education chair. Michelle has also taken on roles at CACCN as editor and web master.
Michelle began her career by developing and teaching the coronary nursing program at George Brown College. Her passion is delivering education using simulation.
Michelle has achieved her national CNA certifications in critical care, cardiovascular care and neuroscience nursing. She is also certified by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada as an ACLS Course Director and an ACLS EP instructor.
Michelle has been teaching ACLS with low and high fidelity simulation for over twenty-seven years and continues to teach on a weekly basis. She brings her experience and enthusiasm to every course she teaches.
Gain the expertise to respond effectively to cardiovascular emergencies
We offer professional services focused on developing meaningful educational programs using progressive tools and methods to keep students engaged .
The Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Course is designed to teach the skills needed to assess and administer care within the first 10 minutes of an adult cardiac arrest.
Professional Medical Associates is dedicated to proving our “Commitment to Educational Excellence” in every program delivered.
ACLS training (2-Day Training – Dual Certification (8am to 4pm)) includes, but is not limited to, emergency response, emergency medicine and intensive care unit personnel, such as physicians, nurses and paramedics.
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