Learn to Deal With Cardiac Arrest and Save Lives
Course Options During COVID-19
Blended Learning Courses
Blended Learning combines online learning and in-classroom training to offer a comprehensive experience. The course covers the same course curriculum and teaches the same skills as an instructor-led course, but divides the delivery of the course into two parts:
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A self-directed online cognitive program: the online component.
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A classroom-based skills session: the in-classroom component will take place once physical distance requirements are amended.
Blended learning is a low-barrier option that accommodates various learning styles and student needs. Our blended learning online component uses a variety of eLearning engagement tools
and media such as videos, animations, self-directed learning and interactive activities, and includes an online exam module. Know more about the course:
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BLS 120
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BLS 90
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BLS 60
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BLS Provider
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BLS Provider Renewal
New to BLS, or use your skills infrequently? This option is for you – offering extended practice time and practice-while-watching video segments to hone your skills prior to evaluation.
Duration - ~2 hours ( in-class )
Certificate length - 1 year
Confident in your BLS skills, but don’t use them routinely in your normal practice? This option is designed for seasoned healthcare providers – providing the opportunity for focused practice prior to skills evaluation.
Duration - ~1.5 hours (in-class)
Certificate length - 1 year
Are you a highly proficient provider who uses your BLS skills daily or weekly? This fast-paced experience is for you – with minimal practice before skills testing – your success is in your hands!
Duration - ~1 hour ( in-class)
Certificate length - 1 year
Interim Training Courses
Given the importance of physical distancing and other protective measures, Heart & Stroke has developed a two-part approach, deconstructing our traditional instructor-led learning programs into a cognitive element and an in-person skills element, which can be completed at a later date (after the pandemic):
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Part 1: Virtual cognitive learning - a shift to cognitive only learning in a virtual and interactive way, facilitated by a Heart & Stroke instructor.
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Part 2: Hands-on skills practice and skills testing components – this will take place once physical distance requirements are amended.
Know more about the course details:
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BLS Interim Training
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ACLS Interim Training
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PALS Interim Training
Duration - Part 1 = ~3h | Part 2 = ~1.5 h
Certificate length - 1 year, from completion of Part 2
Duration - Part 1 = ~6h | Part 2 = ~6 h
Certificate length - 2 year, from completion of Part 2
Duration - Part 1 = ~6h | Part 2 = ~6 h
Certificate length - 2 year, from completion of Part 2
Heartsaver® CPR AED
Basic Life Support (Formally Health Care Provider) BLS
Heartsaver is the essential CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) course. Foundational and flexible, Heartsaver provides you with the skills and confidence to respond to a cardiac arrest.
The vast majority of cardiac arrests happen at home, in public places and workplaces. If you ever witness one, chances are it will happen to a family member or someone you work with or care about.
Heartsaver is designed for people who don’t have medical training but want to learn how to help someone having a cardiac arrest.
This course is for:
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Anyone needing a course completion card for the workplace, volunteer or other requirements
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Those who want to be ready, willing and able to help in case of a cardiac arrest or choking
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Caregivers, parents and families with children or infants, who want to be prepared for a cardiac arrest, choking or other health emergencies
Features:
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Suitable for anyone willing to step in and help if you need everyday skills, look no further
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Hands-on class format reinforces skills and knowledge
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Emphasizes and guides learners in quick and effective responses to emergencies
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Video-based course with real-world scenarios
Content
The Heartsaver CPR AED course covers:
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How high-quality CPR improves survival
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The concepts of the chain of survival
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Recognizing when someone needs CPR
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Adult CPR and AED use
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Adult choking relief
The Heartsaver CPR AED Level C course incorporates all of the above, with the addition of a written knowledge exam.
Other course options include the addition of:
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Anaphylaxis treatment (upon request)
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Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
Basic Life Support (Formally Health Care Provider) BSL
Basic Life Support (BLS) is the foundation for saving lives. It is designed for healthcare providers and trained first responders who provide care to patients in a wide variety of settings or those in a healthcare training program.
Basic Life Support teaches single-rescuer and a team basic life support skills for application in both pre-hospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on high-quality CPR and team dynamics.
It will train you to quickly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED through simulated clinical scenarios and learning stations.
Features:
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Reflects science of the most recent Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC
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Hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency
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Emphasis on high-quality CPR, including team dynamics
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Video-based course with real-world scenarios
Content:
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High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
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Chain of survival
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Use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
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Ventilations using a barrier device and bag-valve-mask
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Multi-rescuer resuscitation
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Team dynamics
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Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children, and infants
CME/CPD Credits & Accreditation
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Heart & Stroke BLS Provider & BLS Provider Renewal Course eligible for two (2) credits per hour under Section 2 of the MOC Program as ‘Traineeships’.
Heart & Stroke is committed to continuous assessment and accreditation of our resuscitation programs. Check with your college or professional affiliation to see if this course is eligible for credits.
