Course Director: Dr. Randy Wax
Course description:
This course is designed to teach health professional educators how to serve as ACLS instructors within HSFO-accredited ACLS Training Centres within Ontario. Certification as an ACLS instructor in Ontario is also generally recognized throughout Canada and the United States through a reciprocity process.
PREPS uses a curriculum for instructor training provided by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. However, our instructor training program differs slightly from other courses with a stronger emphasis on training to use high-fidelity simulation equipment and interprofessional education.
Certification as an ACLS Instructor through PREPS requires completing the following steps:
Pre-requisites
- Completion of an approved ACLS Provider course within the past two years
- Extensive clinical experience in resuscitation through full-time employment in an appropriate practice setting
- Physician, nurse, respiratory therapist or paramedic
- Emergency Department, ICU, Pre-hospital/Transport
- Experience as a teacher in their clinical setting
- Submission of a CV/bio describing eligibility and experience to Instructor Course Director
- Invitation to course by Instructor Course Director
- NOTE: There are limited slots for instructor training courses, meeting all of the eligibility requirements does not guarantee a course invitation. Instructor candidates will be chosen based on local and provincial ACLS training needs.
PREPS Instructor Certification Process
- Participation in a one-day instructors workshop
- Review of HSFO ACLS and core instructor curriculum requirements
- Introduction to simulation equipment (e.g., Laerdal SimMan, VitalSim)
- Introduction to resuscitation equipment (Philips FR2 AED, CodeMaster and MRx defibrillators, Q-CPR CPR feedback technology)
- Adult education strategies
- ACLS Teaching Preceptorship
- Teaching didactic and simulation-based sessions during actual ACLS course supervised by Instructor Course Director and experienced instructors
- NOTE: Instructor candidates are NOT paid for their time during their supervised preceptorship by PREPS. We recommend that the candidate's home institution/organization supports the time required to attend the preceptorship.
ACLS Instructor Course
Available dates:
Dec 15, 2008
Cost: $600 plus optional $45 ACLS Instructor Manual
Note: ACLS Instructor Manual available through PREPS or from Laerdal Canada at http://www.laerdal.ca/document.asp?subnodeid=25257177 directly.
Contact Tammie Greenslade to register: tgreenslade@mtsinai.on.ca
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