Course description:

ACLS is designed to help health care providers learn the necessary skills to provide evidence-based care to patients in cardiac arrest or other life-threatening situations.  This course reinforces use of appropriate basic life support and automated external defibrillation, and then extends skills to advanced interventions.  Topics include: 

• Safe operation of defibrillator/pacing devices
• Use of airway/respiratory equipment (oral/nasal airways, laryngeal mask airways, combitubes, bag/valve/mask devices)
• Management of cardiac arrest (VF/VT/PEA/asystole)
• Management of stable and unstable tachyarrythmias
• Management of bradycardias
• Approach to unstable coronary syndrome/myocardial infarction
• Initial management of acute stroke
• Approach to patient with hypotension/shock
• Crisis management principles (leadership, communication, situational awareness)

ACLS at PREPS uses an adult-friendly education philosophy, giving extensive hands-on experience in resuscitation using our high-fidelity simulators.  Students work in teams and rotate through different roles, learning how to function as team leaders and team members.

 

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2-day course for students taking ACLS for the first time (need to have completed a basic life support/CPR course within past year)

Available dates:

Jul 29-30, 2008
Oct 22-23, 2008
Nov 26-27, 2008
Dec 16-17, 2008

Cost:  $450 for practicing physicians, $280 for others

Note:  Textbook from Heart and Stroke Canada available for additional $50, not included in course fee, includes pocket reference cards with algorithms.

Contact Tammie Greenslade to register:  tgreenslade@mtsinai.on.ca

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1-day course for students refreshing their ACLS skills (need to have completed last ACLS course within past 2 years)

Available dates:

Jul 31, 2008
Oct 24, 2008
Nov 28, 2008

Cost:  $300 for practicing physicians, $175 for others

Note:  Textbook from Heart and Stroke Canada available for additional $50, not included in course fee, includes pocket reference cards with algorithms.

Contact Tammie Greenslade to register:  tgreenslade@mtsinai.on.ca

Note for postgraduate medical trainees from University of Toronto:

Course fees are paid by the Postgraduate Office for eligible trainees taking their first 2-day ACLS course.  PREPS will confirm your eligibility for this subsidy, however course participants are responsible for the full cost of the course ($280) should they be deemed ineligible by the Postgraduate Office.  You must provide a course deposit of $100 to PREPS, which will be returned to you when you arrive at the course.  Should you fail to show for the course without prior discussion with PREPS, your deposit will not be refunded.

Note for international medical graduates:

Fees for ACLS are the same as those for practicing physicians, unless you are currently participating in an official IMG-related clinical program.  You will need to provide documentation of your training status to be eligible for the reduced resident rate.

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