Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – AHA Certified is an advanced resuscitation course designed for healthcare professionals who direct or participate in the management of cardiac arrest, stroke, acute dysrhythmias, and other cardiopulmonary emergencies.
Building on a strong foundation of Basic Life Support, the course emphasizes continuous high-quality CPR, systematic assessment, airway management, rhythm recognition, defibrillation, cardiovascular pharmacology, cardioversion, transcutaneous pacing, post-cardiac-arrest care, acute coronary syndromes, stroke, and effective high-performance team dynamics.
Course Snapshot
An advanced resuscitation program focused on systematic assessment, cardiac arrest management, rhythm recognition, electrical therapy, medications, post-arrest care, and high-performance teamwork.
Advanced Resuscitation
Strengthen recognition and management of adult cardiac arrest and other time-critical cardiopulmonary emergencies.
Rhythm Recognition
Develop rapid recognition of shockable and non-shockable cardiac arrest rhythms, bradyarrhythmias, and tachyarrhythmias.
Electrical & Drug Therapy
Integrate defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, transcutaneous pacing, and appropriate medications into advanced cardiovascular care.
High-Performance Teams
Strengthen leadership, communication, role allocation, closed-loop communication, and coordinated team response.
Learning Outcomes
Develop the clinical knowledge, technical skills, and team-based decision-making required to respond effectively to adult cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary emergencies.
Apply a Systematic Assessment
Use a structured approach to recognize instability, identify immediate threats, prioritize interventions, and reassess critically ill patients.
Manage Adult Cardiac Arrest
Integrate high-quality CPR, rhythm assessment, defibrillation, medications, airway management, and reversible-cause identification during cardiac arrest.
Recognize & Manage Dysrhythmias
Identify clinically significant bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias and determine appropriate emergency management priorities.
Apply Electrical Therapies
Understand the role of defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, and transcutaneous pacing in appropriate cardiovascular emergencies.
Manage Post-Cardiac-Arrest Care
Apply a structured approach to stabilization, oxygenation, ventilation, circulation, neurological assessment, and ongoing care after return of spontaneous circulation.
Lead High-Performance Teams
Demonstrate effective leadership, team member performance, communication, role clarity, and coordinated decision-making during resuscitation.
Curriculum
The ACLS curriculum integrates BLS, advanced assessment, rhythm recognition, electrical therapy, medications, airway management, acute coronary syndromes, stroke, post-arrest care, and high-performance teamwork.
Systematic Approach & High-Quality BLS
Initial assessment, recognition of critical illness, integration of high-quality CPR, rapid emergency response, monitoring, and continuous reassessment.
Adult Cardiac Arrest Management
Recognition of cardiac arrest, shockable and non-shockable rhythms, CPR, defibrillation, medication administration, reversible causes, and coordinated resuscitation.
Airway & Respiratory Management
Recognition of respiratory compromise, ventilation support, basic and advanced airway concepts, oxygenation, and integration of airway management into resuscitation.
Bradycardia Management
Recognition of symptomatic bradycardia, clinical assessment, medications, transcutaneous pacing, and escalation of cardiovascular support.
Tachycardia Management
Assessment of stable and unstable tachyarrhythmias, narrow- and wide-complex rhythms, medications, synchronized cardioversion, and appropriate treatment pathways.
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Recognition of suspected acute coronary syndromes, initial assessment, ECG considerations, time-sensitive treatment priorities, and integration into systems of care.
Acute Stroke
Recognition of suspected stroke, rapid neurological assessment, time-sensitive intervention, appropriate escalation, and integration with stroke systems of care.
Post-Cardiac-Arrest Care
Structured management after return of spontaneous circulation, including airway, breathing, circulation, neurological assessment, diagnostic evaluation, and ongoing stabilization.
ACLS Pharmacology & Electrical Therapy
Review of medications used in ACLS algorithms together with defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, and transcutaneous pacing principles.
Megacode & High-Performance Team Dynamics
Integrated resuscitation scenarios requiring rapid assessment, algorithm application, leadership, communication, treatment decisions, and effective team performance.
Who Should Attend
Designed for healthcare professionals who direct or participate in the management of adult cardiac arrest, stroke, acute dysrhythmias, and other cardiopulmonary emergencies.
Physicians
Doctors working in emergency, acute, perioperative, cardiovascular, and other settings where advanced resuscitation may be required.
Emergency Physicians
Clinicians responsible for rapid assessment and advanced management of cardiac arrest, dysrhythmias, stroke, and acute cardiovascular emergencies.
Critical Care Professionals
Physicians and clinicians involved in advanced airway care, hemodynamic stabilization, resuscitation, and post-cardiac-arrest management.
Nurses
Nursing professionals who participate in cardiac arrest response, rhythm recognition, emergency cardiovascular care, and resuscitation teams.
Paramedics & EMS Professionals
Prehospital clinicians responsible for advanced cardiac assessment, resuscitation, rhythm management, and emergency cardiovascular care.
Advanced Response Teams
Healthcare professionals who participate in rapid response, code teams, resuscitation teams, or other advanced emergency response services.
Course Details
Key information about the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – AHA Certified training program.
THE CANIPD EXPERIENCE
Recognize Early. Lead the Response.
ACLS training connects advanced cardiovascular science with practical resuscitation performance, helping participants respond systematically to cardiac arrest, dysrhythmias, stroke, acute coronary syndromes, and other cardiopulmonary emergencies.
Through clinically focused scenarios and team-based practice, participants strengthen assessment, algorithm application, communication, leadership, and time-critical decision-making.
Advanced Resuscitation Scenarios
Practice cardiac arrest, bradycardia, tachycardia, and post-arrest scenarios requiring rapid recognition and coordinated intervention.
Rhythm-to-Treatment Decisions
Connect ECG rhythm recognition with defibrillation, cardioversion, pacing, medication, airway, and resuscitation decisions.
High-Performance Teamwork
Strengthen team leadership, role allocation, communication, feedback, and coordinated performance in high-acuity situations.
Professional Value
ACLS training strengthens advanced resuscitation knowledge, rhythm interpretation, emergency cardiovascular decision-making, and team performance for professionals managing adult cardiopulmonary emergencies.
Strengthen systematic assessment of critically ill adult patients.
Improve adult cardiac arrest management and high-quality CPR integration.
Develop stronger cardiac rhythm recognition skills.
Improve understanding of defibrillation, cardioversion, and transcutaneous pacing.
Strengthen medication use within ACLS resuscitation pathways.
Improve recognition and management of acute coronary syndromes and stroke.
Develop effective high-performance resuscitation team dynamics.
Receive an AHA ACLS Provider Course Completion Card after successful completion of all course requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – AHA Certified course.
What is the AHA ACLS course? +
ACLS is an advanced American Heart Association course for healthcare professionals who direct or participate in the management of cardiac arrest, stroke, acute dysrhythmias, and other cardiopulmonary emergencies.
Who should attend ACLS? +
ACLS is designed for healthcare professionals involved in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, surgery, prehospital care, and other clinical environments where advanced cardiovascular resuscitation is required.
Does ACLS include cardiac rhythm interpretation? +
Yes. Rhythm recognition is a central component of ACLS and supports management decisions for cardiac arrest, bradyarrhythmias, and tachyarrhythmias.
Does ACLS include defibrillation and cardioversion? +
Yes. The course includes electrical therapy concepts such as defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, and transcutaneous pacing.
Does the course cover medications? +
Yes. The ACLS course includes medications used within appropriate advanced cardiovascular resuscitation pathways.
Does ACLS cover stroke and acute coronary syndromes? +
Yes. Recognition and time-sensitive management of stroke and acute coronary syndromes are included within the ACLS curriculum.
What certification do I receive? +
After successful completion of all AHA ACLS Provider Course requirements, participants receive an American Heart Association ACLS Provider Course Completion Card.
How long is the ACLS Provider card valid? +
The AHA ACLS Provider Course Completion Card is valid for two years.
How can I register? +
Contact CANIPD for information about upcoming ACLS course dates, registration requirements, availability, and enrollment options.
Assess. Intervene. Lead With Confidence.
Strengthen advanced cardiovascular resuscitation, rhythm recognition, emergency decision-making, and high-performance teamwork with American Heart Association ACLS training.