AHA121 PALS Instructor – Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor – Initial
The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor Essentials Course aims to prepare instructor candidates for teaching AHA Instructor-led and blended learning PALS Provider courses. This course educates candidates on the effective utilization of AHA instructional materials, ensuring that students achieve learning objectives, and developing student coaching skills. It also includes training for providing objective skills performance evaluations and adhering to AHA Instructor and course policies. The curriculum covers both core and discipline-specific content necessary for instructing AHA courses.
This course is specifically intended for candidates who wish to train healthcare professionals who require credentialing to perform their roles in clinical or emergency settings. This includes pediatricians, emergency room physicians, family physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, intensive care and critical care providers, as well as other healthcare providers who are responsible for initiating and directing advanced life support in pediatric emergencies. The course equips these professionals with the skills and knowledge necessary to instruct others effectively in pediatric advanced life support.
The PALS Instructor Course is taught in a blended learning format. For successful completion, instructor candidates must complete course prerequisites and requirements:
Course Prerequisite:
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- Have current AHA PALS Provider status and be proficient in all PALS skills and bring this certification card with you to the class.
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- Successfully complete the PALS Instructor Essentials Course (online).
Class and Monitoring Requirements:
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- Successfully complete the classroom session in which we will accept you into our AHA Training Center (if you don’t already have one) you will complete the AHA Instructor Candidate Application.
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- Monitor (assist teaching) a PALS Provider Course (usually scheduled on the same day and immediately after instructor course).
Required items to bring to the hands-on PALS Instructor session:
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- PALS Instructor Manual (included in the cost of the course)
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- Current PALS Provider Card
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- PALS Instructor Essentials (Online) Completion Certificate
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- Photo ID