HeartCode® Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
The AHA’s ACLS Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC,
as well as the 2019 Update to the 2018 ASA Ischemic Stroke Guidelines. The ACLS Course teaches the
importance of preventing cardiac arrest, high-performance teams, continuous high-quality CPR, systems of
care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, post-cardiac arrest care, acute dysrhythmias,
stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS).
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- Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
The American Heart Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Heart Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0000 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- American Nurses Credentialing Center
The American Heart Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The maximum number of hours awarded for this CE activity is 2.0000 contact hours. Accredited status does not imply endorsement by the American Heart Association or the American Nurses Credentialing Center of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with an activity.
- Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE)
This continuing education activity is approved by the American Heart Association, an organization accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE), for 2.0000 CEHs, activity number .
By claiming CAPCE credit, the claimant acknowledges the following: I understand that the American Heart Association, as a requirement of CAPCE accreditation, will submit a record of my course completions to the CAPCE AMS. I further understand that my course completion records maybe be accessed by or shared with such regulators as state EMS offices, training officers, and NREMT on a password-protected, need-to-know basis. In addition, I understand that I may review my record of CAPCE-accredited course completions by contacting CAPCE.
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Course Code: REL-AC-AHA-3554
Hours: 2
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 10/19/2026
Learning Objectives:
Define systems of care.
Apply the BLS, Primary, and Secondary Assessments sequence for a systematic evaluation of adult patients.
Discuss how the use of a rapid response team (RRT) or medical emergency team (MET) may improve patient outcomes.
Discuss early recognition and management of ACS, including appropriate disposition.
Discuss early recognition and management of stroke, including appropriate disposition.
Recognize bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome.
Perform early management of bradycardias and tachycardias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome.
Model effective communication as a member or leader of a high-performance team.
Recognize the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance.
Recognize respiratory arrest.
Perform early management of respiratory arrest.
Recognize cardiac arrest.
Perform prompt, high-quality BLS including prioritizing early chest compressions and integrating early automated external defibrillator (AED) use.
Perform early management of cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation or transfer of care, including immediate post–cardiac arrest care.
Evaluate resuscitative efforts during a cardiac arrest through continuous assessment of CPR quality, monitoring the patient’s physiologic response, and delivering real-time feedback to the team.
Instructor: American Heart Association
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: All Staff.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.