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AHA ACLS Instructor Essentials Course

 

Instructor Information

Instructor

Email

Cell Phone #

Brian Gober

bcg@uab.edu

205.790.7613

Course Description


The Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Instructor Essentials Course is an intensive course for instructor candidates who have already successfully completed the ACLS Provider Course. The role and scope of practice of healthcare providers can vary greatly, so there are no profession-specific guidelines for becoming an AHA Instructor in a specific discipline. Instructor candidates should exemplify integrity, demonstrate strong ethics, communicate clearly, and model a dedication to quality of training.


The Instructor Essentials Course is taught in a blended-learning format. To become an AHA Instructor, candidates must complete the online portion, followed by the hands-on session, which is classroom based. The online portion of the course contains both core content and discipline-specific modules to prepare the instructor candidates for the hands-on session. In the classroom, faculty will continue preparing instructor candidates to become AHA Instructors by focusing on in-depth material about the disciplines that candidates will be teaching. The hands-on session includes instruction, practice, and an exam, allowing instructor candidates to successfully use their instructor materials and skills.


Module 1: ACLS Instructor Essentials located on the AHA eLearning platform (Code will be assigned by BREMSS)
Module 2: ACLS Precourse Self-Assessment and Precourse Work (https://elearning.heart.org/course/424)
Module 3: ACLS IE Classroom Session (Located in the BREMSS Classroom)
Module 4: ACLS IE Skills Session  (Located in the BREMSS Classroom)
Module 5: Instructor Candidate monitoring (TBD)


Classroom Session Prerequisites

 

  • Be at least 18 years of age
  • Be aligned with an AHA TC
    • Instructor candidates must have a TC that has agreed to accept them as an instructor once they have completed Instructor Essentials and their monitoring is completed.
  • Have a current AHA ACLS Provider course completion card
  • Be proficient in the skills of ACLS
    • To measure the proficiency of the skills of ACLS, the training center faculty may require demonstration of ACLS related skills.
  • Complete an Instructor Candidate Application
  • Successfully complete the online portion of Instructor Essentials

 

Required Materials

Text: AHA ACLS Instructor Manual (contact bremssctc@uab.edu for instructions on receiving this material.

Online Session: Must be completed prior to classroom session

  • Computer or tablet
  • Internet browser compatible with Canvas Software (i.e. Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Firefox)
  • ACLS Instructor Manual

Classroom/Psychomotor Session

  • ACLS Instructor Manual
  • Learning Station and Skills Testing Documents (You will receive upon arrival at the classroom session)

Instructor Monitoring Session

  • ACLS Instructor Manual
  • Instructor Monitoring Tool

Course Schedule

Day     Module Location
Pre course Online Module AHA eLearning (see email from bremssctc@uab.edu)
Day 1 Classroom Module BREMSS Classroom
Day 2 Psychomotor Module BREMSS Classroom and Labs
TBD Instructor Monitoring TBD


 

Instructor Monitoring Session


Instructor monitoring must be completed within 6 months of the classroom session. All instructor monitoring sessions must be approved by the BREMSS AHA Training Center and under the supervision of approved BREMSS AHA Training Center Faculty.

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