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AHA PALS Instructor Essentials Course

 

Instructor Information

Instructor

Email

Cell Phone #

Brian Gober

bcg@uab.edu

205.790.7613

Course Description

The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor Essentials Course is an intensive course for instructor candidates who have already successfully completed the PALS 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 PALS Course uses a variety of teaching methods and adult learning principles in an environment that, in some cases, will mimic (simulate)—or may actually be—a real healthcare setting (eg, back of an ambulance, emergency department bed). From an educational perspective, the closer the simulated emergency is to a real-life case (eg, setting, equipment), the better the transfer of skills. Cognitive, psychomotor, and some affective domains will be accomplished through small-group teaching and case scenario practice on a manikin as a Team Leader and team members (ie, hands-on learning) and the use of large- or small-group short video presentations with instructor-student interaction (ie, engage students in discussion).


Module 1: PALS Instructor Essentials located on the AHA eLearning platform (Code will be assigned by BREMSS)
Module 2: PALS Precourse Self-Assessment and Precourse Work https://elearning.heart.org/course/426
Module 3: PALS IE Classroom Session (Located in the BREMSS Classroom)
Module 4: PALS 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 PALS Provider course completion card
  • Be proficient in the skills of PALS
    • To measure the proficiency of the skills of PALS, 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 PALS Instructor Manual (contact bremssctc@uab.edu for instructions on receiving this material.

AHA PEARS 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)
  • PALS Instructor Manual
  • PEARS Instructor Manual

Classroom/Psychomotor Session

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

Instructor Monitoring Session

  • PALS Instructor Manual
  • PEARS 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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