Class Schedule

Select a course below to see scheduled class dates and register.

We can also work with you to customize a training schedule to meet your needs.  

Please contact us for more information.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS

ACLS is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large, group sessions and small, group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.

The course is designed for medical providers such as physicians, nurses, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and other professionals who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency. 

Attendees must have current BLS for HCP CPR card. 

The ACLS Provider program does NOT teach ECG recognition. 

ACLS Renewal

ACLS is an advanced, classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. Small group learning and testing stations utilizing advanced simulation, where case-based scenarios are presented.  Participants will practice essential skills individually, as part of a team, and as a team leader.

The course is designed for medical providers who are currently certified in ACLS and require re-certification, such as physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and other professionals who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency. 

Attendees must have current BLS for HCP CPR and ACLS card. 

 

Heartcode ACLS online

HeartCode® ACLS is an official, self-directed, comprehensive eLearning program from the American Heart Association (AHA). HeartCode® ACLS Part 1 uses eSimulation technology to present realistic patient scenarios. Students are presented with a team dynamics lesson, 10 ACLS hospital-based case scenarios, and a written exam. While interacting with the program, students assess each patient, formulate a treatment plan based on ACLS guidelines, and provide treatment. Successful completion of Part 1, the cognitive component,

Parts 2 and 3, skills practice and testing with an AHA ACLS Instructor will be performed and meets the requirements for obtaining an AHA ACLS Provider course completion card.

At the conclusion, participants should be able to:

  1. Recognize and initiate early management of periarrest conditions that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome
  2. Demonstrate proficiency in providing BLS care, including prioritizing chest compressions and integrating automated external defibrillator (AED) use
  3. Recognize and manage respiratory arrest
  4. Recognize and manage cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation or transfer of care, including immediate post–cardiac arrest care
  5. Recognize and initiate early management of acute coronary syndromes, including appropriate disposition
  6. Recognize and initiate early management of stroke, including appropriate disposition
  7. Demonstrate effective communication as a member or leader of a resuscitation team and recognize the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance

This course offers continuing education credits for physicians (ACCME/AMA), nurses (ANCC), pharmacists (ACPE), and EMS Practitioners (CECBEMS).

To register, please select a skills practice and testing date below (Part II and III). You may chose a date at a later time by selecting "Will Contact to Schedule the Skills Practice/Testing Date".You must have completed Part I prior to attending Part II and III. Please note that you must complete Part II and III within 60 days of completing Part I.

ACCCESS CODES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND ONCE PURCHASED THOUGH THIS SITE CAN NOT BE RETURNED.  IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE PROGRAM, PROGRAM ACCESS, BILLING ETC PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL US BEFORE PURCHASING THIS PROGRAM.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support for Experienced Providers (ACLS EP)

The goal of the ACLS EP Course is to improve outcomes in complex cardiovascular, respiratory and other (e.g, metabolic, toxicologic) emergencies by expanding on core ACLS guidelines and encouraging critical thinking and decision making strategies. Through instruction and active participation in case-based scenarios, learners enhance their skills in the differential diagnosis and treatment of prearrest, arrest, and post arrest patients.

ACLS EP Course participants are expected to have the following skills and qualities.

They must 

  • Be proficient in performing BLS and ACLS skills
  • Be able to read and interpret ECGs
  • Have an understanding ACLS pharmacology
  • Regularly lead or participate in emergency assessment and treatment of pre-arrest, arrest, or post-arrest patients
  • Use key elements of critical thinking in processing information, data in development of the differential diagnosis, and decision-making for intervention and care 
  • Course participants must also pass the ACLS Provider exam with a score of 84% or higher to qualify for entry into an ACLS EP Course

 

AHA BLS for HCP
Heartcode BLS for Healthcare Providers - online

HeartCode BLS uses a personalized adaptive algorithm that sets students on the most efficient path to BLS mastery. Students follow a continuously adapting learning path that is personalized by their own inputs: their performance and their self- reported confidence level related to each probe. The course content is presented in the form of self-directed learning content, probes, and Cognitive Assessment Activities.

The student has a choice of completing a pre-hospital or in-hospital contextualized track. After completing the online portion, students will attend a structured, Instructor-led hands-on session that focuses on meaningful skills practice, team scenarios, and skills testing. Where available, students may also complete the hands-on session with a HeartCode compatible manikin.

HeartCode BLS is the AHA’s BLS blended learning delivery method. Blended learning is a combination of eLearning, in which a student completes part of the course in a self-directed manner, followed by a hands-on skills session.

To enroll, please select  the skills session date from the choices below. Then complete the registration page and you will receive online program access directions via a confrimation email. 

When you have completed Part I print your certificate of completion and bring it to the skills session you have scheduled or if you elected to "call to schedule" contact us by email to schedule Part II and III. 

 

****IF YOU NEED TO RESCHEDULE DO NOT RE-REGISTER FOR ANOTHER DATE! PLEASE EMAIL US TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS***

ACCCESS CODES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND ONCE PURCHASED THOUGH THIS SITE CAN NOT BE RETURNED.  IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE PROGRAM, ACCESS, BILLING ETC PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL US BEFORE PURCHASING THIS PROGRAM.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) RECERTIFICATION

The PALS Course is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. These include personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is an Instructor-led course that uses a series of simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

Attendees must have current BLS for HCP CPR card.

The PALS Provider program does NOT teach ECG recognition and participants are encouraged to take the Learn™: Rhythm Pediatric online ECG recognition program prior to the program. 

Heartcode PALS online

HeartCode® PALS Part 1 is a web-based, self-directed program that teaches healthcare providers knowledge and skills needed to recognize and prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children. Using eSimulation technology, students assess and treat patients in virtual healthcare settings where they can apply their knowledge to real-time decision-making and skills development. Debriefings and coaching are provided immediately after each simulation to facilitate learning about pediatric advanced life support.

HeartCode Parts II and III incorporates skills practice and skills testing into a single course. During Part II, a certified AHA instructor will allow students time to practice the skills they will be assessed on prior to the Part III skills test. Upon successful completion of the cognitive and skills tests, students receive a course completion card.

To register, please select a skills practice and testing date below (Part II and III). You may chose a date at a later time by selecting "Will Contact to Schedule the Skills Practice/Testing Date".You must have completed Part I prior to attending Part II and III. Please note that you must complete Part II and III within 60 days of completing Part I.

 

ACCCESS CODES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND ONCE PURCHASED THOUGH THIS SITE CAN NOT BE RETURNED.  IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE PROGRAM, ACCESS, BILLING ETC PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL US BEFORE PURCHASING THIS PROGRAM. 

Emergency Medical Response- First Responder update/refresher

The Emergency Medical Response Course is desgned to exceed current curriculum requirements for First Responders including FIre Fighters, Law Enforcement, Life Guards in Massachusetts under 105 CMR 171.000 Massachusetts First Responder Training.

Current Firefighters, Law Enforcement and Public Safety Profesionals who have previously taken a First Responder class will benefit from this refresher program to update their knowlege and skills to be used when responding to medical emergencies.  

Course Content:

  • Patient assesement
  • Childbirth
  • Assesment and treatment of infants and Children
  • Airway and breathing emergencies, ventilation devices and oxygen therapy
  • Cardiac Emergencies
  • Identification and treatment of medical emergencies, bleeding and shock; soft tissue injuries, muskuloskeletal injuries including spinal injuries
  • Medical triage and management of Medical MCI's
  • Optional CPR add-on available

The program is lead by experienced Emergency Medical Services providers and utilizes classroom lecture, video presentation and simulation based training.

Included with the program are the text book, a DVD for review of skills and the NSC Emergency Medical Response Pocket Guide.

Completion of this training, including the writen and practical end of course evaluations will result in the participant recieving a certification card issued through the National Safety Council valid for 2 years.

Heartcode Heartsaver CPR/AED

The AHA's Heartsaver CPR AED Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. This course is designed to prepare students to provide CPR and use an AED in a safe, timely, and effective manner.

Heartsaver CPR AED Online is the eLearning portion of the Heartsaver CPR AED blended learning course and is designed to teach students the cognitive information needed for CPR and AED training.

Upon successful completion of both portions of the course, students receive a Heartsaver CPR AED course completion card, valid for two years.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
  • Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
  • Recognize when someone needs CPR
  • Perform high-quality CPR for an adult
  • Describe how to perform CPR with help from others
  • Give effective breaths by using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups
  • Demonstrate how to use an AED on an adult
  • Perform high-quality CPR for a child*
  • Demonstrate how to use an AED on a child*
  • Perform high-quality CPR for an infant*
  • Describe when and how to help a choking adult or child
  • Demonstrate how to help a choking infant*

*Child/Infant Module is optional

Audience

Heartsaver courses are intended for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.

ACCCESS CODES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND ONCE PURCHASED THOUGH THIS SITE CAN NOT BE RETURNED.  IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE PROGRAM, ACCESS, BILLING ETC PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL US BEFORE PURCHASING THIS PROGRAM.

Heartcode Heartsaver First Aid (without CPR/AED)

The AHA's Heartsaver First Aid Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care and the 2020 American Heart Association and American Red Cross Update for First Aid. This course is designed to prepare students to provide first aid in a safe, timely, and effective manner.

Heartsaver First Aid Online is the eLearning portion of the Heartsaver First Aid blended learning course, designed to teach students the cognitive information needed for first aid training. 

Upon successful completion of both the online and hands-on portions of the course, students receive a Heartsaver First Aid course completion card, valid for two years.

After completing this course, students should be able to:

  • List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of the first aid rescuer
  • Describe the key steps in first aid
  • Remove protective gloves
  • Find the problem
  • Describe the assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: heart attack, difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke
  • Use an epinephrine pen
  • Control bleeding and bandaging
  • Recognize elements of common injuries
  • Recognize elements of common illnesses
  • Describe how to find information on preventing illness and injury
  • Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers

Audience

Heartsaver courses are intended for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g. OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.

Heartcode Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED

The AHA's Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care and the 2020 American Heart Association and American Red Cross Update for First Aid. This course is designed to prepare students to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner.

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Online is the eLearning portion of the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED blended learning course and is designed to teach students the cognitive information needed for first aid, CPR, and AED training.

Upon successful completion of both the online and hands-on portions of the course, students receive a Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course completion card, valid for two years.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
  • Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
  • Recognize when someone needs CPR
  • Perform high-quality CPR for an adult
  • Describe how to perform CPR with help from others
  • Give effective breaths by using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups
  • Demonstrate how to use an AED on an adult
  • Perform high-quality CPR for a child*
  • Demonstrate how to use an AED on a child*
  • Perform high-quality CPR for an infant*
  • Describe when and how to help a choking adult or child
  • Demonstrate how to help a choking infant*
  • List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of first aid rescuers
  • Describe the key steps in first aid
  • Remove protective gloves
  • Find the problem
  • Describe the assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: heart attack, difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke
  • Use an epinephrine pen
  • Control bleeding and bandaging
  • Recognize elements of common injuries
  • Recognize elements of common illnesses
  • Describe how to find information on preventing illness and injury
  • Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers

*Child/Infant Module is optional.

Audience

Heartsaver courses are intended for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.

Heartsaver First Aid
2024 Massachusetts Statewide Treatment Protocol Update

This presentation reviews the 2024 version of the Massachusetts Statewide Treatment Protocols, changes and updates to the protocols and some highlights for all levels of EMS provider in Massachusetts.

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