Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)® For Dentistry (Apr 16, 2021)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)® For Dentistry is organized by Conscious Sedation Consulting and will be held on Apr 16, 2021 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Grand Rapids Airport, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America.

Audience:
This course is appropriate for dentists and assisting staff.

Accreditation:
This continuing education activity is eligible for 12 hours of CE credit.

Description:
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.

This workshop will provide participants with American Heart Association ACLS® Certification and  provide a  full day of medical emergency  management techniques.  Course consists of didactic lectures,  intensive imaging,  discussion and hands -on workshop with mannequins and patient simulators.
 

Objectives:
At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
• Recognize and initiate early management of peri-arrest conditions that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome;
• Manage cardiac or respiratory arrest until return of spontaneous circulation and respiration, termination of resuscitation or transfer of care;
• Recognize other life threatening clinical situations and provide effective initial care and transfer to reduce disability and death;
• Describe  & demonstrate a variety of techniques for maintaining oxygenation;
• Recognition, anticipation and maintenance of difficult airways