Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) providers Course (Sep 26 - 27, 2024)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) providers Course is organized by Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen / Kantonsspital St.Gallen and will be held from Sep 26 - 27, 2024 at Basel University Hospital, Basel, Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland.

The ACLS course includes the following:
• Break meals and lunch
• ACLS Provider Manual
• ACLS Handbook
• American Heart Association Fees

Goal:
After successfully completing this course, course participants should master the following learning objectives:
• Recognize the circumstances of impending cardiac arrest that may lead to cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation and initiate early management
• Safely master basic resuscitation measures, including the priority role of chest compressions and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
• Recognize and treat respiratory failure
• Recognize and care for patients in cardiac arrest until resuscitation is stopped or the patient is transferred, including emergency care after cardiac arrest
• Recognize and treat patients with acute coronary syndrome early, including appropriate transfer
• Recognize a stroke and treat it early, including transfer
• Demonstrate communicative competence as a member or leader of a resuscitation team and know what role the dynamics in the team play in the success of the joint work
 

Content
• BLS triage - basic resuscitation measures (Basic Life Support)
• High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• ACLS triage
• ACLS algorithms
• Effective teamwork during resuscitation
• Emergency care for cardiac arrest

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.