Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) Course (May 13 - 14, 2026) - Manchester

Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) Course - Manchester is organized by Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) and will be held from May 13 - 14, 2026 at Advanced Life Support Group, Manchester, England, United Kingdom.

Description:
APLS Advanced Paediatric Life Support:

• The APLS course provides the knowledge and skills necessary for recognition and effective treatment and stabilization of children with life threatening emergencies, using a structured, sequential approach. 
• The seriously ill and or injured child needs to be treated as an individual; there are four key differences that determine treatment: weight, anatomy, physiology, and psychology.
• The structured approach focuses the clinician on resuscitation, emergency treatment followed by stabilization and transfer to definitive care. 
• APLS aims to teach and assess the acquisition and use of technical skills. In addition, the course considers communication and other human factors, which are key to generating the highest quality and safest health care provision.

The APLS course is delivered in the UK as a standard 2-day face-to-face course which includes an additional 1-day flexible online component (VLE). The course is run throughout the UK and overseas, cost varies across centres.

The online learning elements of the course deliver the knowledge components, preparing participants for the practical application of this knowledge during the face-to-face course. 

1-day online modular education through our VLE: 11 e-modules 

• Structured approach to the seriously ill child 
• Airway and breathing 
• Circulation 
• Disability 
• Exposure 
• Structured approach to the seriously injured child 
• The child with chest and/or abdominal injury 
• Head injury 
• Special circumstances in trauma 
• BLS and cardiac arrest management 
• Acid base balance, fluids and electrolytes, poisoning 

2-day face-to-face course incorporates updated lectures and clinical simulations covering the following: 

• Assessing and managing the seriously ill child 
• Structured approach to the seriously injured child
• The management of cardiac arrest

NEW in 7th edition:

• New simulation structure including in situ embedded skills and faculty helper role for added realism. 
• Skills videos covering life support skills previously taught during the face-to-face course. 
• Candidate-led reflective case discussion enabling candidates to share their own real-life experiences. 
• Case studies:
  • Low resource settings 
  • Complex needs
  • Inclusivity
  • Anaesthesia and non-technical skills