ACLS Provider

Learn to quickly recognize and respond to cardiovascular emergencies with agility. The ACLS Provider course provides a foundation for anyone who was not taken the course before, or who has not taken it within 2 years.

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Pre-Requisites: HSFC-BLS, Professional registration or student status as an MD, DDS, RN, Paramedic, RT, ND or Military QL 5.

ACLS Provider

Certified

A team of accredited trainers with the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Essential

Develop agile skills and a solid understanding.

Program Overview

Understand the 'why' behind these vital skills
Engage in hands-on stories that fit your context
Learning strategies to support rapid recognition of and effective response to cardiovascular emergencies
Basic Life Support (BLS) is included with every ACLS Provider course.
We recommend that you come into this course with some ECG knowledge, namely the ability to interpret the most urgent, basic rhythms. If you have NO ECG knowledge, we suggest taking one of our Six Second ECG Essentials courses (1 day) to get you going.
We also recommend the ACLS Provider Manual, and that you take advantage of the pre-course package that we send you with your confirmation email.

"A good length of time for the content as it gave time to practice in order to solidify what we learned. Not sure that this course needs to change but I now that I have done this one I do want to do more, like the 12 lead ECG and clinical applications." - Debbie

Mar 12 2024

Six Second ECG Essentials

"This is a very good introductory course. I liked the mix of didactic and actual practice with an expert on hand. The 3-step approach will be very handy. I would recommend this course to anyone regardless of skill level." - Sean

Six Second ECG Essentials

"Very accessible, valuable content and should be mandatory for anyone participating in procedural sedation. There was a targeted effort by the hosts to tailor the delivery of information to the specific needs or goals of the learners." - Lori

SEPSA

"This course reiterated the importance of correctly identifying what is wrong with the patient in order to perform the correct intervention (i.e., the difference between loops and leaks)." - Angela

Feb 13-15, 2023

SSECG-MC

**"*Fun Non-stressful environment which led to fun learning. Knowledgeable instructors." - Andrea

Aug 2022

ACLS Provider

"Appreciated having Part 1 online - I don't think that part requires in person. Part 2 for Sim. in person was great." - Lindsay

July 2022

ACLS Provider

"Excellent delivery - online component was engaging + concise - practical/scenario-based was helpful to solidify knowledge and identify gaps" - Spencer

July 2022

ACLS Provider

"I feel ACLS course (both online + practical part) is great, I learnt a lot about how to work in emergency situation. Instructors are great in explaining complicated emergency cases in simple way. I truly appreciate their efforts. Thank you." - Amrit

May 2022

ACLS Provider

"Excellent case scenarios & practicing different roles." - Kuan

Mar 12, 2022

ACLS Provider

"the 3 simple steps can tell you where to look or where the issue is from. from that you can tell what you see with those steps" - Michael

Feb 1, 2022

SSECG Essentials

Available learning options

Live Online

Interactive and dynamic sessions via Zoom. Learn better from the comfort of your own home.

In Person

Practice the hands-on skills you need with a team committed to your success.

ACLS 360

Learn and practice whenever and wherever via our interactive web app - desktop and mobile.

What you'll learn

Prioritization

Learn which actions make the most difference during a cardiovascular emergency.

Experiential Learning

Most of the course is engaged in hands-on experiential learning to help build your agility.

Understand

Explanations of the rationales and research behind the skills you are learning.

Resources

Learn to use and manage the resources you have with agility.

Customized

Stories and examples customized to fit you and your role.

Foundations

Simple, flexible learning models that you can build on.

What you'll receive

Learning Support

Up-level your ACLS skills by visiting our ACLS Resources page.

Certification

You will earn your Heart and Stroke Foundation ACLS Provider certificate (good for 2 years).

Safety

Safe learning environment where you are free to make mistakes.

Confidence

Our goal is to build your confidence when faced with a cardiovascular emergency.

Time

Your time is valuable and we want to make the most of it.

SkillStat Guarantee

You are welcome to repeat the same course for FREE within a YEAR of your original course completion date!

Courses by Location

COURSES IN THE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN

Live or work in the Thompson-Okanagan? Take advantage of courses conveniently located in Kamloops, Kelowna and other spots in the Thomson-Okanagan.

COURSES IN THE FRASER VALLEY

Live or work in Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford or other locations in the Fraser Valley? Take advantage of courses conveniently located in Langley.

COURSES ON VANCOUVER ISLAND

Live or work on the island? Take advantage of courses conveniently located in Victoria, Nanaimo, the Comox Valley, and other spots on Vancouver Island, BC.

COURSES IN TERRACE

Live or work in Terrace, Kitimat, Hazelton or other spots in the Kitimat-Stikine Region? Take advantage of courses conveniently located in Terrace.

ACLS RENEWAL

The ACLS Renewal Course provides a refresher for those who have taken the course before. The Heart and Stroke Foundation requires that you must be within 2-years of your last ACLS course to take the Renewal course.

ACLS & PALS PROVIDER COMBO

These are the Heart and Stroke programs that you know well, simply combined into a single registration. We offer the option to combine these courses any time we are offering ACLS and PALS courses back to back.

ACLS & BLS AT PROVIDENCE HEALTH CARE

SkillStat is proud to be partnering with Providence Health Care to provide ACLS Provider and Renewal Courses combined with BLS to Providence Health staff

	Six Second ECG Intensive	Six Second ECG Mastery	12 Lead ECG & ACS	12 Lead Advanced
Prerequisite	None	None	Any Six Second ECG Course	12 Lead ECG & ACS
Time Frame	8 hours (1-day Course or 2 evenings)	20 hours 3-day Course	8 hours 1-day Course	8 hours 1-day Course
Tuition	$275	$675	$275	$275
Completion Card	•	•	•	•
Exam and Certification		•
SkillStat 2U-able	•	•	•	•
Reference materials included	•	•	•	•
Dynamic ECG rhythm interpretation	•	•	○	○
Static ECG rhythm interpretation	•	•	○	○
Clinical Impact Mapping	•	•	•	○
Acute Coronary Syndromes Overview		•	•	○
Acute Coronary Syndromes In-Depth			•	○
ST Segment & T Wave Differential			•	○
Identify Bundle Branch Blocks			•	○
15 \| 18 Lead View Mapping			•	•
Electrical Axis			•	•
R Wave Progression				•
Left Bundle Branch Blocks with ACS				•
Atypical Findings				•
Acute Non-Ischemic Disease Conditions				•
Special Cases				•
•-included; ○-reviewed

Six Second ECG Intensive

Six Second ECG Mastery

12 Lead ECG & ACS

12 Lead Advanced

Prerequisite

None

Any Six Second ECG Course

12 Lead ECG & ACS

Time Frame

8 hours (1-day Course or 2 evenings)

20 hours 3-day Course

8 hours 1-day Course

Tuition

$275

$675

$275

Completion Card

•

Exam and Certification

•

SkillStat 2U-able

•

Reference materials included

•

Dynamic ECG rhythm interpretation

•

○

Static ECG rhythm interpretation

•

○

Clinical Impact Mapping

•

○

Acute Coronary Syndromes Overview

•

○

Acute Coronary Syndromes In-Depth

•

○

ST Segment & T Wave Differential

•

○

Identify Bundle Branch Blocks

•

○

15 | 18 Lead View Mapping

•

Electrical Axis

•

R Wave Progression

•

Left Bundle Branch Blocks with ACS

•

Atypical Findings

•

Acute Non-Ischemic Disease Conditions

•

Special Cases

•

•-included; ○-reviewed

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Program Overview

"A good length of time for the content as it gave time to practice in order to solidify what we learned. Not sure that this course needs to change but I now that I have done this one I do want to do more, like the 12 lead ECG and clinical applications." - Debbie

"This is a very good introductory course. I liked the mix of didactic and actual practice with an expert on hand. The 3-step approach will be very handy. I would recommend this course to anyone regardless of skill level." - Sean

"Very accessible, valuable content and should be mandatory for anyone participating in procedural sedation. There was a targeted effort by the hosts to tailor the delivery of information to the specific needs or goals of the learners." - Lori

"This course reiterated the importance of correctly identifying what is wrong with the patient in order to perform the correct intervention (i.e., the difference between loops and leaks)." - Angela

"*Fun** Non-stressful environment which led to fun learning. Knowledgeable instructors." - Andrea

"Appreciated having Part 1 online - I don't think that part requires in person. Part 2 for Sim. in person was great." - Lindsay

"Excellent delivery - online component was engaging + concise - practical/scenario-based was helpful to solidify knowledge and identify gaps" - Spencer

"I feel ACLS course (both online + practical part) is great, I learnt a lot about how to work in emergency situation. Instructors are great in explaining complicated emergency cases in simple way. I truly appreciate their efforts. Thank you." - Amrit

"Excellent case scenarios & practicing different roles." - Kuan

"the 3 simple steps can tell you where to look or where the issue is from. from that you can tell what you see with those steps" - Michael

Available learning options

Live Online

In Person

ACLS 360

What you'll learn

Prioritization

Experiential Learning

Understand

Resources

Customized

Foundations

What you'll receive

Learning Support

Certification

Safety

Confidence

Time

SkillStat Guarantee

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Courses by Location

COURSES IN THE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN

COURSES IN THE FRASER VALLEY

COURSES ON VANCOUVER ISLAND

COURSES IN TERRACE

ACLS RENEWAL

ACLS & PALS PROVIDER COMBO

ACLS & BLS AT PROVIDENCE HEALTH CARE

ACLS PROVIDER

Our apologies for the recent ECG SIM outages. We've made some adjustments to our IT infrastructure. Please send us a note if it is not working.

Our new 12 Lead ECG SIM Deck is active!

We're planning a scheduled maintenance period.

**"*Fun Non-stressful environment which led to fun learning. Knowledgeable instructors." - Andrea