PALS Renewal

Delivered in partnership with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, PALS Renewal is intended for healthcare providers who have taken the PALS Provider course within the last two years. Techniques and skills for resuscitating and stabilizing infants and children in respiratory failure, cardiopulmonary arrest, or shock are introduced.

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Pre-Requisites: NONE

PALS Renewal

Certified

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

Recommended

Peer reviewed and recommended.

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 required prior to completion of your PALS course and is an optional add-on in our Vancouver courses. We offer BLS concurrently with every PALS Renewal course outside Vancouver as part of the course tuition.
  • 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 PALS Provider Manual, and that you take advantage of the pre-course package that we send you with your confirmation email.

What you'll learn

Prioritization

Learn which actions make the most difference during a pediatric 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 PALS skills by visiting our PALS Resources page.

Certification

You will earn your Heart and Stroke Foundation PALS 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!

"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

"Excellent content and teaching tailored to each learners work environment and skill set."- Kate

Jan 13, 2022
SEPSA

"Excellent relevant course delivered in a captivating and efficient manner." - Khadija

Jan 13, 2022
SEPSA

"Very informative, good scenarios, diverse group of medical professionals which offers different points of view which was very helpful. Felt nice breaking things up a bit between online and in class." - Curtis

Aug 7-8, 2021
PALS Renewal

"Stimulating topics as well mostly because it was so practical. Walking through real scenarios helps in decision making in real life. Revisiting the pharmacodynamics of the medications we use is very helpful because it translates to real life usage." - Jason

June 29, 2021
SEPSA

"clear, direct approach to teaching. entertaining and educational. open conversation with real life anecdotes was v. helpful" - Eleanor

Mar 13, 2021
SEPSA

"Excellent realistic scenarios set this course apart. Good concise review of high-yield info." - John

Mar 20-21, 2021
PALS Renewal

"The entire course was relevant to our non-hospital surgery center. Excellent content & instruction. Practical & thorough." - A. Denton

Nov 3, 2019
SEPSA

"It was more fun/engaging that I thought!" - Taryn

Nov 14, 2019
SEPSA

"I always enjoy doing the PALS as a reminder of algorithms and knowledge, but more importantly to run through scenarios. It is interactive and not at all dull." - Mike

Oct 9, 2019
PALS Renewal

Available learning options

Live Online

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

In Class

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

PALS 360

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

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PALS Renewal

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January 8, 2025
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Courses by Location

COURSES IN THE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN

Live or work in the Thompson-Okanagan? Come and join your colleagues for a worthwhile learning experience in emergency care.

COURSES IN THE FRASER VALLEY

Live or work in the Fraser Valley? Come and join your colleagues for a worthwhile learning experience in emergency care.

COURSES ON VANCOUVER ISLAND

Live or work on Vancouver Island? Come and join your colleagues for a worthwhile learning experience in emergency care.

COURSES IN TERRACE

Live or work in Terrace or the surrounding communities? Come and join your colleagues for a worthwhile learning experience in emergency care.

PALS PROVIDER

Delivered in partnership with Heart and Stroke, PALS Provider is intended for healthcare providers working in a hospital or non-hospital setting who wish to increase their skills in the emergency cardiovascular and respiratory care of children and infants, or have not taken PALS within the last 2 years.

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.

PALS RENEWAL

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