Are you a healthcare provider who is confident in your PALS skills and uses them regularly, and who requires limited practice to renew your credentials? Then Heart & Stroke’s PALS Provider Renewal course is for you.

Our PALS Provider Renewal course tests and strengthens your high-level skills and knowledge involving core PALS concepts in simulated cardiopulmonary arrest or cardiovascular emergencies to help you in your practice.

In this concentrated course, your proficiency will be evaluated in high-quality CPR, high-performance team dynamics and communication, and the systematic approach to pediatric assessment that includes the evaluate-identify-intervene sequence for respiratory emergencies, shock and cardiopulmonary arrest.

This course is offered in two learning formats: the more traditional classroom-based teaching led by one of our instructors; or the blended learning format in which you delve into parts of the curriculum on your own time and at your own pace and then take the instructor-led, in-classroom component when you’re ready. You can choose the format that suits your learning style best.

What you’re expected to know before taking this course

For you to achieve the best possible learning outcomes from our PALS Provider Renewal course, you'll need to possess clinical skills, knowledge and ability in:

• High-quality BLS
• Recognition of common pediatric cardiac ECG rhythms
• Effective airway management and use of adjuncts
• Knowledge of pediatric cardiopulmonary pharmacology
• Practical management of complex cases
• High-performance team skills

Course details

Prerequisites Current Heart & Stroke Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certificate Current Heart & Stroke PALS Provider Certificate; and PALS Precourse Self-Assessment Certificate (passing score = 70%)

Materials Pediatric Life Support Provider Manual:RE6210E (print or ebook); and 2020 Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care for Healthcare Providers: RE0130E (print only)

Duration Blended Learning: Mix of self-paced, online learning and 5 hrs in classroom setting OR Traditional Learning: 6 hrs in classroom setting

Completion PALS Provider Certificate Valid for 2 yrs