Class Enrollment

PALS Update/Renew 2020 Guidelines with Precourse Work and Precourse Self-Assessment (Optional BLS Add on)
Date/Time:	Mon 10/13/2025 from 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Location:	Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center - EDUCATION TRAINING CENTER (ETC)
Class Price:	$0.00

PALS Update/Renew 2020 Guidelines with Precourse Work and Precourse Self-Assessment (Optional BLS Add on) Effective 8.1.2021

We are no longer offering Part 1 (zoom) Part 2 skills 

Description

The AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Course is designed for pediatricians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, emergency physicians, and other healthcare providers who care for infants and children. The PALS Provider Course teaches participants:
• To recognize infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest
• Strategies needed to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children
• Skills needed to resuscitate and stabilize infants and children in respiratory failure, shock, or cardiopulmonary arrest

This class will cover PALS content, videos, dysrhythmia overview, exam review and demonstration of skills. Knowledge of cardiac dysrhythmias is essential.  The exam contains multiple rhythm strips for interpretation.

Continuing Education certificate will be given at the class.  Digital card will be sent within 24 hours.

• Precourse Assessment and Pre-Course Work must be completed before coming to the class.
• Course will include PALS Overview, rhythm review, exam review and megacode review.  Skills testing will include adult BLS, Airway Mangement, Intrasseous and Megacode. (3 hours)
• Optional BLS may be requested at registration (4 Hours with PALS)
• Written Exam

Costs for PALS Provider Update/Renew

• No fee for HPMC Employees
  • HPMC Employees must submit their Education Approval Formto Education Department 72 hours prior to the class date in order to be paid. The form is available through HPMC Connect/ Education Page/ Quick Links
• Contract staff: Fees to be paid at the door.  
• PALS Course fee $150, Card $15, Book from Key Med if not with you $55
  • Contract personnel, K-Pass - Card $15, Book from Key Med if not with you $55

Costs for BLS Add on to PALS

• No fee for HPMC Employees
• Contract staff: Fees to be paid at the door.  
• BLS Course fee $50 (includes card) Book from Key Med if not with you $20
  • Contract personnel, K-Pass - Card $10, Book from Key Med if not with you $20

Continuing Education

• 3.0 Hours Certificate will be given at the course.  BRN CEP# 15122. EMS Provider #62-2034 (Inform at registration if EMS hours are requested  
• 3.5 Hours additional continuing education may be obtained from AHA for Pre-Course Work and Pre-Course Self-Assessment.  ((see course details on elearning.heart.org, CE/CME))

Essential Requirements BEFORE attending the Course

• Purchase or have available with you the NEW 2020 Guidelines Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider manual and have with you at the both classes (part 1 and part 2).
• AHA requires EACH student have a current copy of the book before, during and after the class. Books may not be shared.  Book fees
  • HPMC Employees: Books may be picked up in the Education Department.
  • Contract staff mey purchase their books at: https://shopcpr.heart.org 
  • Courses: PALS & BLS
• Complete BEFORE CLASS the PALS Precourse Self-Assessment and Precourse Work Required Before Class!  No charge from AHA for this product.

  • Link to PALS Precourse Self-Assessment and Precourse Work with Videos:  

    https://elearning.heart.org/course/426

    Do Not choose  PALS Precourse Self-Assessment stand alone
    
    
    Bring successfully completed certificates that will list both PALS Precourse Self-Assessment with score and Precourse Work with Videos.  You must print both the completed certificates and bring with you to the class.  The certicates must have your name printed on the certificates.   

*Please note.  If you would like to do your BLS Course (BLS add-on) at the same time as PALS, please notify at time of registration under "Comments or special requests."  DO NOT REGISTER FOR BLS SEPARATELY.

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.