Clinician Advanced Life Support Care: C - Basic and Advanced Cardiology

Instructional Hours: 16.00

Course Objective: To provide students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully interpret cardiac rhythms and arrhythmias via 3, 12, and 15 lead ECG as well as manage cardiac emergencies beyond cardiac arrest care.

Course Description: Major topics covered in this course include a review of basic ECG interpretation, heart blocks, 12 LEAD interpretation, STEMI vs OMI/NOMI, VADs, the use of ultrasound in cardiac emergencies, and management of cardiac emergencies beyond cardiac arrest care. This course is not a supplement for an Advanced Cardiac Life Support or a Pediatric Advanced Life Support class. Instead, this course covers topics not included in those courses and builds upon the knowledge from those courses. Methods of instruction include facilitated lecture, interactive learning cases, and interactive learning sessions.

Successful Completion: Students must attend all classroom sessions and demonstrate proficiency in the evaluation stations.

Continuing Education: The continuing education hours are approved by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS), miemss.org and are recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). Students can apply all 16 hours of this course towards their Individual Core Competency Requirements (ICCR) for both their National Registry and Maryland ALS recertification.

Prerequisites

Students must be a current, licensed Maryland advanced life support clinician. In addition, it is suggested that clinicians hold a current certification in ACLS and PALS.