Classes We Offer

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED is geared towards anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two years. Please contact your employer to ensure that you are selecting the correct course. Heartsaver can be completed as CPR/AED only, First Aid and CPR/AED, or Pediatric First Aid and CPR/AED. This course is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency until emergency medical services arrives. This course uses AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which allows instructors to observe the students, provide feedback, and guide the students’ learning of skills.

Florida Heartsaver Classes

Florida Heartsaver Pediatric Classes

Mississippi Heartsaver Classes

Mississippi Heartsaver Pediatric Classes

BLS is geared towards prehospital providers, like EMTs, paramedics, fire fighters, and in-facility hospital providers. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two years. Please contact your employer to ensure that you are selecting the correct course. The BLS Instructor-led course teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on High-Quality CPR and team dynamics. BLS Provider Course Agenda

Florida BLS Classes

Mississippi BLS Classes

ACLS is geared towards healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies or personnel in emergency response. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two years. Please contact your employer to ensure that you are selecting the correct course. The ACLS Instructor-led course teaches the importance of preventing cardiac arrest, high-performance teams, early and continuous high-quality CPR, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, post-cardiac arrest care, acute dysrhythmias, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

Florida ACLS Classes

Mississippi ACLS Classes

ACLS for Experienced Providers goes beyond the core ACLS training by offering critical thinking opportunities for those advanced, experienced, healthcare professionals who use ACLS on a regular basis. The goal of ACLS EP is to improve outcomes in complex cardiovascular, respiratory and other (e.g., metabolic, toxicologic) emergencies by expanding on core ACLS guidelines and encouraging critical thinking and decision-making strategies. Through cooperative learning and active participation in case-based scenarios, learners enhance their skills in the differential diagnosis and treatment of prearrest, arrest and postarrest patients.

PALS is geared towards healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two years. Please contact your employer to ensure that you are selecting the correct course. The PALS Provider Course aims to improve outcomes for pediatric patients by preparing healthcare providers to effectively recognize and intervene in patients with respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest by using high‐performance team dynamics and high‐quality individual skills. The course includes a series of case scenario practices with simulations that reinforce important concepts.

Florida PALS Classes

Mississippi PALS Classes

The Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS) class is designed to help in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals identify, evaluate and manage patients with stroke.

The course was developed by the American Heart association in partnership with The University of Miami’s Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education with a shared goal of reducing deaths and disabilities for stroke victims.

For the self-directed online modules students select which track they want to follow

• Prehospital (click here to purchase and complete the Online Part 1)
  • Highlights the principles of prehospital stroke management that make up the current standard of care, such as determining when to call a stroke alert and quickly transport the patient to the nearest appropriate facility.
  • Explains how to communicate the patient’s symptions, time of onset and neurologic exam clearly and succinctly with hospital personnel.
• In-Hospital (click here to purchase and complete the Online Part 1)
  • Focues on the importance of an organized approach to treaking stroke patients for improved outcomes.
  • Discusses the etiologic evaluation and secondary stroke prevention for stroke patients.
  • Describes the management of goals for acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage.
  • Outlines post-acute care management including supportive medical care, rehabilitation and discharge.
• Both (Prehospital & In-Hospital) (click here to purchase and complete the Online Part 1)
  • Combines all the components of the Prehospital and In-Hospital courses, and is best suited for healthcare providers who work in both environments.

ASLS is appropriate for all healthcare providers (prehospital, in-hospital) who are involved in the management of acute stroke patients.

Florida ASLS sessions

Mississippi ASLS sessions

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Online is the eLearning portion of the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Blended Learning Course and is designed to teach students information needed for first aid, CPR, and AED training. Upon completion of the online portion, students must complete hands-on skills session with an AHA BLS or Heartsaver Instructor.

Florida Blended Heartsaver Classes

Mississippi Blended Heartsaver Classes

HeartCode BLS uses a personalized adaptive algorithm that sets students on the most efficient path to BLS mastery. Students follow a continuously adapting learning path that is personalized by their own inputs: their performance and their self- reported confidence level related to each probe. The course content is presented in the form of self-directed learning content, probes, and Cognitive Assessment Activities.

Florida BLS Skills Sessions

Mississippi BLS Skills Sessions

Note: We do not recommend the Heartcode ACLS option for first-time ACLS attendees due to the complexity of the course material.

HeartCode ACLS uses a personalized adaptive algorithm that sets students on the most efficient path to ACLS mastery. Students follow a continuously adapting learning path that is personalized by their own inputs: their performance and their self- reported confidence level related to each probe. The course content is presented in the form of self-directed learning content, probes, and Cognitive Assessment Activities.

Florida ACLS Skills Sessions

Mississippi ACLS Skills Sessions

Note: We do not recommend the Heartcode PALS option for first-time PALS attendees due to the complexity of the course material.

Heartcode PALS uses a personalized adaptive algorithm that sets students on the most efficient path to PALS mastery. Students follow a continuously adapting learning path that is personalized by their own inputs: their performance and their self- reported confidence level related to each probe. The course content is presented in the form of self-directed learning content, probes, and Cognitive Assessment Activities. The student has a choice of completing a pre-hospital or in-hospital contextualized track. After completing the online portion, students will attend a structured, Instructor-led hands-on session that focuses on meaningful skills practice, debriefing, team scenarios, discussions of local protocols and skills testing.

Heartcode PALS is also available as “PALS Plus”, Pediatric advanced life support course designed for experienced pediatric healthcare providers seeking advanced educational content beyond the standard PALS Provider curriculum.  For the PALS Plus, you must complete the Heartcode PALS and at least 6 additional optional modules.

Florida PALS Skills Sessions

Mississippi PALS Skills Sessions

Are you an advanced-level heathcare provider looking for an effective, efficient method of renewing your BLS, ACLS, and PALS Provider cards?  We offer a Skills Session Package, which includes the hands-on components for all three certifications in an easy-to-register package.

Florida Skills Session Packages

Mississippi Skills Session Packges

The Heartsaver Instructor Course is designed to prepare individuals with delivering the various Heartsaver First Aid and CPR/AED courses.  Heartsaver courses are designed for general knowledge needing CPR/AED or basic first aid training but do not work in a healthcare field.

In order to become a Heartsaver Instructor, candidates must meet the following prerequisites:

• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver Adult, Child, and Infant CPR, with First Aid certification card (card must include all components)
• Completion of the AHA Heartsaver Instructor Essentials Online course
• Attendance of the in-person Heartsaver Instructor Course
• Observation of one class being taught and monitored teaching at a second class

In addition, Heartsaver Instructors must have all manuals, videos, and other equipment required by AHA for delivery of Heartsaver courses.

Pensacola Heartsaver Instructor Registration

Mississippi Heartsaver Instructor Registration

The Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor Course is designed to prepare individuals to deliver the AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) to healthcare providers such as nurses, EMTs, and other healthcare providers or workers in a healthcare environment.  The BLS Provider class teaches one and two-person CPR/AED skills for adults, children, and infants with various barrier devices.  BLS Instructor Candidates do not have to have a medical background.

In order to become a BLS Instructor, candidates must meet the following prerequisites:

• Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Provider certification card (card must include all components)
• Completion of the AHA BLS Instructor Essentials Online course
• Attendance of the in-person BLS Instructor Course
• Observation of one class being taught and monitored teaching at a second class

In addition, BLS Instructors must have all manuals, videos, and other equipment required by AHA for delivery of BLS courses.  BLS Instructors can also teach Heartsaver First Aid and CPR/AED programs, provided they have the required material for the Heartsaver courses.

Pensacola BLS Instructor Registration

Mississippi BLS Instructor Registration

The Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor Course is designed to prepare individuals to teach the vital skills of managing cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies.  The ACLS Instructor Course equips candidates with the knowledge to manage an ACLS training program and teach others the skills of ACLS.

In order to become an ACLS Instructor, candidates must meet the following prerequisites:

• Current American Heart Association (AHA) ACLS and BLS Provider card
• Completion of the AHA ACLS Instructor Essentials Online course
• Attendance of the in-person ACLS Instructor Course
• Observation of one class being taught and monitored teaching at two additional classes

In addition, ACLS Instructors must have all manuals, videos, and other equipment required by AHA for delivery of ACLS courses.

Pensacola ACLS Instructor Registration

Mississippi ACLS Instructor Registration

The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor Course is designed to prepare individuals to teach the vital skills to improve outcomes in pediatric cardiopulmonary emergencies.  The PALS Instructor Course equips candidates with the knowledge to manage an ACLS training program and teach others the skills of PALS.

In order to become an ACLS Instructor, candidates must meet the following prerequisites:

• Current American Heart Association (AHA) PALS and BLS Provider card
• Completion of the AHA PALS Instructor Essentials Online course
• Attendance of the in-person PALS Instructor Course
• Observation of one class being taught and monitored teaching at two additional classes

In addition, ACLS Instructors must have all manuals, videos, and other equipment required by AHA for delivery of PALS courses.

Pensacola PALS Instructor Registration

Mississippi PALS Instructor Registration