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Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor

Course ID: EMS-3105A4
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The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor Essentials Course is an intensive course for instructor candidates who have already successfully completed the PALS Provider Course. The role and scope of practice of healthcare providers can vary greatly, so there are no profession-specific guidelines for becoming an AHA Instructor in a specific discipline. Instructor candidates should exemplify integrity, demonstrate strong ethics, communicate clearly, and model a dedication to quality of training. The PALS Course uses a variety of teaching methods and adult learning principles in an environment that, in some cases, will mimic (simulate)-or may actually be-a real healthcare setting (eg, back of an ambulance, emergency department bed). From an educational perspective, the closer the simulated emergency is to a real-life case (eg, setting, equipment),the better the transfer of skills. Cognitive, psychomotor, and some affective domains will be accomplished through small-group teaching and case scenario practice on a manikin as a Team Leader and team members (ie, hands-on learning) and the use of large- or small-group short video presentations with instructor-student interaction (ie, engagestudents in discussion).

Course Objectives

At the end of the PALS Instructor Essentials Course, learners will be able to
- Identify the prerequisites to becoming an AHA Instructor
- Describe the usability of the PAM
- Describe the core competencies of an AHA Instructor
- Describe the 5 steps of the AHA Instruction Cycle: prepare, teach, test and remediate, close, and keep current
- Identify resources available to an AHA Instructor
- Describe how to use discipline-specific AHA Instructor materials: the instructor manual, lesson plans, course videos, and skills testing checklists
- Identify discipline-specific course formats available to students for completion of the course
- Describe discipline-specific course completion requirements
- Describe discipline-specific flexibility options available to an AHA Instructor within the course
- Describe the requirements for how to maintain an AHA Instructor status
- Describe effective AHA Instructor feedback and remediation techniques
- Demonstrate the administration of skills testing with the use of the skills testing checklists
- Describe the use of a CPR Coach
- Identify the need to measure chest compression fraction (CCF) and the effect on team choreography
- Demonstrate prebriefing and structured debriefing skills
- Describe how to facilitate the learning and testing stations
- Demonstrate facilitating the case scenario skills testing

Outline of instruction

Lesson 1: Course Introduction
Lesson 2: AHA Introduction
Part 1: AHA Mission
Part 2: Instructor Core Competencies
Lesson 3: AHA Instructor Resources
Part 1: Program Administration Manual
Part 2: Other Electronic Resources
Part 3: Training Center-Specific Policies
Lesson 4: PALS Provider Course Preparation
Part 1: Course Paperwork
Part 2: Course Preparation
Lesson 5: PALS Provider Course Overview (Instructor-Led)
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Course Format
Part 3: Instructor Materials
Part 4: Learning Objectives and Course Completion Requirements
Lesson 6: PALS Provider Course With Precourse Work: Lessons 1 and 2
Part 1: Feedback Device Requirement
Part 2: Lesson 1: CPR Coach and High-Performance Teams
Part 3: Lesson 2A: Learning/Testing Station: Child High-Quality BLS Test
Part 4: Lesson 2B: Learning/Testing Station: Infant High-Quality BLS Test
Part 5: Lesson 2C: Learning/Testing Station: Child and Infant Choking (Optional)
Part 6: Technology Review
Lesson 7: PALS Skills Testing and Remediation
Part 1: PALS Skills Testing (PALS Provider Traditional Course Lessons 5A and 5B: Child and Infant Testing)
Part 2: Remediation
Part 3: Peer-to-Peer Debriefing
Lesson 8: PALS Provider Traditional Course: Lessons 6A and 6B
Part 1: Lesson 6A: Overview of Systematic Approach Model
Part 2: Lesson 6B: Secondary Assessment
Lesson 9: PALS Provider Traditional Course: Lessons 7-9
Part 1: Lessons 7A-7C: Management of Respiratory Emergencies
Part 2: Lessons 8A-8C: Management of Shock Emergencies
Part 3: Lessons 9A-9C: Management of Arrhythmia Emergencies
Time Lesson
1:35-3:20 Lesson 9: PALS Provider Traditional Course: Lessons 7-9 (Continued)
Part 1: Lessons 7A-7C: Management of Respiratory Emergencies
Part 2: Lessons 8A-8C: Management of Shock Emergencies
Part 3: Lessons 9A-9C: Management of Arrhythmia Emergencies
Lesson 10: PALS Provider Traditional Course: Lessons 10 and 11
Part 1: Lesson 10: Management of Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
Part 2: Lesson 11: Learning Station: Coping With Death
Lesson 11: PALS Provider Traditional Course: Lessons 12 and 13
Part 1: Prebriefing and Debriefing
Part 2: Lesson 12: Case Scenario Practice With Simulations
Part 3: Lesson 13: Case Scenario Testing/Team Testing Concept
Lesson 12: PALS Provider Traditional Course: Lesson 14: Exam
Lesson 13: PALS Update Course and HeartCode® PALS
Part 1: PALS Update Course
Part 2: HeartCode PALS Overview
Part 3: HeartCode PALS Hands-on Session
Lesson 14: Course Conclusion and Exam
Part 1: Course Conclusion
Part 2: PALS Instructor Essentials Exam

CEUs

0.8

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

American Heart Association- AHA

Website

https://cpr.heart.org/en/courses/pals-course-options

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

PALS Instructor

CE or CU Articulation

Prerequisites

PALS Provider

Text and Supplies Needed

PALS Instructor Essentials, PALS instructor manual

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

attendanceInstructor candidates that they must score at least 84% on the exam as part of the course completion requirements. After successfully completing the written exam instructor candidates must be monitored teaching a PALS course within six months of the initial instructor class.