Course Offerings

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

Identify the prerequisites to becoming an AHA Instructor

Describe the usability of the PAM

Describe the core competencies of an AHA instructor

Describe the five 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 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

Course Introduction

AHA Introduction (Mission and Instructor Core Competencies)

AHA Instructor Resources (Program Administration Manual, Other Electronic Resources and Training Center-Specific Policies)

PALS Provider Course Preparation (Course Paperwork and Course Preparation)

PALS Provider Course Overview (Instructor-Led) (Introduction, Course Format, Instructor Materials, Learning Objectives and Course Completion Requirements)

PALS Provider Course With Pre-course Work (Feedback Device Requirement, CPR Coach and High-Performance Teams, Learning/Testing Station: Child High-Quality BLS Test, Learning/Testing Station: Infant High-Quality BLS Test, Learning/Testing Station: Child and Infant Choking (optional) and Technology Review)

PALS Skills Testing and Remediation (PALS Skills Testing, Remediation and Peer-to-Peer Debriefing)

PALS Provider Traditional Course (Overview of Systematic Approach Model and Secondary Assessment)

Continuation of PALS Provider Traditional Course (Management of Respiratory Emergencies, Management of Shock Emergencies, Management of Arrhythmia Emergencies)

Continuation of PALS Provider Traditional Course (Management of Post-Cardiac Arrest Care and Learning Station: Coping With Death)

Continuation of PALS Provider Traditional Course (Prebriefing and Debriefing, Case Scenario Practice With Simulations and Case Scenario Testing/Team Testing Concept)

PALS Provider Traditional Course Exam

PALS Update Course and HeartCode® PALS (PALS Update Course, HeartCode PALS Overview and HeartCode PALS Hands-on Session)

Course Conclusion and Exam (Course Conclusion and PALS Instructor Essentials Exam)

Contact Hours

8

CEUs

1

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

No

Prerequisites

PALS Provider

Learning Supplies Needed

PALS Instructor Essentials, PALS instructor manual

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

100% attendance
Instructor candidates must score at least 84% on the exam.,Instructor candidates must be monitored teaching a PALS course within six months of the initial instructor class.

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

Current PALS providers who wish to become PALS instructors.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

Advanced healthcare professionals who currently hold a PALS provider card.

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

N/A

Industry or Job Titles Related to Training Outcomes for Employment

Related Courses

EMS-3046A4

Course Contact Information

Gabrielle Robinson
919-866-7599
[email protected]