Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Education Schedule
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The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider course prepares participants to identify and treat cardiopulmonary arrest and common conditions that may lead to cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children.
Program Objectives
Participants should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge objectives and psychomotor skills at the end of the course:
-- Review pediatric Basic Life Support (BLS).
-- Recognize impending respiratory failure and shock.
-- Initiate treatment based on the patient’s physiologic status as identified by rapid. cardiopulmonary assessment:
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- Provide basic and advanced airway management skills
- Obtain vascular access.
- Initiate appropriate fluid and pharmacologic therapy.
- Stabilize and evaluate the trauma victim.
- Initiate the first ten minutes of pediatric resuscitation.
- Triage the patient to definitive care.
- Participate in simulation training, using patient simulators.
- Provide support for patients, families, and fellow providers in coping with a child’s critical illness, injury and potential death.
Intended Audience
This course is designed for pediatricians, emergency physicians, family physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and other health care providers who are responsible for the well being of infants and children.
Pre-Course Requirements
Participants should receive a provider manual approximately one month prior to the class. If you do not receive your book, please contact the PALS office.
BLS is recommended for this PALS course. It is not required for participation. However, participants need to demonstrate BLS proficiency in class.
For renewal students, we ask that your PALS be current or recently expired in the last three months.
Successful Completion
Each participant will receive an American Heart Association PALS card based on successful completion of the course and it’s components. Successful completion does not guarantee or predict a successful level of future CPR and advanced life support performance.
Faculty
PALS Training Coordinator, Camille Vanderwal
Instructors:
- Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Emergency Medicine Physicians
- Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Respiratory and Critical Care Specialists
- American Heart Association PALS Instructors
BLS Health Care Provider Renewal
At Children’s we understand that it can be difficult to schedule time to renew all of your various certificates. That is why starting in 2008, we are offering an online BLS Healthcare Provider Renewal that can be completed with either a PALS Provider or Renewal course.
After registering for the add-on BLS renewal, the PALS coordinator will contact you with your pass code for completing the online component. When finished with the online course, you will be instructed to print a certificate of completion to bring with to the ALS class. At the PALS class, you can turn in your certificate and complete the skills portion of BLS that is not covered during PALS.
If you are interested or have further questions, call the PALS office at (612) 813-6880.
Class Schedule (First half of 2010)
Provider courses: (8)
- Jan 25-26
- Feb 18-19
- March 9-10 / 29-30
- April 12-13
- May 12-13
- June 2-3 / 24-25
Renewal Courses (6)
- Jan 13
- Feb 4
- March 25
- April 19
- May 25
- June 28
Map/Course details:
Please note all courses will be hosted at the new Children's Simulation site beginning Jan 2010. All classes begin at 8 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. Children’s employees do not have to pay a class tuition fee. Pre-registration is required, and classes fill quickly.
Class fees* (Includes AM coffee service and parking):
- 2-day classes = $325 and includes lunch/ parking
- 1-day classes = $225 and includes lunch/parking.
- BLS Renewal $75 (Can be added to either course)
Lunch is not provided, but a wide variety of options available at the hotel or at the neighboring Midtown Global Market.
*Alumni of a Children’s PALS course are eligible for a $50 discount. (Please indicate previous course date.
Fees are due with registration. Personal checks or money orders should be made payable to: Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.
A PALS manual will be mailed prior to the class. Children’s reserves the right to cancel and reschedule classes due to a low number of registrants.
Cancellations received two weeks prior to the first day of class are granted a full refund.
Cancellations received one week prior to the class are subject to a $50 administration fee. Students who are canceling must return their manuals in unopened and reusable condition or a $40 fee will be charged.
No shows will be charged $100 and must re-schedule within one month or forfeit their tuition. If an entire course is cancelled, registrants will be notified at least two weeks prior to the date of class and allowed to re-schedule or receive a refund. Walk-ins are not accepted.
The American Heart Association (AHA) strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS 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 material, do not represent income to the Association.
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