The goal of the ACLS EP Course is to improve outcomes in complex cardiovascular, respiratory and other (eg, metabolic, toxicologic) emergencies by expanding on core ACLS guidelines and encouraging critical thinking and decision-making strategies. Through instruction and active participation in case-based scenarios, learners enhance their skills in the differential diagnosis and treatment of prearrest, arrest and postarrest patients. ACLS EP has been updated to reflect science from the following: • 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC • 2013 American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF)/AHA Guidelines for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction • 2012 ACCF/AHA Focused Update of the Guideline for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Course Content: • Applying the expanded systematic approach (ACLS-EP Survey) to patient assessment, evaluation and management • Cardiovascular Emergencies • Cerebrovascular Emergencies • Respiratory and Metabolic Emergencies • Post-Cardiac Arrest Care • Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Emergencies • High Quality CPR • Effective communication within a resuscitation team and recognition of the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance Features: • Uses case-based scenarios to move beyond the algorithms and show learners how to apply critical thinking to quickly reach a differential diagnosis and effectively manage treatment • Includes more of the cases and information learners have requested, including pharmacology, toxicology, respiratory and metabolic cases • Includes 68 scenarios, including prehospital, emergency department and inhospital scenarios, so the course to be customized to best meet the needs of learners • ACLS Provider exam is completed online before class allowing learners more time to share and learn from peers • Continuing education credits available More: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/HealthcareProviders/AdvancedCardiovascularLifeSupportACLS/ACLS-for-Experienced-Providers_UCM_306644_Article.jsp

1. ACLS for Experienced Providers
(ACLS EP)

2. ACLS EP
The goal of this course is to improve outcomes in
complex cardiovascular, respiratory/metabolic,
toxicologic and other emergencies by expanding on
core ACLS guidelines using critical thinking and
decision-making strategies.

3. Who should attend?
• Advanced practitioners who are very familiar and
comfortable with the ACLS algorithms and have
been through ACLS several times; also, those who
regularly participate in resuscitations
• Paramedics, code team MDs, RN’s, flight nurses and
paramedics, ICU MDs and nurses, ER nurses and
MDs

4. New course - new approach
Through facilitation and active participation in case-
based scenarios, students strengthen their skills in
reaching a differential diagnosis and quickly creating a
treatment plan for pre-arrest, arrest and post-arrest
patients
Peer-to-peer learning

5. What is in ACLS EP?
Course videos:
• Systematic Approach for Experienced Providers
• EMS Case
• ED Case
• In-hospital Case
• Waveform Capnography
• Post―Cardiac Arrest Care

6. Case Scenarios
68 different scenarios including pre-hospital, emergency
department and in-hospital scenarios to allow the course
to be customized to best meet the needs of the audience
• 27 Cardiovascular Cases
• 19 Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology Cases
• 15 Respiratory & Metabolic Cases
• 8 Post—Cardiac Arrest Care Cases

7. Course Completion
For successful course completion, students must actively
participate in all case-based scenarios and must meet all
current ACLS course completion requirements including:
• Pass the 1-rescuer CPR and AED skills test
• Pass the bag-mask ventilation skills test
• Pass the Megacode skills test
• Pass the ACLS Provider exam with a score of 84 percent
or higher—take online before allowed to attend course

8. Course Completion
• Upon successful completion, students receive an
ACLS EP course completion card, valid for two years.
• 7.25 Hours Continuing Education Accreditation – Emergency
Medical Services (2-19-13 to 2-18-16)
This continuing education activity is approved by the American Heart
Association, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education
Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), for 7.25
Advanced CEHs, activity number 13-AMHA-F2-0175.

9. Timeline
• Rollouts occurring now through June
• Materials release April 17th
– 90-1075 ACLS EP Manual and Resource Text
– 90-1076 ACLS EP DVD Set
– 90-1078 ACLS EP Instructor Package
– 90-1083 ACLS EP Exam Key
– 90-1811 ACLS EP Instructor Card
– 90-1812 ALCS EP Course Completion Card

10. How it Works
• www.heart.org/eccstudent