Comprehensive and very challenging, the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training course incorporates all the theoretical and practical aspects of resuscitation. It includes lectures on BLS, ECG interpretation, and the pharmacologic administration of critical drugs.

The course also includes small group discussions on basic core cases in ACLS. Participants here tackle the prudent use of algorithms recommended by the American Heart Association (AHA), and American College of Cardiology (ACC) in each of the respective core cases. The course also boasts of skills and testing stations using state-of-the-art training aids where participants are taught intubations, defibrillation, and arrhythmia recognition.

ACLS is for medical and paramedical professionals with a working knowledge in BLS and ECG reading interested in furthering their knowledge with advanced resuscitation principles and techniques.

For more information on training requirements, schedules and fees, please contact the Education and Training Department - Medical Education and Training Division at telephone number 8925-2401 loc. 3542/3543, email to edu.detr@phc.gov.ph, or view the ETD Training Course.