The American Heart Association, in partnership with The University of Miami’s Gordon Center, is excited to announce a new stroke education course for in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals. The new Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®) Blended Learning Course will educate healthcare professionals to identify, evaluate, and manage patients with stroke.
There are 3 provider course tracks available. Please be sure to select the track that meets your needs.
Prehospital Provider Course:
- Highlights the principles of prehospital stroke management that make up the current standard of care, such as determining when to call a stroke alert and quickly transport the patient to the nearest appropriate facility
- Explains how to communicate the patient’s symptoms, time of onset, and neurologic exam clearly and succinctly with hospital personnel
In-Hospital Provider Course:
- Focuses on the importance of an organized approach to treating stroke patients for improved outcomes
- Discusses the etiologic evaluation and secondary stroke prevention for stroke patients
- Describes the management of goals for acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Outlines post-acute care management including supportive medical care, rehabilitation, and discharge planning for stroke patients
Prehospital & In-Hospital Provider Course:
Combines all of the components of the Prehospital and In-Hospital courses, and is best suited for healthcare providers who work in both environments, as well as ASLS instructor candidates that will be conducting the in-person skills testing for learners from both audiences.
Advanced Stroke Life Support® Blended Learning
Blended Learning courses consist of both an online, self-directed portion, followed by an in-person skills testing session with an ASLS Instructor. In the online component, learners follow a continuously adapting learning path that is personalized by their own inputs, for not only their performance, but also their self-reported confidence levels. In-person skills tests will challenge learners to apply the skills and knowledge obtained from the online portion to correctly perform neurologic exams, diagnose, and manage patients with stroke.
Q: What is the approximate length of the online portion of the course?
A: Students will complete the self-paced, online portion of the course, which will prepare them for the inperson skills evaluation session with an AHA ASLS Instructor. Because the online portion is adaptive, meaning that students follow a learning path personalized by their own inputs and self-reported confidence level, the time it takes to complete the online portion depends on the student’s level of knowledge.
Estimated completion times range as follows:
ASLS Online: Prehospital Provider: 3-6 hours
ASLS Online: In-Hospital Provider: 4-8 hours
ASLS Online: Prehospital & In-Hospital Provider: 5-9 hours
Skill testing is individual and is being offered in 1 hour increments throughout the day. You will complete your hands on session and testing based on the time of class you register for.
- Monday, January 27, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM (full)Madison Memorial Hospital SIM Lab
- Monday, January 27, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (full)Madison Memorial Hospital SIM Lab
- Monday, January 27, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (full)Madison Memorial Hospital SIM Lab
- Monday, January 27, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (1 seat left)Madison Memorial Hospital SIM Lab
- Monday, January 27, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (full)Madison Memorial Hospital SIM Lab