ASLS Instructor Essentials Online

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ASLS® Instructor Essentials Online; Enduring Web course

Original Release Date: 06/20/2022
Last Review Date: April 2022
Termination Date: 06/19/2025

Description

The ASLS Instructor Essentials Online course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to teach the ASLS blended learning course. The Instructor Essentials course aims to educate instructor candidates on how to adequately use ASLS instructor teaching materials, ensure that students meet learning objectives, offer students coaching skills, provide an objective skills performance evaluation, and follow ASA Instructor and course policies.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
1. Identify the prerequisites to becoming an AHA Instructor
2. Describe the usability of the Program Administration Manual
3. Describe the core competencies of an AHA Instructor
4. Describe the 5 steps of the AHA Instruction Cycle: prepare, teach, test and remediate, close and keep current
5. Identify resources available to an AHA Instructor
6. Describe how to use discipline-specific AHA Instructor materials: the Instructor Manual, Lesson Plans, course videos, and skills testing checklists
7. Identify discipline-specific course formats available to students for completion of the course
8. Describe discipline-specific course completion requirements
9. Describe the requirements for how to maintain an AHA Instructor status
10. Describe effective AHA Instructor feedback and remediation techniques

Accreditation Terms

Joint Accreditation: 06/20/2022 – 06/19/2025
CAPCE: 06/20/2022 – 06/19/2025
AARC: N/A

Accreditation Statements

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the American Heart Association and the Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, University of Miami. The American Heart Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

AMA Credit Designation Statement – Physicians

The American Heart Association designates this activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

**AMA Credit must be claimed within 6 months of course completion. CE will no longer be available to claim for this activity after 6 months of course completion.

AAPA Credit Acceptance Statement – Physician Assistants

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 0.25 hours of Category I credit for completing this program.

AANP Credit Acceptance Statement – Nurse Practitioners

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

ANCC Credit Designation Statement – Nurses

The maximum number of hours awarded for this CE activity is 0.25 contact hours.

**ANCC Credit must be claimed within 6 months of course completion. CE will no longer be available to claim for this course after 6 months of course completion.

Continuing Education Accreditation – Emergency Medical Services

This continuing education activity is approved by the American Heart Association, an organization accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE), for 0.25 Educator CEHs, activity number 22-AMHA-F3-0035.

Participation and Successful Completion

Successful completion of this CE activity includes the following:
1. Complete all portions of the online course and pass the assessment with at least a 75%
2. Complete the course evaluation
3. Print the Certificate/Statement of Credit

Disclosure Statement

All persons in a position to control educational content of a CE activity provided by the American Heart Association must disclose to the audience all financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The presence or absence of all financial relationships will be disclosed to the audience in activity materials. All unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed will also be disclosed to the audience. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

The following authors/faculty have declared NO financial interest(s) and/or affiliations (check for not conflicts):
Ivette Motola, MD, MPH, FACEP
Evelyn V. Anzardo, MSN/Ed, RN, EMT-P
Susan Ashcraft, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN-K, SCRN,FAHA
Kristin Pham
Lana Gent, PhD
Melissa Mahgoub, PhD

The list represents the relationships that may be perceived as actual or reasonable conflicts of interest as reported on the Disclosure Questionnaire, which all AHA volunteers are required to complete and submit. The focus is on relevant financial relationships with commercial interests in the 24-month period preceding the time that the individual is being asked to assume a role controlling content:

N/A

Target Audiences

1. Physicians
2. Nurse Practitioners
3. Nurses
4. Paramedics and Emergency Medical Personnel
5. Physician Assistants

ADA Statement

The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association strive to make our websites accessible. The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association are committed to diversity, inclusion, and meeting the needs of all of our constituents, including those with disabilities. We are continually improving our digital assets to comply with the accessibility guidelines for levels A and AA in accordance with WCAG 2.0+.

The American Heart Association does not provide advice to Training Centers on ADA requirements or any other laws, rules or regulations. Training Centers must determine accommodations necessary to comply with applicable laws. AHA recommends consultation with legal counsel.

Core curriculum change requests for accessibility purposes must be scientifically based and approved in advance in writing by the AHA ECC Science & Product Development department; otherwise a student must be able to successfully perform all course requirements (skills and written tests as indicated) to receive a course completion card. Reasonable accommodations may be made, such as placing the manikin on a table at the height necessary for wheelchair-bound individuals. However the skills must be satisfactory completed during the testing sessions. Guidelines for accommodating students with special needs or disabilities may be found in the Program Administration Manual.