This American Heart Association Healthcare Professional BLS course will teach you to recognize and respond to adult, child, or infant choking or cardiac emergencies. This meets the criteria for schools of nursing, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. This also includes training in ventilation with a bag-valve device and use of an automated external defibrillator.

The instructor led course will allow the student to complete the certification requirement in one session. It will include instruction, practice and skills check off.

The student prints out the completion certificate for this online portion and brings it to the hands-on session. (If printing is unavailable, the completion certificate can be emailed to the instructor prior to the hands on session.) This hands-on session includes practice and the skills check off and is $40.

Registration:
Register early so confirmation & preparation materials may be sent. Upon registration, a confirmation letter & map will be sent.

Cost:
Initial BLS - $65,
Renewal BLS - $60
Blended Learnng Hands-On Session - $40

Payment can be made by online, by VISA/MC with your registration, or with cash/check payable to HEA at the door.

Cancellation or Transfers:
•Cancellations or requests to transfer to another date will be charged $10. This fee will be waived for transfers if the request is made at least one week in advance.

•"No Shows" will receive no refund.

Through short presentations, practice, and evaluation, the following will be covered:

Carol Gates , RN, MSN
Carol has 25 years of experience in critical care and emergency nursing as a staff nurse, educator, and consultant. She co-founded an educational consulting company, Health Education Associates, in 1995. She is an expert in lifesaving content and educational methods. Her sense of humor and non-threatening teaching style makes this tough material easy to learn and remember.

To schedule a private class contact Carol at 616-874-8800 or email: acls@chartermi.net
(minimum number 5)

May 18 (Wed) 5pm-8:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave - Room 020/Gym

June 8 (Wed) 5pm-8:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave - Room TBA

July 13 (Wed) 5pm-8:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave - Room TBA

July 28 (Thurs) 8:30am-12pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave - Room TBA

May 19 (Thurs) 5:30pm-8:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. -Room 020/Gym

June 9 (Thurs) 5:30pm-8:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room TBA

July 18 (Mon) 5:30pm-8:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room TBA

July 28 (Mon) 1:30pm-4:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room TBA

Aug 10 (Wed) 9am-12pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room TBA

Blended learning is a combination of HeartCode BLS eLearning, online portion ($32.50 to AHA), and a hands-on portion with practice and skills check off ($40 to HEA).
Faculty/staff contact Carol at acls@chartermi.net for online portion. Others follow this link: https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-bls  

May 16 (Mon) 6pm-8pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 020/Gym

June 6 (Mon) 6pm-8pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room TBA

July 11 (Mon) 6pm-8pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 020/Gym

July 28 (Thurs) 6pm-8pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room TBA

Aug 10 (Wed) 1pm-3pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 020/Gym