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)

Jan 26 (Wed) 5pm-8:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 230

Feb 16 (Wed) 5pm-8:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 230

Mar 21 (Mon) 5pm-8:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 121

Mar 25 (Fri) 6pm-9:30pm @ Aquinas College, Grand Rapids - Room TBA

Mar 28 (Mon) 6pm-9:30pm @ FSU, Big Rapids - VFS 103

Apr 13 (Wed) 5pm-8:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 230

Jan 24 (Mon) 5:30pm-8:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 121

Feb 21 (Mon) 5:30pm-8:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 121

Mar 14 (Mon) 5:30pm-8:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 121

Mar 17 (Thurs) 6pm-9pm @ Aquinas College, Grand Rapids - Room TBA

Mar 29 (Tues) 6pm-9pm @ FSU, Big Rapids - VFS 103

Apr 11 (Mon) 5:30pm-8:30pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 121

Blended learning is a combination of HeartCode BLS eLearning, online portion ($31 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  

Jan 27 (Thurs) 6pm-8pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 020/Gym

Feb 17 (Thurs) 6pm-8pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 020/Gym

Mar 24 (Thurs) 6pm-8pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 020/Gym

Apr 14 (Thurs) 6pm-8pm @ Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall (RFH) @ GVSU on Lafayette Ave. - Room 020/Gym