98472 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Speciality Classification

General Practice ( GP ) / Family Medicine

Location

Online

Delivery

Face to face

Duration

8 hours

Provides a solid foundation for the initial response to a sudden cardiac death, including various airway techniques, ventilatory support, CPR, medication, and manual defibrillation.

Relevance to General Practice

This course meets the RACGP V.12 Requirements for Fellowship basic CPR requirement. The course also complies with the Advanced Life Support requirement for those seeking RACGP Fellowship.

Learning outcomes

Perform adult CPR in accordance with ARC guidelines

Provide rapid cardiac advanced airways management

Properly deploy and operate manual and semi-automatic defibrillation

Administer emergency medications

Perform ECG rhythm interpretation (in arrest environment)