Credit
A letter documenting the course length can be provided upon request for eligible healthcare professionals.  MICU personnel should consult with their Clinical Coordinator.  Our offering of this course is approved for 7.8 contact hours for registered nurses.

Description
The PALS Renewal program is a collaboration between the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The goals of the PALS course are to provide the participant with:

• The information needed to recognize infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest;
• The information and strategies needed to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children; and
• The cognitive and psychomotor skills needed to resuscitate and stabilize infants and children in respiratory failure, shock or cardiopulmonary arrest.

Prerequisites
Must be an advanced life support provider with both valid PALS and BLS for Healthcare Providers cards at the time of the course.

PALS Provider References
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• Guidelines 2005 ECC algorithms
• American Heart Association 2005 Guidelines for Emergency Cardiovascular Care

Date(s) & Time(s)
9:00 am to 5:00 pm on:

• Friday, February 1, 2008
• Friday, March 7, 2008
• Thursday, May 8, 2008
  
• Wednesday, June 11, 2008
  
• Friday, August 22, 2008
  
• Monday, November 24, 2008
  

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