Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Basic Life Support (BLS), FB Airway Obstruction, Advanced Life Support (ALS), Paediatric Life Support, Post-Resuscitation Care

Please note there is a new version of the course

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This course is an accredited learning activity for 6.5 hours for medical and nursing continuing professional development.

For GPs the course is an accredited CPD activity for the 2023-2025 triennium with ACRRM (Course Code : 28819 : PDP Hours - Advanced Life Support, 3.5 Educational Activity & 3 Reviewing Performance. MOPS Hours - 1 Anaesthetics (Emergency Response), 6 Emergency Medicine and 6 Obstetric & Gynaecology) and RACGP (Course Code : 405179: 3.5 Educational Activity and 3 Reviewing Performance Hours).

Please note that this course is delivered online only and does not have a practical assessment component. It does not meet the RACGP or ACRRM mandatory training requirements for ACLS/CPR for GPs for the 2023-2025 triennium.

Latest course update: January 2024

Designed for medical officers, nurses, paramedics and students in all medical fields.

Management of cardiac arrest is a critical skill for all health professionals. Regular updates are essential for maintaining the knowledge and practical skills required for CPR. In the following modules, we draw upon the most recent Australian Resuscitation Council recommendations to review the approach to the patient with suspected cardiac arrest. For each topic an eTutorial is used to introduce the topic and provides a useful background to work through the clinical case scenario.

The course will specifically review:

1. Diagnosis of cardiac arrest

2. Procedure and algorithm for basic life support

3. Cardiac arrest rhythms

4. Algorithm for advanced life support

5. Procedure for defibrillation

6. Post resuscitation care

7. Managing the patient with foreign body airway obstruction

8. Paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation