NEW COURSE: Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS)
Date/Time:	Fri 3/14/2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location:	Pensacola, FL
Class Price:	See Options

The Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS) class is designed to help in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals identify, evaluate and manage patients with stroke.

The course was developed by the American Heart association in partnership with The University of Miami's Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education with a shared goal of reducing deaths and disabilities for stroke victims.

The class is a blended learning course requiring students to complete the applicable online module prior to the classroom session. There is a separate fee for the online modules when purchasing them from AHA.

For the self-directed online modules students select which track they want to follow

• Prehospital (click here to purchase and complete the Online Part 1)
  • Highlights the principles of prehospital stroke management that make up the current standard of care, such as determining when to call a stroke alert and quickly transport the patient to the nearest appropriate facility.
  • Explains how to communicate the patient's symptions, time of onset and neurologic exam clearly and succinctly with hospital personnel.
• In-Hospital (click here to purchase and complete the Online Part 1)
  • Focues on the importance of an organized approach to treaking stroke patients for improved outcomes.
  • Discusses the etiologic evaluation and secondary stroke prevention for stroke patients.
  • Describes the management of goals for acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage.
  • Outlines post-acute care management including supportive medical care, rehabilitation and discharge.
• Both (Prehospital & In-Hospital) (click here to purchase and complete the Online Part 1)
  • Combines all the components of the Prehospital and In-Hospital courses, and is best suited for healthcare providers who work in both environments.

ASLS is appropriate for all healthcare providers (prehospital, in-hospital) who are involved in the management of acute stroke patients.

After completion of the online portion, contact us to schedule the hands-on skills session component.