Class Enrollment

ACLS Provider Initial Course
Date/Time:	Wed 12/17/2025 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM This class continues on: Thu 12/18/2025 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Location:	Classroom # 1, Zone C (Green - 1701 Building), 1st Floor
Class Price:	See Options

***If you are enrolled in RQI for ACLS, you cannot register for the in-person class.***

This program is sponsored by the Virginia Hospital Center in accordance with the most current guidelines established by the AHA to attain skill in responding to adult emergency situations.  The target audience for ACLS Provider Courses are those who respond to medical emergencies including physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists.

You will be clocking in and out while attending this course. It is your responsibility to ensure your unit work schedule reflects your registration. Working the night preceding or following this course will prohibit you from attending and you will be turned away at the door.

Contact CPR cpr@vhchealth.org with questions.

Course Preparation and Requirements

Prior knowledge of basic arrhythmias is required. It is highly recommended to have taken the Basic Dysrhythmia Course prior to taking ACLS.

Review, understand, and complete the precourse self-assessment (mandatory). This test consists of 3 sections: ECG rhythm identification, pharmacology, and practical application. Use this assessment to identify areas where you need to increase your knowledge.

Use the following steps to access the self-assessment:

1. Visit elearning.heart.org/courses/423
2. Select ACLS Precourse Self Assessment and click Launch Course to begin.

Note: If you haven’t already logged in, the system will ask you to do so. If you haven’t visited the site before, you’ll be prompted to set up an account.

You MUST either print your precourse self-assessment score or provide a screenshot and bring it to class: a passing score of 70% or above is required for the precourse self-assessment. You can take the precourse self-assessment as many times as needed to achieve a passing score.Those without a copy of the self-assessment will not be permitted to stay and will need to reschedule.  It is recommended that you review the materials in the ACLS Provider Manual prior to completing the self-assessment.

Course Materials

Required AHA text: Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Manual (published in 2020). Hospital employees may sign out a manual from the Nursing Staff Development department (located next to Classroom #3) for one month prior to the course. You will be required to sign the book out and sign the terms and conditions for the return of books. Books that have been lost/damaged will have an automatic paycheck deduction of $60.00 applied.

ACLS Provider Manuals are also available for purchase in hard copy and ebooks in several languages through AHA distributors including www.channing-bete.com

**Once you have completed the course requirements your card will be issued within 20 business days, in accordance with AHA Guidelines.**

PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This course teaches skills for saving lives after cardiac arrest, and is geared for providers in both in-facility and prehospital settings. It requires the inherent performance of physical skills that may be arduous and possibly result in physical strain or injury. You must advise your instructor of any physical limitations, injuries or disabilities that require accommodation at least two (2) business days prior to your scheduled course by sending an e-mail to cpr@vhchealth.org. You understand passing a skills test is an American Heart Association course completion requirement, and that limitations which prevent you from doing so will prohibit your receipt of a course completion card or eCard. Please be aware that you may spend a great deal of time on the floor on your hands and knees.

If you have any medical or cardiac history that may be aggravated by the performance of physical activity, you should consult your physician and ask for advice as to whether you should participate in this course.

CPR/ACLS/PALS training sessions involve close physical contact with other students. If you are ill or have an infection, including but not limited to open sores on your mouth or hands, please reschedule your class for your safety and the safety of the other participants.

By registering for this course you hereby acknowledge and assume the above-mentioned risks, in addition to any harm, injury or loss that may occur to yourself or your property as a result of your participation in it, and waive any and all claims against Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and other contractors connected with or arising out of your participation in it.

“The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.”

Terms and Conditions for ACLS:

VHC Employees - ACLS required for current position: will not be charged a course fee unless they fail to attend or cancel with more than 2 weeks’ notice. Failure to attend or cancel will result in $200.00 (2 day course) or $150.00 (one day renewal) being deducted from your next paycheck. To cancel or reschedule, contact vhceducation@vhchealth.org.

VHC Employees - ACLS not required for current position: payment due at time of registration. Cost for employees is $200.00 (2 day course) or $150.00 (one day renewal). Reimbursement for cancellation is limited to 2 weeks’ notice.

Non-VHC Employees - Payment due at time of registration. Cost for 2 day course is 325.00. One day renewal is 225.00. Reimbursement for cancellation is limited to 2 weeks’ notice.

***If you are enrolled in RQI for ACLS, you cannot register for the in-person class.***