Did you know that HealthStream has partnered with the American Heart Association to deliver their full suite of ECC courseware?
HealthStream launched the comprehensive portfolio of online courses from the American Heart Association (AHA), the universally trusted and recognized world leader in emergency cardiovascular care (ECC) resources, in June 2012.
Since then, the AHA has updated these courses, and their Acute Stroke Online now offers CE Credit for Physicians, Nurses, EMTs and Physician Assistants! Whether your employees are updating their professional skills or being introduced to emergency cardiovascular response training for the first time, HealthStream provides AHA courseware to help you effectively achieve your training objectives.
Many online courses from AHA use a blended learning approach. Students learn cognitive skills through web‐based, self‐paced modules then practice and test the skills they have learned with an American Heart Association Instructor or Heartsaver® Skills Evaluator.
Benefits for Hospitals and Learners:
- Improve patient outcomes, by advancing prevention efforts and education
- Save time by completing certifications faster than classroom-based courses, as well as eliminating the wait for scheduled class times
- Reduce costs by freeing up limited instructor and classroom resources, decreasing or eliminating textbook expenses, and eliminating replacement staff to cover class time
- Interactive, self-paced courses vetted by AHA scientists and educators
- Courses are regularly updated and improved, using the latest AHA Guidelines for ECC and CPR
Courses include:
Acute Stroke Online is a web-based, interactive course that provides training on the symptoms, diagnosis and management of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and complications of stroke. Course content covers treatment from the field to the emergency department, as well as critical care and rehabilitation. Geared toward the experienced healthcare provider, this course is ideal for in-hospital, out-of-hospital and any healthcare provider who wants to improve his or her knowledge of stroke treatment. (1.5 CE Credits for Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses & EMS)
Stroke Prehospital Care Online is an online course that teaches emergency medical professionals about stroke, including: pathophysiology, risk factors, differential diagnosis, recognition, assessment, and management. This course is ideal for out-of-hospital EMS providers. (1.25 Credit Hours for EMS)
Heartsaver® First Aid Online Part 1 is a self-directed course that uses interactive lessons and videos to teach comprehensive first aid knowledge including first aid basics, medical emergencies, injury emergencies and environmental emergencies. This program is for anyone with limited or no medical training interested in learning basic first aid.
Heartsaver First Aid Online is a self-directed course that uses interactive lessons and videos to teach you comprehensive first aid knowledge. This program is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs an AHA course completion card. You will learn:
- First aid basics
- Medical emergencies
- Injury emergencies
- Environmental emergencies
Heartsaver® CPR AED Online Part 1 is an online, self‐directed program that teaches learners critical skills and knowledge needed to respond to and manage a sudden cardiac arrest or choking emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) takes over. This course provides an AHA course completion card upon completion of all three parts.
Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Online Part 1 is an online, self‐directed program. The program teaches comprehensive first aid skills and critical skills and knowledge needed to respond to and manage a sudden cardiac arrest emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) takes over. This course provides an AHA course completion card upon completion of all three parts and is ideal for anyone interested in learning these skills.
Heartsaver® Bloodborne Pathogens Online is a self‐directed course designed to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for bloodborne pathogens training when paired with site‐specific instruction.
BLS for Healthcare Providers Online Part 1 provides a flexible alternative to classroom training. Through case‐based scenarios, interactive activities and videos, this course teaches the concepts of both single‐rescuer and team basic life support. This course is for healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform CPR, as well as other lifesaving skills, in a wide variety of in‐hospital and out‐of‐hospital settings. This course provides an AHA BLS Provider Card upon completion of all three parts.
Structured and Supported Debriefing is an online tool designed to teach AHA Instructors how to facilitate an effective debriefing of their learners to enhance the learning and retention of their participants. This course is for any instructor who leads simulation or conducts debriefing sessions, including those following megacodes, Advanced Cardiac Life Support scenarios, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support skills sessions and scenarios.
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As a complement to our existing HeartCode training, HealthStream now offers the comprehensive portfolio of online courses from the American Heart Association (AHA), the universally trusted and recognized world leader in emergency cardiovascular care resources. Whether your employees are updating their professional skills or being introduced to emergency cardiovascular response training for the first time, HealthStream provides AHA courseware to help you effectively achieve your training objectives.
Many online courses from AHA use a blended learning approach. Students learn cognitive skills through web‐based, self‐paced modules then practice and test the skills they have learned with an American Heart Association Instructor or Heartsaver® Skills Evaluator.
Benefits for Hospitals and Learners:
- Improve patient outcomes, by advancing prevention efforts and education
- Save time by completing certifications faster than classroom-based courses, as well as eliminating the wait for scheduled class times
- Reduce costs by freeing up limited instructor and classroom resources, decreasing or eliminating textbook expenses, and eliminating replacement staff to cover class time
- Interactive, self-paced courses vetted by AHA scientists and educators
- Courses are regularly updated and improved, using the latest AHA Guidelines for ECC and CPR
Courses include:
Acute Stroke Online, which provides training on the symptoms, diagnosis and management of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and complications of stroke.
Stroke Prehospital Care Online -- an effective, time‐dependent treatment for acute stroke necessitates the education of all healthcare providers, as well as the general public, about prompt treatment for stroke.
Heartsaver® First Aid Online Part 1 is an online, self‐directed program that teaches learners critical skills and knowledge needed to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) takes over.
Heartsaver® CPR AED Online Part 1 is an online, self‐directed program that teaches learners critical skills and knowledge needed to respond to and manage a sudden cardiac arrest or choking emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) takes over.
Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Online Part 1 is an online, self‐directed program. The program teaches critical skills and knowledge needed to respond to and manage a first aid or sudden cardiac arrest emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) takes over.
Heartsaver® Bloodborne Pathogens Online is a self‐directed course designed to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for bloodborne pathogens training when paired with site‐specific instruction.
BLS for Healthcare Providers Online Part 1 provides a flexible alternative to classroom training. Through case‐based scenarios, interactive activities and videos, this course teaches the concepts of both single‐rescuer and team basic life support. This course is for healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform CPR, as well as other lifesaving skills, in a wide variety of in‐hospital and out‐of‐hospital settings.
Structured and Supported Debriefing is an online tool designed to teach AHA Instructors, particularly those conducting advanced life support courses, how to facilitate an effective debriefing of their learners within 10 minutes after a skills practice session. This course is for AHA advanced life support (ACLS and PALS) Instructors and is also appropriate for BLS Instructors.
Certification for cardiac lifesaving skills is required on an annual or biannual basis in hospitals in the U.S., making certification training a significant initiative for many healthcare organizations. When that training occurs in the traditional way, with live, instructor-led classes, the logistics of making sure everyone is trained and certified are daunting. There are often issues with classroom space, finding instructors, coverage for learners’ time away from their regular jobs and responsibilities, and last minute cancellations.
Moving to HeartCode BLS, ACLS, and PALS for online training and manikin-based certification makes a big difference for HealthStream customer Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, in Palmer, Alaska. Faced with the need for more than 50 training classes a year, they needed a more convenient training solution, that was easier to manage. Now the hospital provides certification training that meshes far better with trainees’ schedules. Some find it to be harder, and Mat-Su is pleased that inconsistencies between instructors are no longer an issue. HeartCode is always up to date with the latest standards for cardiac lifesaving, and learners cannot pass without understanding the proper procedures for compression and ventilation.
Reducing the need for live classes has made the work of Mat-Su’s education department significantly easier. In some instances, they’ve even had to cancel live classes for lack of interest. When instructors are required, the commitment is often only 3-4 hours, rather than the two days necessary under the old system. Trainees’ responses that they are pleased with the HeartCode experience are truly the best demonstration of Mat-Su’s success with this adoption.
