Modified small group ACLS instructor/provider course

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Emergency Medicine
• Cardiovascular Care

Background:

• Increasing demand for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training necessitates scalable educational models.
• A shortage of qualified instructors can limit the availability of essential ACLS courses.
• Existing training programs may not adequately address the dual need for provider and instructor development.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce a modified Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course design.
• To enable the simultaneous training of a large number of ACLS providers and instructors.
• To facilitate the development of a core faculty, even in settings with limited initial provider numbers.

Main Methods:

• Implementation of a modified instructor/provider Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course.
• Integration of instructor development within the standard provider training curriculum.
• Focus on scalable training to meet increasing demand for ACLS certification.

Main Results:

• The modified course effectively trains large cohorts of ACLS providers.
• Concurrent development of sufficient instructors ensures adequate faculty numbers.
• The method supports the establishment of a core faculty, adaptable to varying group sizes.

Conclusions:

• The described course modification offers an efficient strategy for scaling ACLS provider and instructor training.
• This approach addresses the challenge of faculty shortages in emergency cardiovascular care education.
• The program provides a flexible model for institutions to build and sustain their ACLS training capacity.