BLS Provider Online/Blended-60

Heart & Stroke Foundation

LENGTH OF COURSE :

• Blended Learning is Recommended for 2 different catagories of students, those who have have experience "Want to Challenge themselves",  and those who do not use their skills regularly, have English as a second language or have test anxiety "Need repetition and a slow pace".

• Multiple classes offered weekly - Class #1 (Morning 9am-start time) Class #2 (Afternoon 1pm-start time) Class #3 (Evening 5pm-start time) 
• "Blended students are Required to choose an in class portion date before the online eLearning pin can be submitted for student review."
• Covid-19 BLS Provider Interim Training - (New and Expired Students) ~3 hour online training class, will be required to do in class training "BLS Intereim is reserved for Pandemic Lock down and will only be accessable during such lock downs as guided by local Health Regulations"
• PLEASE NOTE - with online registration that the date you select will be the date for "IN CLASS TRAINING" the online component must be completed prior to your in class skills assessment. 

COST :

• BLS Provider Blended Online Course - $70.00 +GST
  
• BLS Provider Interim Course - $70.00 +GST

COURSE MATERIALS :

• New Students -  Heart and Stroke Foundation BLS Provider Manual (print [RE3310E] or eBook [RE3310ED]), available for purchase at Heart and Stroke Foundation's Heart Shop, a manual will be provided in class
  
• Recertification - Manual provided for in class study. Please refer to our BLS Renewal page for more details.
• BLS 60 Course - 
1. Good internet connection
2. Computer or Laptop to watch the videos
3. Required Manual - see above link for purchase

VALID FOR :

• This Certificate is Valid for 1 year through The Heart and Stroke Foundation
• Valid & Required for Nurses, Healthcare Providers, EMS and Fire

RECOGNIZED BY :

• Alberta Health Services, Capital Health, Covenant Health, Alberta College of Paramedics, NAIT, U of A, Grant Macewan, Norquest
  

COURSE Information:

1. BLS Blended 120 "120 minutes - 2 hours": Designed for First Time BLS learners and or those who do not use their BLS skills on a regular basis. BLS Blended 120 emphasizes the individual element that make up core BLS Skills and offers comprehensive practice before hands-on skills assessments.
2. BLS Blended 90 "90 Minutes - 1 1/2 hour": Designed for students who "are confident" in their understanding and practice of BLS Skills, but want to review and practice before hands-on skills assessments. Recommended for Emergency Medical Professionals who work around Emergency rooms yet who do not use their skills often.
3. BLS Blended 60 "60 Minute - 1 hour": Designed for "Code Teams, EMS, those who have taken the BLS program 3 or more times" Experienced Providers will little trouble completing this program. BLS Blended 60 offers "Hands On Testing" of the ACLS, Advanced, EMS and Experienced Health Care Professional member to ensure they have perfected the skills of CPR at the Highest level.

• Blended learning courses offer flexibility to students, instructors, and managers with challenging schedules and learning styles and can be offerd in a renewal-style format, where available

• The Blended Online Portion - The "online" component is the first of the two components to be completed. Blended students preview a set of video's with theory based instruction,dramatizations, anamations partnered with self-directed study and interactivce activities. "You may review the modules repeatedly to absorbe the information and rewatch them as many times as needed". After successfully completing all modules of the online component, students will receive a receipt called the "Blended Class Pass", this "Blended Class Pass" allows entry to the "Blended-In Class Component" when presented to the course instructor at the beginning of your in class session.

• "In Classroom Component" - The "In Class" component is the second portion of this program to be completed in person with a Heart & Stroke Foundation BLS Instructor. Students will work through a "Video + Skill" led hands on practice session that helps hone the practical application of the knowledge learned in the first portion. Students work on their skills with other students to maxamise proficiency in the life saving skill of CPR, debriefing, team scenarios, discussions of local protocols and skill evaluations. 

• ACCESSING Blended Learing:
• "FIRST, You need a date to take your in class portion, then an online PIN will be assigned to you to complete before you enter the classroom.
• "Register Here"

• BLS Blended Online Course (FAQ):

Q: I have an expired BLS course completion card; can I take the 2020 BLS Blended Online course and then take the renewal course? 

A: Yes; the Heart & Stroke BLS Blended course gains you access to the renewal course and the course requires a current (taken within the last 12 months and current to the most recent Guidelines release) Heart & Stroke BLS provider card as a prerequisite. As the "Blended Online self learned" session counts as the theory to the new program this allows you access to the "Renewal type course" The new BLS renewal course is an accelerated course that does not re-teach each component covered in the Heart & Stroke BLS provider full course. Rather, it assumes providers have retained the knowledge and understanding of these components. If you do not have a comprehensive understanding of the Heart & Stroke BLS provider course content and are not proficient in BLS skills regularily, it is unlikely that you will successfully complete the BLS renewal course.

Q: I hear there is a grace period?

The HSFC does not recognize a grace period for certification expiry. However, when a provider is unable to present a course completion card (or HSFC written evidence of qualification) the instructor may admit a participant who frequently uses the skills and knowledge of BLS or ACLS in their workplace or related volunteer activities. If a person does not successfully complete the recertification course, they will be required to attend a full certification course.

AVAILABILITY OF COURSE

• COMING SOON

PREREQUISITES :

• BLS Provider Blended Course - Students MUST Pre-register their in class component prior to being issued the online component. This ensures that the student has the time required to complete the online class prior to the in - class portion. Blended learning is Recommended for health care professionals who do not use these skills on a regular basis and may be new to English as a second language.

ENGLISH - This course is Taught and Tested in English and you must have a "Moderate to High" Level of Reading / Writing / Speaking English.

• The Alberta College of Paramedic's will accept both the Standard First Aid through the Canadian Red Cross & St.John's Ambulance and also the Basic Life Support Provider. Please refer to your Employer for details on which course fulfills the requirements in your area.  For all working within Alberta Health Services this is the course most commonly requested to meet the AHS standards.