American Heart
Association (AHA)
Basic Life Support (BLS) Course |
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| * 2010 AHA new guideline |
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| Course
Background |
| The Basic Life Support (BLS) Course for Healthcare
Providers aims to provide BLS knowledge and skills
of CPR for victims of all ages (including ventilation
with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, and oxygen),
use of automated external defibrillator (AED), and relief
of foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO). This program
will make use of videotape, practical session and instructor
discussion to help participants to provide basic life
support in different settings. |
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| The Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine
has been providing resuscitation training since 1991.
All accredited AHA instructors are practicing medical
or nursing colleagues with years of teaching experience. |
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| Course
Test |
| To complete the BLS Course for Healthcare Providers,
Candidate should able to demonstrate the skills of CPR,
mouth-to-mask and bag-mask ventilation, use of AEDs, and
relief of FBAO for the responsive and unresponsive victim. |
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| A post-course written MCQ examination will be issued.
Passing rate is 85%. |
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| Reading
Material |
| 2010 AHA BLS Provider Manual is ready
for collection after successful application. Early registration
and collection of course materials is recommended. |
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| Course
Venue |
HKEC Training Centre for Healthcare Management & Clinical Technology
Multi-centre Block B, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital,
3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong
Please click here to see the map |
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| Time |
| 08:30 – 13:05 (half-day course) |
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| Course
Fee |
$450
(Fees are inclusive of morning, AHA course materials and certificate, but exclusive
of lunch) |
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| Intended
Candidate |
| Participants who provide health care to patients in
a wide variety of settings, including in-hospital and
out-of-hospital settings. |
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| Class
Capacity |
| 24 candidates per class |
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| Accreditation 2012 |
College |
Max. for
whole
function |
CMC/CPD
Category |
AN - Anaesthesiologists |
2.83 |
ana-active |
CM - Community Medicine |
3 |
- |
DS - Dental Surgeons |
4.5 |
Cat. B |
EM(F) - Emergency Medicine (Fellow) |
2.5 |
IP |
EM(T) - Emergency Medicine (Trainee) |
2.5 |
Cat. A |
FP - Family Physicians |
3 |
Cat. 5.2 |
OG - Obstericians & Gynaecologists |
4 |
- |
OP - Ophthalmologists |
2 |
passive |
OS - Orthopadeic Surgeons |
2 |
Cat. B |
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College |
Max. for
whole
function |
CMC/CPD
Category |
OT - Otorhinolaryngologists |
1.5 |
Cat. 2.2 |
PD - Paediatricians |
3 |
Cat. A |
PA - Pathologists |
1.5 |
PP |
PH - Physicians |
Pending |
- |
PS - Psychiatrists |
2 |
PP-OP |
RA - Radiologists |
2.5 |
Cat. B |
SU - Surgeons |
2.5 |
passive |
MCHK CME Programme |
3 |
passive |
CNE Points |
4.5 |
- |
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| Faculty |
| American Heart Association accredited BLS Instructors |
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| Application
Deadline |
| First comes first serve |
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| Enrollment
Method |
| Online
Registration |
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| Program Schedule |
| Download the Course rundown |
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the PDF file,
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Reader. |
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