Class Schedule

Click on a class below to begin the enrollment process:

ACLS HeartCode® hands-on session

Must take the AHA e-learning online portion prior to the hands-on session (paid directly to the AHA) and email the course completion certificate to CPR@IdahoAcademy.com PRIOR TO the hands-on session. For your convenience, we have provided the link to the AHA e-learning portion of this class where you may learn more and complete "part 1" of this course: AHA online portion.  

The "part two" of this course (following the completion of the online portion through the AHA) is the hands-on session (skills check off) that is required to complete your ACLS certification.  The skills check-off will include High-Quality Adult CPR, Airway Management, and Megacode Testing.

Intended for physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and others as required by their employer. This class is not recommended for students who have never taken an in-person ACLS course.  

Certification Period:  2 years

Testing:  Skills Check-off required includes High-Quality BLS, Airway Management, and Mega-Code 

Time:  Approximately 3 to 6 hours (3 to 6 students) 

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With the updated guidelines from the CDC and recent changes to the local educational institutions in our area, face coverings at IMA will be recommended for those who are unvaccinated and optional for those who are vaccinated. This is a recommendation and students or staff are not required to show proof of COVID immunization._______________________________________________________________________________________________

ACLS Course

This course is designed for healthcare providers that need ACLS for their clinical duties.  This advanced course highlights the importance of high-performance team dynamics and communication, systems of care, recognition of intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post-cardiac arrest, acute dysrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS).  

ACLS course Prerequisite: You must complete a Pre-course self-assessment and pre-course work before attending the class. Click here for further information. 

Intended for physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and others as required by their employer. 

Time:  Approximately 8-9 hours 

Certification Period:  2 years

Testing: Skills check-off and open resource is written test required.

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ACLS Instructor Course

Becoming an American Heart Association instructor is easy after consulting with an American Heart Association Training Center to determine whether the Training Center (TC) accepts new instructors.

Below are the following steps to becoming an AHA Instructor:

  1. Be accepted by your local AHA Training Center before enrolling in an Instructor Course and have a completed Instructor Candidate Application on file with that Training Center.
  2. Have current AHA provider status in the discipline for that Instructor Course and be proficient in all the skills of that discipline. Disciplines include ACLS, BLS, PALS, and Heartsaver. 
  3. Complete the discipline-specific classroom Instructor Course. This is a class through the AHA eLearning website and has a separate additional fee.  Follow this link for the class: https://shopcpr.heart.org/acls-instructor-essentials-online  
  4. Successfully be monitored teaching your first course within six months of completing the discipline-specific classroom Instructor Course. Training Center Coordinators can require additional monitoring.

Once you become an Instructor, you will have access to the most current emergency cardiovascular care science, course updates, training resources, and tools through the online AHA Instructor Network.

Required paperwork:  Instructor Essentials certificate and a copy of your current BLS and ACLS certification card. 

Class materials: It is your responsibility to come to class with the requred ACLS instructor materials.  They can be purchased at https://shopcpr.heart.org

Time:  Approximately 8-hour initial classroom and 8 to 16-hour class observation for your initial class taught.

Certification:  2 years

Testing:  Skills Check-off and open resource written test required.

Note:  If you are aligning through a Training Site/Center other than Idaho Medical Academy - Ada County Emergency Medical District - then you will receive your certification card and classroom observation through them.  The fee for the classroom portion will decrease from the listed fee above.  ________________________________________________________________________________________

BLS (Blended Learning)

For students who have already completed the online Heartcode BLS Provider (blended) portion and only need the mandatory hands-on session portion of the course. Blended learning is a combination of eLearning, in which a student completes part of the course in a self-directed manner, followed by a hands-on session. The following link will direct you to the AHA website, where you can take the online portion of this course (separate and paid directly to the AHA) and receive your certificate of completion. You will then present the certificate at the start of the hands-on session of this class. Alternatively, you may email your completed certificate to CPR@IdahoAcademy.com before the start of class.  

Follow the link below for the online portion of this course:

https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-bls

 

Intended for healthcare providers or professional rescuers.

Time:  Approximately 1-2 hour

Certification Period:  2 years

Testing:  Skills Check-off required.

BLS (In-Person)

AHA (American Heart Association)  BLS (basic life support) course is for both pre-hospital and in-facility health care environments. The BLS Course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED.  Both single and team high-quality CPR will be taught.

Intended for healthcare providers or professional rescuers.

Time:  Approximately 3.5 hours

Certification Period:  2 years

Testing:  Skills Check-off and open resource written test required.

BLS Instructor Course

Reminder:  Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructors may also teach Heartsaver classes.  

Below are the following steps to becoming an AHA Instructor:

  1. Have current AHA BLS provider certification and be proficient in all the skills of that discipline.  You must present your provider certificate before attending this class.  Email to CPR@IdahoAcademy.com
  2. Complete the online BLS Instructor Essentials Course-This is an additional charge that will be paid directly to the AHA. https://shopcpr.heart.org/bls-instructor-essentials-online. This online portion is required to be completed before this classroom instructor class. 
  3. Successfully be monitored teaching your first course within six months of completing the discipline-specific classroom Instructor Course. This is typically done on the same day of your course.

Once you become an Instructor, you will have access to the most current emergency cardiovascular care science, course updates, training resources, and tools through the online AHA Instructor Network.

Fee:  Includes classroom portion, first-class monitoring, instructor eCard, and 1st year of alignment fee.  

Time:  Approximately 5-hour initial classroom and 3 - 4 hour class observation within 6 months.

Certification:  2 years

Testing:  Skills Check-off and open resource written test required

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PALS HeartCode® hands-on session

Must take the AHA e-learning online portion before the hands-on session (completed and paid directly to the AHA) and email the completion certificate to CPR@Idahoacademy.com before this hands-on session.  For your convenience, we have provided the link to the online (part 1) portion of this class where you can learn more and receive your certificate of completion:  PALS online AHA portion. 

The hands-on skills check-off will include Child and Infant High-Quality BLS, Airway Management, Vascular Access, and Rhythm Disturbances/Electrical Therapy.  

Intended for healthcare providers who either direct or participate in the management of respiratory and/or cardiovascular emergencies and cardiopulmonary arrest in pediatric patients. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics, and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

Time:  Approximately 2 to 4 hours 

Certification Period:  2 years

Testing:  Skills Check-off required

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PALS Course

An AHA PALS Instructor conducts the PALS Course in a classroom setting, supported by video. The course uses a series of simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics. The course offers life-like skills animations, team dynamics role play, and scenarios appropriate to different providers (pre-hospital and in-hospital). Students must complete a pre-course self-assessment and pre-course work before attending the classroom session. Copies of the completed pre-course work must be emailed to CPR@IdahoAcademy.com 24 hours before the class date.  The link for this is provided below:  

https://elearning.heart.org/course/426

Intended for:  healthcare providers who either direct or participate in managing respiratory and/or cardiovascular emergencies and cardiopulmonary arrest in pediatric patients. This includes personnel in emergency responders, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics, and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.

Time:  Approximately 8 hours

Certification Period:  2 years

Testing:  Skills Check-off and open resource written test required.

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STOP the Bleed

Victims can quickly die from uncontrolled bleeding within five to 10 minutes. Massive bleeding from any cause, but particularly from an active shooter or explosive event where a response is delayed, can result in death. Like how the general public learns and performs CPR, the public must learn proper bleeding control techniques, including using their hands, dressings, and tourniquets.

This course is based on the curriculum from BleedingControl.org, an initiative of the American College of Surgeons, to teach anyone the various ways to control bleeding.  After course completion, the student will have the skills and confidence to control bleeding, including properly applying a tourniquet.

Intended for construction workers, arborists, mechanical, teachers, police officers, and any individual who wants to learn more than what is taught in a First Aid class on controlling bleeding.

Fee:  $10

Time:  Approximately 1 hour

Certification:  Course completion certificate.

Testing:  No testing is required.

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With the updated guidelines from the CDC and recent changes to the local educational institutions in our area, face coverings at IMA will be recommended for those who are unvaccinated and optional for those who are vaccinated. This is a recommendation and students or staff are not required to show proof of COVID immunization.

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*Heartsaver First Aid CPR Adult/Child/Infant

AHA (American Heart Association) Heartsaver couse is designed to meet OSHA standards and provide the general public quality training in CPR/AED. The Heartsaver Course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED.  First Aid will also be covered in this course.

Intended for business employees or general public.

Time:  Approximately 3.5 hours

Certification Period:  2 years

Testing:  Skills Check-offs only. No written exam.

PALS Instructor Course

Becoming an American Heart Association instructor is easy after consulting with an American Heart Association Training Center to determine whether the Training Center (TC) accepts new instructors.

Below are the following steps to becoming an AHA Instructor:

  1. Be accepted by your local AHA Training Center before enrolling in an Instructor Course and have a completed Instructor Candidate Application on file with that Training Center.
  2. Have current AHA provider status in the discipline for that Instructor Course and be proficient in all the skills of that discipline. Disciplines include ACLS, BLS, PALS, and Heartsaver.
  3. Complete the discipline-specific classroom Instructor Course. This is a class through the AHA eLearning website and has a separate additional fee.  Follow this link for the class:  https://shopcpr.heart.org/pals-instructor-essentials-online
  4. Successfully be monitored teaching your first course within six months of completing the discipline-specific classroom Instructor Course. Training Center Coordinators can require additional monitoring.

Once you become an Instructor, you will have access to the most current emergency cardiovascular care science, course updates, training resources, and tools through the online AHA Instructor Network.

Required Paperwork: Instructor essentials certificate and a copy of your current PALS certification card.

Class Materials: It is your responsibility to come to class with the required PALS Instructor materials.  They can be purchased at https://shopcpr.heart.org

Time:  Approximately 8-hour initial classroom and 8 to 16-hour class observation for your initial class taught.

Certification:  2 years

Testing:  Skills Check-off and open resource written test required.

Note:  If you are aligning through a Training Site/Center other than Idaho Medical Academy - Ada County Emergency Medical District - then you will receive your certification card and classroom observation through them.  The fee for the classroom portion will decrease from the listed fee above.

Pediatric First Aid CPR/AED (Childcare)

Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR/AED

AHA (American Heart Association)  Heartsaver Pediatric course is designed for childcare providers at home and in-facility health care environments. The Heartsaver Pediatric Course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations, provide early use of an AED, and deliver high-quality First Aid.  

Intended for child care workers, teachers, babysitters, etc

Time:  Approximately 3.5 hours

Certification Period:  2 years

Testing:  Skills Check-off and open resource written test required.

 

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