The American Heart Association, in partnership with The University of Miami’s
Gordon Center, is excited to announce a new stroke education course for
in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals.
The new Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®) Blended Learning Course will
educate healthcare professionals to identify, evaluate, and manage patients
with stroke.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THE COURSE?
ASLS is appropriate for all healthcare providers involved in the management
of acute stroke patients and meets the education requirements for
Stroke Center Certification.
• Nursing Students and Nurses
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
• Paramedics and Emergency Medical Personnel
• Physicians and Physician Assistants
• Residents and Fellows
• Medical Students
• Respiratory Therapists
COURSE OPTIONS
The new ASLS Course will be offered as 3 provider course tracks:
Prehospital Provider Course:
• Highlights the principles of prehospital stroke management that make up the current standard of care, such as
determining when to call a stroke alert and quickly transport the patient to the nearest appropriate facility
• Explains how to communicate the patient’s symptoms, time of onset, and neurologic exam clearly and succinctly
with hospital personnel
In-Hospital Provider Course:
• Focuses on the importance of an organized approach to treating stroke patients for improved outcomes
• Discusses the etiologic evaluation and secondary stroke prevention for stroke patients
• Describes the management of goals for acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid
hemorrhage
• Outlines post-acute care management including supportive medical care, rehabilitation, and discharge
planning for stroke patients
Prehospital & In-Hospital Provider Course: Combines all of the components of the Prehospital and In-Hospital
courses, and is best suited for healthcare providers who work in both environments, as well as ASLS instructor
candidates that will be conducting the in-person skills testing for learners from both audiences
Advanced Stroke Life Support® Blended Learning
BLENDED LEARNING FORMAT
Blended Learning courses consist of both an online, self-directed portion, followed by an in-person skills testing
session with an ASLS Instructor. In the online component, learners follow a continuously adapting learning path
that is personalized by their own inputs, for not only their performance, but also their self-reported confidence
levels. In-person skills tests will challenge learners to apply the skills and knowledge obtained from the online
portion to correctly perform neurologic exams, diagnose, and manage patients with stroke.