Materials | Cost & Guidelines

Who can Purchase

Hospitals, educational institutions and consortia, fire rescue and EMS departments, ambulance companies, and health departments that are interested in implementing an in-house training program for ASLS® may purchase a curriculum package and course materials and establish themselves as ASLS® Training Centers (TCs). Foundations, professional associations, and other grant-funding organizations may underwrite the costs of a curriculum package and materials for an eligible training center.

Components

The curriculum package includes:

  • CD with ready-to-use course slides
  • Easy to navigate
  • Divided by chapter, corresponding with provider manual
  • Embedded with videos
  • CD with interactive review game, "Who Wants to Be a Strokologist?"
  • Engaging and participatory
  • Highlights educational key points
  • CD with electronic files
  • Pre-and posttest
  • MEND exam checklist
  • Instructions for "Who Wants to be a Strokologist?"
  • Laminated posters (4) for practical skills stations.

Versions of ASLS® - For different audiences

Designed as a multi-disciplinary curriculum, ASLS® can be taught to a class of all prehospital providers, in-hospital personnel only, or, using breakout sessions in the afternoon, to a combined group. The curriculum package and manuals (provider and instructor) are available in two versions:

  • Prehospital (only)
  • Hospital & Prehospital (above contents plus hospital component).

The MEND exam checklist is different for prehospital and in-hospital providers, so there are distinct versions of:

  • Posters
  • Pocket Guides.

Materials for Learners

The learner manual and pocket guide are purchased together as a provider package and are priced by the version (prehospital only or hospital and prehospital). Orders are discounted according to quantity. Additional pocket guides are available in sets of 10 or 50 for those opting to utilize a classroom set of books.

ASLS® Card

Registered training centers print camera-ready combined course completion cards and certificates for the providers who successfully complete their courses, on plain paper stock, after securely submitting class and learner data via the Internet. The unique number on each certificate and wallet card, generated by the Gordon Center database, links the learner, TC, and class and provides the means for verifying the authenticity of the documents.

IF A CLASS IS FULL

Learners selecting a class that has reached its registration cap will have the option of being on a waiting list at no charge or registering for a class on an alternate date.

PAYMENT OF FEES

Except for a few noted exceptions, prepayment of tuition or prior arrangement for departmental billing is required. Registrants may pay by credit card's American Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa during the online process.There is also an option to pay later, which may be by:

  • Check payable to University of Miami Gordon Center and mailed to P.O. Box 016960 (D-41), Miami, FL 33101
  • Employer upon invoice (requiring preapproval)
  • University of Miami Interdepartmental Requisition (IDR) sent in advance via interoffice mail.

Automatic confirmation of registration will include a payment reference number for your records that can also serve as a receipt for reimbursement, or it will have a notation to follow up on your payment arrangements.

REFUNDS

Refunds or credit for future classes will only be issued with notification of withdrawal at least two days prior to the date of class. Requests for refund must be in writing, include the reason for withdrawal and be received no later than 30 days following withdrawal. Tuition will be refunded minus 15% for administrative costs or the cost of course materials provided.

CLASS CANCELLATION POLICY

Classes are subject to cancellation or rescheduling, with notice, if minimum registration is not achieved. In the event of an official declaration of emergency status or designation of Hurricane Watch in Miami-Dade County as of 6:00 a.m., any class scheduled on that day will be considered cancelled without further notice. For classes that are cancelled or rescheduled, tuition will be refunded in full, upon request, or credited for future classes.