Essential Stroke Life Support® eLearning Course

Essential Stroke Life Support® eLearning Course

The American Heart Association, in partnership with The University of Miami’s Gordon Center, is excited to announce a new stroke eLearning course for in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals. The new Essential Stroke Life Support (ESLS®) Provider Course will teach healthcare providers knowledge for faster stroke recognition and triage for patients that may present outside of a more advanced stroke care setting.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THE COURSE?

ESLS is ideal for basic healthcare providers who may not treat or manage patients with stroke as part of their normal scope of practice

  • EMT-Basic Providers
  • Physical therapists
  • Occupational therapists
  • Nurses that do not work on a stroke floor
  • Respiratory therapists
  • Home health nursing providers
  • Rehab facility providers
  • Other medical providers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the online course, providers will be able to:

  • Perform a focused evaluation to identify stroke and its location
  • Describe why early treatment of stroke may result in a marked reduction in risk of disability
  • Identify the 5 main stroke syndromes and relate them to pathophysiology and clinical signs
  • Define the initial management of patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes
  • Describe the principles of prehospital stroke management that make up the current standard of care
  • Determine when to call a stroke alert and quickly transport the patient to the nearest appropriate facility
  • Communicate the patient’s symptoms, the time of symptom onset, and the stroke screening exam results clearly and succinctly to hospital personnel

CONTINUING EDUCATION

  • Physicians (AMA) - 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • Physician Assistants (AAPA) - 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • Nurse Practitioners (AANP) - 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • Nurses (ANCC) - 2.5 contact hours
  • Emergency Medical Services (CAPCE) - 2.75 Basic CEHs
  • Respiratory Therapists (AARC) - 2.25 contact hours

ESLS
ESLS Blended Course Hospital Learning
ESLS Blended Course Hospital Learning

eLEARNING

AHA eLearning courses give students the flexibility to learn at their own pace and on their own schedule, anywhere and anytime an internet connection is available. eLearning courses are fully self-directed, and do not require a separate skills testing check-off. ESLS uses adaptive learning technology that adjusts in real-time to customize each learning experience to the individual student.