PALS Provider
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification via the American Heart Association
BEACON PALS Provider
American Heart Association Two Year Certification
You’ll receive an Online AHA Heartcode PALS course, independent skills appointment, and two year AHA PALS Provider eCard.
Already completed the Heartcode PALS course?
Your Heartcode PALS certificate must be dated in the last year.
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What is BEACON PALS?
BEACON Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is an innovative new program for American Heart Association PALS Provider certification. You’ll complete the Online Heartcode PALS course at home and then come to a Code One Training Center for an independent skills verification on the innovative RQI 1Stop® platform. The updated 2020 Heartcode PALS online course is adaptive to the your current level of knowledge. As such, the length of the online course is variable and can take 4 hours or longer for a beginner while an expert can complete in two hours or less. A virtual PALS preparatory course and virtual group PALS megacode review sessions are offered multiple times a week and led by experienced instructors.
After completion of the Heartcode course, you will register for a one hour hands-on skills session at a Code One location. You have two options for your individual skills session: Virtual Instructor-Guided or Self-Guided. Both include performing hands-on skills, including chest compressions and giving breaths via a bag-valve mask on adult and/or infant RQI manikins. The Virtual Instructor-Guided skills sessions utilize a virtually connected BEACON instructor on the TV screen who will guide and support you through your skills session. In Self-Guided skills sessions, you will independently move through skills validation without ongoing assistance from an instructor. A virtual instructor will supervise and remain available for support.
Intended Audience
The American Heart Association PALS Provider course trains healthcare professionals and students in pediatric critical care settings to provide lifesaving interventions to victims of respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiac arrest.
Course Topics
- BLS Review for children and infants
- Respiratory emergencies
- Shock
- Review of ECG and pharmacology
- PALS systematic approach
- Cardiac arrest management
Certification
Earn a two year American Heart Association PALS Provider eCard when you successfully complete the course.
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BEACON PALS Skills Only
If you have already purchased or received the American Heart Association Heartcode PALS online course, then BEACON PALS Skills Only is for you. It includes an Independent Skills Appointment & American Heart Association PALS Provider eCard.
FAQ
What is BEACON PALS?
BEACON PALS is American Heart Association hybrid training designed for healthcare professionals who desire to learn or refresh their pediatric advanced life support skills. Learners complete a portion of the course – Heartcode PALS – online and then come to our center for an individual skills appointment.
Is BEACON PALS approved by the American Heart Association (AHA)?
Yes. The BEACON PALS program is an approved American Heart Association program that results in a two year AHA PALS Provider certificate upon successful completion.
When are BEACON PALS Skills Appointments offered?
Code One has over 50 locations which offer PALS Skills Sessions by appointment. While the exact hours of operation vary by location, most Code One Training Centers accept appointments Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM and Saturdays from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. See our list of locations here.
Do I need to complete the Heartcode PALS course before scheduling a BLS Skills Session?
Yes. We require that the Heartcode PALS course be completed before you schedule the PALS Skills Session to ensure that you have the coursework done and are ready for your session.
What’s the difference between BEACON PALS Complete and BEACON PALS Skills Only?
The BEACON PALS Complete Package includes the required Heartcode PALS Online course plus a Hands-On Skills Verification appointment at Code One. This is the course that most learners require.
BEACON PALS Skills Only is ONLY for learners who have already completed the American Heart Association Heartcode PALS course and have their certificate dated in the past year.
BOTH the Heartcode PALS and the skills session are needed to satisfy certification even if you are renewing your certificate.
How long will it take to complete the BEACON PALS Complete?
The BEACON PALS Complete Package includes theory (Heartcode PALS) and skills verification (PALS Skills).
Here’s the approximate time it takes to complete each one:
- The online portion of HeartCode PALS is an adaptive learning platform which will adapt (as the name suggests) to your learning needs. If you find yourself benefiting from a more robust learning process the platform will shift to incorporate more videos, examples and practice opportunities to amplify your competency. On the other hand if you are an experienced healthcare provider, the platform will adjust to focus on knowledge verification. Depending on where you are on the spectrum of competency and confidence, Heartcode PALS can be completed in approximately 2-6 hours.
- On average, the time to complete the hands-on skills session is about one hour. Experienced rescuers may complete the skills in less time.
What is Heartcode PALS?
HeartCode PALS is the American Heart Association’s blended learning option for Pediatric Advanced Life Support. The Heartcode PALS course is adaptive and will adjust content based on the prior knowledge of the learner. Topics include respiratory management, shock, and pediatric cardiac arrest management.
Blended learning is a combination of eLearning, in which a learner completes part of the course in a self-directed manner, and a hands-on skills session. In order to meet PALS Provider certificate requirements, learners are required to complete both the Heartcode PALS and the hands-on skills session.
The BEACON PALS Complete Package includes the Heartcode PALS course and the individual skills appointment at a Code One Training Center location.
What does the Virtual Instructor Guided Skills session look like?
Learners arrive for their scheduled appointment to a Code One Training Center location and check-in using the instructions in their confirmation email. Our system will confirm your appointment and call you with a door code so you may enter the skills training room. You will be in a private room with your virtually connected 1:1 BEACON instructor on the TV screen who will guide and support you through your hands-on skills session. Watch a video of Youtuber Nurse Katherine going through her BEACON BLS Instructor Guided Skills Session.
Your PALS Skills Session includes 6 skills and a megacode review:
- Child compressions
- Child ventilations
- Two-rescuer child CPR
- Infant compressions
- Infant ventilations
- Two-rescuer infant CPR
- Megacode review and practice
Watch a video of Youtuber Nurse Katherine going through her BEACON BLS Skills Session which uses some of the same testing elements as BEACON PALS.
Can I complete by BLS, ACLS, and PALS training at the same skills session?
Yes. Code One’s Healthcare Provider Bundle Package allows you to complete the online portion of the Heartcode BLS, ACLS, and PALS programs and then come in for a single skills appointment to cover skills for all three courses.