eACLS Course

Electronic, easy, and economical Advanced Cardiac Life Support. The eACLS™ course was developed by Jones and Bartlett Publishers in partnership with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), a leader in emergency medicine and health education.

All healthcare providers who are required to be credentialed in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). The eACLS course follows the 2005 CPR and ECC Guidelines Changes, and material covered in other nationally recognized ACLS courses.

The eACLS™ course has been designed to provide and overview of ten case studies common to Advanced Cardiac Life Support. To understand this content and successfully complete the interactivities, simulations, and final written exam, the user must be familiar with the various medical conditions, signs and symptoms, and treatment modalities for ACLS. It is therefore recommended that this program be used for professionals renewing their ACLS credential, or by experienced providers for their initial training.

  1. Acute Coronary Syndrome

  2. Asystole

  3. Automated External Defibrillator

  4. Bradycardia

  5. Narrow Complex Tachycardia

  6. Pulseless Electrical Activity

  7. Respiratory Arrest

  8. Stroke

  9. Ventricular Fibrillation

  10. Wide Complex Tachycardia

eACLS™ has been developed to enable Advanced Life Support providers to renew their ACLS training easily and economically through the completion of interactive, cognitive activities that satisfy the didactic requirements of ACLS training and then proceed to complete their required skills.

In order to receive an official eACLS™ course completion card, users must attend and complete the required skills evaluations. The skills testing include the following sections:

  1. CPR and AED (exempt if you possess proof of current CPR/AED training)

  2. Airway and Ventilation Management

  3. ECG Arrhythmia Recognition and Treatment Modalities

  4. Mega Code

Note: The above skills can be combined into one Master Mega Code station, or test these as individual stations.

Yes, the eACLS™ course must be completed online.

To preview the course for free, visit http://www.eacls.com/preview.cfm.

A course user has 45 days to complete the eACLS™course from the date he or she types in the access code to begin the program.

It will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete each case study, and another 30 minutes to complete the final written exam. This does not include the skills testing.

Yes, following successful completion of the cognitive portion of the eACLS™ course, continuing education credits are immediately awarded as follows:

  1. 6 hours of AMA Category 1 CME credit and 6 hours of ACEP Category 1 CME credit
      for physicians and physician assistants.

  2. 6.8 clinical CEH for nurses provided by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).

  3. 6 Advanced Continuing Education Hours (CEH) provided by the Continuing
      Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS).

  1. Individual access codes for the didactic portion only may be purchased (includes continuing education credits but does not include the skills testing). Skills testing must be obtained by the individual participant to receive the eACLS™ course completion card.

Skills testing may be done at your location by one of the following "Skills Testing Professional". Although Healthcare Services by A.C.T.N.T., LLC is the official Training Center for the skills portion, you may use any of the "local" professionals listed below. It will be your responsibility to coordinate and schedule this testing.
  1. Physician
  2. Registered Nurse (BSN required)

  3. Licensed Paramedic

The following requirements must be met by each "Skills Testing Professional":

  1. Skills check off sheets must be sent directly to the "Skills Testing Professional"

  2. Proof of licensure must accompany the completed skills check off sheets for the
      eACLS™ card to be issued. (copy of license, hospital/agency ID, etc.)

  3. Each skills check off sheet must be signed and dated by the "Skills Testing
      Professional". The signature signifies that the testing was successfully completed
      by the participant.

Any fees required by the local "Skills Testing Professional" are the responsibility of the participant. Healthcare Services by A.C.T.N.T., LLC does not collect or distribute any fees to these persons.

Although virtually every national organization accepts the eACLS™ program, it is your responsibility to contact your credentialing entity to inquire as to the acceptance of the eACLS™ program. The eACLS™ program is a nationally accepted training program but acceptance is up to each individual entity. The program is not interchangeable with any other organizations ACLS program (i.e., American Heart Association).

  1. Purchase the eACLS™ Access Code.
  2. Complete the didactic portion of the course online. Go to www.eacls.com/usecode
      and type in your user code.
  3. Send completion certificate along with "Skills Testing Professionals" name and
      contact information to Healthcare Services by A.C.T.N.T, LLC.
  4. Skills testing check off sheets will be forwarded to "Skills Testing Professional".
  5. Return the completed and signed eACLS™ skills check off sheets.
  6. Your eACLS™ card will be sent within 5-7 days following receipt of completed skills
      check off sheets. (expedited completion is available upon request, additional fee
      will be required). Contact us at acls@actnt.com for more information.