Pediatric Advanced Life Support PALS Recert
Summary:The goal of the PALS Provider Course is to teach healthcare providers to recognize respiratory failure & shock and to identify risk factors for cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children.
Description:

This one-day course provides participants with strategies for preventing injuries and cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children. 1t also teaches participants how to perform the cognitive and psychomotor skills for resuscitating and stabhzing infants and children in respuatory failure, shock, or cardiopulmonary arrest. Supplemental module topics include: Children with Special Healthcare Needs, the Newly Born, Trauma & Spinal Immobilization, Coping with Death, Procedural Sedation, and Rapid Sequence Intubation.

Cost: $175

Prerequisites: Participants must possess a current Basic Life Support / CPR for Healthcare Providers card. FOR PALS RECERTIFICATION COURSES. A COPY OF YOUR CURRENT PALS PROVIDERCA RD MUST BE ENCLOSED WITH THIS FORM IF COURSE WAS NOT TAKEN AT COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.

Course Materials: Pre-course information and the mandatory pre-test will be sent to you upon receipt of your completed registration form. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE ABOVE INFORMATION TWO WEEKS AFTER SUBMITTING YOUR REGISTRATION FORM. PLEASE CONTACT THE LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING CENTER AT (856) 342-2009. It is suggested that all participants read the PALS Provider Manual. The manual is included for paying participants. Also available to help you prepare for this course is an Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) handbook avadable through the Life Support Training Center for an additional $14.00.

Refund Policy: For Cooper employees, a non-refundable cancellation fee of $75.00 will be charged to those who cancel less than two weeks prior to the date of the course. A "no-show' fee of $125.00 will be charged to Cooper employees who do not show for the course. For non-Cooper employees, cancellation for all PALS courses must take place 2 weeks prior to the date of the course for a full tuition refund. THEREW WILL BE NO REFUNDS FOR CANCELLATIONS WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE COURSE DATE.

CLICK HERE to view and print a PDF of the registration form.

For more information, please call (856) 342-2009 or email LifeSupport@cooperhealth.edu

Location:Cooper University Hospital
Three Cooper Plaza,
Suite 400
Camden, NJ 08103
Time:9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Upcoming Dates: July 02, 2008
September 18, 2008
November 11, 2008
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