2025 BLS Instructor Renewal &/or Candidate Monitoring for AHA

BLS Instructor Information for AHA BLS Instructor &/or Candidate monitoring.

Welcome and thank you for being proactive in your communities teaching American Heart Association BLS & Heartsaver CPR AED and First Aid courses.

What need to know to complete BLS Instructor Status:

1. Arrive by 1700 to the Prairie Lakes Healthcare MOB Conference Center

2. Select module from available Add Ons included below your ticket information. Reference your 2020 Heartsaver FA CPRAED Blended Skills Outline from Instructor manual or AHA Instructor Network. Each AHA BLS Instructor will be monitored during the evening class leading module.

3. Bring your AHA Instructor Network ATLAS login and password

Renewal Instructors:

1. Review the required AHA criteria for renewal below

2. Bring with the completed PAM forms listed below

Instructor candidates:

1. Bring completed forms received at the BLS Instructor Course

Instructor Renewal Criteria

An instructor’s status can be renewed only by Training Center Faculty ( TCF); Criteria for renewal varies based on discipline. Refer to the appropriate Instructor Manual for the discipline-specific instructor renewal criteria.

Special Exceptions to Teaching Requirements:

The requirement for instructors to teach a minimum of 4 courses in 2 years to renew instructor status may be waived or extended under special circumstances. These circumstances include but are not limited to the following:•Call to active military duty (for an instructor who is in the military reserve or National Guard); monitoring during duty may be waived if MTN Faculty members are not available.•Illness or injury that has caused the instructor to take a leave from employment or teaching duties.•A limited number of courses offered in an area because of lack of audience or delay of course materials.The Training Center Coordinator (TCC), in consultation with the assigned Regional Faculty (RF) and TCF, may decide to waive the teaching requirements for the discipline in question. Consideration should be given to the amount of time an instructor is away from normal employment, the length of delay in release of materials, and the number of courses taught in relation to the number of teaching opportunities. Documentation supporting the decision must be maintained in the instructor’s file.

**All other requirements for renewal must be met as stated above**

Resources on https://atlas.heart.org - your AHA Instructor forms are located in PAM section

Renewal Instructors need the following PDF forms can be filled out electronically or printed and filled out by hand - bring with you

1. Instructor/Training Center Faculty Renewal Checklist eForm
2. Instructor Monitoring Tool eForm
3. List of at least 4 CPR sessions taught

We look forward to seeing you soon. Please contact Savanna, Kara or me if have questions.

Log in information & passwords for:

• American Heart Association (elearning.heart.org)
• PLHS staff also need Extranet & Healthstream login info

Please wear loose, comfortable clothing. You will be practicing skills that require working on your hands and knees, bending, standing, and lifting. If you have physical conditions that might prevent you from participating in the course, please inform the instructors when you arrive for the session. The instructor will work to accommodate your needs within the stated course completion requirements.

Please Note:

• In the event that you are unable to attend, a courtesy call is appreciated.
• Classes may be canceled 72 hours prior if less than 5 participants registered.
• Please reschedule if not feeling well, we want to provide postive learning environment!

Thank you for being proactive and being prepared for emergency situations needing life-saving skills, you can make a difference!

Sincerely,

Dory

Dory Gassman RN, BSN, CEN

Staff Development Coordinator

AHA Training Center Coordinator

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System

Watertown, SD 57201

605-882-7824

[email protected]

[email protected]

Host or Publisher Prairie Lakes Healthcare System