Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns (ACoRN) Provider - DEC 15 & 16

ACoRN Provider 2 Day Course

The Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns (ACoRN) program is designed to review and teach neonatal stabilization in a systematic approach. It supports a multidisciplinary team to identify and care for babies who become unwell or are at risk of becoming unwell in the first few hours or days after birth.

Eligibility

Any health care provider expected to

• Identify or care for at-risk or unwell babies in a perinatal setting.
• participate in neonatal stabilization as a part of their professional role

Required Materials

******The course tuition does not include the textbook or the online exam fee.

Please use the following links to purchase materials and to access the online exam:

• CPS CPS ACoRN Online exam - ACoRN online exam
• CPS ACoRN Essential Guide - ACoRN: The Essential Guide (with laminated sequences)

Pre Requisites

• Have current NRP provider status.
• Complete required pre-reading. Each provider should have their own ACoRN: The Essential Guide (with laminated sequences)
• Successfully complete the ACoRN online exam within 30 days of the course
• Bring a Paper Copy of your ACoRN Online Exam Certificate of Completion on the second day of the course

The SiROC Cancellation Policy applies to this course. Requests for transfer, substitution, or refund will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Please provide any documentation to support your request.
Course Substitution & Transfer:
If you cannot attend the course, you may substitute your registration to a colleague at no additional charge. Please email [email protected] with your name and the name of the colleague who will be taking the course in your place. Your replacement must meet the prerequisites for the course.
To transfer to an alternate course date, please email [email protected] with the date of the course you wish to transfer into. You may transfer your registration to an alternate date up to two weeks before the start date of the course you are transfering out of.
Only substitutions will be granted less than two weeks prior to the course start date.
Course Refund:
Refund requests will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and depend on the date of the request. Please use the Eventbrite registration system to request a course refund. You can manage your registration at www.eventbrite.ca/mytickets.

Please note that a registration processing fee was paid to Eventbrite and is subject to their refund policy. The following refund policy applies:
- More than 3 weeks before the course start date = 100% of tuition will be refunded.
- Between 2-3 weeks before the course start date = 75% of tuition will be refunded.
- Between 1-2 weeks before the course start date = 50% of tuition will be refunded.
- Within one week of the course start date = No refund. If you cannot attend the course, you may transfer your registration to a colleague at no additional charge.
No refunds will be given for "no-shows."
SiROC reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the course due to unforeseen circumstances. If this happens, you will be rescheduled to the next available session and given the option to choose from future classes if the rescheduled date does not work for you. No refunds will be issued.

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