Life Support Courses

First Aid — FD 105

The purpose of this course is to help students recognize and respond to first aid, cardiac, and breathing emergencies appropriately and know how to give immediate care to a suddenly injured or ill person in the event more advanced medical personnel must arrive and take over. This course consists of an in-person lecture and a skills assessment regarding CPR and AED which will be completed in one class session.

This course is offered only in-person. 

Training Outline and Requirements

  • Training Hours: 3 
  • Requirements: 
    • A binder/folder and notebook
  • Students will complete the course in one day.  
  • Next Program Start Date: January 2023. 

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – CPR 106

The Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course is designed for students to learn the knowledge and skills to be able to perform CPR on adults, children or infants. Students will learn how to recognise and alleviate airway obstructions, learn the signs of stroke or heart attack, and help in an emergency. This course consists of one class session.

This course is offered only in-person. 

Training Outline and Requirements

  • Training Hours: 75 | Credits: 3 
  • Requirements: 
    • Stable, high speed wireless internet connection 
    • A personal laptop or desktop computer
    • A webcam and a headset or microphone for your computer
    • A binder/folder and notebook
  • Students must complete the course within 7 weeks. 
  • Next Program Start Date: January 2023. 

Basic Life Support – BLS 107

The Basic Life Support (BLS) course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel working in public or healthcare environments to know how to perform CPR, give high quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations, and recognize life threatening emergencies, etc. BLS takes a more in-depth look at cardiovascular interventions, and is suited for hospital or in-patient facilities or first-responder events. This hybrid course is intended to be flexible for the student, with an initial online learning component and an in-person final assessment. This course can be completed in as little as 2* or at most 5 weeks. 

This course is offered in both in-person and *hybrid formats. 

Training Outline and Requirements

  • Training Hours: 4 
  • Requirements: 
    • Stable, high speed wireless internet connection 
    • A personal laptop or desktop computer
    • A webcam and a headset or microphone for your computer
    • A binder/folder and notebook
  • Students must complete the course within 7 weeks. 
  • Next Program Start Date: January 2023. 

Advanced Life Support – ALS 108

The Advanced Life Support course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel working in public or healthcare environments to know the importance of preventing cardiac arrest, how to perform CPR, give high quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations, recognizing and intervening life threatening emergencies, and post-cardiac arrest care among other skills and knowledge. This course takes a more advanced and in-depth look at cardiovascular interventions beyond that of Basic Life Support (BLS), and is suited for hospital or in-patient facilities or first-responder events. This hybrid course is intended to be flexible for the student, with an initial online learning component and an in-person final assessment. This course can be completed in as little as 2* or at most 5 weeks. 

This course is offered in both in-person and *hybrid formats. 

Training Outline and Requirements

  • Training Hours: 15 
  • Requirements: 
    • Stable, high speed wireless internet connection 
    • A personal laptop or desktop computer
    • A webcam and a headset or microphone for your computer
    • A binder/folder and notebook
  • Students must complete the course within 7 weeks. 
  • Next Program Start Date: January 2023. 

*Hybrid Training Delivery Option

The hybrid training model involves an online component and an in-person component. The online component involves Instructor-to-student interaction where students will engage, explore, explain, extend, and evaluate assignments with subsequent instructor feedback. Additionally, it will involve instruction that will be delivered via video lectures and interactive modules.

Employment

Employment is not guaranteed within our clinic’s programs, but if a position is open and students show alignment with the values of our mission, we present the opportunity to our students if available. We encourage students to seek continued learning within many settings and continued higher education to advance in the healthcare field.