Advanced Life Support Recertification Course

This ALS Recertification Course is for individuals who have previously completed Advanced Life Support training and require recertification.

The ALS Recertification Course has been nationally accredited by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC), Australia's representative on the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR), and is consistent with the ARC Guidelines and Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Limited (ACCCN Ltd) Advanced Life Support Curriculum Guide.

Workshop Content

  • Information update, review of guidelines & skills
  • Advanced airway management (including assessment)
  • Defibrillation (including assessment)
  • Cardiac arrest algorithms
  • Megacode management - practice of arrest scenarios
  • Assessment of megacode management
  • Theoretical examination

Pre-reading material is sent prior to this course.

Course Details

Time: 8.30am - 12.30pm

Cost: AU$198.00 (GST Inclusive)

Venue: Seasalt at Armstrongs
(inside the Inchcolm Hotel)
73 Wickham Terrace
Brisbane QLD 4000

Catering: Morning tea provided

2010 Course Dates


Semester 1:
  • February 19th
  • February 24th
  • March 3rd
  • March 8th
  • April 1st
  • April 13th
  • May 12th
  • May 28th
  • June 7th

Semester 2:
  • July 22nd
  • July 27th
  • August 3rd
  • August 27th
  • September 16th
  • October 6th
  • October 21st
  • November 5th
  • November 8th
  • November 9th
  • November 17th
  • November 24th
  • December 1st
  • December 2nd

Course Brochure and Participant Information Booklet

Further details are outlined in the relevant course brochure below:

Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) Points

Attendance at HealthCare Training Service courses earns you Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) points, as part of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) Lifelong Learning Program.

These courses have been endorsed by APEC No. 050422109 as authorised by RCNA according to approved criteria. Nurses earn 8 CNE Points

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Points

This activity has been approved by the RACGP QA&CPD Program earning General Practitioners the following: TOTAL POINTS: 40 (Category 1) Activity No. 741442.

Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine (ACRRM) Points

This course has been accredited by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) earning 5 PDP core points and 6 ALS points. The activity code is: EEACR-9001-HCTS.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is required for enrolment in the ALS Recertification Course and gained through one of the following avenues:

Recognition of Current Competence (RCC)

HealthCare Training Service will provide RCC where a participant has previously successfully completed all requirements of the full 2-day advanced life support course or ALS recertification course within the preceding twelve (12) months and is required to be reassessed to ensure that competence is being maintained. RCC does not include any additional training of advanced life support competency. If RCC can be demonstrated by the participant, the participant is entitled to enrol in the ALS Recertification Course.

Recognition of Qualifications issued by other accredited ALS Providers

HealthCare Training Service recognises Advanced Life Support Certification and statements of attainment issued by any other accredited Advanced Life Support Course provider. A participant who holds certification of ALS competency completed by the participant within the preceding twelve (12) months will be entitled to enrol in the ALS Recertification Course.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Recognition of prior learning is available to all HealthCare Training Service participants. RPL is a process that recognises the individual's non-formal and informal learning to determine the extent to which that individual has achieved the required learning outcomes or competency outcomes. RPL does not include additional training of advanced life support competency.

RPL involves the assessment of previously unrecognised skills and knowledge an individual has achieved outside of an accredited Advanced Life Support Course. To achieve RPL the individual will need to demonstrate advanced knowledge and clinical competence in advanced life support practices. This may be achieved through the successful completion of an un-accredited advanced life support course and/or demonstrated extensive clinical experience in a critical care, emergency or trauma unit.

A participant who demonstrates prior learning and competence in advanced life support will be entitled to enrol in the ALS Recertification Course. Participants wishing to apply for RPL should contact the ALS Course Coordinator to discuss their suitability for RPL.