ACLS STAT: ACLS Self-Testing and Training

The ACLS STAT is a collection of self-assessment and learning tools for healthcare professionals who require Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) skills. This includes airway management, electrical therapy, pharmacotherapeutics, cardiac rhythm interpretation, and the management of several acute cardiac events as specified in the ACLS algorithms.

In North America alone, approximately 150,000 participants engage in one of three possible ACLS courses:

-ACLS Provider 2 day course
-ACLS Re-certification
-ACLS for the Experienced Provider

The ACLS STAT is designed to provide practical learning tools for the ACLS participant to prepare for each of the 3 ACLS courses.

The commercial version of ACLS STAT serves as a testing tool for the ACLS courses and reinforces the retention of content offered at ACLS courses (through review exercises and simulations). The ACLS STAT has also proven useful for the hiring of critical care personnel, for cardiac arrest orientations in house and for cardiac arrest management courses.

While the ACLS STAT demo application available online consists of a testing tool, the ACLS STAT completed application will feature:

-Practice and formal ACLS tests with a database of 600 questions
-Comprehensive tests as well as tests specific to each ACLS component
-Scored and printable results
-Ability to review one’s tests
-Compare own results from previous test attempts
-Managing Cardiac Emergencies Text
-ACLS Skill Learning Modules
-ACLS Simulator (Learn and Game modes)

The ACLS STAT is ultimately striving to be officially recognized as an e-learning alternative to the full classroom-based ACLS course. Participants complete a selection of modules in lieu of time spent in the ACLS program. Classroom time could be decreased by 50-75%, replaced by e-learning experiences completed at one’s own pace and according to one’s own schedule.