Advance Stroke Life Support (ASLS)
CAPCE or ANCC contact hours will be provided on completion of this course.
ASLS ® is a practical, hands-on, 8-hour course that results in certification good for two years upon successful completion of the course requirements. There is no pre-work required before coming to the class.
This curriculum offers health care providers the training to make a rapid evaluation, stabilize, and care for stroke patients. Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers from a stroke; and every 4 minutes, some dies. Having the skills to administer emergency care during the “golden window” of time improves the patient’s survivability and prognosis.
Developed by the Gordon Center, the ASLS® curriculum is widely used by hundreds of hospitals, fire rescue, ambulance and EMS systems, and educational institutions throughout the country and around the globe.
Below course descriptions provided by Gordon Center University of Miami Miller School of Medicine: https://gordoncenter.miami.edu/emergency-training/asls/#course
Hospital-Based Providers
This course addresses the prehospital, emergency department, and stroke unit management of patients with acute stroke.
Using interactive discussions, hands-on workshops, multimedia (computerized video clips) and standardized patients ((instructors that act out and simulate different stroke syndromes), the course includes a discussion of the differential diagnosis of stroke, rapid recognition of five major stroke syndromes, training in the use of the Miami Emergency Neurologic Deficit (M.E.N.D.) exam (based on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and incorporating the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale), education regarding the use of thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic stroke patients, and a detailed discussion of the acute care of stroke patients in the hospital, including prevention of medical complications, rehabilitation in the acute setting, the diagnostic evaluation, secondary stroke prevention strategies, and discharge planning for the patient and family.
This course is appropriate for both new and experienced providers: Nurses and Nursing students, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians in training and Practice., Residents, Fellows, Medical Students, Physician Assistants.
Prehospital Providers
This course addresses the prehospital management of patients with acute stroke.
Using interactive discussions, hands-on workshops, multimedia (computerized video clips) and standardized patients (instructors that act out and simulate different stroke syndromes), the course includes a discussion of the differential diagnosis of stroke, rapid recognition of five major stroke syndromes, training in the use of the Miami Emergency Neurologic Deficit (M.E.N.D.) exam (based on the NIH Stroke Scale and incorporating the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale), and education regarding the use of thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic stroke patients.
This course is appropriate for both new and experienced providers: Paramedics and Emergency Medical Personnel.
***For Paramedics who also work in the Emergency Room may take the Hospital-Based Provider ASLS class***
Courses starting at MSU-Northern in Summer 2022.