SimTiki advanced cardiac life support HeartCode program

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   Expected Time of Completion Part I: You will have 32 continuous hours to complete the scenarios and exams. The timer starts once you begin a scenario. Experienced Practitioners report a completion time of 4 hours or so. Part II: 1 hour. Part II Skills (Completed at SimTiki Simulation Center - approx 1 hour): 1. The manikin based skills station will allow objective assessment of practitioner mask ventilation and compression techniques. Required Materials: 1. HeartCode ACLS Anywhere CD (provided upon completed registration). 2. Windows based personal computer (PC) to run the HeartCode ACLS CD. Software minimum requirements: * Windows 98, 2000, or Windows XP 32 bit * Internet Explorer 5.5 or later * Macromedia Flash Player 8 (automatically installed) * DCOM98 (automatically installed) * DirectX 3 (DirectX8a is automatically installed) * Adobe 5.0 (automatically installed) Hardware requirements: * Pentium III 450 MHz (1 GHz recommended) * 64 MB RAM (256 MB recommended) * 300 MB hard disk space * 16 bit display adapter * Mouse or compatible pointing device * Monitor capable of displaying a resolution of 1024x768 or higher * Speaker Test Dates / Times Part I: At your leisure. Participant completes the exams/scenarios as part of the HeartCode ACLS Anywhere CD tasks. You may view the AHA text on the CD without starting the timer. Once a scenario is started on the CD, the timer begins a countdown allowing 32 hours to complete all exams and scenarios. Part II: The Skills portion is completed at SimTiki Simulation Center by appointment. Grading Policy Part I: An online grading score of 85% is passing. Part II: The Manikin based PC skills station is pre-configured to assess adequate mask ventilation and intubation techniques. Successful completion of Part I and Part II will result in 1. ACLS card mailed to Participant. 2. Certificate of attendance. 3. Award of CME credits. CME The completion of both portions of the SimTiki ACLS HeartCode course is accredited for 12 Physician CME credits or 14 Nursing CME credits through the online grading system.

2. Additional Name

   ACLS HeartCode

3. Contact

   Kihmm Connolly, Kathleen

4. Contact

   Hara, Kris

5. Access Restriction(s)

   none

6. Geographic restriction

   none

7. Service Provided by

   Telehealth Research Institute

8. Technique performed by

   0000012b-36b7-2711-2f73-b43980000000

9. Website(s)

   http://simtiki.org/