Medical Training · Heart & Stroke Program
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Training in Alberta
Heart & Stroke ACLS builds on BLS skills for healthcare professionals who may respond to or lead care during adult cardiac arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies. Northline offers individual and private group delivery through certified instructors.
Who ACLS Is For
ACLS is intended for healthcare professionals whose role involves adult cardiovascular emergencies, resuscitation or advanced clinical decision making.
- Advanced Care Paramedics and other appropriately qualified prehospital clinicians.
- Nurses and physicians.
- Respiratory therapists.
- Other healthcare professionals whose role requires ACLS.
What You Will Practise
High performance resuscitation
Coordinate CPR quality, roles, communication and changing priorities during adult cardiovascular emergencies.
Cardiac arrest management
Use a structured approach to shockable and nonshockable cardiac arrest, defibrillation and reversible causes.
Airway and ventilation decisions
Apply ventilation, airway and monitoring principles within the ACLS team approach.
Periarrest rhythms
Assess bradycardia and tachycardia, determine clinical stability and work through the appropriate treatment pathway.
Care after return of spontaneous circulation
Organize priorities after circulation returns, including oxygenation, ventilation, perfusion, ECG assessment and handover.
Course Preparation and Prerequisites
ACLS builds on foundational BLS knowledge. Heart & Stroke course preparation and prerequisite requirements apply and can vary by the course option. Northline confirms the current requirements before enrolment so you know what must be completed before the course date.
Certification
Heart & Stroke ACLS certification is valid for two years after successful completion.
BLS is a prerequisite for most ACLS pathways. Review Basic Life Support training before booking ACLS.
Program reference: Heart & Stroke resuscitation courses.
Planning Your ACLS Course?
Tell us your role, what you currently hold and when you need the certification. Northline confirms the current Heart & Stroke prerequisites and course requirements before anything is booked.
Request ACLS availability
There is no public ACLS schedule to book from. Tell us what you need and Northline confirms the current prerequisites, the course preparation you complete beforehand and the dates that can be arranged. If your employer or regulator requires a specific provider's card, confirm that first; if the Heart & Stroke course is not what they accept, we say so rather than run the wrong one.