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General Overview of Advanced Life Support (GOALS) (CARHS)

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The aim of this program is to provide clinical staff with a basic understanding of the principles surrounding Adult Advanced Life Support (ALS) and to develop the skills and confidence to respond to rapid clinical deterioration and cardiac arrest within the clinical environment.

Overview

The content provided in this course reflects current recommendations made by the Australian and New Zealand Council of Resuscitation.

This course has been designed to provide clinical staff with an introduction to the principles that underpin Adult Advanced Life Support (ALS). From the recognition and management of acute clinical deterioration to the methodical management of cardiac arrest this course provides a broad overview and introduction for participants wanting to build confidence and develop clinical skills. 

This course builds theoretical knowledge through the online pre-course work and consolidates and applies this knowledge to a range of different clinical settings through the use of simulation-based training in the face-to-face seminar. 

Target audience

CARHS clinical staff who are looking for an introduction to the concepts of Adult Advanced Life support and have not completed ALS training previously.

Learning objectives

At the end of this course participants will be able to:

  • Identify and escalate acute clinical deterioration appropriately and anticipate the requirements of clinical management to prevent further deterioration and adverse patient outcomes.
  • Demonstrate effective CPR techniques following the ANZCOR BLS algorithm.
  • Demonstrate the ability to follow the ANZCOR Adult ALS algorithm, methodically and to think critically about the reversible causes of cardiac arrest.
  • Develop the skills required for effective teamwork and communication practices.

Provider

This course has been developed by the Clinical Education Team (CARHS) and is an internally run course. 

Completion requirements

To successfully complete this course, participants are required to:

  • Complete the online learning modules before attending the in-person sessions.
  • Take the pre-course quiz.
  • Participate in the face-to-face training.

    Duration

    • The online learning modules should take approximately 90 minutes to complete.
    • There is no set time limit for completing the quiz, but this activity should take approximately 30 min to complete.
    • The full day face-to-face workshop.

    There is a total of 10 hours of CPD attached to this course.  

    Technical requirements

    The online learning modules require a computer with sound and internet access to complete the learning modules and quiz. Closed Captions are available.

    How to enrol

    To enrol in this course, scroll to the bottom of this screen and click the enrol me button, this will give you access to the course container. 

    Once you have access to the container you will need to enrol in the face-to-face session that suits you. This will open up the online content for you to complete prior to attending the course. 

    Self-enrol

    Use the 'Enrol me' button located at the bottom of this page. If you cannot see the 'Enrol me' button at the bottom of this page, please CLICK HERE and re-check for the 'Enrol me' button at the bottom of this page. Clicking on the 'Enrol me' button will enrol you in the course and take you to the course homepage. Then you will be able to sign-up to a training session.

    NTG Staff – login with your NTG LAN details. These are the same details you use to log onto your work computer.

    Non-NTG Staff – login with your MyLearning account details or apply for a MyLearning account using the Application form for non-departmental staff.

    Costs

    This is an internally run course and as such there are no associated costs to the individual.

    Cancellation policy

    Due to the high demand for this course, if you are unable to attend, please provide written notice to the Clinical Education Team by emailing ClinicalEducationTeam.CAHS@nt.gov.au as soon as possible so that your spot on the course can be filled by another participant. 

    You will not be permitted to attend the face-to-face sessions if you have not completed the online course prerequisites. 

    Contacts

    For information regarding the course, contact:

    Clinical Education Team (CARHS) 
    p | 8958 2555 
    e | ClinicalEducationTeam.CAHS@nt.gov.au