Heartsaver® Instructor Essentials Online

• Possible CE IACET 0.10 CEU

Heartsaver® Instructor Essentials Online; Enduring Web Course

Original Release Date: 03/25/2021
Last Review Date: March 2024
Termination Date: 03/25/2027

Description

Heartsaver Instructor Essentials Online is the self-directed, online portion of the Heartsaver Instructor Essentials blended learning course. Course content covers steps for becoming an AHA Instructor and steps of the instruction cycle: Prepare, Teach, Test & Remediate, Close, and Keep Current. This course includes core information about instructing AHA Heartsaver courses, followed by course-specific information.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
1. Identify the prerequisites to becoming an AHA Instructor
2. Describe the usability of the Program Administration Manual
3. Describe the core competencies of an AHA Instructor
4. Describe the 5 steps of the AHA Instruction Cycle: prepare, teach, test and remediate, close, and keep current
5. Identify resources available to an AHA Instructor
6. Describe how to use discipline-specific AHA Instructor materials: the Instructor Manual, Lesson Plans, course videos, and skills testing checklists
7. Identify discipline-specific course formats available to students for completion of the course
8. Describe discipline-specific course completion requirements
9. Describe discipline-specific flexibility options available to an AHA Instructor within the course
10. Describe the requirements for how to maintain an AHA Instructor status
11. Describe effective AHA Instructor feedback and remediation techniques
12. Demonstrate the administration of skills testing with the use of the skills testing checklists

Accreditation Terms

IACET: 03/26/2024 – 03/25/2027
Joint Accreditation: N/A
CAPCE: N/A
AARC: N/A

Accreditation Statements

Continuing Education Accreditation – General Audience

The American Heart Association is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). The American Heart Association complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, the American Heart Association is authorized to issue the IACET 0.10 CEU.

Participation and Successful Completion

Successful completion of this CE activity includes the following:
1. Complete all portions of the online course
2. Complete the course evaluation
3. Print the Certificate/Statement of Credit

Disclosure Statement

All persons in a position to control educational content of a CE activity provided by the American Heart Association must disclose to the audience all financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The presence or absence of all financial relationships will be disclosed to the audience in activity materials. All unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed will also be disclosed to the audience. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

The following authors/faculty have declared NO financial interest(s) and/or affiliations:

Kelly D. Kadlec, MD, MEd
Jeanette Previdi, MPH, RN
Deb Torman, MBA, MEd, AT, ATC, EMT-P
Jeff Fraler, MS
Deborah Haile, RN
Val Powell, MEd
Amber Hoover, RN, MSN
Becky Lehotzky, PhD
Julie A. Mallory
Amy Thomas
Juno Bender
Liz McKnight
Yvonne J. Anguiano
Sylvia Molina

This list represents the relationships that may be perceived as actual or reasonable conflicts of interest as
reported on the Disclosure Questionnaire, which all AHA volunteers are required to complete and submit. The focus is on relevant financial relationships with commercial interests in the 24-month period preceding the time that the individual is being asked to assume a role controlling content:
N/A

Target Audiences

AHA Heartsaver Instructor candidates
General audience

ADA Statement

The American Heart Association does not provide advice to Training Centers on ADA requirements or any other laws, rules, or regulations. Training Centers must determine accommodations necessary to comply with applicable laws. AHA recommends consultation legal counsel.

Core curriculum change requests for accessibility purposes must be scientifically based and approved in advance in writing by the AHA ECC Science & Product Development department; otherwise a student must be able to successfully perform all course requirements (skills and written tests as indicated) to receive a course completion card. Reasonable accommodations may be made, such as placing the manikin on a table at the height necessary for wheelchair-bound individuals. However, the skills must be satisfactorily completed during the testing sessions. Guidelines for accommodating students with special needs or disabilities may be found in the Program Administration Manual.