AHA Certified Course on  Basic Life Support & Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support 2023

AHA Certified Course on Basic Life Support & Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support 2023

  • Start Date : April 23,2023
  • End Date : April 26,2023
  • SMIMS
  • Venue : SMIMS
  • Category : Training

Four days training on AHA Certified BLS & ACLS Course for doctors & nurses of Central Referral Hospital was conducted from 23rd April to 26th April, 2023 in level 6 Skill lab SMIMS building.

  • Start Date : April 23,2023
  • End Date : April 26,2023
  • SMIMS
  • Venue : SMIMS
  • Category : Training

Four days training on AHA Certified BLS & ACLS Course for doctors & nurses of Central Referral Hospital was conducted from 23rd April to 26th April, 2023 in level 6 Skill lab SMIMS building.

REPORT

On

AHA Certified Course on

Basic Life Support

&

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support

Organised by

Quality Department CRH &

facilitated by

Life savers Association New Delhi

 

Introduction

  • Four days training on AHA Certified BLS & ACLS Course for doctors & nurses of Central Referral Hospital was conducted from 23rd April to 26th April, 2023 in level 6 Skill lab SMIMS building. Training was organised by Quality team: Ms Breenila Targain Head Quality, Ms. Bandana Moktan Quality Coordinator (Nursing), Dr. Mala Sharma Quality Coordinator (Operations) Quality Department Central Referral and was facilitated by Life Savers Association New Delhi. The eminent resource persons from Life Savers Association Dr Rakesh Kumar, Dr Anil Misra, Dr Vandana Bagga, Dr Sunil Thakur, Dr Rajender Kumar, Dr Ranju Singh & Dr Unnati Asthana facilitated the the AHA Certified course on Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support skills. A total of 39 Doctors and Nurses from various disciplines of Central Referral Hospital attended the American Heart Association (AHA) Certified BLS & ACLS Provider course from 23rd to 25th of April 2023 and 06 doctors attended the AHA Certified BLS & ACLS Instructor course on 26th of April 2023. The participants have been awarded with BLS & ACLS Provider E-Card by American Heart Association upon successful completion of the course. 

 

Training Objective:

  • To develop effective BLS & ACLS Skills of doctors and nurses
  • To have certified trainers in house for sustainability and continued training
  • To initiate Code Blue in the hospital

 

Day 1: BLS Provider Course

Day one started at 8.15 am with an introduction to the team of eminent resource persons and an introductory video of the course. Participants were taken through the sessions on:

  • Recognizing and initiating early management of peri-arrest conditions that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome.
  • Demonstrating proficiency in providing BLS care, including prioritizing chest compressions and integrating AED use.
  • Managing cardiac arrest until return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), termination of resuscitation, or transfer of care.

 

Each session was conducted through lectures, video session and hands on sessions in the skill station. Participants were divided into groups of 5. AHA standard of 1: 5 was followed to conduct skill-based hands-on practice in the 8 BLS skill stations.

Written test and skill assessment for BLS Provider course were conducted at the end of the day. Training concluded at 5.30pm

 

Day 2 & Day 3: ACLS Provider Course

The objectives of the ACLS course are to enable the participants to

  • Identify and treat ischemic chest pain and expedite the care of patients with acute coronary syndromes.
  • Recognize other life-threatening clinical situations, such as stroke, and provide effective initial care and transfer to reduce disability and death.
  • Demonstrate effective communication as a member or leader of a resuscitation team and recognize the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance.

 

Day 2

Day two started at 8.15am with reflection of day 1.   Lectures on ECG and Rhythms for ACLS Providers were conducted till 10am. Thereafter ACLS presentations and Hands-on Workstations on Cardiac arrest algorithms and ACS and Stoke were conducted. Participants were divided into 4 groups in 4 skill stations with 2 instructors each for hands on practice. Training concluded at 6.00pm.

 

Day 3

Third day started with reflection of day 2 at 8.15 am.  Rhythm revision, team dynamics and ACLS Presentations (Bradycardia & Tachycardia) till 10am were conducted. Thereafter ACLS hands on Workstations on Bradycardia and Tachycardia were conducted. Written test and Skill assessment were conducted from 2.00pm till 4pm followed by valedictory session.

 

Day 4: Instructor’s Course

Day 4 started at 9.30 am with reflection of the BLS & ACLS sessions. Six doctors (BLS & ACLS qualified) were chosen for the course of instructor. They were taken through the various topics to be taught by the instructors as per the AHA guidelines. Presentations and workstation on organising and conducting the training were conducted till 12.30 pm thereafter written test was conducted for the instructors followed by wrap up.

 

Valedictory Session

Valedictory session started from 4.15pm on 25th April. The Honourable Vice Chancellor SMU, Dr (Lt General) Rajan S Grewal graced the valedictory program as a chief guest. The Chief Guest gave an insightful talk on the lifesaving skills and emphasized the need of such trainings to enhance proficiency of doctors and nurses. Dr Murlidhar V Pai, Dean SMIMS, Registrar SMU Dr. K.S Sherpa, MS CRH Dr (Colonel) Navneet Singh Chhabra & Head of the departments also graced the valedictory program. Medical Superintendent CRH, Dr (Colonel) Navneet Singh Chhabra gave welcome speech followed by felicitation of the distinguished resource persons by the Chief guest. Valedictory program concluded with vote of thanks by Dr Mala Sharma Quality Coordinator CRH, SMU

 

Training Activities:

  • Lecture cum discussion
  • Brainstorming session
  • Case Presentations & discussions
  • Hands-on Skill stations
  • Simulations

Evaluation:

  • Participants were required to score > 75% in the online (AHA site) pre-course assessment before the commencement of the course.
  • Participants were required to score > 84% in the onsite post course assessment (written test and skill assessment).
  • Average Pre-course assessment score was 84% and the post course assessment score was 89%.

 

Feedback:

Feedback was obtained using self - structured google form. Total 30 participants have given their feedback. Findings are as follows:

  • 66.7% of the participants gave excellent rating to the overall structure of the program, 30% gave very good and 3.3% gave good.
  • 13.3 % of the participants gave excellent rating to the topics covered, 20% gave Very good while 13.1 % gave good
  • 76.7% of the participants gave excellent rating to the presentation of the skill stations, 16.7% gave very good and 6.7 % gave good
  • 63.3 % of the participants gave excellent rating to the interaction during the session, 33.3 % gave very good and 3.4% gave good.
  • 60% of the participants gave excellent rating to the clinical application of the course, 36.7% of them gave very good and 3.3% gave good
  • 63.3% of the participants gave excellent rating on the knowledge and attitude of the facilitators, 33.3% gave very good and 3.4% gave good

 

Credentialling:

The participants have been awarded with BLS & ACLS Provider E-Card by American Heart Association upon successful completion of the course valid for a period of two years. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AHA-certified BLS & ACLS Course

organized by Quality Department CRH, SMU

23rd to 26th April 2023

Sl No

Name

Emp Code

Dept./Area

1

Dr. Pesona Grace Lucksom

2385

OBG

2

Dr Aradhna Nazareth

3027

Anaesthesia & Critical Care

3

Dr Mohonish N Chettri

3255

ENT

4

Dr. Meyong Pincho Bhutia

2938

Anaesthesia

5

Dr. Dheeraj Khatri

2149

Medicine

6

Dr Ujjawal Pradhan

3138

Orthopaedic

7

Dr Sylveena Moshahary

4719

ENT

8

Dr.Prerna Chettri

3139

Cardiology

9

Dr. Wanbor Sungoh

5433

Respiratory medicine

10

Dr Zigme Ongchuk Bhutia

2918

Neurosurgery

11

Dr. Bhawana Chhetri

5475

OBGY

12

Dr Caroline Karthak

5063

Emergency medicine

13

Dr. Durga Prasad Sharma

942

Emergency medicine

14

Dr. Tashi Topden Lepcha

2603

Orthopaedics

15

Dr Hissay Lepcha

5336

OBGY

16

Dr Thumu Jaisheel Gabriel Joseph

5499

Anaesthesia

17

Dr. Aswin Rai

5444

Emergency Medicine

18

Dr. Amanda Lipakshi Pradhan

5062

Cardiology

19

Dr. Veshala Praneeth

5460

Anaesthesia

20

Dr. Ratnesh Kumar

5494

Anaesthesia

21

Dr. Piyush

5347

ENT

22

Dr. Amit Narayan

5467

Medicine

23

Dr. Sonam Pattanaik

5501

Anaesthesia

24

Dr. Aditi Agarwal

5345

Medicine

25

Dr. Jowas Dayal Rai

5343

Orthopaedics

26

Dr. Mahima Nunia

5312

General Surgery

27

Lila Devi Pradhan

5123

Nursing

28

Sitara Gurung

2875

Nursing

29

Rinchen Doma Bhutia

5273

Nursing

30

Sushma Rai

4693

Nursing

31

Srijana Tamang

4784

Nursing

32

Deepshika Subba

5357

Nursing

33

Primula Pradhan

4816

Nursing

34

Nima Lamu Bhutia

3706

Nursing

35

Lakpakee Bhutia

3916

Nursing

36

Anet Tiruwa

4275

Nursing

37

Ujjala Dhungel

4706

Nursing

38

Manisha Khatiwada

5308

Nursing

39

Yojana Chettri

5154

Nursing

 

List of Participants for Instructor Course (26th April 2023).

1

Dr. Pesona Grace Lucksom

2385

OBG

2

Dr Mohonish N Chettri

3255

ENT

3

Dr. Meyong Pincho Bhutia

2938

Anaesthesia

4

Dr. Dheeraj Khatri

2149

Medicine

5

Dr.Prerna Chettri

3139

Cardiology

6

Dr Caroline Karthak

5063

Emergency medicine