Jointly Provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and United Medical Education
CME required information and language needs to be included on an activity page and available
to learners prior to the start of ever accredited activity.
General Information
● ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), BLS (Basic
Life Support), Certification and Recertification
● Jointly provided by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and United Medical
Education
● Original Release date: 3/31/2017
● Rerelease date: 5/1/2024
● Expiration date: 4/30/2026
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies. All identified conflicts of interest (COI) are thoroughly mitigated according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.
The PIM planners and others have nothing to disclose. The United Medical Education planners and faculty have nothing to disclose.
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and United Medical Education. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician Continuing Medical Education
ACLS Certification
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ACLS Recertification
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
BLS Certification
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
BLS Recertification
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PALS Certification
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PALS Recertification
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Continuing Education
ACLS Certification
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 8 contact hours.
ACLS Recertification
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4 contact hours.
BLS Certification
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4 contact hours.
BLS Recertification
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 2 contact hours.
PALS Certification
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 8 contact hours.
PALS Recertification
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4 contact hours.
Interprofessional Continuing Education
ACLS Certification
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will
receive 8 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning
and change.
ACLS Recertification
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 4
Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
BLS Certification
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will
receive 4 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning
and change.
BLS Recertification
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will
receive 2 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning
and change.
PALS Certification
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will
receive 8 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning
and change.
PALS Recertification
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will
receive 4 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning
and change.
Faculty
Brian Clark BSN, MSNA
Target Audience
This activity is intended for healthcare providers engaged in the care of patients experiencing cardiac arrest in both the out-of-hospital and in-hospital settings and also healthcare providers delivering primary care to adolescents and adults.
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Identify cardiac arrest, life threatening cardiac arrhythmias, and respiratory failure.
- Perform proper emergency interventions relating to specific cardiac arrhythmias.
- Understand the fundamentals for respiratory management in the event of respiratory failure.
Method of Participation and Request for Credit
During the period 03/31/2017 through 03/31/2026, participants must read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures and study the educational activity.
PIM supports Green CME by offering your Request for Credit online. If you wish to receive acknowledgment for completing this activity, please complete the post-test and evaluation in your student account. Upon registering and successfully completing the post-test with a score of 80% or better and the activity evaluation, your certificate will be made available for immediate download in your online student account. Processing credit requests online will reduce the amount of paper used by nearly 100,000 sheets per year.
Media
Internet
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.