Advanced Life Support
The Advance Life Support (ALS) course trains healthcare professionals to recognise and manage cardiac arrest and peri-arrest situations, and to lead or work effectively within a resuscitation team.
The Advanced Life Support (ALS) course, developed by the European Resuscitation Council (ERC), provides a standardised, evidence-based approach to adult resuscitation. It builds on the ILS course and prepares candidates to manage complex emergencies, identify causes of cardiac arrest, and provide post-resuscitation care.
Through workshops, lectures, skill stations, and simulated scenarios, participants gain both technical and non-technical skills. The course focuses strongly on teamwork, communication, and leadership, ensuring providers can act confidently in high-stress situations.
A Refresher Seminar ALS is organised at medical events, offering participants the opportunity to update and refresh their advanced life support skills.
Completion of the ALS course certifies you as an ERC ALS Provider, trained to manage cardiac arrest and lead resuscitation teams in hospital and pre-hospital settings.
Characteristics
Target audience: Healthcare professionals expected to provide or lead resuscitation (physicians, nurses, paramedics, EMS staff)
Theory: Online pre-course learning via ERC CoSy
Hands-on part: 2 days (minimum 14hrs, excluding breaks)
Certificate validity: 3 years
Learned skills
Recognise and treat a deteriorating patient using a structured ABCDE approach
Deliver high-quality adult CPR
Perform airway management and safe defibrillation
Manage a cardiac arrest and peri-arrest conditions
Apply non-technical skills for effective teamwork and leadership
Other courses:
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Life Support (ALS)
Immediate Life Support (ILS)
Neonatal Life Support (NLS)
Basic Instructor Course (BIC)
Educator Master Class (EMC)
