PALS Instructor Essentials – Nov 15 & 16, 2025

An enhanced course designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to effectively deliver Heart & Stroke Pediatric Advanced Life Support provider courses.

The PALS Instructor Essentials (PALS IE) course raises the bar in resuscitation instructor education

Are you ready to take your PALS knowledge and skills to the next level? Heart & Stroke’s leading-edge PALS Instructor Essentials course will allow you to create new PALS instructors, empowering you to deliver dynamic case scenarios that mirror real-life pediatric emergencies. You’ll have the opportunity to play different roles while participating in and leading high-performance teams. Some of the life-threatening scenarios that you’ll be tackling head on include respiratory care, management of shock, dysrhythmia and electrical therapy and post-cardiac arrest care. The result: our PALS IE course will equip you to teach, evaluate and improve the core PALS skills of your students.

Aligning with the 2020 guidelines, our PALS IE course provides both online and hands-on learning to develop your PALS instructional skills. Heart & Stroke has also incorporated multiple elements from the 2018 AHA Scientific Statement “Resuscitation Education Science: Educational Strategies to Improve Outcomes From Cardiac Arrest” to enhance the delivery and retention of core resuscitation skills.

Available exclusively in a blended learning format

The PALS IE course is made up of two essential components:

• The online component, which will focus on administering the PALS course and sharpening your instructor skills to deliver critical PALS concepts during the course’s in-classroom component.
• The two-day in-classroom component, in which you will be able to dive in and facilitate all PALS Provider course lessons, emphasizing the building and refining of core PALS instructor skills.

 What you’re expected to know to attend this course

To excel in Heart & Stroke’s PALS Instructor Essentials course, you will need to possess the knowledge and clinical proficiency in the following:

• High-quality pediatric BLS, including team resuscitation and CPR coaching;
• PALS patient management skills and knowledge, including recognition of common cardiac ECG rhythms, cardiac pharmacology, vascular access, and management of airways / airway adjuncts.
• High-performance team skills, including delivery of prebriefing, coaching and closed-loop communication; and
• Practical experience in the management of complex pediatric emergency cases.

Prerequisites:

• Must be a healthcare provider who provides advanced emergency care in Canada as defined within their scope of practice
• Current Heart & Stroke Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certificate
• Current Heart & Stroke Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (PALS) Provider Certificate
• Successful completion of the Heart & Stroke Core Instructor Course
• Submit an instructor application and pay application fee

Materials:

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor Manual: RE6220 (print or eBook)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Manual: RE6210 (print or eBook)
• PALS Course Videos USB: RE6250
• 2020 Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care for Healthcare Providers: RE0130 (print only)

Duration:

• Mix of self-paced, online learning and 15 hrs in classroom setting

Completion:

• PALS Instructor Certificate – Valid for 1 year

Cancellation/Date Changes and Refund Policy: The CCA – University of Manitoba has the right to cancel or reschedule course dates due to circumstances beyond our control. Cancellation by students may occur up to 21 days before day one of the course with a $200 penalty. Cancellation after 21 days or no shows are not refundable. Cancellations due to illness or medical emergency will be considered on case-to-case basis.

Please submit your Heart & Stroke registration number to:

lifesaving.courses@umanitoba.ca 

For further information, please contact:

lifesaving.courses@umanitoba.ca