- Docente: Rocco Liguori
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/41
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 9210)
Learning outcomes
Provide Advanced Life Support through life-saving protocols and skills that extend BLS skills to further support the circulation and provide an open airway and adequate ventilation.
Course contents
Cardiac arrest is one of the main causes of death worldwide, and it can occur both in intra- and extra-hospital settings. In Europe, it affects over 400,000 individuals per year regardless of location, age, sex, or clinical conditions.
It is demonstrated that its prompt recognition and immediate start of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can improve the neurological outcome and patient survival rates.
Training for basic life support (BLS, Basic Life Support and Defibrillation) and advanced life support (ACLS, Advanced Cardiac Life Support) leads to acquire and improve knowledge of theoretical and practical skills in the management of critical cardiac peri-arrest and arrest situations, as well as to develop and strengthen relational dynamics and communication within the healthcare team. These skills are fundamental for healthcare workers who direct or manage cardiovascular emergencies during their daily professional activity.
ACLS Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Courses are held following the most updated ILCORAHA 2020 Guidelines and provide a standardized approach to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and management of cardiovascular emergencies.
The teaching methodology is based on the principle of learning "by doing", in which a small group of learners experience both with interactive lessons and audiovisual support, and through training sessions simulating clinical cases with practical exercises on "advanced" simulators, which encourage their constant and direct involvement. Simulations allow students to strengthen: their theoretical and practical skills in basic and advanced first aid; the early recognition and treatment of cardiac arrest and periarrhythmia conditions (acute coronary syndromes, cerebral strokes, brady- and tachyarrhythmias, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary edema); the post-resuscitation phase; and foreign body suffocation. Another qualifying element is the team approach to cardiorespiratory emergencies, defining the effective relational dynamics and the roles and duties of each member.
Finally, this training activity is also an opportunity to share the experiences of professionals who work in the same field.
Readings/Bibliography
Manuale per operatori ACLS, American Heart Association (provided by the ACLS course provider)
AHA guidelines and statements
Teaching methods
On-site training in a simulation setting – please refer to https://corsi.unibo.it/singlecycle/MedicineAndSurgery/advanced-life-support for additional details.
Assessment methods
On-site tests – please refer to https://corsi.unibo.it/singlecycle/MedicineAndSurgery/advanced-life-support for additional details.
Teaching tools
On-site training in a simulation setting – please refer to https://corsi.unibo.it/singlecycle/MedicineAndSurgery/advanced-life-support for additional details.
Office hours
See the website of Rocco Liguori