PGY 1 & 2
ACLS is required for all PGY1 and PGY2 residents, except residents in Paediatrics (who require PALS instead).
PGY3+
ACLS is required for all PGY3+ residents in the programs listed below:
- Anesthesia
- Dentistry (OMFS)
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine - Enhanced Skills
- Medicine - Cardiology
- Medicine - Critical Care Medicine (not CIP program)
- Medicine - Geriatrics
- Anesthesia
- Dentistry (OMFS)
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine - Enhanced Skills
- Medicine - Cardiology
- Medicine - Critical Care Medicine (not CIP program)
- Medicine - Geriatrics Medicine - Internal Medicine (General)
- Medicine - Respirology
- Nuclear Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology - (GREI – PGY6/7)
- Oncology - Radiation Oncology
- Psychiatry (up to PGY6)
If you are a PGY3+ student whose program or year does not require you to have an ACLS certification, you may still take the certification at your own cost.
If you require ACLS certification and either have never been certified or your certification has expired, please register for a Provider Course (2 days).
If you hold an ACLS certification that is about to expire, please register a Recertification Course (1 day)
Both Provider and Recertification courses can be view and registered for in MyEducation (ME).
The cost of both courses is covered by Medical Affairs if it is required by your program.
PRE-REQUISITE: BLS CERTIFICATION
A valid Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) BLS certification is required before attending an ACLS course. BLS certifications are not included in the ACLS courses provided by EMLondon (London ACLS), but Certification sessions are available at the same location on the same day and before the ACLS course is delivered. Register and pay for the BLS course here.
REGISTRATION AND COST
To register for ACLS; please log into the ME(MyEducation) eLearning portal using your Corporate ID and password and select Browse Catalog.
As a LHSC resident who is required to be certified, you are welcome to take the course elsewhere. The course must be accredited by Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada or American Heart Association to be accepted and reimbursed up to: $350 - Provider course, or $200 - Recertification Course
COURSE CANCELLATIONS
If you cancel your registration less than 14 days before the course starts, or do not attend a course you are registered for, you will be charged for the full cost of the course.
