Class Enrollment

Class Registration
PALS + BLS Instructor Course
Date/Time: Wed 10/1/2025 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: 3.5 West Wing Classroom D
Class Price: $400.00

THIS COURSE INCLUDES BLS INSTRUCTOR. YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER FOR BOTH COURSES.

 

Description:

Designed to aid the already practicing pediatric healthcare provider in developing the knowledge and skills necessary to efficiently and effectively teach the management of critically ill infants and children, resulting in improved outcomes.

Audience: 

For pediatricians, emergency physicians, family physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare providers who initiate and direct advanced life support in pediatric emergencies.  Course description provided by American Heart Association®

Ideal Instructor Candidates should be motivated to:

  • teach
  • facilitate learning
  • ensure that students acquire the skills needed for successful course completion
  • view student assessment as a way to improve individual knowledge and skills


Please Bring: 

  1. Current PALS Provider Manual and completed pre-test
  2. Current PALS Instructor Manual
  3. Certificate of completion of On-Line PALS Instructor Essentials (information on accessing this pre-course work will be emailed to you after registration.) 

For questions, please contact us at 202-476-3199.  The pretest can be found by following this link www.heart.org/eccstudent and entering the code palsprovider.

 

Please remember to print your results and bring them with you to class.

 

Prerequisites:

  1. Current valid Healthcare Provider CPR card
  2. PALS Provider card
  3. Completed pre-course exam
  4. Completion certificate from the PALS Instructor Essentials On-line course

 


If you have any questions please contact:

 

Brandi Elliott BNElliott@childrensnational.org for all classes.

Patrice Colbert at pcolbertjo@childrensnational.org for BLS renewal class only for nursing.

Valerie Clarke at vclarke@childrensnational.org to buy PALS/ACLS textbooks or purchase a pocket card.

STARTING JULY 1, 2021:

All PALS classes now include BLS Renewal.

 

CNMC RNs: APPLY FOR PROMO CODE HERE

Not an RN? Click HERE for the PALS payment form and instructions.

 Cancellation/Rescheduling:

To cancel/reschedule a BLS EMPLOYEE MARATHON course please contact: nsdr@childrensnational.org or call 202-476-5560.

To cancel/reschedule ALL OTHER COURSES please contact: palsprogram@childrensnational.org or call 202-476-3199.

On the day of your PALS/PEARS Course please call: 202-476-4654

A 10% fee is assessed to all credit card refunds. Heartcode Keys are non-refundable. Current Heartcode Key Cost can be found at shopcpr.heart.org

*** INCLEMENT WEATHER ***

If the DC government declares a snow emergency PALS courses will be cancelled.