Class Enrollment

Class Registration
PALS Instructor Course
Date/Time: Wed 9/23/2026 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: 3.5 West Wing Classroom C
Class Price: $380.00

 

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:

 

To purchase PALS/ACLS textbooks contact:

Valerie Clarke at vclarke@childrensnational.org 

 

Promo code applications for PALS Classes (Nursing only) should be submitted before registering for a course. 

 

RN Submit promo code application here 

 

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

 

Cancellation/Rescheduling

 

To cancel/reschedule courses registered for through PALS Program, contact: palsprogram@childrensnational.org or via phone at 202-476-4654

 

To cancel/reschedule courses registered for through Nursing Education, contact: nsdr@childrensnational.org

 

A 10% fee is assessed to all credit card refunds.

Current Heartcode Key Cost can be found at shopcpr.heart.org (Heartcode Keys are non-refundable)

 

*** INCLEMENT WEATHER ***

If the DC government declares a snow emergency all registered courses taught via Transport or Nursing will be cancelled.