Class Enrollment

Class Registration
PALS Provider Update Course with Video Prework and BLS Provider Update Course
Date/Time: Wed 10/14/2026 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Classroom C & D - 3.5 West Wing - Main Campus
Class Price: $280.00

Description:

This course option is led by a PALS and BLS Instructor in a classroom setting.

The PALS course uses precourse preparation, didactic instruction, and active participation in learning stations and simulated cases to enhance the recognition and intervention of respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest.

Audience:

The BLS Provider Course is designed for healthcare professionals and trained first responders who provide care to patients in a wide variety of settings, as well as individuals enrolled in a healthcare training program. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion eCard, valid for two years. 

PALS is intended for healthcare professionals who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units that encounter pediatric patients on a regular basis. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion eCard, valid for two years.

Mandatory Prior to Class:

  • PALS Prework, located at https://shopcpr.heart.org/pals-video-precourse-work. If you cannot print your completion certificate for the course, send a screenshot to PALSProgram@childrensnational.org. Those without a copy of the prework completion certificate will not be permitted to stay and will need to reschedule. Students must complete all three parts- the pretest, the videos, and the survey. At the completion of all three, you will be able to obtain the completion certificate.

If your desired course is full or closed for registration:

The Children's National PALS Program allows for a maximum of 3 names to be placed on a waiting list for a course.  Please contact us by email if you would like to have your name added to a waiting list. Our email address: PALSProgram@childrensnational.org

Students who arrive more than 15 minutes beyond the start of the course will not be permitted to stay. Students who are running late should call 202-476-4654 on the day of the 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.