Class Schedule

Rescheduling and Refund Policy:

Rescheduling:

    • To reschedule, you must submit a written request via email to training@iremsc.org at least 7 days prior to your scheduled class.
    • You are allowed to reschedule only once.
    • We will make every effort to accommodate you in the next available class. However, if no suitable class is available, the course fee will be forfeited.

Refunds:

    • Refund requests must be submitted in writing via email to training@iremsc.org at least two weeks before the scheduled course date.
    • If a class is canceled due to low enrollment (fewer than 4 students), you will be notified and given the option to choose an alternate date or receive a full refund.

Refunds will not be provided if you reschedule a class and subsequently decide to cancel it. Failure to reschedule or request a refund within the specified time frame will result in the forfeiture of your course fee.

Basic Life Support (BLS)

This is a 3-hour in-person BLS course that does not require completion of the online HeartCode BLS. It will be taught by student instructors who need to teach a class as part of their certification to become new instructors.

Basic Life Support (BLS)

The AHA’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.

What does this course teach?

  • High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
  • The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
  • Important early use of an AED
  • Effective ventilations using a barrier device
  • Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
  • Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants
Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED

This is a 4-hour in-person Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course that does not require completion of the online Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED class. It will be taught by student instructors who need to teach a class as part of their certification to become new instructors.

Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Training

The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course trains participants to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements, or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course Options

What does this course teach?

  • First aid basics
  • Medical emergencies
  • Injury emergencies
  • Environmental emergencies
  • Preventing illness and injury
  • Adult CPR and AED use
  • Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
  • Optional modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR

Course Completion Card

Upon completion of all course requirements, participants receive a Course Completion Card which is valid for two years.

HeartCode® ACLS - Skills Check

This is a blended learning course and covers the skills sign-off of the American Heart Association Heartcode ACLS course. You are expected to be proficient in BLS skills.

ACLS is geared towards healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies and for personnel in emergency response.

ACLS is an advanced course that builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR, and high-performance team dynamics.

Precourse Requirements

You are required to do the following:

  1. Complete the online ACLS Heartcode, print your certificate of completion and bring it with you to the course. https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-acls
  2. Review and understand the information in your ACLS Provider Manual (you will gain access to this when you register for the Heartcode class as an E-book).
  3. Ensure that your BLS skills and knowledge are current for the resuscitation scenarios. You will be tested on adult high-quality BLS skills at the beginning of the ACLS skills check course. You must know this in advance because you will not be taught how to do CPR or use an AED.
  4. Print your scores (certificate) for the Precourse Self-Assessment and bring them with you to class. A passing score is 70% or above, and you can take the Precourse Self-Assessment as many times as needed to achieve a passing score.

 You may also email your certificate to resources@iremsc.org before the class starts. 

 

**Online courses must be purchased and completed separately. Please visit the American Heart Association website to complete your online class:elearning.heart.org 

 

WE DO NOT ACCEPT RED CROSS CERTIFICATES OR ANY OTHER COMPANY. WE CAN ONLY SIGN OFF ON AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION COURSES.

Heartsaver CPR & First Aid / Heartcode BLS - Skills Check

This is a blended learning course.

This in person session covers the skills portion for the American Heart Association BLS or Heartsaver online courses. Please bring a printed copy of your online completion certificate to class or email a copy to resources@iremsc.org before the class starts. We will sign off on one of the following completed online courses:

 

Heartsaver Total First Aid CPR AED

Heartsaver Basic First Aid CPR AED

Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED

Heartsaver CPR AED

Heartsaver First Aid

Heartcode BLS

 

**Online courses must be purchased and completed separately. Please visit the American Heart Association website to complete your online class:elearning.heart.org 

 

Course Completion Card

Upon completion of all course requirements, participants receive a Course Completion Card which is valid for two years.

 

 

WE DO NOT ACCEPT RED CROSS CERTIFICATES OR ANY OTHER COMPANY. WE CAN ONLY SIGN OFF ON AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION COURSES.

HeartCode® PALS - Skills Check

This is a blended learning course.

PALS is geared towards healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two years. 

Precourse Requirements

You are required to do the following:

  1. Complete the online PALS Heartcode, print your certificate of completion and bring it with you to the course. https://shopcpr.heart.org/courses/pals
  2. Review and understand the information in your PALS Provider Manual (you will gain access to this when you register for the Heartcode class as an E-book).
  3. Ensure that your BLS skills and knowledge are current for the resuscitation scenarios. You will be tested on adult high-quality BLS skills at the beginning of the PALS Course. You must know this in advance because you will not be taught how to do CPR or use an AED.
  4. Print your scores (certificate) for the Precourse Self-Assessment and bring them with you to class. A passing score is 70% or above, and you can take the Precourse Self-Assessment as many times as needed to achieve a passing score.

Course Completion Card

Upon completion of all course requirements, participants receive a Course Completion Card which is valid for two years.

CPR Instructor Course

Blended Learning Instructor Course

The American Heart Association (AHA) requires that instructors be at least 18 years of age to teach Heartsaver and BLS courses.

This two day course certifies individuals to teach AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) and/or Heartsaver CPR and First Aid courses.

  • BLS Instructors are authorized to teach both BLS and Heartsaver courses.
  • Heartsaver Instructors are authorized to teach Heartsaver courses ONLY.

Participants are expected to have a thorough understanding of CPR concepts and skills prior to the course, as the class focuses on how to teach AHA courses.

It is optional but encouraged  to return the next day to teach a CPR class, where your performance will be monitored for certification.  If you are unable to attend the second day you may work with our Training Department for the option to be monitored in our regularly scheduled CPR Courses. You will have 6 months from the completion of the CPR Instructor course to be monitored.

Precourse Requirements

  1. You must have a current AHA provider card in the discipline you plan to teach (BLS or Heartsaver CPR FA AED).
  2. Separately purchase and complete a BLS or Heartsaver Instructor Essentials self-directed online course on AHA's website at https://shopcpr.heart.org/courses/instructor-essentials. 
  3. Instructor Essentials certificate and current, non-expired CPR provider card must be provided via email to training@iremsc.org within 5 days from the registration date. If no documents are provided, you will be automatically dropped from the class.
Alaska Specific Instructor Course

This course is one of two courses required to provide the knowledge necessary to qualify an individual to become a State of Alaska EMT Basic or Advanced instructor.  In order to qualify for this course, a person must have the following credentials or certifications:

1) The student must document having three years of experience (either past certification cards or a letter from their chief or medical director)
2) Currently licensed to practice EMS or as a Healthcare Provider in the State of Alaska  (EMT 1, 2, and 3 can be certified as a Basic Instructor; Paramedics . AK-AEMTs, MDs, DOs, RNs, NPs can teach all levels.)
3)  Current CPR certification
 
In order to be certified in Alaska as a Basic or Advanced Instructor, an EMS or Healthcare Provider must also:
 
1) Successfully complete an EMS MOI course or its equivalent (Fire MOI 1 or 2,  you hold a bachelor's in education or other State of Alaska Approved MOI courses). The NAEMSE Level 1 instructor course has been approved by the State of Alaska - Register for online NAEMSE class at: https://naemse.org/events/event_list.asp; Please note that NAEMSE classes fill quickly so be sure to enroll in the Level 1 course ASAP.
 
2) Provide evidence of a CPR instructor unless the state grants a waiver based on evidence that CPR taught as part of an EMS certification course will be taught by a valid CPR instructor credential.
 
To provide the necessary information to be approved to attend this course, please send the following information to training@iremsc.org: 
 
1) Verification letter or document that attests to 3 years of EMS experience (i.e. initial license date, letter for Training Officer, Medical Director or Health Care entity.)
2) Copy of current EMS Provider or Health Care Provider License
3) Copy of current CPR Card
 
If you have any questions, please contact the Training Coordinator at 907-456-3978.
ETT Alaska Specific Instructor Course

This course is one of two courses required to provide the knowledge necessary to qualify an individual to become a State of Alaska ETT instructor.  In order to qualify for this course, a person must have the following credentials or certifications:

1) The student must document having one year of experience (either past certification cards or a letter from their chief or medical director)
2) Currently licensed to practice EMS or as a Healthcare Provider in the State of Alaska  
3)  Current CPR certification
 
In order to be certified in Alaska as an ETT Instructor, an EMS or Healthcare Provider must also:
 
1) Successfully complete an EMS MOI course or its equivalent (Fire MOI 1 or 2,  you hold a bachelor's in education or other State of Alaska Approved MOI courses). The NAEMSE Level 1 instructor course has been approved by the State of Alaska - Register for online NAEMSE class at: https://naemse.org/events/event_list.asp; Please note that NAEMSE classes fill quickly, so be sure to enroll in the Level 1 course ASAP.
 
2) Provide evidence of CPR instructor unless the state grants a waiver based on evidence that CPR taught as part of an EMS certification course will be taught by a valid CPR instructor credential.
 
To provide the necessary information to be approved to attend this course please send the following information to training@iremsc.org.
 
1) Verification letter or document that attests to 1 year of EMS experience (i.e. initial license date, letter for Training Officer, Medical Director or Health Care entity.)
2) Copy of current EMS Provider or Health Care Provider License
3) Copy of current CPR Card
 
If you have any questions, please contact the Training Coordinator at 907-456-3978.

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Interior Region EMS Council, Inc.
 2503 18th Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709

phone 907-456-3978

Please note: Our CPR classes are held in a classroom located upstairs, accessible only via stairs. Unfortunately, we do not have alternative accessibility options available. If stairs pose a challenge for you, we regretfully advise against registering for our classes at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.