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ACLS Renewal
Date/Time: Wed 7/15/2026 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: TBD
Class Price: $0.00

***Pre-Course Work and Assessment Included, MUST be completed prior to class with a minimum score of 70%.  Once completed please email BOTH the Score Results AND the Certificate of Completion which states "[your name] has passed the precourse self assessment and completed the video lessons" to [email protected] OR print a copy to bring to class.

It is REQUIRED by AHA to have the E-Book or hardcopy manual. 

Course Overview

This AHA ACLS Renewal class in Honolulu is for current ACLS providers who need to renew their ACLS card for work, hospital privileges, clinical requirements or professional licensing. The ACLS Update course builds on the foundation of Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. This advanced course highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care, and immediate post-cardiac-arrest-care.

This course requires you to interpret EKG rhythms. Unless you work with EKG rhythms on a daily basis we strongly recommend that you practice reading EKGs prior to class.

In order to participate in the ACLS Update course it is required that each student has a current, unexpired, ACLS AHA certification. If your certification has expired or will expire prior to your attendance in the class, please register for the ACLS Heartcode parts I & II.

This course covers these topics

  • ACLS Algorithms
  • Immediate post-cardiac-arrest care
  • Airway management
  • Rhythm recognition
  • High-quality CPR
  • 1- rescuer CPR AED
  • Effective resuscitation team dynamics
  • Science overview (update course)
  • BLS and ACLS surveys
  • ACS
  • Megacode treatment
  • Identification and initial care of other life-threatening clinical situations ( such as stroke)

This course is intended for

  • Current ACLS (not expired)
  • Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Paramedics
  • EMT’s
  • Respiratory Therapists
  • Staff in intensive- care units and emergency or critical care departments
  • Other professionals who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency
  • Physician Assistants
ACLS Pre-Course and Self Assessment included. MUST be completed prior to class. The AHA E-Book or hardcopy manual is required per AHA guidelines. *****Please note, Pre-Course Work and Assessment will take approx. 3-4hrs to complete. If you are looking for BLS add-on, please see our ACLS/BLS combo course.

AHA eCards Issued Same Day

American Heart Association (AHA) eCards are issued the same day for eligible courses after successful completion of all class requirements.

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Common CPR Courses in Hawaii

BLS Certification: For healthcare providers, nursing students, dental teams, clinical staff and first responders.

BLS Renewal: For current BLS providers who need to renew before expiration.

BLS Skills Session: For students who already completed HeartCode BLS online.

Heartsaver CPR AED: For workplace CPR, AED and general public CPR training.

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED: For CPR, AED and first aid requirements.

ACLS: For advanced healthcare providers who manage cardiac, stroke and cardiopulmonary emergencies.

PALS: For healthcare providers who respond to emergencies involving infants and children.

 

Choose the Right CPR Class in Honolulu

Choose BLS Certification or BLS Renewal if you need professional-level CPR for a healthcare job, school program, clinical rotation or licensing requirement. If you completed HeartCode online, choose the correct BLS Skills, ACLS Skills or PALS Skills session. For workplace, childcare, coaching, fitness, hospitality, construction, school or general safety training, choose Heartsaver CPR AED or Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED. For advanced healthcare, emergency care, critical care, pediatrics or hospital requirements, choose ACLS or PALS.

 

American Heart Association Course Notice

The American Heart Association promotes knowledge and proficiency in AHA courses and develops instructional materials for that purpose. Use of AHA materials in a course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA, and course fees do not represent income to the AHA except for fees needed for AHA course materials.

Defib Hawaii is an independent CPR, BLS, ACLS, PALS, First Aid and AED training provider serving Honolulu and Oahu. Unless clearly stated, Defib Hawaii courses are not sponsored by, endorsed by or affiliated with any outside organization. When a course requires certification materials, eCards or curriculum from organizations such as the American Heart Association, those materials are used to meet the training standards for that course.