APLS – APLS is our three day Advanced Paediatric Life Support provider course.
An APLS course is aimed at doctors, nurses and paramedics looking to increase their confidence and skills within a wide range of paediatric emergencies. A full overview of the course can be found here.
APLS is an accredited course offering RACGP and ACRRM points. Upon successful completion of the course including practical and written assessments and a comprehensive pre-course online learning package, candidates are issued with a certificate valid for five years.
Courses take place in hospitals and training centres all over Australia, and candidates travelling to APLS courses usually stay in hotels close to the course centre.
As with all our courses, we recommend at least 4-6 weeks preparation time before taking a course to give you time to thoroughly read the APLS manual and complete the pre-course online learning. Candidates would be discouraged from registering for a course with less than 4 weeks to prepare.
PLS – PLS is our one day Paediatric Life Support course, covering the basics of emergency paediatric management.
Focused on the first ten minutes of emergency paediatric care and following the same structured approach as the APLS course, PLS is aimed at doctors, nurses and paramedics as an introduction to paediatric emergency management. PLS candidates are assessed on key components, and receive a certificate valid for five years upon successful completion.
PLS courses are organised in three ways – by hospitals as ‘in-house’ training courses for their own staff; by APLS as ‘open’ courses in our training centre; or by hospitals who hire the APLS training facilities. As such, price structures and course registration varies between each course. See individual courses in our calendar for more details, and contact your local hospital directly for funding options for PLS courses.