ASLS Blended Learning

PLEASE NOTE: THE ASLS IN-PERSON SKILLS TEST will be held in the Crozer Chester Medical Center - Sims Lab. 

Please contact Marie Marvel (from GNI) via email at marie.marvel@crozer.org with any questions.

This course is used to train thousands of EMS personnel, nurses and physicians from hundreds of institutions across the US and abroad. ASLS provides a unique neurologic assessment tool and the MEND exam, and satisfies education requirements for stroke center certification.

Blended Learning Format:

Blended Learning courses consist of both an online, self-directed portion, followed by an in-person skills testing

session with an ASLS Instructor. In the online component, learners follow a continuously adapting learning path

that is personalized by their own inputs, for not only their performance, but also their self-reported confidence

levels. In-person skills tests will challenge learners to apply the skills and knowledge obtained from the online

portion to correctly perform neurologic exams, diagnose, and manage patients with stroke.

Major Learning Goals:

• Describe why early treatment of stroke may result in a marked reduction inthe risk of disability
• Identify the 5 main stroke syndromes and relate them to pathophysiology and clinical signs
• Perform a focused evaluation to identify stroke, its location and severity
• Explains the care and monitoring of acute ischemic stroke patients and post t-PA administration and endovascular procedures
• Recognize t-PA indication and contraindications

Who Should Take the Course:

• Nursing Students and Nurses
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
• Paramedics and Emergency Medical Personnel
• Physicians
• Physician Assistants
• Residents and Fellows
• Medical Students
• Respiratory Therapists

Course Options:

The new ASLS Course will be offered as 3 provider course tracks:

Prehospital Provider Course 

(EMS/CAPHE - 4.25 CE)

• Highlights the principles of prehospital stroke management that make up the current standard of care, such as determining when to call a stroke alert and quickly transport the patient to the nearest appropriate facility
• Explains how to communicate the patient’s symptoms, time of onset, and neurologic exam clearly and succinctly with hospital personnel

In-Hospital Provider Course

(Physicians/AMA - 4.25 CE; Nurses/ANCC - 5.25 CE; RT/AARC - 4.75 CE)

• Focuses on the importance of an organized approach to treating stroke patients for improved outcomes
• Discusses the etiologic evaluation and secondary stroke prevention for stroke patients
• Describes the management of goals for acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage
• Outlines post-acute care management including supportive medical care, rehabilitation, and discharge planning for stroke patients

Prehospital & In-Hospital Provider Course

(Physicians/AMA - 4.25 CE; Nurses/ANCC - 8.0 CE; RT/AARC - 6.25 CE; EMS/CAPHE - 6.75 CE)

• Combines all of the components of the Prehospital and In-Hospital courses, and is best suited for healthcare providers who work in both environments, as well as ASLS instructor candidates that will be conducting the in-person skills testing for learners from both audiences

For questions, please contact Marie Marvel at marie.marvel@crozer.org.