AHA Certification Courses

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"14 years of empowering health professionals and enriching lives through world-class AHA training."

EMPOWER HEALTH, ENRICH LIVES

⚕️ EMPOWER HEALTH

💝 ENRICH LIVES

🎓 20,418+ EMPOWERED

👨‍🏫 274 INSTRUCTORS

📅 14 YEARS STRONG

ELLA MED AHA TRAINING • AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZED • LIVING OUR MOTTO SINCE 2012
Empowering health, enriching lives through life-saving skills training.

We understand that completing or renewing required certifications can be financially challenging and stressful. At times, the need to obtain or update your BLS, ACLS, or PALS certification may arise unexpectedly, and paying the full course fee upfront may not always be feasible.

To better support you, we offer Affirm and Klarna as payment options at checkout. If approved, these services allow you to divide your course fee into smaller, more manageable payments. This flexibility helps you remain compliant with your required training without added financial strain.

Our goal is to support your continued professional development and career advancement while maintaining transparency. As a business, we rely on timely payments to continue providing high-quality training and dependable support.

Your success—and your ability to maintain required certifications—remain our priority. Offering flexible payment options is one of the ways we strive to make that possible.

The Core Principle Behind Every Class FAQ's
1. The Core Principle Behind Every Class
At Ella Med we design every training session around the minimum instructional time that the American Heart Association (AHA) permits for a given certification. The AHA publishes precise “minimum required minutes” for each course component—lecture, skill practice, scenario simulation, and testing. Those minutes are non negotiable; they guarantee that every participant receives the knowledge and hands on experience needed to perform life saving interventions safely and effectively.
Our job is to pack those required minutes into the most efficient schedule possible. By eliminating any extraneous downtime, redundant explanations, or unnecessary administrative steps, we can deliver a course that:
• Meets 100 % of AHA curriculum requirements
• Uses every minute of classroom time for learning or practice
• Leaves participants confident, competent, and ready to act
How does Ella Med fit full AHA certification into one day?
Ella Med eliminates downtime and repetition by using focused micro-lectures, multiple skill stations, and integrated simulations, ensuring all required AHA minutes are met efficiently in a single day.
What support is available if I find the material challenging?
Small class sizes allow instructors to provide personalized guidance. Additional practice sessions are offered at no extra cost, and instructors remain available after class for questions.
If the courses shorter are they still compliant?
Yes we focus on essential training, updates and skills, reducing class time to about 7.5 hours if taking BLS, ACLS and PALS on day combined training. The courses fully meeting all AHA standards and including hands-on practice. The Course does require The AHA Precouse work to be completed by the day before the training.
How does Ella Med ensure ongoing AHA compliance?
Courses undergo detailed internal reviews and regular external audits by the AHA. Ella Med maintains a perfect compliance record by strictly following required instructional minutes and content.
How Long Are Ella Med’s In-Person Classes?
Ella Med Training Philosophy
Ella Med follows the exact minimum instructional minutes required by the American Heart Association (AHA). We never eliminate required content—we eliminate downtime and repetition. This allows us to deliver fully compliant courses in the shortest possible time while maintaining educational integrity and hands-on mastery.
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BLS (Basic Life Support)
Duration: 2 hours
Why It’s Efficient:
• Streamlined micro-lectures focused only on required objectives
• Immediate transition from instruction to hands-on skills
• Scenario-based drills that satisfy both practice and testing requirements
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ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
Duration: 4 hours
Why It’s Efficient:
• Parallel skill tracks for rhythm recognition and medication management
• Rapid-cycle debriefing replaces lengthy review sessions
• Continuous application of algorithms instead of segmented instruction
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PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
Duration: 4 hours
Why It’s Efficient:
• Age-specific scenario bundles that group similar pediatric cases together
• Pediatric theory and hands-on skills taught in one continuous instructional flow
• No separation between lecture and skills—learning happens simultaneously
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Combined BLS + ACLS + PALS (All-in-One Day)
Ella Med Duration: ≈ 7.5 hours total
When courses are taught together, skills are not repeated unnecessarily. For example, EKG interpretation, core CPR skills, and megacode practice are taught once, then applied across adult, cardiac, and pediatric scenarios. This removes redundancy without removing required competencies.
AHA Requirement if taught separately: ~1,200 minutes (≈ 20 hours)
Ella Med Total Duration: ≈ 7.5 hours
Why It’s Efficient:
• Overlapping content (airway management, CPR, core fundamentals) taught once
• Integrated curriculum applied across adult, cardiac, and pediatric cases
• Consolidated skill stations using adult and pediatric mannequins without repeating identical steps.
Why Our Classes Are Shorter but Still Fully Compliant
The AHA requires specific minutes in each category—lecture, skills practice, simulation, and testing.

Ella Med meets all required minutes and simply removes:
• Idle waiting
• Repetitive explanations
• Gaps between activities

This results in the fastest possible schedule with zero loss of content or quality.
Why Our Classes Are Shorter but Still Fully Compliant
The AHA requires specific minutes in each category—lecture, skills practice, simulation, and testing.

Ella Med meets all required minutes and simply removes:
• Idle waiting
• Repetitive explanations
• Gaps between activities

This results in the fastest possible schedule with zero loss of content or quality.
Is pre-course work required for ACLS and PALS?
Short answer: yes. All students must complete the required pre-course work before attending the in-person ACLS or PALS course. There is no pre-course work required for BLS. This includes the online knowledge review, practice questions, and required instructional videos provided in your course confirmation email.

Learn more: https://ellamed.shop/precourse-work-acls---pals