American Red Cross to Launch New Resuscitation Curriculum to Save More Lives

WASHINGTON -- The American Red Cross has developed a new resuscitation curriculum to provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to improve resuscitation outcomes. The Red Cross curriculum will be offered to healthcare organizations, nationwide, beginning in January of 2019 in HealthStream's (NASDAQ: HSTM) marketplace and delivered through HealthStream's industry leading platform. The curriculum includes courses for Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. A Red Cross-issued certificate will be provided to healthcare professionals upon their successful completion of the curriculum. All of the offerings include a variety of new technology capabilities and are designed based on International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) recommendations. Concurrently, the Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council, which includes a prestigious 50+ member panel of nationally-recognized medical, scientific, and academic experts, ensures that the Red Cross is at the vanguard of best science and best practice with regard to resuscitation. "The American Red Cross strives to meet and exceed the ever-evolving needs and expectations of healthcare providers with our new, innovative resuscitation curriculum," said David Markenson, MD, MBA, chair of the Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council, First Aid Task Force member of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR), and medical director at the New York M...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Cardiac & Resuscitation Industry News Press Releases Source Type: news