UPDATED COVID-19 Guidance
AHA Issues Training Memos on Return to Full Skills Training, Sunset of Virtual Training for Healthcare Provider Courses
The AHA is providing updated guidance to Training Centers on resuming in-person classes and skills sessions for CPR, first aid, and emergency cardiovascular care training. Due to the decline in COVID-19 cases and the need to ensure the highest quality CPR and ECC training is taught, effective June 1, 2023, all AHA Training Centers and Instructors should resume conducting in-person skills practice and testing in all CPR, first aid, and ECC training following AHA’s course curricula outlined in the AHA PAM and AHA Instructor Manuals. This includes returning to practicing giving rescue breaths, and demonstrating 2-person CPR and first aid skills.
Also effective June 1, 2023, virtual training will no longer be allowed for healthcare provider-level courses, including BLS Provider, ACLS Provider, PALS Provider, ACLS for Experienced Providers, and PEARS Provider. This also applies to healthcare provider renewal and update courses. Virtual training will remain an option for Heartsaver-level courses.
Finally, effective June 1, 2023, virtual training will no longer be allowed for new AHA Instructor training; however, virtual monitoring for renewing Instructors will remain an option.