Comparing One-Day and Two-Day Advanced Life Support ALS Recertification Courses for Knowledge, Skills, and Satisfaction in Healthcare Professionals

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to compare the effectiveness of a one-day versus a two-day Advanced Life Support ALS recertification course. It focuses on evaluating knowledge retention, practical skills performance, participant satisfaction, and confidence in healthcare professionals. The study is observational and includes adult healthcare workers needing ALS recertification, such as doctors, nurses, and paramedics. All ALS courses follow the standardized curriculum and educational formats set by the European Resuscitation Council ERC. Participants will attend either the standard two-day ALS course or the one-day recertification course. Both courses require prior online learning hours, with a minimum of 16 hours for the standard course and 8 hours for the recertification course. Participants will provide demographic data like age, sex, specialty, prior ALS course completion, resuscitation team participation, last CPR performance, and total online learning hours. Assessments include knowledge tests, practical skills scoring, and evaluations of satisfaction and confidence immediately after each course. Primary outcomes are measured at 24 hours before the course, during practical skill assessments at 24 or 48 hours post-course, and knowledge retention at three months. Satisfaction is also assessed 24 or 48 hours after the courses.

Standard Two-Day Advanced Life Support (ALS) Versus One Day Recertification Course