Neonatal Advanced Life Support: Foundations

Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 12:00 AM - Wednesday, January 26, 2028, 11:59 PM


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (13.00 hours), AAPA Category 1 Credits (13.00 hours), Commission on Accreditation For Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE)-Advanced (16.00 hours), Continuing Pharmacy Education Contact Hours (13.00 hours), Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credit (13.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (13.00 hours), Nursing Continuing Professional Development Contact Hours (13.00 hours)

The American Red Cross has collaborated with the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) to develop a new and innovative option for neonatal resuscitation training that addresses the management of the newborn both in and out of the traditional delivery room or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS) Foundations course will help expand both the reach and access to scientifically validated training across the healthcare continuum.

The course is designed to meet the needs of clinicians who may be present at a birth or involved in the care of a newborn requiring resuscitation, while awaiting the arrival of an advanced resuscitation team.

The NALS Foundations course:

• Utilizes a traditional learning model and is designed to provide a solid understanding of foundational concepts in neonatal resuscitation.

• Combines evidence-based interventions, psychomotor skills and high-reliability principles with critical thinking and problem-solving strategies to equip clinicians with the necessary tools for effective intervention.

• Addresses the management of the newborn both in the traditional delivery room or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) as well as outside in the emergency department, birthing centers and in emergency medical services (EMS) settings.

• Topics include planning and preparation for birth, initial care interventions, positive pressure ventilation, laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion and the insertion of an orogastric tube.

1. Demonstrate high-quality core neonatal advanced life support skills, including positive pressure ventilation, inserting a laryngeal mask and inserting an orogastric tube.
2. Improve the interprofessional healthcare team’s performance through integration of high-reliability principles in the preparation, delivery, evaluation and outcome optimization in neonatal advanced life support.
3. Evaluate the newborn requiring resuscitation and incorporate effective and appropriate neonatal advanced life support within one’s role in the interprofessional healthcare team.
4. Analyze which specialized neonatal advanced life support care needs (e.g., equipment, supplies, competent providers) may be needed outside of the delivery room environment.
5. Organize a high-performance interprofessional team for resuscitation of the newborn.
6. Support the patient, family and interprofessional healthcare team through the resuscitation with effective communication.

In support of improving patient care, American Red Cross is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

This CE activity is accredited for 16 Advanced CEH by The American Red Cross, an organization accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education.

Credit designations:

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 13 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

CME (Physicians):

American Red Cross designates this enduring material for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The CME credits that physicians earn from this activity will be submitted to ACCME’s CME Passport, a free, centralized web application where you can create a personalized account to view, track, and generate transcripts of your reported CME credit.  View www.cmepassport.org to create your account.

NCPD (Nursing):

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 13 contact hours.

CPE (Pharmacists):

The maximum number of hours awarded for this knowledge-based Continuing Pharmacy Education activity is 13 contact hours (13.0 CEUs).    Please note: Pharmacy learners will need to provide NABP number and date of birth (MM/YY).

Electronic or printed certificates of credit generated from participation in this activity are not valid for pharmacy learners.  A paper statement of credit, can be printed from their NABP e-profile at https://nabp.pharmacy/

Universal Activity Number: JA0007329-0000-25-001-H01-P

AAPA (Physician Associates):

American Red Cross has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria.  This activity is designated for 13 AAPA Category 1 Credits.  Approval is valid until 1/27/2028.  PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

CAPCE (Pre-hospital EMS):

This CE activity is accredited for 16 Advanced CEH by The American Red Cross, an organization accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education.

Acceptance of credit hours by licensing or certification boards is not implied.

For CE credit:

In order to receive continuing education credit, participants must read the Participant’s Manual, pass assessments with an overall minimum score of 84% and complete the course evaluation.

Please allow 13 hours to complete the required reading and e-Learning component in this activity and the corresponding Post-Test and Evaluation that follow.

For CAPCE credit, please allow an additional 3 hours for the skills session.

CAPCE Disclaimer for Advanced Practice Activities:

Advanced practice activities such as critical care, community paramedic, flight paramedic etc., the content of which does not fall within the current Standards of Practice levels, may be CAPCE accredited. Because some states and NREMT may not accept all of these activities for license renewal or recertification, participants must contact their state EMS and/or NREMT to verify acceptance for recertification or relicensing.

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Cancellation Policy

If a participant is in need of cancellation, please see the American Red Cross Cancellation Policy

American Red Cross reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary. In the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
American Red Cross is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008. 

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

American Red Cross adheres to the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, as well as the conflict of interest requirements of the Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

There is no commercial support for this activity.