Participants learn to medically manage patients exposed to hazardous materials by recognizing the signs and symptoms. Healthcare professionals receive a four-year verification status upon successful completion of the course.
This course covers hazardous materials including insecticides, corrosives, irritant gases, asphyxiants, hydrocarbons and substituted hydrocarbons and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents. Specific antidotes and their indications, contraindications, dosing and route are also included.
After the AHLS Provider course, participants will be able to:
Non-medical personnel are eligible to attend the Provider course. However, non-medical personnel will not be verified as AHLS Providers but will receive a certificate of completion and continuing education credits provided solely by AHLS.
Emergency Medical Responders (EMR), Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), and EMT-B are eligible to attend the Provider course. These participant types will not be verified as AHLS Providers but will receive a certificate of completion and continuing education credits from the CAPCE for U.S.-based courses.
Respiratory Therapists can become verified Providers. They are also eligible to become instructors on a case-by-case basis. Approval to take the Instructor Course will be decided by the Administrative Policy Committee upon review of the candidate’s credentials.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ – CME – 16.25 credit hours per completed course
Nursing Continuing Professional Development – NCPD – 16.25 credit hours per completed course
Continuing Pharmacy Credit – CPE – 16.25 credit hours per completed course
Universal Activity Numbers (UAN) for activity 0319-23 (B):
For Course Dates: 01/01/2024- 12/31/2024
Pharmacist: JA4008217-9999-24-002-L05-P
Interprofessional Continuing Education – IPCE – 16.25 credit hours per completed course
CAPCE#: 21-AEMR-F2-0001 (Live)
CAPCE#: 21-AEMR-F5-0001 (Virtual)
CEH Type: 16.25 Advanced
Credits in Canada
CANADA – Contact the course host about credits. These credits are not offered through AHLS, but have been approved by Canada in the past as follows:
AHLS is recognized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) as a Traineeship under MOC Section 2 Self-Learning. (2 credits/hour = 33 credits for Provider Course (16.5 hrs) + 12 credits (6 hrs) for Instructor Course)
Members of the CFPC may apply directly for “Individual Consideration” to obtain Mainpro C (if they complete the exam – if not then it’s Mainpro M1).