The Core Instructor Course provides a foundation for teaching and facilitating American Heart Association courses in various areas of specialization.
Audience
The Core Instructor course is a prerequisite for:
• All AHA Instructor candidates
• AHA Instructors adding other disciplines to their teaching credentials
• AHA National and Regional Faculty, and Training Center Faculty
The course is also an option for:
• Current AHA Instructors who want to enhance their teaching skills
The Core Instructor course is a prerequisite for:
• All AHA Instructor candidates
• AHA Instructors adding other disciplines to their teaching credentials
• AHA National and Regional Faculty, and Training Center Faculty
The course is also an option for:
• Current AHA Instructors who want to enhance their teaching skills
Course Content
The course content is based on an adult learning model where participants view a scenario, compare teaching principles, and determine which skills need to be enhanced to make training effective.
• Through 20 modules, the course teaches these five general competencies identified by the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (IBSTPI):
• Planning and Preparation
• Instructional Methods and Strategies
• Assessment and Evaluation
• Management
• The course also includes two modules from the American Heart Association:
• Remediation
• Cultural Sensitivity
Course Format/Time
The course is available in three formats. An AHA Training Center determines which format that their aligned instructor candidates should use to complete the course. Participants should consult with their Training Center Coordinator.
• Self-directed learning online via the AHA Professional Education Center
• Self-directed learning via a CD
• Classroom-based
Features
• Highly interactive delivery format
• Core content is based on an adult learning model and core instructor competencies identified by the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (IBSTPI)
• Offers both self-directed and classroom-based options
• Student manual includes the course CD for students' ongoing review
• Continuing Education credits available if course is taken online
• Includes module with overview of ECC structure, roster management, etc.
Frequently Asked Questions
Certification
Participants receive a Certificate of Completion after successfully completing the course.
Instructor candidates must first align with an AHA Training Center accepting new Instructors. The Training Center will provide an authorized code to purchase course materials or the online course key.
Participants complete a series of interactive lessons.
Continuing Education
Continuing Medical Education Accreditation - Physicians
The American Heart Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Heart Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
All faculty participating in CME/CE activities sponsored by The American Heart Association will disclose to the audience (1) significant financial relationships with the manufacturer(s) of products from the commercial supporter(s) and /or the manufacturer(s) of products or devices discussed in their presentation, and (2) unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed in their presentation. Such disclosures will be made in writing in course presentation materials.
Continuing Medical Education Accreditation – Physician Assistants
AAPA accepts Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME.
Continuing Education Accreditation - Nurses
The American Heart Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this CE activity is 7.50 contact hours.
Accredited status does not imply endorsement by the American Heart Association or the American Nurses Credentialing Center of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with an activity.
Continuing Education Accreditation – Emergency Medical Services
This continuing education activity is approved by the American Heart Association, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), for 7.75 Educator CEHs, activity number 09-AMHA-F3-0064.
Additional Purchasing Information
This course may only be purchased with an authorization code obtained from an American Heart Association training center.
• Instructor candidates must first align with an AHA Training Center accepting new Instructors. The Training Center will provide an authorized code to purchase materials or the online course.
• Existing AHA Training Centers and AHA Instructors should use the special code only accessible online by login through the AHA Instructor Network to make their purchase.
• Contact any of our distributors to purchase course materials using an authorized code.
- Channing Bete Company Inc.
- Laerdal Medical Corporation
- eWorldPoint/ECC
Student Materials
80-1050 - Core Instructor Course Package*
*Package includes student manual and CD; Instructor Network Code required for purchase.
Instructor Materials
80-1035 - Faculty Guide Package
• Only needed if the TC is conducting the classroom-based version of the Core Instructor Course
• Includes:
– CD of Lesson Maps and forms to run the classroom-based CIC
– Core Instructor Course DVD of video clips used for teaching the classroom-based CIC
– Complimentary copy of the Core Instructor Course Workbook (with CD and online voucher)
