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ACLS Renewal: Requirements, Megacode, Skills & How to Prepare
If your Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification is approaching expiration, completing your ACLS renewal before your current credential expires can help you stay prepared and meet employer requirements.
For many nurses, paramedics, physicians, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals, ACLS renewal is part of maintaining the credentials required for clinical practice.
But what should you expect during an ACLS renewal course? What is the Megacode? Which skills should you review before class?
This guide explains how to prepare for your AHA ACLS renewal and what healthcare professionals should know before recertification.
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What Is ACLS Renewal?
ACLS renewal allows healthcare professionals to refresh and demonstrate their knowledge and skills in advanced cardiovascular life support before their current certification expires.
ACLS builds upon foundational BLS skills and focuses on the recognition and management of cardiovascular emergencies.
Rather than approaching renewal as something you simply need to “get through,” use it as an opportunity to refresh skills you may not regularly perform in your clinical setting.
How Often Do You Need ACLS Renewal?
American Heart Association ACLS Provider course completion cards are valid for **two years through the end of the month in which the
