You can only take an ILS recertification course if you have already taken an ILS course and your certificate has expired within the last twelve months.
Our recertification course has been designed to reinforce the original learnings of the ILS course.
During the course, you will develop the skills to:
- recognise and treat the deteriorating patient using the ABCDE approach;
- identify the causes and promote the prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest;
- undertake the skills of quality CPR and defibrillation (manual and /or AED) and simple airway manoeuvres;
- utilise non-technical skills to facilitate initial leadership and effective team membership.
Who is the course for?
The ILS course is suitable for doctors, medical students, nurses, nursing students, midwives, paramedics and student paramedics, physiotherapists, dentistry professionals and other health and care professionals. It may also be suitable for fire service technicians, police personnel and prison officers.
The ILS recertification course runs over half a day and takes place in a Resuscitation Council UK Course Centre.
We use our evidence-based guidelines and cutting-edge research to create our courses. Courses are then delivered by members of our dedicated and highly skilled Instructor base. This guarantees that our courses are uniform, and the content remains the same across all our Course Centres.
Pre-course preparation:
Candidates must have a current ILS manual. Candidates are expected to have prepared for the course by reading the manual. Some Centres may send Candidates a multiple-choice question (MCQ) paper to support Candidate learning.
Programme:
The course programme consists of one lecture, a CASDemo, and a series of cardiac arrest and deteriorating patient simulations (CASTeach).
Download the full programme
Assessment and certification:
Assessment is continuous throughout the course and is guided by the assessment forms provided for each core skill. Copies of the assessment forms should be forwarded to the Candidate with their manual.
Successful Candidates will receive a new ILS provider certificate, which is valid for another year.
This course is recognised as continuing professional development (CPD) by the Medical, Dental and Nursing Royal Colleges and Health Care Professional Council. Please contact your registering body for further information.