PALS General Information

This continuing education activity is approved by the American Heart Association, an organization accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE), for 5.75 Advanced CEHs, activity number 17-AMHA-F3-0346 **CAPCE credit must be claimed within 6 months of participation. CME/CE credit will no longer be available to claim for this activity after the 6-month claiming period. These CEU’s are being issued via American Heart Association, not UMBC.

Continuing Education Credits for Nurses

The maximum number of hours awarded for this CE activity is 6.50 contact hours. **ANCC Credit must be claimed within 6 months of participation. CME/CE will no longer be available to claim for this activity after six months of participating.

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM from organizations accredited by the ACCME. **AMA Credit must be claimed within 6 months of participation. CME/CE will no longer be available to claim for this activity after six months of participating.

The American Heart Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 7.25 hour of Category I credit for completing this program.

ACPE Credit: 8.00 Contact Hours | Universal Program Number: 0256-0000-17-914-H01-P **ACPE credit must be claimed within 30 days of participation. ACPE credit will no longer be available to claim after one month of participating.

Early registration is encouraged to ensure space availability. Class size is limited.

Please check the individual registration forms for the fee.

Tuition includes a UMBC issued Access Code for PART 1 and a UMBC site test for PART 2 & 3 along with a certification card.

All registration fees are non-refundable. Registrants may transfer to another course one time (within one year of initial registration) for an additional fee of $45.00.

A $45.00 fee will be charged for any returned check.

UMBC reserves the right to cancel any course due to insufficient enrollment. In the event of cancellation tuition will be refunded or transferred to another course date at UMBC’s expense.

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the Association.

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