Recover BLS and ALS certification workshop July 23-24, 2026 Kauai HI

Rescuer Certification Workshop in Basic Life Support (BLS)

July 23-24, 2026 in Kauai at the Royal Sonesta.

You must complete the online Recover training before July 23rd in order to participate in the workshop. This certification workshop is limited to 20 attendees.

We will be offering a Recover Certified BLS and ALS workshop at this meeting limited to 20 people.  The cost of the additional course is $450 for the hands on workshop.

You must complete the 6 hours of online Recover certification to be admitted to the course.  This can be completed up until the event so you have plenty of time to complete the course. Go to the RECOVER website (recoverinitiative.org) and follow the link for the BLS/ALS course. It will then take them to the ACVECC Learning Site, where they should sign up for the 2024 Recover CPR – BLS and ALS Bundle. It will be $132 instead of $165 once they apply the code. The code for the 20% discount is PowellCPR.  This code can only be used if you are for the Kauai hands-on workshop learners! Do not share this code.  If you wish to sign up for this course select the add on Recover workshop.

The in-person RECOVER Certification workshop in BLS is a hands-on workshop held by a RECOVER Certified BLS Instructor® composed of a review of key concepts and practical training using simulated scenarios of performing BLS. The training is approximately 1.5-2 hours long with a practical assessment the participants must pass in order to obtain certification as a RECOVER Certified BLS Rescuer®.

Learning Objectives

1. Rapidly recognize patients with cardiopulmonary arrest
2. Properly administer high-quality chest compressions using the most up-to-date approaches in dogs and cats
3. Provide mouth-to-snout or intubated ventilation according to current evidence-based guidelines
4. Utilize effective communication and team skills that will improve your ability to manage emergent and critically ill patients

   Rescuer Certification Workshop in Advanced Life Support (ALS)

   The in-person RECOVER Certification workshop in ALS is a hands-on workshop held by a RECOVER Certified ALS Instructor® composed of a review of key concepts and practical training using simulated scenarios of performing ALS. The simulation is conducted with veterinary specific simulation software coupled with a high fidelity simulator or static mannequin. The training is approximately 4-5 hours long with a practical assessment the participants must pass in order to obtain certification as a RECOVER Certified ALS Rescuer®.

   Learning Objectives

   1. Utilize effective communication and team skills that will improve your ability to manage emergent and critically ill patients
   2. Choose the most useful monitoring devices for patients in cardiopulmonary arrest and interpret data from them
   3. Rapidly diagnose the arrest ECG rhythm to determine the best ALS therapies for the patient
   4. Administer the most effective drugs and other adjunctive therapies for patients with cardiopulmonary arrest