Important Note: Emergency medical technicians are prohibited from registering for PALS courses. If you register and attend the course, you will be denied entry and will be ineligible for a refund.

The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) training course is designed to prepare participants to perform advanced life support procedures on pediatric patients. Participants will receive training in the specific skills and concepts revolving around pediatric patients such as airway management and ventilation, vascular access, pediatric fluid therapy and pharmacology, cardiac disturbances and resuscitation.

The provider course runs for two consecutive eight-hour days. Pennsylvania certified pre-hospital providers will receive 16 hours of continuing education credits for the full provider course, or eight hours for the re-certification course Participants will receive a two-year certification card upon successful completion.

Textbook Requirements
A current version of the PALS Provider Manual is required for admission. Textbooks can be ordered online at the Jefferson Bookstore by visiting www.jefferson.edu/bookstore or by calling 1-888-TJU-Book. The bookstore is located at 1009 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107.

• Current Basic Life Support Certification (bring to course)
• Completion of PALS Pretest from AHA CD-ROM (bring to course)

(For more information, please refer to course forms.)

Refund Policy

Non-Jefferson Employees

• Course participants will be issued a refund only if they cancel within 24 hours prior to the course start time.
• Any course participant who shows up more than 15 minutes late to the course and is denied entry will not be issued a refund.
• Course participants who do not show up for the course will not be issued a refund.

Jefferson Employees
If an employee who fails to attend the course (no-show) or does not cancel within 24 hours notice prior to the course start time or is denied entry into the course for being more than 15 minutes late, his/her department will be responsible for the tuition of the course fees. The department head will receive an IDC for the FULL amount of the tuition.