International ECC News

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Find course availability, language releases, product transition guidance, Instructor and Training Center updates, and other important Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) information specific to your location. Check back regularly for the latest announcements, resources, and frequently asked questions from the Heart Association.

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Asia-Pacific Course Information

Basic Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for BLS are now available in International English and Japanese on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Korean will be available by end of July 2026.

Additional information to note for TCCs and Instructors:

  • Course completion cards must align with the materials used. For example, if the 2020 course is taught with 2025 interim materials, or 2025 BLS materials are used, the 2025 card must be issued.
  • 2020 streaming videos and 2020 eBooks will not transition to 2025 streaming videos and eBooks.
  • Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Provider eCard to the 2025 Provider eCard will happen once all languages are released.

If you have further questions, please contact your Heart Association Regional Office.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Including Experienced Provider

2025 Guidelines materials for ACLS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for PALS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Plus

PALS Plus™ products in International English (IVE) are now available on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Users can select International English using a drop-down menu within the course.

PALS Plus provides an advanced learning experience by combining HeartCode® PALS with additional modules and a required hands-on skills session.

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization

More information will be available in late 2026/early 2027. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Heartsaver

2025 Guidelines materials for Heartsaver® are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Instructor Essentials

2025 Guidelines materials for Instructor Essentials are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Instructor eCard to the 2025 Instructor eCard will happen once all languages are released.

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Advanced Stroke Life Support

The Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®) Blended Learning Course is designed to help international in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals identify, evaluate and manage patients with stroke. This course was developed in partnership with The University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education and is now available in International English (IVE) and Spanish.

Updates to this course, based on the Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) Guidelines release in late-January 2026, are currently in progress. An updated course is expected to be released in late 2026.

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Essential Stroke Life Support

The International Essential Stroke Life Support (ESLS®) Online Provider Course is a self-directed eLearning Course designed to meet the needs of nurses and EMS personnel, to provide them with introductory skills like faster stroke recognition and triage for patients who present outside of an advanced stroke care setting. Co-developed by the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association), the University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, and Laerdal Medical Corporation, ESLS is currently available in International English (IVE).

Europe Course Information

Using ATLAS platform

Basic Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for BLS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor.

Additional information to note for TCCs and Instructors:

  • Course completion cards must align with the materials used. For example, if the 2020 course is taught with 2025 interim materials, or 2025 BLS materials are used, the 2025 card must be issued.
  • 2020 streaming videos and 2020 eBooks will not transition to 2025 streaming videos and eBooks.
  • Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Provider eCard to the 2025 Provider eCard will happen once all languages are released.

If you have further questions, please contact your Heart Association Regional Office.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Including Experienced Provider

2025 Guidelines materials for ACLS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for PALS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Plus

PALS Plus™ products in International English (IVE) are now available on ShopCPR. Users can select International English using a drop-down menu within the course.

PALS Plus provides an advanced learning experience by combining HeartCode® PALS with additional modules and a required hands-on skills session.

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization

More information will be available in late 2026/early 2027. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Heartsaver

2025 Guidelines materials for Heartsaver® are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Instructor Essentials

2025 Guidelines materials for Instructor Essentials are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Instructor eCard to the 2025 Instructor eCard will happen once all languages are released.

Advanced Stroke Life Support

The Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®) Blended Learning Course is designed to help international in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals identify, evaluate and manage patients with stroke. This course was developed in partnership with The University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education and is now available in International English (IVE) and Spanish.

Updates to this course, based on the Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) Guidelines release in late January 2026, are currently in progress. An updated course is expected to be released in late 2026.

Essential Stroke Life Support

The International Essential Stroke Life Support (ESLS®) Online Provider Course is a self-directed eLearning Course designed to meet the needs of nurses and EMS personnel, to provide them with introductory skills like faster stroke recognition and triage for patients who present outside of an advanced stroke care setting. Co-developed by the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association), the University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, and Laerdal Medical Corporation, ESLS is currently available in International English (IVE).

Europe Course Information

Using Laerdal Learning Platform

Basic Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for BLS are now available in International English, German, and Italian on the Laerdal Learning Platform or through an International Distributor.

Additional information to note for TCCs and Instructors:

  • Course completion cards must align with the materials used. For example, if the 2020 course is taught with 2025 interim materials, or 2025 BLS materials are used, the 2025 card must be issued.
  • 2020 streaming videos and 2020 eBooks will not transition to 2025 streaming videos and eBooks.
  • Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Provider eCard to the 2025 Provider eCard will happen once all languages are released.

If you have further questions, please contact your Heart Association Regional Office.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Including Experienced Provider

2025 Guidelines materials for ACLS are now available in International English on the Laerdal Learning Platform or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for PALS are now available in International English on the Laerdal Learning Platform or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Plus

PALS Plus™ products in International English (IVE) are now available on the Laerdal Learning Platform or through an International Distributor. Users can select International English using a drop-down menu within the course.

PALS Plus provides an advanced learning experience by combining HeartCode® PALS with additional modules and a required hands-on skills session.

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization

More information will be available in late 2026/early 2027. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Heartsaver

2025 Guidelines materials for Heartsaver® are now available in International English on the Laerdal Learning Platform or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Instructor Essentials

2025 Guidelines materials for Instructor Essentials are now available in International English on the Laerdal Learning Platform or through an International Distributor. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Instructor eCard to the 2025 Instructor eCard will happen once all languages are released.

Advanced Stroke Life Support

The Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®) Blended Learning Course is designed to help international in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals identify, evaluate and manage patients with stroke. This course was developed in partnership with The University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education and is now available in International English (IVE) and Spanish.

Updates to this course, based on the Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) Guidelines release in late January 2026, are currently in progress. An updated course is expected to be released in late 2026.

Essential Stroke Life Support

The International Essential Stroke Life Support (ESLS®) Online Provider Course is a self-directed eLearning Course designed to meet the needs of nurses and EMS personnel, to provide them with introductory skills like faster stroke recognition and triage for patients who present outside of an advanced stroke care setting. Co-developed by the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association), the University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, and Laerdal Medical Corporation, ESLS is currently available in International English (IVE).

Greater China Course Information

Basic Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for BLS are now available in International English through Laerdal China.

Additional information to note for TCCs and Instructors:

  • Course completion cards must align with the materials used. For example, if the 2020 course is taught with 2025 interim materials, or 2025 BLS materials are used, the 2025 card must be issued.
  • 2020 streaming videos and 2020 eBooks will not transition to 2025 streaming videos and eBooks.
  • Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Provider eCard to the 2025 Provider eCard will happen once all languages are released.

If you have further questions, please contact your Heart Association Regional Office.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Including Experienced Provider

2025 Guidelines materials for ACLS are now available in International English on the Laerdal Learning Platform or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for PALS are now available in International English through Laerdal China. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Plus

PALS Plus™ products in International English (IVE) are now available through Laerdal China. Users can select International English using a drop-down menu within the course.

PALS Plus provides an advanced learning experience by combining HeartCode® PALS with additional modules and a required hands-on skills session.

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization

More information will be available in late 2026/early 2027. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Heartsaver

2025 Guidelines materials for Heartsaver® are now available in International English through Laerdal China. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Instructor Essentials

2025 Guidelines materials for Instructor Essentials are now available in International English through Laerdal China. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Instructor eCard to the 2025 Instructor eCard will happen once all languages are released.

Advanced Stroke Life Support

The Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®) Blended Learning Course is designed to help international in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals identify, evaluate and manage patients with stroke. This course was developed in partnership with The University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education and is now available in International English (IVE) and Spanish.

Updates to this course, based on the Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) Guidelines release in late January 2026, are currently in progress. An updated course is expected to be released in late 2026.

Essential Stroke Life Support

The International Essential Stroke Life Support (ESLS®) Online Provider Course is a self-directed eLearning Course designed to meet the needs of nurses and EMS personnel, to provide them with introductory skills like faster stroke recognition and triage for patients who present outside of an advanced stroke care setting. Co-developed by the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association), the University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, and Laerdal Medical Corporation, ESLS is currently available in International English (IVE).

India Course Information

Basic Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for BLS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Hindi will be available at a later date. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Additional information to note for TCCs and Instructors:

  • Course completion cards must align with the materials used. For example, if the 2020 course is taught with 2025 interim materials, or 2025 BLS materials are used, the 2025 card must be issued.
  • 2020 streaming videos and 2020 eBooks will not transition to 2025 streaming videos and eBooks.
  • Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Provider eCard to the 2025 Provider eCard will happen once all languages are released.

If you have further questions, please contact your Heart Association Regional Office.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Including Experienced Provider

2025 Guidelines materials for ACLS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for PALS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Plus

PALS Plus™ products in International English (IVE) are now available on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Users can select International English using a drop-down menu within the course.

PALS Plus provides an advanced learning experience by combining HeartCode® PALS with additional modules and a required hands-on skills session.

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization

More information will be available in late 2026/early 2027. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Heartsaver

2025 Guidelines materials for Heartsaver® are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Instructor Essentials

2025 Guidelines materials for Instructor Essentials are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Instructor eCard to the 2025 Instructor eCard will happen once all languages are released.

Advanced Stroke Life Support

The Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®) Blended Learning Course is designed to help international in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals identify, evaluate and manage patients with stroke. This course was developed in partnership with The University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education and is now available in International English (IVE) and Spanish.

Updates to this course, based on the Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) Guidelines release in late January 2026, are currently in progress. An updated course is expected to be released in late 2026.

Essential Stroke Life Support

The International Essential Stroke Life Support (ESLS®) Online Provider Course is a self-directed eLearning Course designed to meet the needs of nurses and EMS personnel, to provide them with introductory skills like faster stroke recognition and triage for patients who present outside of an advanced stroke care setting. Co-developed by the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association), the University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, and Laerdal Medical Corporation, ESLS is currently available in International English (IVE).

Israel Course Information

Basic Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for BLS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Hebrew will be available at a later date. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Additional information to note for TCCs and Instructors:

  • Course completion cards must align with the materials used. For example, if the 2020 course is taught with 2025 interim materials, or 2025 BLS materials are used, the 2025 card must be issued.
  • 2020 streaming videos and 2020 eBooks will not transition to 2025 streaming videos and eBooks.
  • Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Provider eCard to the 2025 Provider eCard will happen once all languages are released.

If you have further questions, please contact your Heart Association Regional Office.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Including Experienced Provider

2025 Guidelines materials for ACLS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for PALS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Plus

PALS Plus™ products in International English (IVE) are now available on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Users can select International English using a drop-down menu within the course.

PALS Plus provides an advanced learning experience by combining HeartCode® PALS with additional modules and a required hands-on skills session.

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization

More information will be available in late 2026/early 2027. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Heartsaver

2025 Guidelines materials for Heartsaver® are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Instructor Essentials

2025 Guidelines materials for Instructor Essentials are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Instructor eCard to the 2025 Instructor eCard will happen once all languages are released.

Advanced Stroke Life Support

The Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®) Blended Learning Course is designed to help international in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals identify, evaluate and manage patients with stroke. This course was developed in partnership with The University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education and is now available in International English (IVE) and Spanish.

Updates to this course, based on the Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) Guidelines release in late January 2026, are currently in progress. An updated course is expected to be released in late 2026.

Essential Stroke Life Support

The International Essential Stroke Life Support (ESLS®) Online Provider Course is a self-directed eLearning Course designed to meet the needs of nurses and EMS personnel, to provide them with introductory skills like faster stroke recognition and triage for patients who present outside of an advanced stroke care setting. Co-developed by the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association), the University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, and Laerdal Medical Corporation, ESLS is currently available in International English (IVE).

Japan Course Information

Basic Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for BLS are now available in International English and Japanese on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor.

Additional information to note for TCCs and Instructors:

  • Course completion cards must align with the materials used. For example, if the 2020 course is taught with 2025 interim materials, or 2025 BLS materials are used, the 2025 card must be issued.
  • 2020 streaming videos and 2020 eBooks will not transition to 2025 streaming videos and eBooks.
  • Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Provider eCard to the 2025 Provider eCard will happen once all languages are released.

If you have further questions, please contact your Heart Association Regional Office.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Including Experienced Provider

2025 Guidelines materials for ACLS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for PALS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Plus

PALS Plus™ products in International English (IVE) are now available on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Users can select International English using a drop-down menu within the course.

PALS Plus provides an advanced learning experience by combining HeartCode® PALS with additional modules and a required hands-on skills session.

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization

More information will be available in late 2026/early 2027. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Heartsaver

2025 Guidelines materials for Heartsaver® are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Instructor Essentials

2025 Guidelines materials for Instructor Essentials are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Instructor eCard to the 2025 Instructor eCard will happen once all languages are released.

Advanced Stroke Life Support

The Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®) Blended Learning Course is designed to help international in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals identify, evaluate and manage patients with stroke. This course was developed in partnership with The University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education and is now available in International English (IVE) and Spanish.

Updates to this course, based on the Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) Guidelines release in late January 2026, are currently in progress. An updated course is expected to be released in late 2026.

Essential Stroke Life Support

The International Essential Stroke Life Support (ESLS®) Online Provider Course is a self-directed eLearning Course designed to meet the needs of nurses and EMS personnel, to provide them with introductory skills like faster stroke recognition and triage for patients who present outside of an advanced stroke care setting. Co-developed by the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association), the University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, and Laerdal Medical Corporation, ESLS is currently available in International English (IVE).

Latin America, Caribbean, Spain, & Portugal
Course Information

Basic Life Support

BLS

2025 Guidelines materials for BLS are now available in International English, Portuguese Brazil, and Spanish on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor.

Additional information to note for TCCs and Instructors:

  • Course completion cards must align with the materials used. For example, if the 2020 course is taught with 2025 interim materials, or 2025 BLS materials are used, the 2025 card must be issued.
  • 2020 streaming videos and 2020 eBooks will not transition to 2025 streaming videos and eBooks.
  • Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Provider eCard to the 2025 Provider eCard will happen once all languages are released.

If you have further questions, please contact your Heart Association Regional Office.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Including Experienced Provider

2025 Guidelines materials for ACLS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for PALS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Plus

PALS Plus™ products in International English (IVE) are now available on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Users can select International English using a drop-down menu within the course.

PALS Plus provides an advanced learning experience by combining HeartCode® PALS with additional modules and a required hands-on skills session.

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization

More information will be available in late 2026/early 2027. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Heartsaver

2025 Guidelines materials for Heartsaver® are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Instructor Essentials

2025 Guidelines materials for Instructor Essentials are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Instructor eCard to the 2025 Instructor eCard will happen once all languages are released.

Advanced Stroke Life Support

The Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®) Blended Learning Course is designed to help international in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals identify, evaluate and manage patients with stroke. This course was developed in partnership with The University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education and is now available in International English (IVE) and Spanish.

Updates to this course, based on the Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) Guidelines release in late January 2026, are currently in progress. An updated course is expected to be released in late 2026.

Essential Stroke Life Support

The International Essential Stroke Life Support (ESLS®) Online Provider Course is a self-directed eLearning Course designed to meet the needs of nurses and EMS personnel, to provide them with introductory skills like faster stroke recognition and triage for patients who present outside of an advanced stroke care setting. Co-developed by the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association), the University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, and Laerdal Medical Corporation, ESLS is currently available in International English (IVE).

Middle East & North Africa Course Information

Basic Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for BLS are now available in International English and Arabic on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor.

Additional information to note for TCCs and Instructors:

  • Course completion cards must align with the materials used. For example, if the 2020 course is taught with 2025 interim materials, or 2025 BLS materials are used, the 2025 card must be issued.
  • 2020 streaming videos and 2020 eBooks will not transition to 2025 streaming videos and eBooks.
  • Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Provider eCard to the 2025 Provider eCard will happen once all languages are released.

If you have further questions, please contact your Heart Association Regional Office.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Including Experienced Provider

2025 Guidelines materials for ACLS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for PALS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Plus

PALS Plus™ products in International English (IVE) are now available on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Users can select International English using a drop-down menu within the course.

PALS Plus provides an advanced learning experience by combining HeartCode® PALS with additional modules and a required hands-on skills session.

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization

More information will be available in late 2026/early 2027. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Heartsaver

2025 Guidelines materials for Heartsaver® are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Instructor Essentials

2025 Guidelines materials for Instructor Essentials are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Instructor eCard to the 2025 Instructor eCard will happen once all languages are released.

Advanced Stroke Life Support

The Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®) Blended Learning Course is designed to help international in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals identify, evaluate and manage patients with stroke. This course was developed in partnership with The University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education and is now available in International English (IVE) and Spanish.

Updates to this course, based on the Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) Guidelines release in late January 2026, are currently in progress. An updated course is expected to be released in late 2026.

Essential Stroke Life Support

The International Essential Stroke Life Support (ESLS®) Online Provider Course is a self-directed eLearning Course designed to meet the needs of nurses and EMS personnel, to provide them with introductory skills like faster stroke recognition and triage for patients who present outside of an advanced stroke care setting. Co-developed by the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association), the University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, and Laerdal Medical Corporation, ESLS is currently available in International English (IVE).

Sub-Saharan Africa Course Information

Basic Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for BLS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor.

Additional information to note for TCCs and Instructors:

  • Course completion cards must align with the materials used. For example, if the 2020 course is taught with 2025 interim materials, or 2025 BLS materials are used, the 2025 card must be issued.
  • 2020 streaming videos and 2020 eBooks will not transition to 2025 streaming videos and eBooks.
  • Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Provider eCard to the 2025 Provider eCard will happen once all languages are released.

If you have further questions, please contact your Heart Association Regional Office.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Including Experienced Provider

2025 Guidelines materials for ACLS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

2025 Guidelines materials for PALS are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Plus

PALS Plus™ products in International English (IVE) are now available on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Users can select International English using a drop-down menu within the course.

PALS Plus provides an advanced learning experience by combining HeartCode® PALS with additional modules and a required hands-on skills session.

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization

More information will be available in late 2026/early 2027. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Heartsaver

2025 Guidelines materials for Heartsaver® are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. More information regarding languages will be available soon. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Instructor Essentials

2025 Guidelines materials for Instructor Essentials are now available in International English on ShopCPR or through an International Distributor. Please check back regularly for the latest updates and additional information as it becomes available.

Transition of unused inventory for the 2020 Instructor eCard to the 2025 Instructor eCard will happen once all languages are released.

Advanced Stroke Life Support

The Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®) Blended Learning Course is designed to help international in-hospital and prehospital healthcare professionals identify, evaluate and manage patients with stroke. This course was developed in partnership with The University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education and is now available in International English (IVE) and Spanish.

Updates to this course, based on the Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) Guidelines release in late January 2026, are currently in progress. An updated course is expected to be released in late 2026.

Essential Stroke Life Support

The International Essential Stroke Life Support (ESLS®) Online Provider Course is a self-directed eLearning Course designed to meet the needs of nurses and EMS personnel, to provide them with introductory skills like faster stroke recognition and triage for patients who present outside of an advanced stroke care setting. Co-developed by the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association), the University of Miami Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, and Laerdal Medical Corporation, ESLS is currently available in International English (IVE).