title: The ABCs of teaching advanced cardiac life support.
abstract: This article describes the evolution in methods used at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, to teach advanced cardiac life support over the past 10 years. The interactive nature of the teaching methods has improved participants' enjoyment of this course. With smaller teaching groups, instructors find this course challenging and fun to teach. This article provides outlines of teaching stations at The Christ Hospital and examples in which to implement the current advanced cardiac life support content according to the American Heart Association's teaching recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Johantgen
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Pack
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Walston
mesh_terms: D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D009820:Ohio; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*