AHA, NetLearning expand relationship to distribute additional course offerings

NetLearning, part of Cengage Learning and a leading provider of online courses and eLearning software for healthcare workers and hospital administrators, today announced an expanded relationship with the American Heart Association (AHA), the leader in emergency cardiovascular care resources, to distribute additional course offerings. With the addition of these courses, NetLearning customers now have access to AHA's entire catalog of eLearning courses through the award-winning NetLearning learning management system (LMS) and the new NetLearning Connect!.

"We are excited to offer our customers even more lifesaving cardiac courses from the American Heart Association," said Will Passano, vice president, NetLearning. "We now distribute all of the courses that AHA has to offer, 15 in total. Between the advanced technology of the NetLearning LMS, and the proven courseware solutions produced by AHA, cardiac training will now be both efficient and easy to access. All AHA courses are completed online, at the professionals own pace, fitting in perfectly with the busy lifestyle of today's healthcare workers."

Courses provided by the AHA strive to prepare healthcare providers to effectively respond to life-threatening cardiac events. A variety of options are available, including courses in the areas of advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS), basic life support (BLS), pediatrics and stroke. Among the courses available are the popular HeartCode® BLS Part 1 and HeartCode® ACLS Part 1, which are web-based, instructional courses that allow students to assess and treat patients in virtual healthcare settings. Through eSimulation technology, students apply the knowledge learned to patient cases and see the results of their decision in real-time.