Activity Description:

This session provides an overview of the most relevant updates from the 2025 American Heart Association Pediatric Basic Life Support (BLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) guidelines. Participants will gain a broad understanding of changes affecting pediatric CPR techniques, recognition and response to pediatric cardiac arrest, updated approaches to airway obstruction, and essential elements of high quality resuscitation.
The session also reviews key PALS revisions, including updated recommendations for medication timing during cardiac arrest, use of physiologic monitoring to guide resuscitation quality, and best practices for post–cardiac arrest care in infants and children. Emphasis is placed on translating these guideline updates into everyday clinical practice across both in hospital and out of hospital settings.

Target Audience: 

This course is designed for Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Nurses, and Allied Health Professionals involved in pediatric and adult congenital heart care.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the major 2025 AHA updates to Pediatric BLS, including changes in CPR technique, airway obstruction management, and priorities for high quality resuscitation.
• Summarize key changes in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) related to medication use, physiologic monitoring, and post–cardiac arrest management in infants and children.
• Apply updated guideline recommendations to clinical practice to improve recognition, response, and outcomes in pediatric resuscitation across emergency and inpatient care environments.

Moderator:

Melody Turner, MSN, MBA, RN, AVP

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.*

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of HCA Healthcare Continental Division and HCA Healthcare. The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support:  

This activity was developed without support from any ineligible company.*The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests – unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: 

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidenced-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties involved in content development are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. None of the planners, faculty, and those in control of this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.