Continuing Education Commitment
RQI programs comprehensively address the competency-based requirements for accreditation as established by The Joint Commission, which are focused on competence, interactive verification of knowledge and skills and promoting a culture of safety.
HeartCode and HeartCode Complete
In support of improving patient care, HeartCode and HeartCode Complete activities have been planned and implemented by The American Heart Association. The American Heart Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
2025 CE Activity Promotions
New Continuing Education Activity Promotions aligned with the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR & ECC release.
- 2025 HeartCode Basic Life Support (BLS) Online Course
- 2025 HeartCode Basic Life Support (BLS) Complete Online Course
- 2025 HeartCode Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Online Course
- 2025 HeartCode Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Complete Online Course
- 2025 HeartCode Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Online Course
- 2025 HeartCode Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Complete Online Course
Note: Pharmacist (ACPE) CE certificates are not available as PDFs. For courses offering ACPE credit, please use the ACPE language PDF below.
2020 CE Activity Promotions
- 2020 HeartCode Basic Life Support (BLS) Online CourseUpdated
- 2020 HeartCode Basic Life Support (BLS) Complete Online CourseUpdated
- 2020 HeartCode Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Online CourseUpdated
- 2020 HeartCode Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Complete Online CourseUpdated
- 2020 HeartCode Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Online CourseUpdated
- 2020 HeartCode Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Complete Online CourseUpdated
RQI Healthcare Provider BLS
Verifies competence in basic life support for adult, child and infant patients. Learners demonstrate knowledge via eLearning cognitive assessment activities and perform CPR skills on the RQI Simulation Station. Successful participation results in RQI verified eCredential and CME/CE credit.
RQI BLS Provider – True Start and Perpetual are online, cognitive programs designed to prepare learners for hands-on practice and testing of BLS skills. Both utilize a variety of eLearning assets—such as dramatizations, animations, self-directed learning, and interactive activities—to build BLS knowledge and competency. As part of the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Quality Improvement® (RQI) program, they deliver quarterly, low-dose, high-frequency training that supports mastery of high-quality CPR skills and aligns with the 2025 Guidelines for more frequent, performance-based learning.
In support of improving patient care, this RQI Healthcare Provider activity has been planned and implemented by The American Heart Association. The American Heart Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
2025 CE Activity Promotions
New Continuing Education Activity Promotions aligned with the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR & ECC release.
2020 CE Activity Promotions
RQI Healthcare ALS
Verifies competence in advanced life support for adult patients. This program is an extension of RQI Healthcare Provider. Learners demonstrate knowledge via eLearning cognitive assessment activities; core skills in the Provider program are not repeated in ALS. Successful participation results in RQI verified eCredential and CME/CE credit.
In support of improving patient care, this RQI Healthcare ALS activity has been planned and implemented by The American Heart Association. The American Heart Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
2025 CE Activity Promotions
New Continuing Education Activity Promotions aligned with the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR & ECC release.
2020 CE Activity Promotions
RQI Healthcare PALS
Verifies competence in pediatric advanced life support for infants and children. This program is an extension of RQI Healthcare Provider. Learners demonstrate knowledge via eLearning cognitive assessment activities; core skills in the Provider program are not repeated in PALS. Successful participation results in RQI verified eCredential and CME/CE credit.
In support of improving patient care, this RQI Healthcare PALS activity has been planned and implemented by The American Heart Association. The American Heart Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
2025 CE Activity Promotions
New Continuing Education Activity Promotions aligned with the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR & ECC release.
2020 CE Activity Promotions
RQI Responder
A wholly new program for hospital employees not directly involved in patient care. RQI Responder verifies competence in Hands-Only CPR, preparing non-clinical support staff to respond effectively and efficiently to a cardiac arrest. Successful participation twice per year results in an RQI eCredential, but does not provide CME/CE credit.
Responder is available in Spanish and WCAG 2.0 AA compliant—as of April 2019.
RQI for NRP®
The American Academy of Pediatrics internationally recognized Neonatal Resuscitation Program® (NRP®) is now available as a digital program within the Resuscitation Quality Improvement® (RQI®) program. This exciting new offering provides NRP providers and instructors improved lifesaving skills with a low-dose, high-frequency education model.
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RQI for Teams: Prehospital
RQI for Teams: Prehospital is the only commercial solution that presents the Resuscitation Academy’s HPCPR process. Through a cognitive, cloud-based learning platform, learners have the unique ability to learn from the Seattle-King County Medic One faculty and subject matter experts on their tried-and-true strategies to maximize performance and minimize gaps during cardiac arrest. With a state-of-the-art high-fidelity CPR training system designed to provide real-time feedback and advanced video debriefing technology, learners are provided the tools and resources to master their skills.
This program is focused on teamwork and HP-CPR choreography in the prehospital setting which helps first responders improve and maintain their resuscitation skills. The Prep assignment provides 1-hour of Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) Continuing Education credit. CAPCE is the recognized leading accrediting body in continuing education in the Emergency Medical Services industry. Completing CAPCE-approved courses certifies that EMS providers have been trained with high-quality, standards-driven courses, regardless of whether they’re taken online or in the classroom.
