Science & Guidelines News

2020 Heartsaver Virtual Experience Recording and Transcript

2020 Guidelines News: These updates were sent via email
- Download announcement: Your Announcing the 2020 AHA Guidelines Virtual Experience! (9.30.2020)(PDF)
- Download announcement: Your Guide to the Guidelines: Order the 2020 AHA Science In-Service Today! (9.8.2020) (PDF)
- Download announcement: AHA 2020 Guidelines News: 2020 Instructor Updates & Transition Timelines (8.31.2020) (PDF)
- Download announcement: AHA 2020 Guidelines News: Bringing Science to Life (8.20.2020) (PDF)
- Download announcement: Official 2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC Releasing October 2020 (7.1.2020) (PDF)

2020 Guidelines Resources
NEW 1-14-2021: 2020 Guidelines Transition Timeline: Healthcare Course Materials (PDF)
NEW Guidelines Product Release Schedule
2020 AHA Guidelines Product Release Schedule (PDF)
NEW Precourse Work for ACLS & PALS Provider-Led Courses
- UPDATED 11-5-20: Overview of Precourse Work Option & FAQs (PDF)
- UPDATED 11-5-20: How to Find Precourse Work & Precourse Self Assessments – Option 1 (PDF)
- UPDATED 11-5-20: How to Find Precourse Work & Precourse Self Assessments – Option 2 (PDF)
- NEW 11-5-20: Precourse Self-Assessment Page Examples (PDF)
NEW Online Exams
- UPDATED 11-5-20: Online Exam Overview and FAQs (PDF)
- UPDATED 12-8-21: How To Order Exam and eCard Bundles (PDF)
- NEW 11-5-20: How To Activate a URL From Email (PDF)
- NEW 11-5-20: How To Activate a URL From Training Central (PDF)
NEW Instructor Packages
UPDATED 12-8-21: How to Order Bundles on ShopCPR (PDF)
NEW Instructor Resources
2020 Guidelines Instructor Checklist – Get Guidelines Ready! (PDF)

2020 Guidelines Interim Materials
Training Memo: Use of 2020 Guidelines Interim Materials (PDF)
Please read before using interim materials below
PLEASE NOTE: 2020 Guidelines Interim Materials for BLS, ACLS, and PALS Courses are no longer available. The deadline for all BLS, ACLS, and PALS Instructors to be using 2020 materials to teach 2020 courses was February 1, 2021
Changes to Instructor Lesson Plans & Student Materials
ACLS EP
PEARS
- 2020 Interim Training Materials: PEARS Lesson Plan Changes (PDF)
- 2020 Interim Training Materials: PEARS Provider Manual Changes (PDF)
Heartsaver
- 2020 Interim Training Materials: Heartsaver Lesson Plan Changes (PDF)
- 2020 Interim Training Materials: Heartsaver Student Workbook Changes (PDF)
Interim Exam Changes

The Virtual Experience
The American Heart Association is pleased to announce that the official 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR & Emergency Cardiovascular Care (2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR & ECC) will be published online in the AHA’s flagship journal, Circulation, on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.
View the live stream recordings
Below are the direct links to view the recordings of our live sessions! Sessions 1, 2 and 4 are listed below. Sessions 1 and 2 are also linked on The Guidelines Virtual Experience Homepage.
You will find the link to Session 3 in the RQI Resuscitation User Network(link opens in new window) (login required).