ALS2 Course Advanced Life Support in Melbourne, Australia
The ALS2 (Advanced Life Support Level 2) course run by Eastern Health ICU in Melbourne is one of the most respected resuscitation training programs in Australia. It is designed for doctors, nurses, paramedics and other senior clinicians who lead the management of cardiac arrest and peri-arrest emergencies.
I recommend this course to any registrar or consultant working in intensive care, emergency medicine, anaesthetics or acute medical wards — it is genuinely one of the best uses of two days of professional development you can make.
About the ALS2 Course
ALS2 is the internationally recognised Advanced Life Support programme originally developed by the Resuscitation Council (UK) and delivered in Australia under licence. The two-day course combines structured lectures, skill stations, cardiac arrest simulation and a continuous assessment of your team leadership during resuscitation.
On successful completion candidates receive a certification that is widely accepted across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Europe as evidence of competence in adult advanced life support.
What the Course Covers
- Recognition and management of the deteriorating patient using the ABCDE approach
- Adult basic and advanced life support algorithms
- Defibrillation, safe use of the manual defibrillator and rhythm recognition
- Airway management including supraglottic airways and tracheal intubation
- Peri-arrest arrhythmias, acute coronary syndromes and special circumstances
- Post-resuscitation care and targeted temperature management
- Human factors, team leadership and communication during resuscitation
Who Should Attend
The ALS2 course in Melbourne is ideally suited to:
- ICU, emergency and anaesthetic registrars preparing for college exams
- Consultants who lead resuscitation teams or MET/code blue calls
- Senior ICU, emergency department and ward nurses
- Retrieval and pre-hospital clinicians
- Rural and regional doctors who need a current Advanced Life Support certification
Course Location and Dates
The course is delivered by the intensive care education team at Eastern Health, one of Melbourne's major metropolitan health services. Current dates, pricing and registration are listed on the Eastern Health ICU ALS2 course page.
Places are limited to keep faculty-to-candidate ratios high, so courses often book out several months in advance — register early if you have a specific date in mind.
Why I Recommend ALS2
Having trained and taught in intensive care for many years, I rate ALS2 above most other resuscitation courses for three reasons: the algorithms are evidence-based and regularly updated; the simulation scenarios are realistic and progressively challenging; and the faculty are practising intensivists, emergency physicians and anaesthetists who teach what they actually do in the resus bay.
If you are looking for an Advanced Life Support course in Melbourne, Australia, the Eastern Health ICU ALS2 programme should be at the top of your list.
