Healthcare professionals in Pleasant Hill no longer need to block off a full day to complete their American Heart Association® training. Safety Training Seminars, located at 200 Gregory Lane, Suite C103, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, offers Self-Guided Learning™ courses for BLS, ACLS, and PALS—giving nurses, physicians, EMTs, and allied health workers a faster, more flexible path to their American Heart Association Course Completion eCard.
Whether you work at John Muir Medical Center in nearby Walnut Creek, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, or a local clinic just off Contra Costa Boulevard, this training format fits around your schedule—not the other way around.
Self-Guided Learning™ is an American Heart Association-approved learning approach that combines two components:
Learners complete both components on their own schedule. Upon successful completion, they receive an American Heart Association Course Completion eCard for BLS, ACLS, or PALS. This eCard meets employer and regulatory requirements at hospitals, clinics, dental offices, and healthcare facilities across California and nationwide.
This approach differs from traditional classroom training and blended learning, where a scheduled instructor leads the skills session. With Self-Guided Learning, no instructor is present during the skills session. The CPR Verification Station™ learning center handles skills evaluation independently using advanced simulation technology.
The cognitive portion of every Self-Guided Learning course runs on True Adaptive™ learning powered by Area9 Lyceum. This technology continuously assesses each learner’s knowledge and confidence, then adjusts the content path in real time.
Here’s what that means practically:
The online learning activity is accessible on desktop, laptop, or tablet. Learners can pause, resume, and review content at any point. Most students complete the BLS online component in one to two hours, and ACLS or PALS in two to three hours.
Completing the online learning activity alone does not result in an AHA Course Completion eCard. The in-person skills session must also be successfully completed.
After finishing the online learning activity, learners visit the CPR Verification Station™ learning center at Safety Training Seminars in Pleasant Hill to complete their hands-on skills session.
During this visit, learners independently perform required psychomotor skills—compressions, ventilations, and two-rescuer CPR sequences. The station provides:
There is no live instructor coaching or facilitation. Every learner is evaluated against the same objective standard, which removes variability and ensures consistent results. The skills session typically takes 30 minutes for BLS, ACLS, and PALS courses.
Safety Training Seminars Pleasant Hill offers the following Self-Guided Learning courses:
BLS (Basic Life Support)
Designed for nurses, physicians, EMTs, paramedics, dental professionals, and other healthcare providers. Includes adult, child, and infant CPR, AED use, and two-rescuer techniques. Online learning takes one to two hours; skills session takes 30 minutes. Price: $120.
ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
Covers cardiac arrest management, stroke recognition, advanced airway care, and resuscitation algorithms. Suited for emergency medicine providers, hospitalists, and ICU staff. Online learning takes two to three hours; skills session takes 30 minutes. Price: $290.
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
Focuses on resuscitation and stabilization of critically ill infants and children. Required for pediatric nurses, pediatric emergency physicians, and PICU staff. Online learning takes two to three hours; skills session takes 30 minutes. Price: $290.
All three courses result in an American Heart Association Course Completion eCard, issued on the same day the skills session is successfully completed. eCards are valid for two years.
Self-Guided Learning courses serve healthcare professionals across the Pleasant Hill area and Contra Costa County, including:
The format removes the single biggest obstacle to timely training: fixed classroom schedules. Providers near Sunvalley Shopping Center in Concord, staff commuting along Highway 4, or clinicians finishing overnight shifts can complete their online learning at home, then stop by the Gregory Lane office during one of the available time slots.
Safety Training Seminars Pleasant Hill operates Monday through Sunday, 8 AM to 10 PM. Phone: (925) 465-2494.
The learner journey follows five steps:
Safety Training Seminars holds AHA Training Center status (#20784) and backs all courses with a Low Price Guarantee. If another provider offers the same AHA course for less, they will match or beat the price.
Self-Guided Learning™ courses give healthcare professionals in Pleasant Hill and across Contra Costa County a practical way to stay current on BLS, ACLS, and PALS training without attending a scheduled classroom event. The combination of adaptive online learning and objective, simulation-based skills verification delivers a rigorous, AHA-compliant experience built for busy providers.
Ready to complete your training? Visit Safety Training Seminars at 200 Gregory Lane, Suite C103 in Pleasant Hill, or call (925) 465-2494 to get started.
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