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November23,2009
DearAmericanHeartAssociationTrainingNetwork:
Asyouknow,2010markstheupdateoftheofficialAmericanHeartAssociationGuidelinesforCardiopulmonaryResuscitationandEmergencyCardiovascularCare(2010AHAGuidelinesforCPRandECC).Itshardtofathom,butalmostimmediatelyfollowingthereleaseofthe2005Guidelines,theworldstopexpertsinresuscitationandcardiovascularsciencebeganmeetingto
reviewcurrentandnewscienceinordertodevelopaninternationalconsensusonscienceand
treatmentrecommendationsfor2010.
Asthemomentumofthesciencereviewandconsensusprocessbuilds,webegintothinkabout
theimplicationsof2010AHAGuidelinesforCPRandECCandsubsequentupdatedtrainingmaterialsforourAHATrainingNetwork.Weunderstandthatthisprocesssignificantlyimpacts
youand
the
customers
you
train,
and
we
want
to
ensure
that
you
have
the
information
you
needtocontinuetoprovidetrainingandprepareforthereleaseofnew2010AHAGuidelinesforCPR&ECC.Below,wehaveprovidedaverypreliminarytimelineforthereleaseofthe2010AHAGuidelinesforCPR&ECC,therolloutofinterimtraininginformation,andultimately,thereleaseofnewtrainingmaterials.PleaseconsiderthistimelineasyoubegintoplanyourTrainingCenters
materialsbudgetfor2010,2011,andbeyond.
Regardingpricingofmaterials,pleaseknowthatwearemakingeveryefforttobalancetherising
costofmaterialsandproductionbyimplementingecofriendlystandardsandlookingatwaysto
increaseefficiency.
However,
we
generally
advise
that
you
plan
for
aslight
increase
in
pricing.
Itiscriticaltorememberthatthroughouttheprocessofreleasingthe2010AHAGuidelinesforCPR&ECCandnewproducts,theneedforlifesavingCPRandECCtrainingwillcontinue,andAHATrainingCentersandInstructorsmustcontinuetoprovidecoursestoeveryonethatneeds
andwantsthistraining.Tomeettheneedsofyourcustomersduringtheupdateprocess,
currentcoursematerialswillbeavailableandshouldbeuseduntilnewmaterialsarereleasedin
2011.Followingthereleaseofthe2010AHAGuidelinesforCPR&ECC,AHATrainingwillprovideTrainingCentersandInstructorswithinterimguidanceonhowtointegrateanynewscience
changesinyourcourses,whilestillusingthosematerials.
TENTATIVETimeline2010AHAGuidelinesforCPR&ECCand2011ProductsRelease**Pleasenote:1. ThistimelineWILLchangeaswemoveinto2010.2. Thistimelinecoversonlycoreprintedmaterials;wewillprovideinformationonthe
timelineforreleaseofeLearningcoursesandtranslatedmaterialsatalaterdate.3. Unlessotherwisenotedandwhereapplicable,allproductreleaseswillincludestudentand
instructormaterials,exams(whererequired),andauxiliarymaterials.
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October2010 TheAmericanHeartAssociationwillpublishtheofficial2010AmericanHeartAssociationGuidelinesforCardiopulmonaryResuscitationandEmergencyCardiovascularCare.ThisdocumentfirstwillbepublishedinthejournalCirculation,thenwillbeavailableasareprintthroughtheAHAdistributors.
AGuidelinessummarypublicationwillbepublishedelectronicallyandwillbeavailablefreeofchargeontheAHAInstructorNetworkand/ortheAHAwebsiteat
Americanheart.org/cpr
NovemberDecember2010 InterimtraininginformationprovidedtoAHATrainingCentersandInstructorsonhowto
integratechangesinresuscitationscienceintospecific,currentECCcoursematerials
FirstQuarter2011(JanuaryMarch) ReleaseofAHAsHandbookofEmergencyCareforHealthcareProviders ReleaseofAHAsFamily&FriendsCPRprogrammaterials(MarchApril)
ReleaseofAHAsBasicLifeSupportforHealthcareProviders(BLSHCP)coursematerialsSecondQuarter2011(AprilJune)
ReleaseofAHAsAdvancedCardiovascularLifeSupport(ACLS)coursematerials ReleaseofHeartsavercoursematerials,including:
o HeartsaverFirstAidWithCPR&AEDo HeartsaverFirstAido HeartsaverAEDo HeartsaverCPR
ThirdQuarter2011(JulySeptember) ReleaseofAHAsPediatricAdvancedLifeSupport(PALS)coursematerials
FourthQuarter2011(OctoberDecember) ReleaseofAHAsPediatricEmergencyAssessment,Recognition,andStabilization
(PEARS)coursematerials
Inthemonthsleadinguptothereleaseofthe2010AHAGuidelinesforCPR&ECC,wewillworkdiligently
to
keep
you
informed
about
any
changes
or
updates
to
the
above
timeline.
In
the
meantime,formoreinformationonthe2010AHAGuidelinesforCPR&ECCprocess,visitAmericanheart.org/ilcor.
Sincerely,
AmericanHeartAssociationECCPrograms
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