Yes, you can take the bulk of your CPR course on-line and then complete the check-off portion in person at the Center for Healthcare Education and Simulation.
To do this for Heartsaver CPR AED or Heartsaver CPR AED 1st Aid (massage therapists/day care providers/exercise trainers/general public):
Go to the web-site: eLearning.heart.org and under "Find a course" select "Heartsaver." From the courses listed, select "Heartsaver® CPR AED Online" and this will bring up the Heartsaver CPR AED course for you (product #15-1401), which costs $15.00. Add it to your shopping cart, complete the payment process and then you will have access to the online module. The online module takes about 2 hours to complete and once the module is completed, you must print out the completion certificate and bring it to the skills practice and check-off. To schedule a skills practice and check-off session, call the Center for Healthcare Education and Simulation, 608-227-2292 ext 1. This will take up to 1 hour and is completed at the CHES simulation lab. The cost of the skills practice and check-off is $40 and is payable by cash, check or credit card.
***If you also need a First Aid course, in addition to Heartsaver CPR, you could select "Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Online", and this will bring up the course for you (product #15-1403), which costs $30. The cost of the skills practice for First Aid and CPR combined is $55 and will take up to 1 hour and 15 minutes***
To do this for Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (providers such as: nurses, doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, etc):
Go to the web-site: eLearning.heart.org and under "Find a course" select "Basic Life Support (BLS)". From the courses listed, select "HeartCode BLS" and this will bring up the HeartCode BLS course for you (product #20-3553), which costs $31.00, Add it to your shopping cart, complete the payment process and then you will have access to the online module. The online module takes about 2-3 hours to complete and once the module is completed, you must print out the completion certificate and bring it to the skills practice and check-off. To schedule a skills practice and check-off session, call the Center for Healthcare Education and Simulation, 608-227-2292 ext 1. This will take up to 1 hour and is completed at the CHES simulation lab. The cost of the skills practice and check-off is $40 and is payable by cash, check or credit card.
***If you also need a First Aid course, in addition to BLS for Healthcare Providers, you could select "Heartsaver First Aid Online," and this will bring up the course for you (product #15-1402), which costs $20. The cost of the skills practice and check-off is $15 and is payable by cash, check or credit card to CHES. The cost of the skills practice for HeartCode BLS and Heartsaver First Aid combined is $50