The UW Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine proudly presents and promotes institutional, local, national and international educational opportunities and resources for interested learners and participants to gain knowledge and competence that will benefit their individual practice.
We provide in-person Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training to UW & non-UW anesthesia providers twice a year. The courses are offered in December and March. Please check back for December 2026 registration information closer to the date.
Computer simulation ACLS training courses are available year-round, allowing you to rehearse the latest AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support guidelines for 12 different megacode scenarios. You can interpret the ECG, assess the patient, control the airway, breathing and circulation, defibrillate and administer cardiac medications in real-time scenarios.
For UW faculty and staff: ACLS simulation software is available for free to any student, resident, nurse, physician or other person with a University of Washington NetID and access to the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine intranet.
General instructions:
At a minimum, complete four scenarios, review each debrief and take a photo or scan of each debrief’s score and grade. Email Jo Davies with the results.
For the general public: Anesoft Corporation provides simulation software for anesthesia, pharmacokinetics, ECG interpretation and ACLS. You can rehearse management of medical emergencies using these screen-based simulators on your computer, tablet or phone.
You can refresh your knowledge on frequently performed advanced airway management procedures using the resources provided below. While this list is not exhaustive, it is an excellent starting point.
Acute Assessment & Management of Pediatric Trauma Patients is a training hosted by Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Harborview is the designated Level I Pediatric Trauma Center for the WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) region.The online curriculum is designed primarily for inpatient providers (physicians and nurses) of early care to injured children.
We are very excited to continue our Global Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Collaborative by reviewing POCUS cases across all our institutions. This series (Global POCUS Collaborative: Cases from Different Spaces) has been set up to cover a broad application of POCUS and provide a longitudinal learning experience to local, national, and international learners. We are fortunate to have presentations from national and international POCUS experts as well as our Global Partners abroad.
To view our monthly case series, please visit our Global POCUS Collaborative: Cases from Different Spaces YouTube channel.
For more information, please contact Sara Nikravan.