Professional Resuscitation Services

General Course Information

Professional Resuscitation Services (PRS) delivers the complete spectrum of training courses in Emergency Care. This allows client organizations and students a one stop shop for all emergency care training including First Aid and ‘Pre-Hospital Emergency Care’ courses. PRS offers a continuum of personal and professional development in Emergency Care by way of the following training: All PRS CPR courses are aligned to the New Zealand Resuscitation Council guidelines.

Level 1 – Telephone CPR
Level 2 – Bystander CPR
Level 3 – Bystander Plus CPR for Health Professionals and Service Groups
Level 4 – Advanced training for Health Professionals, Dentists and Service Groups
Level 5 – Advanced Cardiac Life Support for General Practitioners and Health Professionals
Level 6 – Advanced Cardiac Life Support for General Practitioners, Dentists and Health Professionals
Level 7 – Medical Practitioners working in hospital
NZRC CORE courses

PRS offers the New Zealand Resuscitation Council Immediate and Advanced CORE Courses.

In addition to this PRS offer certification approved by a number of health professional groups:

  • Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners -PRS level 5 course is accredited by the RNZCGP and attracts CME points and meets the requirements for MOPS
  • New Zealand Dental Association – PRS levels 4 and 6 courses are accredited by the NZDA and therefore meet Professional Development requirements. PRS also offers NZRC CORE courses for Dentists offering IV sedation.
  • New Zealand Midwifery Council (NZMC) – PRS is an approved provider for resuscitation education for the NZMC. PRS level 4 is to the NZ Resuscitation Council guidelines and therefore meets Professional Development requirements
  • PRS offers workplace First Aid courses. A full range of First Aid and emergency care training is available to those who want to learn life saving skills.

Where applicable PRS will tailor courses to meet the client’s needs within guidelines of the New Zealand Resuscitation Council (NZRC). Continuous review and further development of courses where required is of benefit to students when they return for their annual refresher training.

All PRS First Aid courses meet Health & Safety requirements of Worksafe NZ.

Specialist Courses

  • L3 – CPR for Service Groups and Health Professionals
  • L4 – Emergency Care for Health Professionals, Vaccinators, Dentists and Dental Assistants
  • L5 – Advanced Cardiac Life Support Health Professionals
  • L6 – Advanced Cardiac Life Support for Health Professionals and Dentists
  • L7 – Advanced Cardiac Life Support for General Practitioners
  • NZ Resuscitation Council Emergency Care Instructor (ECI) Certification and Revalidation
  • Further details on the courses can be obtained from Noel Easton on 021 500 769 or email to resustrainer@gmail.com

NZRC CORE Courses

PRS offers CORE Immediate and Advanced courses on the dates below. Registrants must complete the mandatory pre reading of the relevant NZRC text prior to attending these courses.

Venue:
Abilities training Centre
32 – 34 View Road, Glenfield
Southern Cross Hospital,
Glenfield (See map)

CORE Immediate

Formerly CORE 4 & 5

Ideal for Dentists doing IV sedation, GP’s and other Health Professionals outside of the full time hospital environment

Saturday 25 Nov 2017

To register for the CORE immediate course, click here.

CORE advanced

Formerly CORE levels 5,6 & 7.

Saturday 11 February 2017
Saturday 7 October 2017
Saturday 9 December 2017

To register for the CORE advanced course, click here.

CORE levels 5-7

3 December 2016

Maximum number per course: 12 Pax.

To register for the NZRC CORE 5-7 plus NZRC CORE 2-7 course click HERE.

Further details on the courses can be obtained from Noel Easton on 021 500 769 or email to resustrainer@gmail.com

PRS reserves the right to postpone/cancel courses as required.

Levels 2-7 for Vaccinators

Wednesday 22 Feb 2017

6pm start.

Abilities training Centre
32 – 34 View Road, Glenfield
Southern Cross Hospital,
Glenfield (See map)

To register for the Levels 2-7 for Vaccinators course click HERE.

Further details on the courses can be obtained from Noel Easton on 021 500 769 or email to resustrainer@gmail.com

PRS reserves the right to postpone/cancel courses as required.

Wednesday 8 March 2017

6pm start.

St Columba Centre
40 Vermont St.
Ponsonby

To register for the Levels 2-7 for Vaccinators course click HERE.

Further details on the courses can be obtained from Noel Easton on 021 500 769 or email to resustrainer@gmail.com

PRS reserves the right to postpone/cancel courses as required.

2017 Course Dates

Central Auckland

Venue:
St Columba Centre
40 Vermont St.
Ponsonby

Courses start at 6pm on week days and 9.00am on Saturdays.

Level 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 combined courses. Maximum 15 per course

November 5th 2016
Thursday 18 May 2017 – Course is full
Wed 16 August 2017
Thursday 26 October  2017

To register for the L 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 Central Auckland course click HERE.

Level 2 course. Maximum 20 per course

Further details on the courses can be obtained from Noel Easton on 021 500 769 or email to resustrainer@gmail.com

PRS reserves the right to postpone/cancel courses as required.

North Shore Courses

Venue:
Southern Cross Hospital Training Rooms
Abilities training Centre
32 – 34 View Road, Glenfield
Southern Cross Hospital,
Glenfield (See map)

Courses start at 6pm on week days and 9.00am on Saturdays.

Level 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 combined courses. Maximum 15 per course.

Tuesday 21 March 2017
Wednesday 19 July 2017
Wednesday 6 September 2017
Thursday 23 November 2017

To register for the L 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 North shore course click HERE.

Further details on the courses can be obtained from Noel Easton on 021 500 769 or email to resustrainer@gmail.com

PRS reserves the right to postpone/cancel courses as required.

South Auckland

Venue:
St Peters Presbyterian Church,
7 Harrison Rd,
Ellerslie,
Auckland 1060

Courses start at 6pm on week days and 9.00am on Saturdays.

Level 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 combined courses. Maximum 15 per course.

November 22nd 2016
Wed 5 April 2017     COURSE FULL-Please Choose Another Date
Wed 21 June 2017   COURSE FULL-Please Choose Another Date
Thursday 21 September 2017

To register for the L 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 South Auckland course click HERE.

Level 2 course. Maximum 20 per course

Further details on the courses can be obtained from Noel Easton on 021 500 769 or email to resustrainer@gmail.com

PRS reserves the right to postpone/cancel courses as required.

NZ Resuscitation Council ECI revalidation 2017 dates:

Venue:
Southern Cross Hospital Training rooms,
Abilities building,
32 – 34 View Road, Glenfield

22 March at 1pm
1 June at 10am
21 August at 6pm
15 November at 1pm.

Registration for these courses is done through the NZ Resuscitation Council – www.nzrc.org.nz

Further details on the courses can be obtained from Noel Easton on 021 500 769 or email to resustrainer@gmail.com

Note: PRS reserves the right to postpone/cancel courses as required.

Tip of the decade

Everyone should know life saving skills. Doing something is better than doing nothing – give CPR a go!!

Cancellations

Client organisations will be charged 25% of the programme delivery fee for cancellations within 10 workings days of scheduled course date.

Client organisations will be charged 50% of the programme delivery fee for cancellations within 5 workings days of scheduled course date.

The full fee will be charged out where PRS Limited is notified of the cancellation less than 3 workings days of scheduled course commencement time.