Life Support Training

Life Support Training Courses are becoming more and more essential for providing a quality health care services for patients. Now, it is considered a prerequisite for all health care workers in the kingdom each according to his specialty. Also, it is an essential requirement for application in any of the Saudi Council Accredited training programs.

Academic Affairs Administration provides support for hospital staff applying in these courses through carrying out training programs for nurses to be well prepared for passing Basic Life Support Course for health professionals. Also, it partially sponsors their registration in such courses.

Official life support Courses are being carried out in Al-Baha region by the official training center under the Administration of Training in Directorate of Health Affairs. This centre is physically located inside the compound of King Fahad Hospital in Building M and is fully equipped with all facilities required to carry out a high standard life support courses. This centre is already accredited by many national and international bodies to provide a variety of courses as following:

Accredited by the American Heart Association and Saudi Heart Association for providing:

               - Basic Life Support

               - Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Society of Critical Care Medicine in California to provide:

               - Fundamental Critical Care Support Courses

               - Fundamentals of Disaster Management

The American College of Surgeons to provide:

               - Advanced Trauma Life Support