The American Heart Association, a US-based non-profit organization, is hosting a series of conferences to teach instructors the latest science and updated training based off its recent guidelines.

The 2015 Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) call for integrated systems of care that participate in continuous quality improvement and that provide a common framework for both community and healthcare-based resuscitation systems.

The Guidelines Instructor conferences, designed for AHA Instructors, provide an update of new science released in the latest guidelines, and offer the guidance and tools needed to continue training until translated products are released.

"At the American Heart Association, we believe everyone deserves to live a healthier, longer life. That's why we are committed to the expansion of science-based lifesaving training solutions in Mena," said Monica Kleinman, MD, of Children's Hospital Boston, who is also an author on the guidelines writing committee and a member of the AHA's Emergency Cardiovascular Care committee.

"It's very exciting to unveil the 2015 Guidelines to instructors, training centres and educators who can help deliver the latest science and educational information to their students," said Kleinman.

AHA courses are designed to reduce disability and death caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke - the leading cause of death in the world, and throughout the Mena region. With the help of a global network of international training centres, the AHA trains more than 17 million people a year globally in lifesaving first aid, CPR and advanced cardiovascular care.

From its regional office located at Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) free zone in Dubai, UAE, the AHA supports programme development and works with 134 training centres and 120 sites throughout the Middle East and North Africa providing lifesaving training courses in the region.

The AHA has about 3,000 staff and more than 22 million volunteers and supporters worldwide. It has a network of 400,000 instructors and 3,500 affiliated training centres.

This year's update provides recommendations on the data where new evidence requires a systematic review, in part, due to a network of trainers who regularly implement the CPR and ECC guidelines and rely on the science to inform the most effective care. – TradeArabia News Service