Updated on June 8, 2025
The AHA is going to release the new guidelines 22nd October 2025. Stay tuned to get more info as we update the page with more updates.
Image and Content source: AHA emails.
If you have an account with Atlas portal, you can stay updated with monthly updates as and when AHA releases by visiting the Science and Guidelines page linked below.
Launch planned for Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI®), as well as the International Version English (IVE) HeartCode® programs and healthcare products in the core disciplines of BLS, ACLS & PALS, and for the IVE Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED.
- Additional languages expected for HeartCode BLS: German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish.
- Materials expected:
- 2025 AHA Guidelines for CPR & ECC Reprint & Digital
- Highlights of the 2025 AHA Guidelines (in 19 languages)
- 2025 AHA Guidelines Science In-Service (this is an eLearning course for healthcare professionals who are not AHA instructors)
- Instructor Updates (required eLearning for Instructors) for BLS, ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and Heartsaver. (Other languages later in 2026).
- Interim training materials for BLS, ACLS, PALS, PEARS, ACLS EP, and Heartsaver
- Product and Course Orientations for BLS, ACLS, PALS, and Heartsaver (optional eLearning for Instructors)
- Instructor Essentials courses of BLS, ACLS, PALS, and Heartsaver are expected to be released in early 2026 in English. Additional languages will be released after.
- ACLS EP and PEARS updates will be released at a future date.
Post launch, instructors and training centers will have 90days to get updated with new guidelines. Update course link for instructors will be shared here. Instructors must undergo eLearning update by 1st March 2025.
Important BLS update
Starting 22 October 2025, International Training Centers will begin to transition from Instructor-led BLS training to the HeartCode® BLS blended learning format. Candidates will have access to eLearning portion, access to the BLS Provider Manual eBook within the HeartCode course, and BLS Provider eCard, all in one. (ITCs will not be buying them anymore. They simply mark the candidate as Skill test pass or remediation/fail.)
