For nearly two decades, Dr. Chris Endfinger has worked in emergency departments in Alabama and now serves as an attending emergency physician through TeamHealth Southeast. As part of his ongoing professional credentialing, Dr. Chris Endfinger maintains Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.

1. WHAT IS ACLS
CERTIFICATION?
Chris Endfinger

2. Introduction
 For nearly two decades, Dr. Chris Endfinger has
worked in emergency departments in Alabama
and now serves as an attending emergency
physician through TeamHealth Southeast. As part
of his ongoing professional credentialing, Dr. Chris
Endfinger maintains Advanced Cardiac Life
Support (ACLS) certification.
ACLS is a specific set of clinical algorithms that
have been developed over the decades to help
treat life-threatening cardiovascular conditions.
Medical professionals can become certified in
these practices, which were first published by the
American Heart Association in 1974.

3. Advanced Cardiac Life Support
 Every five years, the International Liaison
Committee on Resuscitation assesses
resuscitation practices, and the American
Heart Association updates its guidelines
accordingly.
Those pursuing the ACLS certification can
take courses in a traditional classroom or
online. Health care professionals are routinely
required to earn this credential in order to learn
these practices and be in the best position to
provide life-saving interventions when real
emergencies arise.