Vol. II · 2026 Clinical Education · The Journal Toronto · Ontario · CA

The Journal.

ACLS tips, clinical insights, and emergency-medicine education — written by clinicians, for clinicians. Field notes from the unit, the code room, and the simulator.

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Field notes.

Practical writeups on rhythm recognition, drug dosing, team choreography, and the edges of the algorithm that don't show up in the textbook.

Reference

The ACLS Cheat Sheet: 10 numbers every provider must know cold

Certification tests your knowledge. A real code tests your recall under stress. These are the 10 numbers that show up in every algorithm and every scenario.

04.20.26 Read
Best Practices

ACLS Mega Code: what every RN gets wrong

Nurses who know the algorithms cold still freeze at the bedside. Here are the three most common failure points — and exactly how to fix them.

04.21.26 Read
Advanced

H's and T's: the deep dive no one teaches you

Every ACLS provider can recite the list. But recognizing one at the bedside during a PEA arrest is an entirely different skill.

04.24.26 Read
Tutorial

PALS vs ACLS: the overlap nobody teaches

Most clinicians treat these as completely separate certifications. Understanding where they converge makes you significantly better at both.

04.28.26 Read
Reference

Epinephrine in cardiac arrest: what the guidelines actually say

The timing of epi in shockable rhythms changed. Here's exactly what the guidelines recommend — and why the distinction matters clinically.

05.05.26 Read
How-To

Stroke alert to CT in under 25 minutes

Time is brain. Teams that hit the benchmark consistently aren't smarter — they're more choreographed. Here's the playbook.

05.08.26 Read
Research

Robotics in the simulation lab: what it means for ACLS training

Servo-actuated mannequins, AI-driven debrief engines, and the haptic problem every ACLS educator needs to understand.

05.12.26 Read
How-To

Inside a high-fidelity simulation lab: what separates good from great

The labs that produce measurable clinical improvement aren't the ones with the most advanced mannequins. Here's what actually matters.

05.15.26 Read
How-To

Building a clinical simulator in the browser: the ACLSMED development story

Clinical accuracy, synchronized patient state across three devices, and why browser-native was the right distribution call.

05.20.26 Read
Opinion

Web simulator to the App Store: the real challenges

Guideline 2.1(a) rejections, stale device seats, and the parts of App Store review nobody warns you about — from someone who lived it.

05.27.26 Read
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