Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) BLS is a performance-based training program developed by the American Heart Association (AHA) in collaboration with Laerdal Medical. Its purpose is to improve and sustain high-quality CPR and basic life support skills among healthcare providers through frequent, short training cycles rather than traditional infrequent classroom courses.

Key Features:

• Low-dose, high-frequency training: Instead of attending a long certification class every two years, learners complete shorter training and assessment sessions more frequently (e.g., quarterly).
• Simulation-based practice: Training includes hands-on practice with RQI Simulation Stations (manikin technology providing real-time feedback on CPR quality including compression depth, rate, recoil, and ventilations). 
• Online cognitive components: Learners first engage in eLearning (interactive modules, videos, assessments) covering BLS knowledge. 
• Competency verification: Skills are assessed on the simulation station until performance meets AHA standards.
• Performance tracking: Training data is recorded in a learning management system allowing individual and organizational tracking of performance and trends.

Purpose of RQI BLS: The program addresses rapid skill decay seen with traditional certification by reinforcing skills more often and measuring actual performance rather than just completing a course