2025 AHA Curriculum Update
This page explains how the 2025 American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines are supported in Hovn, what’s live today, and how to transition from 2020 to 2025 courses without breaking records or certifications.
Current Status
2025 AHA courses and certifications are live in Hovn.
All 2020 courses and materials have been renamed to include “2020 Guidelines.”
New 2025 versions are published and ready to use.
Before publishing new sessions, review the guardrails below to avoid data issues.
Guardrails (Important)
Follow these rules to keep records clean and compliant:
Do not rename 2020 courses.
They are already linked to AHA data.If you use custom course titles, add “2020” manually where needed.
No cross-moving students.
You can’t move learners from 2020 sessions into 2025 sessions.If a student already paid:
Add them to the new 2025 session as a manual booking, mark the order Paid, then cancel their booking in the 2020 session.Pilot first.
Run 1–2 trial sessions for each new 2025 course before scaling.Archive old courses once you’re fully transitioned and no longer plan to offer 2020 guidelines.
How to Transition to 2025 Courses
Follow this sequence to move cleanly to the new guidelines.
1) Prepare your materials
Create or update Materials so they’re ready to attach to 2025 courses.
See: Adding a Material
2) Create a 2025 course offering
Set up a new course using the 2025 curriculum.
See: Create a Course Offering
3) Schedule sessions
Create new Sessions tied to the 2025 course.
See: Create a Session
4) Update your website links
Point all booking links to the new 2025 course and session pages.
See: Website Integration
5) (Optional) Archive old courses
Once fully transitioned, archive 2020 courses to stop new registrations.
6) (Optional) Remove empty sessions
Delete them manually, or email [email protected] with booking page links to request bulk deletion.
Overview of What Changed
Courses
All 2020 guideline courses now include “2020” in the name.
All 2025 AHA courses have new URLs and mappings.
Includes ACLS, BLS, PALS, Heartsaver®, Advisor: BLS, and HeartCode® (English + Spanish).
View Course Changelog
View Course Changelog
2025 AHA Courses & Certifications Update
This guide explains how AHA courses and certifications are changing in Hovn as we transition from 2020 Guidelines to 2025 Guidelines.
What’s changing
1) Existing courses → now labeled “2020 Guidelines”
All current AHA courses were renamed to clearly show they follow the 2020 Guidelines.
Examples
ACLS Provider → 2020 ACLS Provider
BLS Provider → 2020 BLS Provider
PALS Provider → 2020 PALS Provider
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED → 2020 Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED
Important
These courses keep their same URLs and behavior.
They remain valid until links switch to 2025 by default on March 1, 2026.
2) New 2025 courses added
All AHA 2025 course templates are now available in Hovn.
They stay in draft until materials are attached.
Examples of new 2025 courses
ACLS Provider Course (2025)
HeartCode® ACLS Online (2025)
BLS Provider Course (2025)
Heartsaver® CPR AED (2025)
PALS Provider Course (2025)
Heartsaver® First Aid (2025)
These courses use new 2025 slugs and are mapped to the updated curriculum.
Certification updates
3) Existing certifications → now labeled “2020 Guidelines”
All current AHA certifications were renamed to match the 2020 curriculum.
Examples
ACLS Provider → 2020 ACLS Provider (eCard ID: 20-3000)
BLS Provider → 2020 BLS Provider (eCard ID: 20-3001)
Heartsaver CPR AED → 2020 Heartsaver CPR AED (eCard ID: 20-3004)
These continue to issue exactly as before — only the name has changed.
4) New 2025 certifications added
New certifications are now mapped to the 2025 Guidelines with new 25-series eCard IDs.
Examples
ACLS Provider (2025) → eCard ID: 25-3000
BLS Provider (2025) → eCard ID: 25-3001
Heartsaver CPR AED (2025) → eCard ID: 25-3004
PALS Provider (2025) → eCard ID: 25-3006
These are used only with the new 2025 course versions.
What this means for you
If you’re still teaching 2020 courses
Nothing changes.
Your courses, sessions, and certifications continue to work as usual — just with clearer “2020 Guidelines” labeling.
If you’re moving to 2025 courses
You’ll:
Attach the new 2025 materials
Create a 2025 course offering
Schedule sessions under the 2025 version
Issue certifications using the new 25-series eCard IDs
Need help?
If you’re unsure which version to use or want help setting up your first 2025 course, reach out to us and we’ll walk you through it.
Certifications
2020 certifications are relabeled (for example, 2020 BLS Provider).
2025 certifications use new eCard IDs (25-series).
Example: 25-3001 BLS Provider → aha-bls-provider-2025
Materials
All 2020 materials are relabeled (for example, 2020 HeartCode® BLS).
New 2025 materials are available to attach to your courses.
Timeline & Key Dates
Oct 29, 2025 — 2025 courses + certifications live in Hovn (draft)
Oct 30, 2025 — SitRep Live walkthrough + Q&A
Oct 30 – Nov 5, 2025 — Materials added → “Ready to Schedule”
Through Feb 28, 2026 — Both 2020 and 2025 valid
Mar 1, 2026 — Default links switch to 2025 versions
Related Updates
2025 Course & Certifications Update
2025 Materials Update
2025 Instructor Updates
Need Help?
If you have questions about transitioning to the 2025 AHA guidelines, reach out anytime.