Join Primary Procedures at our Informative Skills and Procedures Workshops in Chicago!
Welcome to Primary Procedures Chicago Workshops! We take pride in offering you a quality experience for the busy Practitioner! Our small class environment will enable you to learn with confidence! We use new instruments in every workshop! You will learn hands-on with the highest quality models! All of our courses come with a detailed hand out for you to retain for future reference. Our popular small workshops provide a friendly learning atmosphere with an emphasis on quality and individual assistance! Our goal is to help you become the Best HealthCare Provider in the Industry!
Suturing Essentials Live Workshop includes all the instruments and instruction for learning hands-on! Our instructors are detailed and patient, they will guide you through your Suturing journey of basic stitches! Upon completion of this course you will feel confident with the ability to perform your newly learned skills! A take home kit is included so you can continue to practice your suturing skills! Approved for 7.5 CE Credit (Including 2 hours of Pharmacology) and AAPA Category 1 CME Credit.See all the course details on the link below.
Procedures & Skills 101 Live Workshop includes European Synthetic Smart Models where you will practice hands-on various types of joint injections! Our models are the best in the industry, providing real time feedback that will help you know if you are injecting accurately! This course includes many other procedures, including abscess and toenail removal! You will not want to miss this hands-on learning experience! Approved for 8.0 AANP CE Credit (including 3 hours of Pharmacology) and AAPA Category 1 CME Credit. See all the course details on the link below.
Advanced Suturing Live Workshop takes you to the next level of suturing and procedural skills. Using high quality, synthetic simulation materials, we will teach you skills that go beyond basic provider expectations! This workshop is for those with some suturing experience who are eager to learn more! We will take your basic skills and prepare you to do even more, including cyst removal, lipoma excisions, and improved closure of lacerations! Our instructors will walk you through every detailed step to perform these advanced techniques. This Workshop will make you more valuable to your practice by offering your patients higher skilled care. Approved for 7.0 AANP CE Credit and AAPA Category 1 CME Hours (pending) See all the course details on the link below
Click on the individual “Course Details” link below for the specified course of interest, this will provide you all the details for each days individual workshop offered, including the curriculum, class times and answers to your questions! We look forward to seeing you in our workshops!
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Day One – Suturing Essentials
MONDAY 08.26.2024
Day Two – Procedures & Skills 101
TUESDAY 08.27.2024
Day Three – Advanced Suturing
SATURDAY 08.28.2024
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
Click on the links below for each specific Workshop Curriculum Details & Scheduled Times.
All workshops are taught by instructors who have been trained with years of experience and include quality handouts to take home for future reference. Our small group size allows you plenty of time to perfect these skills, we use new instruments for every class and include the best synthetic models and materials in the industry! You will leave the conference feeling confident performing your Skills and Procedures! The links below will provide you with all the details for each conference day, you may register for our limited single day ticket, however most attendees will register for two days of “Power Packed” training!
SUTURING ESSENTIALS COURSE
Our fully synthetic 7.5 contact hour workshop provides training and practice in basic to more advanced suturing techniques. We specialize in training YOU to have the skills you need to perform suturing techniques required in most Primary care and urgent care settings. All skill levels!! From a beginner to those advanced individuals that need a refresher course! Our smaller class sizes and patient yet knowledgeable instructors will make sure YOU leave confident in your skills! We cover multiple suturing techniques, supplies and materials (and their uses), anesthetic review, charting, sterile field and safety, plus tips and tricks of the trade! All this AND we give you instruments and a high quality synthetic suture board ($80 value!) to use and take home!
Skills Learned:
- Assessment
- Anesthetics including administration of local, field and digital blocks
- Prep/drape/sterile fields
- Materials used and why
- Suggested suture use
- Pearls of wisdom
Education and practice in:
- simple interrupted
- simple running
- vertical mattress
- horizontal mattress
- corner stitch
Workshop starts at 8am and finishes mid to late afternoon.
LUNCH INCLUDED!
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
07:30-08:30 Presentation: Anesthetics- Local Block, Digital Block, Field Block
08:30-09:30 Lab: Instructor Guided Hands-on to Practice Anesthetic Blocks
09:30-10:1510:15 Presentation: The Suturing Environment: More Than Tying a Knot (Suture Materials, Supplies, Assessment, Sterile Environment)
10:15-10:45 Presentation: Suturing Basics
10:45-11:30 Lab: Simple Interrupted, Simple Running
11:30-12:00 Lunch Provided!
12:00-1:00 Presentation: Suturing: Getting Advanced
1:00-3:15 Lab: Vertical Mattress, Horizontal Mattress, Corner Stitch
3:15-3:30 Closing Discussion and Home Practice Prep
This activity is approved for 7.5 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 2.0 hours of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and approved for American Association of Physician Assistants Category 1 CME credits. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP & AAPA Accreditation Standards and Policies. Please note that this course does not add skills to an individual’s scope of practice if it is not already included within that scope.
PROCEDURES & SKILLS 101 COURSE
This fully synthetic 8 contact hour workshop includes training and practice in:
- The assessment and administration of shoulder injections
- The assessment and administration of knee injections
- Knee aspirations
- Toenail/fingernail removal
- Nail trephination
- Carpal tunnel injections
- Trigger point injections
- Incision and drainage of abscesses
Destruction Lab!
- cryo
- cautery
- shave
- punch
This workshop includes hands on practice on a non-live smart synthetic model (so you won’t hurt anyone while you learn). Latex products are used.
All taught by instructors who have been trained with years of experience and include quality handouts to take home for future reference. Our small groups allow you plenty of time to perfect these skills so you leave comfortable performing them! All skills taught in this class allow time for guided assistance while you practice. Smaller group sizes are emphasized to get more personalized attention from instructors who have the experience and the skills to help you succeed. (And yes, lunch and light beverages are included!)
Workshop starts at 8am and finishes mid to late afternoon.
LUNCH INCLUDED!
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
7:30-8:30 Presentation: Joint Injection and Aspiration
8:30-9:15 Lab: Instructor Guided Hands-on to Practice
9:15-9:30 Break
9:30-10:00 Presentation: Nail Avulsions (full and partial) with Ablation and Trephination
10:00-10:30 Lab: Nail Lab
10:30-11:00 Presentation: Carpal Tunnel Injections
11:00-11:30 Lab: Carpal Tunnel Lab
11:30-12:00 Lunch Provided!!
12:00-12:45 Presentation: Incision and Drainage
12:45-1:15 Lab: Practice I&D Techniques
1:15-1:45 Presentation: Trigger Point Assessment and Injections
1:45-2:10 Lab: Practice Assessment and Skills
2:10-2:25 Break
2:25-3:15 Presentation: Destruction Methods (cryo, cautery, shave, punch)
3:15-4:00 Lab: Destructions!
4:00-4:15 Clean-up and Evaluations
This activity is approved for 8.0 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 3.0 hours of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and approved by the American Association of Physician Assistants for Category 1 CME credits. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP & AAPA Accreditation Standards and Policies. Please note that this course does not add skills to an individual’s scope of practice if it is not already included within that scope.
ADVANCED SUTURING COURSE
This course includes the following Procedures/Skills Learned:
- Deep Buried Dermal Stitch
- Running Subcuticular Stitch
- Elliptical Excisions
- Small Dermal Cyst Removal
- Simple Lipoma Excisions
Our Live Advanced Suturing Workshop Approved for 7 Contact Hours AANP / Category 1 CME Hours AAPA (pending) takes you to the next level of suturing and procedural skills. Using high quality, synthetic simulation materials, we will teach you skills that go beyond basic provider expectations! This course is for those who are eager to learn more! This workshop will take your basic skills and prepare you to do even more, including cyst removal, lipoma excisions and improved closure of lacerations/incisions! Our instructors will walk you through every step to perform these advanced techniques. When completed, you will feel more valuable to your practice and be able to offer your patients more. Our smaller sized workshops are designed for you to learn advanced skills with the ability to ask questions, receive real time evaluations and give you feedback! We ensure you will have ample lab time to practice your new advanced skills! This workshop utilizes higher quality instruments and simulation materials that will give you a more realistic feeling! The pads you use in the course are yours to keep and finish practicing with your new found skills! It is recommended you have some suturing skills before taking this course. We are unable to use this time to teach basic suturing.
LUNCH INCLUDED!
SAMPLE SCHEDULE COMING
730:-7:45 Presentation: Basic Suturing Review and Introduction to Advanced Suturing
7:45-8:15 Presentation: Deep Buried Dermal Stitch with Demo
8:15-9:00 Lab: Basic Stitches and Buried Stitch Practice
9:00-9:30 Presentation: Running Subcuticular Stitch with Demo
9:30-10:15 Lab: Running Subcuticular Stitch Practice
10:15-10:45 Presentation: Elliptical Excisions with Demo
10:45-11:30 Lab: Elliptical Excisions Measurements and Practice
11:30-12:00 Lunch
12:00-12:30 Presentation: Dermal Cyst Removals with Demo
12:30-1:15 Presentation: Cyst Removal Practice
1:15:-1:45 Presentation: Simple Lipoma Excisions
1:45-2:30 Lab: Lipoma Excision Practice
2:30-3:00 Closing Review: Question and Answer Period, Evaluations
This activity is scheduled for pending approval – 7.0 contact hour(s) of continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and approval by the American Association of Physician Assistants for Category 1 CME credits. This activity will be planned in accordance with AANP & AAPA Accreditation Standards and Policies. Please note that this course does not add skills to an individual’s scope of practice if it is not already included within that scope.
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