Suturing Essentials Online
Coming August 2024
Skills & Procedures for the Advanced Practice Provider, training the NP/PA Online!
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Primary Procedures Suturing Essentials Online
Hello! Are you interested in gaining basic suturing and injectable anesthetics skills, but you just can’t get away long enough to attend our in-person workshop? Well, we have good news! Our popular Suturing Essentials workshop is now available as an online module!
You will be able to learn at your own pace from recorded live sessions! This reimagined AI animated workshop is a unique learning experience that will cover all the same details as we do in our live workshop! The visual experience provides you with everything you need to start injecting anesthetics and suturing without being bored!
7 Hours of Continuing Education-Accredited by AANP
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!
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.
SAMPLE SCHEDULE OF TOPICS
Presentation: Anesthetics- Local Block, Digital Block, Field Block
Lab: Guided Hands-on to Practice Anesthetic Blocks
Presentation: The Suturing Environment: More Than Tying a Knot (Suture Materials, Supplies, Assessment, Sterile Environment)
Presentation: Suturing Basics
Lab: Simple Interrupted, Simple Running
Presentation: Suturing: Getting Advanced
Lab: Vertical Mattress, Horizontal Mattress, Corner Stitch
Closing Discussion and Home Practice Prep
This activity is approved for 7.0 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 2.0 hours of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, activity ID# 24046603. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP 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.