1-Day Advanced Suturing CME Workshop (Aug 14, 2026) - Orlando

1-Day Advanced Suturing CME Workshop is organized by Provider Practice Essentials (PPE), LLC and will be held on Aug 14, 2026, at Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Orlando International Drive/Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, United States of America.

Description:
This 1-Day CME program is perfect for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Residents, and Students.  Learn about suture and needle selection, advanced suturing techniques, special site repair, and a variety of other laceration repair topics. Includes our CUSTOM SIMULATOR to take home!

Hands-on Training, CME Accredited
Small program sizes emphasize individual attention and personalized skill improvement.
An Instructor-led live CME workshop designed for NP’s, PA’s and Physicians to build confidence and proficiency in fundamental clinical skills and procedures.

Workshop Highlights:

• Build confidence in complex wound management
• Practice with lifelike simulators
• Earn AAPA or AAFP approved CME/CE
• Network with healthcare peers

Procedures Covered

•  Needle and Suture Selection
• Wound assessment and margins
• Fundamentals of wound repair
• Knot tying, suture technique application
• Facial, ear, nose, mouth, nose, and finger repair
• & More

Conference Contents and Schedule:
1 Day Schedule
Starts at 8:00 am and ends at 4:00 pm

Introduction to Suturing

• Needle Types
• Suture Types
• How to select the correct suture
• Basic Laceration repair approaches
• How to load a needle driver
• Basic knot tying

Local Anesthesia and Regional Blocking

• Approaches to local wound anesthesia
• Nerve blocks of the head, face, mouth, hand, foot, and extremities
• Pharmacology of anesthetic agents

Hands-On Suture and Procedure Training

• All HANDS-ON
• Interrupted Sutures
• Running Sutures
• Vertical and Horizontal Mattress Sutures
• Buried knot and multi-layer closure
• Staples
• Abscess Incision and Drainage
• Cyst Removal
• Nail Trephination

Eyelid, Periorbital, and Facial Lacerations

• All HANDS-ON
• Learn common approaches
• Identification of dangerous lacerations
• Closure of eyelid, puncta, and surrounding eye structures

Finger, Nail, and Nail bed Lacerations

• All HANDS-ON
• Fingernail stabilization and nail removal
• Nail Bed Injuries
• Open tuft fracture repair and flap management

Lips, Tongue, and Chin Lacerations

• All HANDS-ON
• Suture Selection and preparation
• Lip closure
• Tongue Laceration Management

Nose and Philtrum Lacerations 

• All HANDS-ON
• Nares repair
• Septal Hematoma Drainage
• Philtrum repair

Ear Lacerations

• All HANDS-ON
• Lobule repair
• Tragus, helix, and antihelix repair
• Cartilage repair
• Retroauricular repair

Free Laceration Repair

• All HANDS-ON
• Practice your own complicated lacerations with our expert instructors
• Program Wrap-up