4th Edition Hospitalist and Emergency Procedures Online CME Course

4th Edition Hospitalist and Emergency Procedures Online CME Course is organized by Hospital Procedures Consultants (HPC).

Description:
Jointly provided by Global Education Group and Hospital Procedures Consultants 

The Hospitalist and Emergency Procedures Online CME course, 4th Edition is an Internet Online CME curriculum that will provide current, evidence-based information about the 20 most common bedside procedures performed in the emergency room, intensive care unit, and hospital wards. The Online CME course was completely updated in 2024 and is geared towards Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Medical Students, Resident Physicians, and Military Physicians. The Online CME course will be comprised of 23 online modules that will cover the indications, contraindications, techniques, complications, fluid analysis, and coding of these procedures. Topics covered include the following:

• Informed consent
• Procedural sedation
• Central line placement – ultrasound-guided and landmark-guided
• Intraosseous line placement
• Ultrasound-guided peripheral IV placement
• Ultrasound-guided and landmark-guided arterial line placement
• Point-of-care ultrasound including E-FAST and RUSH exams
• Mechanical ventilation
• Noninvasive ventilation
• Needle thoracostomy
• Tube thoracostomy
• Thoracic Pigtail catheter placement
• Ultrasound-guided thoracentesis
• Lumbar puncture
• Ultrasound-guided paracentesis
• Ultrasound-guided pericardiocentesis
• Endotracheal intubation
• Video laryngoscopy intubations
• Stylet-guided intubations
• Fiberoptic intubation
• Cricothyroidotomy
• Laryngeal mask airway placement
• King tube placement
• igel placement
• Performing procedures in patients with thrombocytopenia, cirrhosis or who are treated with antiplatelets or anticoagulants

The Online Course subscription includes complimentary access to the HPC Procedure Video bundle which includes 27 high quality videos that are narrated and demonstrate step-by-step technique on how to perform hospital procedures essential for working in the ER, ICU, and hospital wards.  $165 package value complimentary with purchase!. The majority of the videos are procedures performed on actual patients. Clinical pearls and common pitfalls associated with hospital based procedures are discussed in detail. The videos are not downloadable but may be accessed indefinitely by internet from any computer, smart phone, or tablet.

Our course teaches you not only how to perform these procedures, but also will teach you how to optimize clinical management using data collected from these various procedures.  For example, we will teach you how to analyze CSF, pleural, and ascitic fluid, how to use ultrasound to assess a patient’s hemodynamic profile, and the basics of noninvasive ventilation and ventilator management.

Planned updates every 12 months will cover any updates in procedural medicine and keep the learner up to date as new techniques and recommendations arise.

 Additionally, you will receive complimentary with this product the following:

• PDFs of all the lectures
• An airway management handout that summarizes all aspects of airway management
• A primer on Point-of-care ultrasound exams including an introduction to ultrasound probes and a review of the RUSH exam, E-FAST exam and ultrasound-guided vascular access
• Access to the HPC Adult Critical Care and Emergency Drug Reference Card
• PDF of all 600 references used for the evidence-based Hospitalist and Emergency Procedures Online CME course, 4th Edition with hyperlinks to all abstracts.

CME Online Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participants will be better able to:

• Define indications and contraindications for each procedure
• Identify the pertinent anatomy and proper positioning for each procedure
• List the steps for each procedure
• Identify common complications for each procedure
• Utilize appropriate management strategies for procedural complications
• Identify risk factors for complications from each procedure