Essential Hospital and Critical Care Procedures

Essential Hospital and Critical Care Procedures is organized by Continuing Education Company, Inc. (CEC).

Release Date: 6/21/2024
Expiration Date: 6/21/2027 (Date after which this enduring material is no longer certified for credit.)
Medium: Internet/Enduring Material, Video/Audio

Description:
This online CME course utilizes a combination of instructional video and systematic discussion that will cover the indications, contraindications, techniques, complications, fluid analysis, and coding related to procedures. The course is designed to provide physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health-related professionals with information and skills to improve the care of their hospitalized patients. The focus of this course is not only how to perform these procedures but also how to optimize clinical management using data collected from these various procedures. For example, how to analyze CSF, pleural, and ascitic fluid, how to use ultrasound to assess a patient’s hemodynamic profile, and the basics of ventilator management.

Topics:
• Central Line Placement
• Peripheral IV Placement
• Needle Decompression
• Tube Thoracostomy
• Lumbar Puncture
• Basic and Difficult Airway Management including Video Laryngoscopy
• Paracentesis
• Informed Consent
• Procedural Sedation
• Intraosseous Line Placement
• Arterial Line Placement
• Mechanical Ventilation
• Basic Suturing
• Point-Of-Care Ultrasound including E-FAST and RUSH Exams
• Thoracentesis

Course Objectives :
As a result of this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
• Define the indications and contraindications for hospital procedures.
• Identify the pertinent anatomy, patient positioning, and proper technique for hospital procedures.
• Discuss common complications of procedures and appropriate management should they occur.
• Choose appropriate options for oral or intravenous procedural sedation.
• Review how to perform basic diagnostic ultrasound.
• Recognize when to utilize the ultrasound to assist with hospital procedures.
• Describe the basic principles of mechanical ventilation.
• Demonstrate proper coding and documentation for hospital procedures.