Enrollment Guide – Public Course

The three-day family practice skills workshop overlaps our two most popular skills workshops and provides three days of hands-on training including the following content:

Day 1:
Musculoskeletal Exams
Joint Aspiration and Injections
Local Anesthesia
Paronychia Release
Nail Trephination
Ring Removal and Cutting
Cryotherapy
Shave and Punch Biopsy
Cerumen Impaction Removal
Fluorescein Stain and Woods Lamps
Abscess I/D and Packing

Day 2:
Suture and Needle Selection
Instrument Use
Wound Closure Techniques
Simple Interrupted
Horizontal Mattress
Vertical Mattress
Corner Stitch
Figure of 8 Stitch
Simple Running
Running Locking
Keith Subcuticular Stitch
SteriStrips
Skin Glue
Staplers and Removal

Day 3:
Two Handed Hand Tying with Left
Two Handed Hand Tying with Right
One Handed Hand Tying with Left
One Handed Hand Tying with Right
Pushing to Deeper Wounds
Sliding Knots
Trauma Stitches
Closing Wounds Under Tension
Port Closure
Buried Knots
Barbed Suture
Full Buried Subcuticular Stitch
Fine Suture Management
Surgical and Assisting Considerations
Draping and Prepping
Anesthesia Considerations
Sterile Technique

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This two-day course is the benchmark suturing workshop for anyone who will be performing outpatient or inpatient suturing. This course is designed to be a stepping stone to the NIFA first assisting program for those who desire to advance to surgical suturing and undergo the NIFA RNFA workshop and includes the following content:

Day 1:
Suture and Needle Selection
Instrument Use
Wound Closure Techniques
Simple Interrupted
Horizontal Mattress
Vertical Mattress
Corner Stitch
Figure of 8 Stitch
Simple Running
Running Locking
Keith Subcuticular Stitch
SteriStrips
Skin Glue
Staplers and Removal

Day 2:
Two Handed Hand Tying with Left
Two Handed Hand Tying with Right
One Handed Hand Tying with Left
One Handed Hand Tying with Right
Pushing to Deeper Wounds
Sliding Knots
Trauma Stitches
Closing Wounds Under Tension
Port Closure
Buried Knots
Barbed Suture
Full Buried Subcuticular Stitch
Fine Suture Management
Surgical and Assisting Considerations
Draping and Prepping
Anesthesia Considerations
Sterile Technique

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This one-day course includes a broad assortment of inpatient skills commonly performed in the acute care environment, and also includes a series of online courses to reinforce the learning. This course includes the following:

Ultrasound Use
Point of Care Ultrasound
Ultrasound Guided IV and Arterial Line Insertion
Ultrasound Guided Central Venous Line Insertion
Ultrasound Guided Thoracentesis
Chest Tube Thoracostomy
Airway Management including Intubation and Ventilator Management

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This 3 day workshop is a great combination for acute care providers who will be in the hospital setting and possibly perioperative areas. The course content includes the following content:

Day 1:
Suture and Needle Selection
Instrument Use
Wound Closure Techniques
Simple Interrupted
Horizontal Mattress
Vertical Mattress
Corner Stitch
Figure of 8 Stitch
Simple Running
Running Locking
Keith Subcuticular Stitch
SteriStrips
Skin Glue
Staplers and Removal

Day 2:
Two Handed Hand Tying with Left
Two Handed Hand Tying with Right
One Handed Hand Tying with Left
One Handed Hand Tying with Right
Pushing to Deeper Wounds
Sliding Knots
Trauma Stitches
Closing Wounds Under Tension
Port Closure
Buried Knots
Barbed Suture
Full Buried Subcuticular Stitch
Fine Suture Management
Surgical and Assisting Considerations
Draping and Prepping
Anesthesia Considerations
Sterile Technique

Day 3:
Ultrasound Use
Point of Care Ultrasound
Ultrasound Guided Arterial Line Insertion
Ultrasound Guided Central Venous Line Insertion
Ultrasound Guided Thoracentesis
Chest Tube Thoracostomy
Airway Management including Intubation and Ventilator Management

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This course is a fantastic introduction to suturing and includes a full day of content and the rationale to supersede nearly any other like course out there.

Includes:
Suture and Needle Selection
Instrument Use
Wound Closure Techniques
Simple Interrupted
Horizontal Mattress
Vertical Mattress
Corner Stitch
Figure of 8 Stitch
Simple Running
Running Locking
Keith Subcuticular Stitch
SteriStrips
Skin Glue
Staplers and Removal

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