Hands-On Workshops
| Workshop Pricing | ||
| Workshop Title (Date & Times - All will occur on Mountain Time) |
Price with Conference Registration | Price for Workshops Only |
| Pre-Conference Workshop: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop + Online Course Bundle (October 2, 2023, 12:30 pm – 6:30 pm MT) |
$695 | $795 |
| Workshop: Hospital and Critical Care Procedures + Online Course Bundle (October 3, 2023, 1:00 pm – 6:15 pm MT) |
$645 | $745 |
A full refund will be given for written cancellation received up to 14 days prior to the first day of the workshop. Please email your cancellation requests to registration@cmemeeting.org. Refunds cannot be honored after this date and tuition will be applied as full credit for any of our future conferences, virtual webcasts or online courses. No refund or credit will be given for no-shows. *Note, if you complete the Essential Procedures for Hospital & Critical Care: On Demand Workshop Bundle and then cancel the in-person workshop, $698 will be withheld from your refund. If the course is not complete at the time of cancellation, you have the option to keep the online course for $698 or receive a full refund as long as it’s more than 14 days prior to the first day of the workshop. If you register for both workshops, you will only receive one Essential Procedures for Hospital & Critical Care: On Demand Workshop Bundle course.
Monday, October 2, 2023, 12:30 pm – 6:30 pm MT (includes 15 minute break)
Course Length: 5.75 Hours (5.75 Credits) + Essential Procedures for Hospital & Critical Care: On Demand Workshop Bundle (15 Credits) = 20.75 Credits
Fees: $695 with conference registration or $795 without conference registration
1:7.5 Instructor-Participant Ratio
Maximum of 30 Participants with 4 Instructors
Please make sure to have lunch before you arrive, beverages will be available
Faculty:
Joseph Esherick, MD, FAAFP, FHM
Co-President, Hospital Procedures Consultants
Director of Medicine, Hospitalist and ICU Physician
Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura, CA
Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Richard Rutherford, MD, FAAFP
Co-President, Hospital Procedures Consultants
Attending Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine
Director of Quality and Safety Seaside Emergency Associates
Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura, CA
Ben Mati, MD
Instructor
Hospital Procedures Consultants
Tara Paterson, MD
Instructor
Hospital Procedures Consultants
Description:
Spend 5.75 hours of intensive, hands-on training procedural skills lab training.
Registration for the live in-person workshop, worth 5.75 credits, includes instant access to the Essential Procedures for Hospital & Critical Care: On Demand Workshop Bundle, worth 15 credits. Created in partnership with Hospital Procedure Consultants, this online course bundle provides current, evidence-based information about the 20 most common bedside procedures performed in the emergency room, intensive care unit, and hospital wards. This course is expected to be completed prior to your in-person workshop in October 2023, as it will provide you with a solid foundation to maximize the benefits of the live workshop. More online course details »
Offered by the well-established Hospital Procedures Consultants, the in-person workshop will allow ample hands-on instruction and individualized instruction and individualized education with the goal that every participant develops the knowledge and skills necessary to begin performing these diagnostic bedside ultrasounds upon returning to work.
The workshop participants will be split into smaller groups and will rotate between five ultrasound stations to gain hands-on experience with expert guidance.
The Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop will include the following procedures:
- Echocardiography
- Assess LV contractility and wall motion abnormalities, assess for right ventricular enlargement
- Assess for pericardial effusion
- Assess volume status using IVC diameter and respiratory variation)
- Pleura ultrasound to assess for a pneumothorax
- Vascular ultrasound to identify neck vessels and peripheral veins as targets for vascular access
- Identify cardiac pathology on our advanced HeartWorks simulator
Learning Objectives:
Upon the completion of this hands-on workshop, participants should be able to:
- Describe important functions of the point-of-care ultrasound machine and demonstrate how to use that functionality
- Demonstrate proper probe positioning used to obtain adequate views of the heart, pleura, IVC and central and peripheral veins
- Identify anatomy and anatomic relationships on the ultrasound screen
- Recognize and describe ultrasound findings that indicate anatomic and physiologic derangements
Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 1:00 pm – 6:15 pm MT (includes 15 minute break)
Course Length: 5 Hours (5 Credits) + Essential Procedures for Hospital & Critical Care: On Demand Workshop Bundle (15 Credits) = 20 Credits
Fees: $645 with conference registration or $745 without conference registration
1:10 Instructor-Participant Ratio
Maximum of 40 Participants with 4 Instructors
Please make sure to have lunch before you arrive, beverages will be available
Faculty:
Joseph Esherick, MD, FAAFP, FHM
Co-President, Hospital Procedures Consultants
Director of Medicine, Hospitalist and ICU Physician
Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura, CA
Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Richard Rutherford, MD, FAAFP
Co-President, Hospital Procedures Consultants
Attending Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine
Director of Quality and Safety Seaside Emergency Associates
Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura, CA
Ben Mati, MD
Instructor
Hospital Procedures Consultants
Tara Paterson, MD
Instructor
Hospital Procedures Consultants
Description:
Spend 5 hours of intensive, hands-on training in essential hospital and critical care procedures. The live procedures training involves 100% hands-on simulation-based training on life-like simulators.
Registration for the live in-person workshop, worth 5 credits, includes instant access to the Essential Procedures for Hospital & Critical Care: On Demand Workshop Bundle, worth 15 credits. Created in partnership with Hospital Procedure Consultants, this online course bundle provides current, evidence-based information about the 20 most common bedside procedures performed in the emergency room, intensive care unit, and hospital wards. This course is expected to be completed prior to your in-person workshop in October 2023, as it will provide you with a solid foundation to maximize the benefits of the live workshop. More online course details »
Offered by the well-established Hospital Procedures Consultants, the course is unique in that the didactic portion of the program is covered in a series of online lectures that are available on any internet-enabled device. These modules review all of the specifics of how to perform a wide spectrum of procedures and include step-by-step instructions and actual videos of the procedures being performed from start-to-finish.
The lectures and videos are intended to be viewed prior to the live workshop so that you can hit the ground running and focus your time on actually performing the procedures under the careful supervision and instruction of procedural expert physicians during the workshop.
The Hospital and Critical Care Procedures Workshop will include the following procedures:
- Ultrasound-guided central line placement
- Landmark-guided central line placement
- Intraosseous line placement using the EZ-IO
- Ultrasound-guided peripheral IV placement
- Endotracheal intubation
- Laryngeal mask airway placement
- The King Airway tube placement
- Stylet-guided intubations
- Glidescope intubations
- Lumbar puncture
- Spine ultrasound to aid in ultrasound-guided lumbar punctures
- Ultrasound-guided paracentesis
- Ultrasound-guided thoracentesis
Learning Objectives:
Upon the completion of this hands-on workshop, participants should be able to:
- Define the indications and contraindications for these emergency department procedures
- Identify the pertinent anatomy, patient positioning and proper technique for these emergency department procedures
- Identify the common complications of the various emergency department procedures
- Choose the appropriate management of complications should they occur
- Choose appropriate options for oral or intravenous procedural sedation
- Utilize the ultrasound to assist with emergency department procedures
- Understand the basic principles of mechanical ventilation
- Properly code and document for these emergency department procedures
Physicians
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Continuing Education Company, Inc. and Hospital Procedures Consultants. Continuing Education Company, Inc. (CEC) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Continuing Education Company, Inc. designates this live activity, Point-of-Care Ultrasound Pre-Conference Workshop, for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Continuing Education Company, Inc. designates this live activity, Hospital and Critical Care Procedures Workshop, for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points for the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Pre-Conference Workshop or 5 Medical Knowledge MOC points for the Hospital and Critical Care Procedures Workshop in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
To receive CME credit and/or MOC points, you MUST complete the activity and the evaluation form. For ABIM MOC points, your information will be shared with the ABIM through the ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS). Please allow 6-8 weeks for your MOC points to appear on your ABIM records.
AAPA: The American Academy of Physician Assistants accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 5.75 hours of Category I credit for completing the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Pre-Conference Workshop or 5 hours of Category I credit for completing the Hospital and Critical Care Procedures Workshop.
AANPCB: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Nurse Practitioners may receive a maximum of 5.75 hours of participation for completing the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Pre-Conference Workshop or 5 hours of participation for completing the Hospital and Critical Care Procedures Workshop.