
Essential Procedures for Hospital & Critical Care: On Demand Workshop Modules 1-3 Bundle
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Course Content
Module 1 (5 Credits) | ||
Session 1 (31 minutes) | Tube Thoracostomy Part 1 | J. Esherick, MD |
Session 2 (43 minutes) | Tube Thoracostomy Part 2 | J. Esherick, MD |
Session 3 (33 minutes) | Airway Management Part 1 | J. Esherick, MD |
Session 4 (25 minutes) | Airway Management Part 2 | J. Esherick, MD |
Session 5 (30 minutes) | Airway Management Part 3 | J. Esherick, MD |
Session 6 (34 minutes) | Thoracentesis | J. Esherick, MD |
Session 7 (32 minutes) | Safety of Bedside Procedures in Patients with Thrombocytopenia, Cirrhosis or Those on Anticoagulation or Antiplatelets | J. Esherick, MD |
Module 2 (5 Credits) | ||
Session 1 (40 minutes) | Introduction To Mechanical Ventilation | J. Esherick, MD |
Session 2 (47 minutes) | Central Line Anatomy and Techniques | R. Rutherford, MD |
Session 3 (32 minutes) | Central Venous Catheter Insertion | R. Rutherford, MD |
Session 4 (61 minutes) | Central Line Alternatives: Ultrasound PIV and Intraosseous Lines | R. Rutherford, MD |
Session 5 (37 minutes) | Vascular Access Complications and Management | R. Rutherford, MD |
Module 3 (5 Credits) | ||
Session 1 (24 minutes) | Arterial Catheter Placement | R. Rutherford, MD |
Session 2 (34 minutes) | RUSH: The Pump and the Tank | R. Rutherford, MD |
Session 3 (35 minutes) | RUSH: The Pipes | R. Rutherford, MD |
Session 4 (24 minutes) | Paracentesis | J. Esherick, MD |
Session 5 (35 minutes) | Lumbar Puncture | J. Esherick, MD |
Session 6 (30 minutes) | E-FAST | R. Rutherford, MD |
Session 7 (29 minutes) | Procedural Sedation | J. Esherick, MD |
Session 8 (13 minutes) | Informed Consent | J. Esherick, MD |
Program Overview
Learn the most common skills performed in the hospital, emergency room and ICU from the comfort of your own home!
Are you a medical professional or student seeking to learn or improve your ability to perform the most common hospital procedures? Essential Procedures for Hospital & Critical Care: On Demand Workshop Bundle is a self-paced course that covers the 20 most common bedside procedures performed in the emergency room, intensive care unit, and hospital wards. This accredited 15 credit course bundle is comprised of three modules for a total of 20 video-based lectures.
This CME course will utilize 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. The format of this course is streaming-only (video recordings are not downloadable).
Procedures and topics covered include:
- 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
Additionally, all registrations include:
- 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
The Bundle includes access to the complete HPC Procedure Video Bonus Library which contains 29 full-length narrated videos of the most common bedside procedures essential for working in the ER, ICU, and hospital wards. This bonus resource is complimentary ($165 value) - only with purchase of the Bundle!
Learning Objectives:
- 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 code and documentation for hospital procedures.
Quizzes, Post-Test, And Evaluation
These CME activities include Knowledge Check quizzes after each session, which do not require a passing grade. After completing each module, you must successfully pass a post-test (70% or better) and fill out a program evaluation form. You will then be able to view and print your CME certificate. Login into CME365 to view your transcript and reprint your certificate at any time.

Partnership
Continuing Education Company is proud to have partnered with Hospital Procedure Consultants to offer valuable, comprehensive, and evidence-based procedural education on this activity.
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
Accreditation
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 enduring material for a maximum of 15 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 15 Medical Knowledge MOC points 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: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 15 hours of Category I credit for completing this activity.
AANPCB: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Nurse Practitioners may receive a maximum of 15 hours of participation.
Release Date: 12/9/2022
Expiration Date: 12/9/2025 (Date after which this enduring material is no longer certified for credit.)
Medium: Internet Enduring Material, Video/Audio
Faculty/Planning Committee Disclosures
Review and Planning Committee Disclosures:
The following individuals have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships with an ineligible company that may impact upon this CME activity:
- Walter Ejnes, CHCP – Reviewer (Continuing Education Company)
- Beth Ryan Townsend, CHCP – Reviewer (Continuing Education Company)
- Judi Smelker-Mitchek, RN, BSN – Planning Committee (HPC)
- Trace Hutchison, PharmD – Planning Committee (HPC)
- Samantha Mattiucci, PharmD, CHCP – Planning Committee (HPC)
- Jan Schultz, MSN, RN, CHCP– Planning Committee (HPC)
Faculty Disclosures:
All individuals have indicated that if they had a financial relationship(s) with an ineligible company over the past 24 months, this relationship has been mitigated and does not have an impact upon this CME activity. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The following individual has indicated that he has no relevant financial relationships with an ineligible company that may impact upon this CME activity:
Faculty | Disclosures |
Joseph Esherick, MD | Nothing to Disclose |
Richard Rutherford, MD | Nothing to Disclose |
In kind support from CareFusion, Fuji Film/SonoSite, Teleflex, and Verathon was provided during the production of this course.
Unlabeled Use Declaration:
During their presentation, faculty may discuss unlabeled or investigational use which is not approved for a commercial product. Faculty members are required to disclose this information to the audience when referring to an unlabeled or investigational use.
Statement of Disclosure and Independence:
It is the policy of Continuing Education Company (CEC) to ensure all of its accredited educational activities are designed, implemented, and evaluated in accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s (ACCME) Criteria and Policies. In accordance with ACCME requirements, CEC has Relevant Financial Relationship Disclosure Policies that are designed to ensure that accredited educational activities are fair, balanced, independent, evidence based, and based on scientific rigor.
All individuals who are in position to influence and/or control content of a CEC accredited Continuing Medical Education (CME) activity must disclose any relevant financial interest or other relationships they have with an ineligible company, which is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. (Relevant financial interest or other relationship includes such things as grants or research support, employee, consultant, major stockholder, member of speakers’ bureau, etc.) The intent of this disclosure is to provide activity participants with information to determine whether the speaker’s interests or relationships may influence the presentation with regard to exposition or conclusions. All relevant financial relationships have been identified, mitigated, and are listed above.
The opinions, ideas, recommendations, and perspectives expressed in the syllabus and accompanying presentations at this activity are those of the program authors and presenting faculty only and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, ideas, recommendations or perspectives of their affiliated institutions, Continuing Education Company, advisory boards or consultants.
Computer Requirements
Flash Player 10 or later, and one of the following browsers:
- Windows: Internet Explorer 6 and later, Microsoft Edge (latest version), Firefox 1.x and later, Google Chrome (latest version), Opera 9.5 and later
- Mac: Safari 3 and later, Firefox 1.x and later, Google Chrome (latest version)
- Linux: Firefox 1.x and later
HTML5 via one of the following browsers:
- Windows: Google Chrome (latest version)
- Mac: Safari 6.0.5 or later, Google Chrome (latest version)
- Mobile: Safari in Apple iOS 6 or later

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