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ACLS Provider @ MPTSC
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
AARP Driver Safety Program - 2 Day Course
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Thursday, May 24th, 2012
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
West Penn Hospital Childbirth Comprehensive - One Day
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
All-In-One-Day Childbirth Class
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Education

Central Line Course

Administrator: STAR Team Members
Email Course Administrator
Facilitators: Dr. Andrew Adams
  This course is designed to increase staff feelings of competency in decision making and effectiveness while inserting a central line.
Learning Objectives

Pre-requisite-Partcipants must satisfactorily complete the on line central line insertion module. upon completion of the course the learners should be able to do the following:

  1. Review Central line insertion technique for  all three major insertion sites;Subclavian, internal juglar & femoral veins access
  2. Demonstrate proper placement technique of central venous access utilizing a validated competency checklist. 

Expected Outcomes

It is expected that the learner should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate the ability to satisfactorily insert a central line catheter  via all three major insertion sites:Subclavian, internal jugular & femoral

  2. Demonstrate competency in simulation central line insertion utilizing a validated checklist for each site developed at Stanford University Course.   Instructors will validate competency.

Audience

WPAHS residents

The STAR Center is pleased to announce that the Central Line training course is complete and ready for you to preview.  You can access the course here:

https://www.healthstream.com/HLC/wpahs

When logging into Health Stream for the first time use your employee ID number for both your user name and password. You will be prompted to change your password.

Course Content must be completed in sequential order:

  1. Pre-Test
  2. Course Content
  3. Link to the NEJM Central Line Video
  4. Link to the NEJM Central Line Subclavian Video
  5. Post-Test

At the completion of the course you will be able to print your certificate.

Note that to view videos outside of the WPAHS network you must have a subscription to the NEJM.

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