Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Lines

 
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INFUSION Therapy: Peripherlly Inserted Central Catheters (Picc) Lines: Clinical Monitoring And Complication Management            RWJ Hamilton Center For Health & Wellness 3100 Quakerbridge Road (Take The Entrance To The Clover Square Shopping Center) Mercerville/Trenton, NJ February 24, 2 012 | 7:30Am – 5:00PM
Are you familiar with the various central devices used for infusion therapy? Can you skillfully change a dressing or flush a line? If you would like to boost your clinical knowledge and skills of Picc lines and other central vascular access (CVC) devices then this seminar is for you. Held at the RWJ Hamilton Center for Health & Wellness in Mercerville, NJ, this continuing education seminar provides comprehensive information to properly care for and maintain Picc lines implanted ports, tunneled catheters, and non-tunneled catheters. You will learn to recognize Picc/CVC line complications and implement appropriate interventions in all settings. You will have an opportunity to demonstrate nursing procedures on models.
This continuing education program will also address areas of nursing malpractice related to Picc/CVC lines highlighting nursing regulations and clinical controversies . Infusion Nurse Society (Ins) 2006 Standards of Practice, the CDC 2002 Intravascular Guidelines and current Medicare Regulations are incorporated into this Ce class. Certificates are awarded upon successful completion of a written test and evaluation. Participants must attend this continuing education class in its entirety to earn 7.5 contact hours of continuing nursing education from Perivascular Nurse Consultants, Inc. Instructional materials and a continental breakfast are also provided.
TARGET Audience : Healthcare workers including, registered nurses, radiologic technicians, physicians, and physician assistants caring for patients with Picc lines.
This program provides participants with educational preparation to properly care for and maintain Picc lines. In addition, this program will contain an overview of implanted ports, tunneled catheters and non-tunneled catheters. Participant will be able to recognize Picc/CVC line complications and implement appropriate interventions in all settings. Areas of nursing malpractice related to Picc/CVC lines highlighting nursing regulations and clinical controversies will be addressed. An opportunity will be provided for participants to demonstrate nursing procedures on models. The Infusion Nurse Society (Ins) 2011 Standards of Practice and the CDC 2011 Intravascular Guidelines will be incorporated into this program. This program details venous anatomy and physiology, vein identification, criteria for vein selection, device and gauge selection, complications, legal aspects, documentation, and the venipuncture procedure using a safety IV catheter. Nurses who are caring for patients with Picc/CVC lines should attend this program.
SPECIAL Note: Due to the 1992 Osha Occupational Exposure and Bloodborne Pathogens Standards practicum for each seminar will be on a model.  
Early Bird (by February 3, 2012) : $225 Registration Fee: $250 Group (3+): call for details
For more details please call Gannett Education: 1-800-866-0919
 
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For the past 22 years, Sue Masoorli, RN, has made a successful career out of helping fill the need for nurses who are skilled in infusion therapy. In 1987, Masoorli, who had been the nurse manager of an IV team for 10 years and done home infusion for the previous five, founded Perivascular Nurse Consultants Inc., whose staff set up infusion therapy at home visits. Today, the Philadelphia-based company focuses solely on education. Perivascular Nurse Consultants hosts classes and seminars nationwide and develops training videos and workbooks for healthcare professionals on how to properly place IVs and Picc lines. Masoorli, the president and CEO of the company, estimates it holds about 150 classes and trains roughly 3,000 nurses each year. Perivascular Nurse Consultants’ focus on education has paid off. Three of the company’s training videos — ones on venipuncture, phlebotomy, and Picc line insertion — earned awards from the American Nurses Association. With the company’s success has come individual success for Masoorli, who received an award from the American Cancer Society for her volunteer work. Additionally, she serves as an expert witness in nursing malpractice infusion cases.
 
 
GOT Questions? Contact The Speaker – Sue Masoorli, RN pncnurse@aol.com  | 215-742-9833 http://www.pncnurse.com
“There are so many opportunities [in nursing], so many doors you can go through. Something exciting is always happening. I love seeing the light bulb go on for people, see them really get it!”
— Sue Masoorli
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Schedule and Course Content
7:30 Am            Registration
8:00 Am            Vascular Anatomy & Physiology
Vein Layers
Central Venous Anatomy
9:30 Am            Catheter Classification
PICC Lines
Implanted Ports
Tunneled Catheters
Non-Tunneled Catheters
10:00 Am          Break
10:15 Am          Patient Selection Guidelines
Appropriate Candidates
Catheter Insertion Issues
Regulations
Nursing Standards
11:15 Am          Picc Line Nursing Management
Catheter Removal
Cap Change
Catheter Flushing Protocols
Dressing Change
12:30 PM          Lunch (On Your Own)
1:30 PM            Catheter Complications & Assessment
Catheter Malposition
Sepsis
Air Embolism
Catheter Occlusions
Blood Return Issues
3:45 PM            Break
4:00 PM            Legal Implications
Standards of Practice
Standards of Care
Documentation Guidelines
Malpractice Cases
4:30 PM            Malpractice Case Review
5:00 PM            Award of Certificate  (7.5 contact hours)
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There are no special arrangements for discounted hotel rooms for this seminar. The hotels below, local to Shriners Hospital for Children, are listed for your convenience.
Hilton Garden Inn Hamilton – (609) 585-6789
Marriott Residence Inn – (609) 799-0500
Hyatt Place Princeton – (609) 720-0200
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts – (609) 987-1234
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Fee includes instructional materials and continental breakfast. Lunch is on your own.
Seminar sites are handicapped accessible and barrier-free.
Seminar room temperatures are difficult to control. For your comfort, please plan accordingly.
Infusion therapy seminars (especially IV and Picc Certification seminars) often include vein identification by palpation. During this portion of the day, participants will be examining their own and their neighbors' arms in order to become familiar with the locations of veins. It is advisable, therefore, that participants wear clothing in which bare arms can be accessed.
Certificates are obtained upon successful completion of the practicum portion of the Intravenous Venipuncture Certification & Phlebotomy programs. Criteria that must be met include: properly holding the device, retracting the skin, identifying the vein (palpation), inserting the device appropriately & obtaining a blood return on the practice model. The competency checklist must be completed.
ALL programs must be attended in their entirety in order to receive a certificate of completion.
Parking onsite is complimentary. Facility is within the Clover Square Shopping Center at 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Mercerville/Trenton, NJ. Questions? Please contact us at 800-866-0919 or events@gannetthg.com .
Cancellation and Refund Policy for Seminars:
Phone cancellations must be confirmed in writing. Cancellations received four weeks prior to the seminar receive a full refund of the registration fee. Cancellations received after four weeks and up to seven days prior to the seminar are assessed a $50 processing fee. Cancellations received seven days prior to the seminar or “no shows” are nonrefundable. Registration fees are transferable to an upcoming seminar within the same calendar year (expires December 31 each year) or to another participant. In the event that a seminar is cancelled, a full refund will be issued.
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Disclosures to Participants
Participants can earn 7.5 contact hours of continuing nursing education.
Perivascular Nurse Consultants, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pa State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Perivascular Nurse Consultants, Inc. is also accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing (provider no. Cep 13032).
Seminars must be attended in their entirety and the evaluation form must be completed to receive a certificate of completion.