Master Bedside Procedures with Our Comprehensive Online Course

Stay ahead in emergency medicine with our evidence-based Hospitalist and Emergency Procedures Online Course. This internet-based curriculum provides current and comprehensive information on the 20 most common bedside procedures performed in emergency rooms, intensive care units, and hospital wards.

Course Overview

Our course, last updated in 2019, consists of 19 online modules covering the indications, contraindications, techniques, complications, fluid analysis, and coding of various procedures. These modules are designed to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in their field.

Topics Covered

• Informed Consent: Understanding Patient Rights and Responsibilities
• Procedural Sedation: Mastering Safe Sedation Techniques
• Central Line Placement: Ultrasound-Guided and Landmark-Guided Approaches
• Intraosseous Line Placement: A Step-by-Step Guide
• Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral IV Placement: Optimizing Vascular Access
• Ultrasound-Guided Arterial Line Placement: Mastering the Technique
• Point-of-Care Ultrasound: E-FAST and RUSH Exams Demystified
• Mechanical Ventilation: Understanding the Basics and Beyond
• Needle Thoracostomy: A Life-Saving Procedure
• Basic Suturing: Mastering the Art of Wound Closure
• Tube Thoracostomy: Wire-Directed Pigtail Catheter Placement Made Easy
• Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis: A Comprehensive Review
• Lumbar Puncture: Understanding CSF Analysis and Interpretation
• Ultrasound-Guided Paracentesis: A Step-by-Step Approach
• Endotracheal Intubation: Mastering the Art of Airway Management
• Video Laryngoscopy Intubations: The Future of Airway Management
• Stylet-Guided Intubations: A Comprehensive Review
• Laryngeal Mask Airway Placement: Understanding the Basics and Beyond
• King Tube Placement: Mastering the Technique
• Performing Procedures in Patients with Thrombocytopenia, Cirrhosis, or on Anticoagulation or Antiplatelets: A Bonus Module

In addition to our comprehensive online course, subscribers will receive complimentary access to our HPC Procedure Video Bundle, featuring 27 high-quality videos that demonstrate step-by-step techniques for performing hospital procedures. These videos are narrated and feature actual patients, providing a realistic learning experience. Clinical pearls and common pitfalls associated with hospital-based procedures are discussed in detail.

Optimize Clinical Management with Data-Driven Insights

Our course goes beyond procedure performance, teaching healthcare professionals how to optimize clinical management using data collected from various procedures. You’ll learn how to analyze CSF, pleural, and ascitic fluid, use ultrasound to assess a patient’s hemodynamic profile, and master the basics of ventilator management.

With our Hospitalist and Emergency Procedures Online Course, you’ll gain indefinite access to our complete HPC Procedure Video Bundle, featuring 27 full-length narrated videos of the most common bedside procedures essential for working in the ER, ICU, and hospital wards. Additionally, you’ll receive:

• PDFs of all lectures for convenient reference
• An airway management handout summarizing 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
• A bonus lecture on safely performing bedside procedures in patients with thrombocytopenia, coagulopathy, cirrhosis, or who are anticoagulated