2-Day Clinical Skills and Procedure Workshop (Oct 24 - 25, 2025)

2-Day Clinical Skills and Procedure Workshop is organized by Provider Practice Essentials (PPE), LLC and will be held from Oct 24 - 25, 2025 at Hilton Arlington National Landing, Washington, Dist of Col, United States of America.

Description:
This 2-Day CME program in Washington, DC is perfect for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, and Students.  Learn about EKG interpretation and current guidelines, Pulmonary Disorders, Radiology interpretation, Deadly skin conditions, and practice hands-on procedures!

Program Contents and Schedule:
Day 1 Morning:
Cardiac Disorders

• Course Introduction
• Cardiac Overview
• EKG Interpretation
• Acute MI (recognition, management)
• Common Dysrhythmia
• Electrolyte Abnormalities and rhythm impacts
• Condition blocks
• Bundle Branch Blocks
• Application to practice

Pulmonary Disorders

• Pulmonary Overview
• Basic Airway Assessment
• Pneumothorax
• Asthma Management
• COPD Management
• Supplemental Oxygenation
• Wells Criteria
• PERC Rule
• Using D-Dimer
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

Introduction to Radiology – Chest and Abdomen

• Overview of Radiograph Interpretation
• Chest, Shoulder, Clavicle Radiographs
• Systemic Reading Process
• Abnormal Radiographs
• Radiographic Signs of Major Diseases
• Suggested treatment guidelines based on findings
• Radiographic Signs of High Impact Injuries
• Foreign body ingestion, aspiration, and insertion
• Pediatric foreign body aspiration and management

Day 1 Afternoon:
Procedure Overview

• Didactic Procedural Overview
• Needle Decompression
• Chest Tube Insertion
• Tracheostomy Replacement
• Shoulder Reduction and Immobilization
• Upper Extremity Joint Aspiration
• Trigger Point Injection
• Nail Trephination
• Nail Removal
• Foreign Body and Fish Hook Removal
• Introduction to Suture Techniques

The Suturing Course

• Suture Clinic and Equipment Introduction
• Knot Tying
• Simple Interrupted
• Simple Running
• Mattress
• Subcutaneous/Multiple Layer Closure
• Staples
• Skin Adhesive
• Surgeon’s Knot
• Buried Knot
• Billing and Documentation for Sutures
• Local Injections and Digital Blocks

Procedure Workshop

• Knee Injection and Aspiration
• Shoulder Injection
• Needle Decompression
• Chest Tube Insertion

Day 2 Morning:
Cervical Spine Injuries

• Long Board and Collar Removal
• NEXUS Criteria
• Unstable Fractures
• Mechanisms of Common Fractures
• Immobilization
• Ordering the Correct Studies
• Correct Consult and Referral

Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Injuries

• Spine form and function
• Mechanisms of Injury
• Unstable Fractures
• Mechanisms of Common Fractures
• Cauda Equina Syndrome
• Epidural Abscess
• Ordering the Correct Studies
• Correct Consult and Referral

Upper and Lower Extremity Injuries

• Speaking Orthopedics
• Common Patterns of Fractures
• Common Dislocation and Reduction Techniques
• Splinting Techniques and Compartment Syndrome
• Clavicle, Shoulder, Humerus, Elbow, Radius. Ulna. Paired fractures, Wrist and Carpal Bones, Hand
• Amputations
• When to Consult Orthopedics
• When to Consider Transfer/EMS
• What to send home

Day 2 Afternoon:
Skin Conditions Not to Miss

• Skin and Soft Tissue Conditions
• Emergent Rash Identification
• Cellulitis
• Abscess Incision and Drainage
• DVT Identification and Decisions Rules
• Burn Care and Referral Criteria
• What Not to Send Home

Procedure Workshop

• Procedure Clinic
• Lumbar Puncture
• Splinting Workshop
• Intraosseous Access
• Central Venous Catheter Insertion.