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EYELIDS & EARS
I’m an ED doc for 21 years now. I did not expect this course to teach me anything. I was wrong. Maybe that says something about me … maybe it says something about the course. I recommend it.
– J. D. C.
Really great course.
– Wes Smith, FNP-BC
Patton’s teaching style is alert, positive, and to the point. I’m looking forward to the other courses he comes up with.
– Nora Vince, NP-C
School rotations included some surgical technique and I remembered some of it. What I learned from this course has improved my practice, and I’m grateful.
– John Birch, PA-C
Finally, a suture course worth the effort, money, time, all of it. I will be reviewing my notes from this course daily, as I practice in an emergency department and close a lot of lacerations.
– Bill Crandall, FNP
I flew through the course. Loved it.
– Bethany H.
We will recommend this course to our next round of students. Totally gets it right. Well put together and the value was completely there. Evidence based practice through-and-through.
– Carson Smith-Weathers, ENP, MHA
Everything I never knew I needed to know. Wow!
– Melanie Thomas, NP
Learn multiple techniques for simple and complex closures
- Steri-strips
- Skin Adhesive
- Staples
- Simple Interrupted
- Simple Continuous
- Horizontal Mattress
- Vertical Mattress
- Interrupted Cruciate
- Corner Stitch
- Running Locking
- Dog Ear Deformity Correction
- Multi-layer Closure
Discussion of Medicolegal Implications and Pitfalls
- Defensive charting tips
- What to verbalize to your patients (or their parents)
- Essential discharge instructions
- Avoiding common pitfalls that could result in lawsuit
- Discussion of the most important way to avoid being sued
An Entire Module on Pediatric Lacerations
- Dealing with kids and their parents
- Building rapport with your pediatric patient
- Pediatric analgesia tips
- Pediatric moderate sedation procedures
- Pediatric case studies
Extensive Anesthesia and Pharmacology Discussion
- Local infiltration
- Digital blocks
- Field blocks
- Moderate sedation with ketamine and midazolam
- Amide family (the “caines”) anesthetics
Four Course Options
OSC CORE | 15.0 CE
only $229
The original suture training course, accessible completely online, and accredited for 15.0 CE credits. Course progress is managed through the online learning management system incorporated into our website. The course includes all core curriculum (listed above) and 11 hands-on practice modules that can be completed using your own supplies, or supplies purchased from the OSC store. These modules support the core course content, and are designed to help you physically master each closure technique. Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a CE certificate indicating their earned credits.
OSC NOMAD | 15.0 CE
only $239
The original suture training course accredited for 15.0 CE credits, accessible via USB course drive and online. Take it anywhere! As always, the course includes 11 hands-on practice modules that can be completed using your own supplies, or supplies purchased from the OSC store. These modules support the core course content, and are designed to help you physically master each closure technique. Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a CE certificate indicating their earned credits.
OSC CORE DELUXE | 15.0 CE
only $299
Includes the original OSC Core online access PLUS a deluxe practice suture kit to maximize your learning with the 11 hands-on practice modules.
OSC NOMAD DELUXE | 15.0 CE
only $319
OSC NOMAD can be turned into a deluxe, all-in-one suture training course when you purchase OSC NOMAD Deluxe, which includes everything you’ll need to physically practice your new suture skills.
OSC Expert Faculty
Patton Graham, NP-C, EMT
Patton is a family and emergency nurse practitioner. He is a member of the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. He earned his B.S. (sociology) in 2005 from the University of North Alabama, his A.S. (nursing) in 2012 from Columbia State Community College, and his M.S. (nursing) in 2015 from Tennessee State University. He completed his emergency nurse residency in 2012 at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN. Patton practices in both emergency departments and acute care clinics. Patton has taught at the collegiate level and has also taught suture training courses, wound repair, and procedural processes in a variety of clinical settings.
LIVE COURSES
LACS - Live Advanced Course in Suturing
Join Patton Graham, NP-C in Nashville, TN for LACS May 16-17, 2019
LACS is the in-person, hands-on version of the popular Online Suture Course and teaches 11 closure techniques each with a hands-on practice session using pig’s feet, 3 anesthesia approaches, and covers 33 topics (see details below). Total session time for this continuing education conference is 12 hours, with 8 session hours on day 1, and 4 session hours on day 2, providing you with either an early departure or some additional free time in Nashville.
AANP Accredited CE: 12.0 contact hours including 2.0 pharmacology hours
Dermatology Training Course for NPs and PAs
Fundamentals
- When to cut
- How to cut
- When to treat with antibiotics
Hands-On Modules
- Incision and drainage practice
- Ultrasound assessment of abscesses
- Biopsies
- Punch
- Skin tag and mole removal
- Basic pathology
Topics
- Measles
- Scarlet Fever
- Rubella
- Filatow-Dukes
- Erythema Infectiosum
- Roseola Infantum
- Shingles
- Chicken Pox
- Molloscum Contagiosum
- Hand-Foot-Mouth
- Impetigo
- Felon
- Paronychia
- General Cutaneous Abscesses
- Herpetic Whitlow
- Folliculitis
- Axillary (hidradenitis)
- Pilonidal abscess versus cyst
- Acne
- Peritonsillar abscess
- Neck abscess
- Bartholin cyst versus abscess
- Peraspinal abscess
- Dental abscess
- Breast abscess
- Parotitis
- Easiest Rash Algorithm Ever
- Pediatrics
- Scarlet Fever
- Reyes
- Kawasaki
- Eczema
- Dishidrosis
- Discoid
- Food allergy related
- Psoriasis
- Plaque
- Systemic
- Pytiriasis Rosea
- The Tineas
- Intertrigo
- Lympangitis
- Erysipelas
- Rhus dermatitis (poison ivy)
- Ganglion cyst
- Sebaceous cyst
- Baker’s cyst
- Pilar cyst
Dermatology Training Course for NPs and PAs
Join Patton Graham, NP-C in Nashville, TN for ARC Live, a totally awesome live training course for abscess incision and drainage, training using ultrasound for abscess assessment, and biopsy excision training. Total session time for this continuing education conference is 12 hours, with 8 session hours on day 1, and 4 session hours on day 2, providing you with either an early departure or some additional free time in Nashville.
- Accredited CE – 12.0 contact hours including 2.0 pharmacology hours*
- Course supplies (I&D Kit, abscess practice analogue with FAKE PUS)
- Access to on-site ultrasound machine for hands-on training
- Event T-shirt
Hands-On Modules
Incision and Drainage Training
Participants will learn the proper technique for incision and drainage of an abscess, whether or not to pack, and definitive treatment including antibiotic appropriateness.
Ultrasound Training
With ARC Live, participants will get hands-on practice in the art of ultrasound assessment of abscesses and soft tissue disorders. Participants will learn how to differentiate an abscess with fluctuance from simple cellulitis and answer that all important question of “Should I cut?”.
Biopsy Excision Training
Participants will learn the proper technique for biopsy and excision of skin tags, moles, and cystic lesions using punch and scalpel techniques.