Dermatology Training Course for NPs and PAs

ARC Live is now The Skin Course!  15.0 CME including 10.0 pharmacology contact hours. 

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Hands-On Modules Included in the Course

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.

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 Abscess Assessment

Ultrasound Assessment 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?”.

FUNDAMENTALS

  • When to cut
  • How to cut
  • When to treat with antibiotics

HANDS-ON MODULES

  • Incision and drainage training
  • Ultrasound assessment of abscesses
  • Biopsy training
    • Punch
    • Skin tag and mole removal
    • Basic pathology

TOPICS

  • Anesthesia methods
  • Antibiotic stewardship
  • Sepsis
  • Dermatology in history
  • Ganglion cyst
  • Sebaceous cyst
  • Baker’s cyst
  • Pilar cyst

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
  • Rosacea
  • Peritonsillar abscess
  • Neck abscess
  • Sialadenitis
  • Bartholin cyst versus abscess
  • Paraspinal abscess
  • Dental abscess
  • Breast abscess
  • Parotitis

TOPICS

  • Allergies
  • Easiest Rash Algorithm Ever
  • Scarlet Fever
  • Reyes
  • Kawasaki
  • Eczema
    • Dishidrosis
    • Discoid
    • Food allergy related
  • Psoriasis
    • Plaque
    • Nail
    • Inverse
    • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Pytiriasis Rosea
  • The Tineas
    • Corporis
    • Versicolor
    • Pedis
    • Cruris
    • Unguium
  • Intertrigo
  • Lymphangitis
  • Erysipelas
  • Rhus dermatitis (poison ivy)
  • Seborrheic dermatitis

SPECIAL TOPIC

  • Spider bite, or something else?

Nashville, TN

Dermatology Training Course for NPs and PAs

ARC Live – Abscesses, Rashes, and Cysts Training

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.

The cost of attendance covers:

  • Accredited CE – 12.0 contact hours
  • Course supplies
  • All hands-on modules – I&D training, biopsy excision training, ultrasound assessment training
  • Event T-shirt

Course Times

DAY 1

Start Time: 8:00 AM CST
End Time: 5:00 PM CST
Lunch Break: 12:00 – 1:00 PM CST

DAY 2

Start Time: 8:00 AM CST
End Time: 12:00 PM CST

A full itinerary and digital course workbook will be made available to course participants prior to the course date.

Location

Radisson Hotel

1112 Airport Center Drive
Nashville, TN 37214

Phone
(615) 889-9090

A complimentary shuttle is provided by the hotel 24 hours a day to and from the airport.

Sign up soon for this exciting LIVE hands-on seminar that covers the latest in abscess care, cysts, and rashes.  Seating is limited.

This activity provides 12 of the 30 emergency procedures contact hours required by the AAENP under Option 1 for ENP certification.

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aapa category 1 creditPA Category 1 CME

This activity has been reviewed by the AAPA Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 12.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

This activity was planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria for Live Programs and for Commercial Support of Live Programs.

AAPA Category 1 continuing education credits are accepted by the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

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