Education Courses for Individuals

Part of the ASC Academy Leadership Guides series, this course provides ASC leaders with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to plan, conduct and evaluate the effectiveness of emergency drills: fire, local anesthetic systemic toxicity, active shooter, cardiac arrest, hospital transfer, and malignant hyperthermia.

This course provides comprehensive knowledge on evidence-based practices and strategies to fulfill regulatory and accreditation requirements, including the initiation and administration of an Infection Control Program.

Learn the different postoperative phases and levels of patient care and incorporate that knowledge into practice. The learner will be able to integrate knowledge about discharge teaching and the teach-back method for essential patient and family understanding.

This course introduces the periop RN to the essential activities of patient-centered assessment and education in the preoperative environment.

The premier review course for the ambulatory infection preventionist certification exam. Study for the CAIP exam and learn infection prevention best practices.

This newly updated course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to safely care for patients receiving moderate sedation. The streamlined course covers patient selection and assessment, psychologic monitoring and airway considerations, medication administration, emergency preparedness, and post-procedure care.

Evidence-based guidelines and concepts that support perioperative and procedural registered nurses caring for patients undergoing upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) procedures.

This self-paced, online course equips nurses serving as the designated medical laser safety lead with the latest information to reduce risk and implement safety procedures to keep patients and OR staff safe.

Develop and implement best practices to prevent sharps injuries and reduce bloodborne pathogen exposure.

Learn how to protect both health care workers and patients from transmission of potentially infectious agents.

Acquire essential knowledge on environmental cleaning in the surgical setting to help minimize exposure to infectious organisms.

Acquire basic nursing care considerations for a patient undergoing minimally invasive or endoscopic surgery.

In this keynote presentation leaders will learn practical tools and strategies they can immediately implement to address workplace violence, bullying, and incivility within the healthcare environment. When leaders are equipped to address disruptive behaviors, employees stay, and patients achieve better outcomes.

Learn how to address the complex requirements in caring for the obstetric patient in the perioperative phases of care.

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is fundamental to quality patient care. It provides clinicians the tools needed to promote safer patient care and positive patient outcomes in all care settings.

This course provides an overview of the anatomical and physiological differences between children and adults and reviews the developmental stages that establish the basis for safe care. Learners will be able to use knowledge from this course to formulate an age-appropriate plan of care throughout the perioperative process.

Learn the physiological and psychosocial aspects of the perioperative assessment.

This comprehensive ASC administrator course helps new ambulatory surgery leaders to hit the ground running. It helps administrators pinpoint and prioritize the most crucial duties in their first year and provides supporting education to help you tackle these responsibilities like an experienced administrator.

Increase your knowledge of anesthesia methods to assist the anesthesia professional in delivering safe patient care.

We believe in a fundamental responsibility to provide leadership in the development and implementation of changes in public and health policies that support DEI. By empowering nurses with the knowledge, skills, and support necessary to actively contribute to DEI initiatives, we can play a pivotal role in fostering a more inclusive and equitable healthcare system, ultimately improving patient outcomes, and advancing health equity for all.