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The SGNA Vendor Representative Course is now online!
To order access to this program, visit the SGNA Marketplace.
Course Summary
Course Objectives
Course Highlights
Course Summary
The SGNA Vendor Rep Course provides industry representatives a unique view of the GI lab utilizing audience interaction, a video tour of a GI facility, demonstrations, GI nurse instructors, and a course workbook. Through the use of video, participants will see typical GI procedures from the perspective of both the nurse and patient. These vignettes will highlight aspects of a procedure such as: patient prep, procedure, recovery and discharge, and equipment management and reprocessing.
Course Objectives
- Identify the facilities and services that are common to all settings where
endoscopy is performed.
- List the two primary purposes for performing endoscopic procedures.
- Give at least one indication for each of the five most common endoscopic
procedures.
- Compare and contrast the roles of the secretary, nurse, and technician in
an endoscopy facility.
- Describe three elements to consider when calling at an endoscopy facility.
Course Highlights
- Tour of a GI facility
- GI anatomy as it relates to procedures and equipment
- Tips for smooth interaction with staff
- Staffing protocols
- Resources
Course Content:
- Gastroenterology
- Introduction
- Tour of GI Facility
- Relating GI Anatomy to Procedures and Equipment
- Procedures
- Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD)
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Bronchoscopy
- Biopsy
- Polypectomy
- Esophageal Dilation: Maloney, Hurst, Through the Scope (TTS), Savary
- Case Study
- Tips for Smooth Interaction with Nursing Staff
- Staffing Protocols
- Resources
- About SGNA
- References
Course Materials:
This online course costs $125 for SGNA members and $250 for non-members. This includes
- Downloadable 35 page course book
- Certificate of completion which can be printed immediately after completing the program
- "GI Facility Professional" pin and wallet card to be mailed out to participant after completing the program
SGNA Headquarters
401 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-4267
800/245-SGNA (7462) or 312/321-5165
SGNA@smithbucklin.com
www.sgna.org
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