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Accreditation

Northwest Anesthesia Seminars / Northwest Seminars is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of EKG interpretation.

Program Purpose

Due to the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease and standards of care regarding EKG monitoring by various professional organizations, physicians in many specialties (anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and critical care), advanced practice nurses, and other healthcare providers are being challenged to interpret the EKG. This program is designed to update these practitioners with the latest information on this body of scientific information. This seminar offers 8 contact hours.

Objectives

Review the 12-lead EKG system, dipole concept, the predicted morphology of the EKG waveforms, and options for lead placement.
Define the EKG criteria for diagnosing myocardial ischemia, injury, infarction, axis deviation, bundle branch blocks, and fascicular blocks.
Review the recommended placement of limb and chest leads for recording the 12 lead EKG and for continuous monitoring the EKG in the OR, PACU, ICU and ED.
Apply the criteria for the diagnosis of EKG changes associated with pathophysiology (e.g., myocardial injury, infarction, bundle branch blocks).

Course Director

Mark A. Kossick, DNSc, CRNA (Ret.)

Professor Emeritus

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

Educational Consultant

Dunnellon, Florida

Dr. Kossick received his research doctorate (DNSc) in 2003 from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and completed his clinical research in the electrophysiology laboratory at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) while developing a new modified chest lead (MAC1L).

He finished his nurse anesthesia education in 1984 at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Pennsylvania, affiliated with Edinboro University. Over the past 34 years he has been on faculty at the University of Kansas, UAB, University of Maryland, Union University, and Western Carolina University. Dr. Kossick has lectured extensively on EKG interpretation to an eclectic audience across the United States and from other countries, such as Spain, Germany, Iceland, Australia, Great Britain, Saudi Arabia, and New Zealand. Attendees include anesthesiologists, hospitalists, intensivists, emergency department physicians, cardiologists, nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, and critical care nurses. He has served as a member of the AANA Journal Editorial Committee, authored 1) the antiarrhythmic chapter in the textbook, Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesiology, 2) the Clinical Monitoring I: Cardiovascular System chapter in all seven editions in the textbook Nurse Anesthesia and 3) is developing a video lecture series on comprehensive EKG interpretation. Dr. Kossick’s academic career also included serving as a tenured full professor, senior fellow, and as a member of IRB committees.

Medical Director

Mark Murphy, MD, MSN Education, Treasure Island, Florida, Medical Director Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, Pasco, Washington

Tuition

• MD/DO
  $ 335 Early Registration Fee
  $ 335 Regular Registration Fee
  $ 335 Late Registration Fee
  - Daily Rate
• CRNA/PA
  $ 335 Early Registration Fee
  $ 335 Regular Registration Fee
  $ 335 Late Registration Fee
  - Daily Rate
• Resident/RN/Others
  $ 335 Early Registration Fee
  $ 335 Regular Registration Fee
  $ 335 Late Registration Fee
  - Daily Rate

Course Cancellation Fee

Register Early

We recommend that you register early to assure your spot. We reserve the right to close registrations to a course at any time without notice. We may not be able to accommodate onsite registrations.

Course Cancellation By Provider

We reserve the right to cancel a course for any reason. In such case, a minimum of 30 days notice will be given to those registered and 100% of tuition paid will be refunded. NWAS and NW-WWT will not be responsible for any non-refundable airfare, hotel, or other liabilities you may incur. We highly recommend purchase of travel insurance.

Schedule and Faculty Changes

Factors beyond our control sometimes necessitate changes in the schedule and faculty. If time permits, we will inform all registrants of any changes prior to the program. Changes on site due to local conditions will be announced in class.

Frequent Attendee Points (FAP)