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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 doctorate in 2003 from the University of Tennessee and completed his dissertation research in the electrophysiology laboratory at the University of   Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) where he developed a new modified chest lead (MAC1L). He finished his nurse anesthesia education in 1984 at Hamot Medical Center, Erie,   Pennsylvania, affiliated with Edinboro University. From 1991 to 2022 he held various academic appointments at the University of Kansas, UAB, University of Maryland, Union   University (UU), and Western Carolina University. During this 32-year span of his academic career, Dr. Kossick received academic ranks of assistant professor, associate professor with tenure, and full professor with tenure. He was also honored with a prestigious senior fellow appointment at UU.

Dr. Kossick has also written a textbook and handbook on electrocardiography, is an author of the chapter Clinical Monitoring I: Cardiovascular System in all seven editions of the textbook Nurse Anesthesia, and the antiarrhythmic chapter in the textbook Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesiology. He has served as a reviewer and editorial committee member for the AANA Journal and a member of two University's IRB Committees. Dr. Kossick currently resides with his wife in Dunnellon, Florida.

Medical Director

Mark T. Murphy, MD, Retired Anesthesiologist, St. Petersburg, Florida, Medical Director, Northwest Anesthesia Seminars / Northwest Seminars, Pasco, Washington

Tuition

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