Organizations offer self-study materials
Same-day surgery managers complain that increasing caseloads along with staff cuts make it difficult to schedule inservices. To assist readers, Same-Day Surgery newsletter has compiled this list of organizations that offer self-study materials. Many of these vendors recently exhibited at the annual meeting of the Denver-based Association of Operating Room Nurses.
• Paul Letersky, Healthcare Training Systems, 67 Richmondville Ave., Westport, CT 06880. Telephone: (203) 227-2747. Fax: (203) 222-2216. E-mail: [email protected].
Healthcare Training System offers a customized training program with a range of multimedia. This CD-ROM program offers more than 50 hours of training, including interactive training exercises, an instrument image library, an on-line reference system, more than 600 test questions, and 20 examinations approved for contact hours. This program is sold as an annual site license, averaging $200 to $300 per user, with a maximum $8,000 site license.
• Pam Gustafston, Medical Consultants Network, 8790 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 30, Lakewood, CO 80215. Telephone: (800) 538-6264. Fax: (303) 274-2145.
The following is a sample of the company’s 30 plus medical publications: Administrative Manual for Ambulatory Care Facilities, Outpatient Surgery and Ambulatory Services Policy and Procedure Manual, Post Anesthesia Recovery Administration Policies and Procedures Manual, Surgery Administration Policies and Procedures Manual, and Anesthesia Policy and Procedure Manual. Prices range from $49 to $249.
• Kathleen Domkowski, Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, 401 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: (312) 321-5165. Fax: (312) 321-5194. World Wide Web: http://www.sgna.org.
This endoscope cleaning and high-level disinfection self-study module comes with a video, learning guide, and cleaning chart that can be purchased separately. The price differs for members ($8.95 to $55.95), non-members ($12.95 to $74.95), and institutions ($17.95 to $159.95).
• Customer Service, American Health Consultants, P.O. Box 740056, Atlanta, GA 30374. Telephone: (800) 688-2421. Fax: (800) 284-3291. E-mail: [email protected]. World Wide Web: http://www.ahcpub.com.
American Health Consultants is publisher of Same-Day Surgery (SDS) newsletter, Cost Containment in Same-Day Surgery sourcebook, and approximately 70 other publications in the health care field. The price of SDS is $419, and the price of additional subscriptions is $210 per year for one to nine copies and $126 per year for 10 or more additional copies. The cost of the Cost Containment in SDS sourcebook is $199. SDS newsletter and many other publications offer continuing education (CE) contact hours. CE contact hours also are available on-line at http://www.ce-web.com.
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