Below is a list of upcoming classes and seminars (offered by Saint Francis Medical Center's Education Center) that are open to healthcare employees throughout the region. To register, call the Saint Francis Education Center at 573-331-5107, or toll-free at 866-331-5107. For a list of American Heart Association courses, click here.

AAA Screenings

Come to Saint Francis Medical Center's Heart Institution to determine your risk for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). A thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon on staff at the Heart Institute will be on hand to oversee the screening. The screening is a brief, noninvasive scan to determine the presence of an AAA, an enlargement, or aneurysm, in the lining of the main artery leading from the heart to the lower abdomen. If left untreated, an AAA can potentially tear or rupture. People age 55 or older are at increased risk of developing this serious and potentially fatal problem. Other factors putting individuals at risk include smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, hardening of the arteries and family history of AAA.

Location: Saint Francis Medical Center's Heart Institute

Cost: $35

Registration: For more information on the screening or to schedule an appointment, call Cape Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery at 573-331-3155.

Basic Arrhythmia

Basic Arrhythmia

Use a systematic approach to rhythm interpretations. By the end of the 2-day class, participants will be able to identify normal cardiac anatomy and cardiac conduction system and be able to analyze and calculate information from each strip. Review basic arrhythmia interpretations with treatment modalities and basic pacemaker terminology with rhythm interpretation and troubleshooting issues being identified.

Date: Monday and Tuesday, August 2 and 3

Time: 8 am-4:30 pm

Location: See event calendar posting at elevators

Cost: $125 for nurses and $81 for monitor techs

Registration: Call the Education Department at 573-331-5107. You must register and need to review materials prior to class. There is an $85 book deposit which will be returned at the end of day two when the book has been returned.

Diabetes Self-Management Training

Dates:

1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd Wednesday of every month

2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th Thursday of every month

Times:

Wednesday classes: 9 am-noon

Thursday classes: 3-6 pm

Location: Saint Francis Health and Wellness Center Conference Room 1

Registration: Classes require pre-registration and physician referral. Call 573-331-5897 or 800-457-1720 for more information.

Surgical Services Seminar - Connecting the Links

Date: November 7, 2009

Time: Registration at 7:30 am Seminar 8 am-2:30 pm

Location: Saint Francis Conference Center

Cost: Free to Saint Francis employees, $45 for non-employees and $10 for students

Registration: Contact Jana Gile at 573-331-5325 or email jgile@sfmc.net

This seminar is targeted for perioperative care providers, nurses, surgical technologists, sterile technicians and Allied Health professionals. Many topics will be covered including robotic, assisted surgical procedures, super bugs and surgical site infections, perioperative positioning, prevention of pressure ulcers, evidence preservation and overcoming stressful situations.