Read BEFORE Settling On A Program For First Assisting
7 Traps to Avoid When Choosing a Surgical Assistant Program
Some of you are in the process of shopping for a school that will provide you with formal assistant training that is convenient for you, affordable, and that will prepare you for the greatest opportunity for success. This consumer guide helps you to know what to look for in a program AND what to look out for. It’s free, so don’t be without it.
Importance of Training in Tough Economic Times
In tough economic times, employee training is often considered an expensive luxury item and is often the first to be cut from the budget. Robert Rodriguez, Ph.D makes a convincing case for individuals to upgrade their status with training during a down economy and for employers to continue providing training all the more so when economic times are tough.
The benefits are great, so be sure to read this article if you have any questions in the back of your mind about whether or not taking a Surgical Assistant Program at this time is a financially sound idea.
Simulation vs. Animal or Cadaver Training
Simulation training in the medical field is hot. Animal and cadaver training is becoming obsolete. Read this New England Journal of Medicine article to find out why.
Novice vs. Expert-Level Skills - Online Video
All training is not the same. Surgical Assisting is a performance intensive profession. So how well you perform skills can speak volumes about you. It can gain you opportunities or lose you opportunities. ACESA teaches you expert-level skills and they include the secrets and tricks-of-the-trade assistants usually learn later in their careers.
But what is a novice skill? This video, made for conference attendees, demonstrates how novice skills make you look like you are using ‘training wheels for assistants.’ Will you be labeled a novice Surgical Assistant? What is an expert skill and how does that make you look in surgery? This online video uses a part of the one-handed tying technique as just one example to clearly demonstrate the difference.
One-Handed Tying - Online Video
Here is a free online video of a surgical technique you will be learning in the ‘Surgical SkillLab, 6 Days to Expertise.’ It’s here to show you an example of how we teach. But you also benefit by actually learning a technique you can use in surgery. The one thing you don’t get here is an expert like you get at the lab who can give you feedback and spend the time needed to help you fine-tune your technique.
Two-Handed Tying - Online Video
Here is another bonus online video. If you think you are learning a lot with these videos, just think what you could do in 6 days with expert feedback and fine-tuning. Hope you enjoy it!
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Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
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** The ACESA Surgical Assistant Program is approved by the American Board of Surgical Assistants, Inc. (ABSA). Upon passing the ABSA exam, graduates can use the title 'SA-C' (Surgical Assistant - Certified.)
Covidien, W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., and Ansell Occupational Healthcare are proud to provide surgical materials to ACESA to greatly enhance formal Surgical Assistant training for OR Nurses, Surgical Techs, and other qualified surgical professionals. Covidien also provides suture profiles and a knot tying manual for download from their website(click on the logo above).