Surgical SkillLab
The Expert Way
Finally, get rid of your retractor,
get your hands in the wound, and start assisting for real.
Monday - Suturing & Tying I
Tuesday - TAH/LSO
Wednesday - Suturing & Tying II
Thursday - AAA Repair
Friday - Skills Potpourri
Saturday - Transverse Colon Resection
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Don’t get me wrong. You may still have to hold a retractor from time to time. It just shouldn’t be the limit of your value and contribution. The Surgical SkillLab is part of the Surgical Assistant Program but you can also take it by itself to gain new skills or improve on skills you have. A lot of people take the lab because they learned how to assist on-the-job and now they want undo bad habits and learn the right way – the way experts do it. But even if you’ve never assisted before, you can easily learn the ‘expert way’ from the beginning instead of starting at entry-level.
I know… all you do is hold retractors, suction, and cut suture. Your hospital doesn’t call that first assisting. In fact, it’s in your job description, right? Let me assure you. If there is no official first assistant and you are standing right across from your surgeon holding a retractor or whatever, YOU ARE THE FIRST ASSISTANT! It doesn’t matter what they call it at your hospital. You need training for this position and you owe it to yourself to complete the Surgical Assistant Program. That would be the ideal but, at the very least, do yourself a favor and take this 6 day lab.
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed exactly what it takes to reach mastery or expertise. With the right kind of hands-on training, YOU can first assist in surgery like experts do. That’s why we have the Surgical SkillLab, The Expert Way. But is 6 days enough time? You’ve likely known more than one person who has worked in surgery for many years, even surgeons, who you wouldn’t consider to be experts. So how can you get on the expert way? You have to do just 3 things:
- Learn what experts know and do up front – before you even start your clinical internship.
- Practice expert techniques under the careful guidance and coaching of an experienced expert. (You get Dan Bump or someone he hand selected and trained. See About Dan Bump).
- Learn your skills ‘in context’ by using them to perform realistically simulated surgeries.
Here's what you get...
The 6 day agenda is listed to the right. But just listing skills you are about to learn doesn’t begin to do justice to what the training experience is going to do for your career and your life. You get:
- 154 surgical skills from incision through wound closure.
- 4 simulated surgeries to gain advanced skills and dynamic assisting behaviors.
- Numerous hands-on applications.
- And just to make sure you get it all, you have ACESA’s Lifetime Access For Skills Mastery. Retake the lab as many times as you want for no extra charge.
- The lab is approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education.
- Your training is supported by 3 major industry leaders: Covidien; W.L. Gore & Associates; and Ansell Occupational Healthcare.
- ACESA is affiliated with 280+ hospitals nationwide.
- Semester credits are available.
But you also get:
The power of role playing.
Role playing as a teaching method doesn’t show up on a list of subjects covered or skills you acquire in a workshop. What is the significance of role playing?
Learning skills in a vacuum by boring repetition leaves a lot to be desired. Have you ever done that? Not much fun and it’s hard to keep motivated when you’re just droning on and on. You also don’t fully get ‘why’ you are learning a skill, why you have to do it a certain way, and under what circumstances you would use a skill. Practicing a skill at a desk by yourself is quite different from performing the same skill with your surgeon or deep in a cavity.
However, when you role play a skill in a realistic surgical simulation, you learn ‘in context,’ not in a vacuum. You get to learn and apply skills in actual real-life situations. You’re never left on your own to figure out where or when to use your skills.
You may have to modify your technique in order to use it in different situations. So without role playing, imagine being in your Operating Room and literally having to figure out how to modify it during a case. If you watch your surgeon, you might get some hints but not enough. Have you ever tried to figure out how a magician does his tricks? You think you have it but missed one little thing the magician did and you can’t make it work. Do you want that to happen when you’re working on your patient and your surgeon is watching you make a mess of it?
Would you feel more comfortable if you could figure out the real-life application piece of the puzzle before you get to surgery? When you do, you begin to look like and perform like an expert after just 6 days of hands-on training.
Have you ever taken some hands-on training where you get to perform surgical procedures or techniques? Maybe a pig lab? Let’s say you were learning how to do a Lap Chole. Here’s how it usually goes. You get to do a part of the procedure, but then others on your team also want to do some it. So, just as you were starting to have some fun, you have to hand the instruments over to someone else.
A key part of the ACESA process is to have you perform one surgery as the surgeon so you are learning and applying surgical techniques and skills in context, in real-life situations. You get one full procedure from incision to closure without having someone else take over. Not only do you learn surgical technique, you also learn what you as a surgeon want from an assistant. You put yourself in your surgeon’s shoes and get some amazing insights you couldn’t get any other way.
Full of new skills. I am thrilled! "I was extremely tired after the first day - mentally! I was pleased with the curriculum from the first day and the rest of the week proved to be just as full of new skills and knowledge. I am walking away with more knowl-edge than I imagined I would gain in a 6-day period. Your teaching methods are wonderful. I am feeling empowered - by the knowledge you have given me during this lab. I am very enthusiastic about the next phase of this program as I know I am going to gain knowledge and increase my skill level expon-entially. I am thrilled at where that will lead me professionally. The SA role will be new to our area and I look forward to the opportunity of raising the level of expertise for myself as well as my peers. I will whole-heartedly recommend your program to all wishing to expand their educational and professional possibilities." Jennifer Nelson, CV First Assistant St. Joseph Hospital Fort Wayne, IN
The lab is enjoyable and challenging. “This experience has been enjoyable and challenging. The step-by-step skills lab and the anatomy lectures are worth the cost alone.” Dennis Dingus, RN Scenic Mountain Medical Center, Big Spring, TX
Makes me stand out as an expert. “ACESA is very well organized. I feel that they concentrated on the skills that would best make me an excellent SA. On the third day, as well as the towards the end of the second, I really started to feel my skills and knowledge coming together. It was very exciting. My main benefit, other than the obvious suturing & tying skills, was the 'small things' that will make me stand out as an expert in my surgeons' minds. The SkillLab will be of great benefit to anyone in the surgical field. I feel that the lab, as well as the curriculum, will help me to achieve my goals. Dan brings knowledge and skills that are little known but easily reproduced. His teaching style is outstanding and I feel that I will become much more desirable than some of my colleagues who do not have this formal training.” Raylan Smith, CST Northwest Medical Center Margate, FL
Made me the best Surgical Assistant I could be! “ACESA seems like a very friendly company, concerned more about your success than money in their pocket. I enjoyed the hands-on simulators. They worked to show you how to do something instead of just telling you how. Before coming to the ACESA surgical lab, a doctor tried to teach me how to tie and I just didn’t get it. Now I can go back to work with my new skills and blow the doctors out of the water. ACESA was a great learning experience that combined my skills with brand new skills to make me the best Surgical Assistant I can be. Through hands-on training, ACESA created a very conducive learning environment. The small groups also made the experience fun and exciting as well as educational.” Melissa Whitman, ST St. Joseph East Hospital Lexington, KY
Lots of little tricks I can use at work! “I was very happy with the hands-on labs that give you a better understanding of what’s going on from a surgeon’s per-spective and allows you to assist them better. I learned lots of little tricks that I will benefit from on a daily basis at work. I would highly recommend this program. Excellent hands-on experiences. Very professional and very experienced instructor.” Sandra McCabe, RN, CNOR, RNFA Northern Illinois Medical Center, McHenry, IL
What I learned came to life! “I really enjoy seeing what I learn come to life in the OR. I am becoming more comfortable with my skills and enjoy getting the chance to use them whenever I can. I always see room for improvement (a little faster, smoother, and more knowledge-able). I feel that the surgeons and other staff are beginning to look at me a little differently as a result of my schooling." Aaron Musson, ST Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH “This is an excellent program and has allowed Aaron to become adept in nearly every area of surgical assistance.” Glen B. Van Atta, Jr., M.D. Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH
This program changed my life! "ACESA is a great company! I recommend it 100% to everybody. My experience was wonderful. Now I know how to tie and close wounds using different techniques. I am very happy. I am ready to assist. This program changed my life! Thank you very much for everything. This is the best program." Hector Rivera, CST Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center Davenport, FL
Become a 'polished professional!' “ACESA is dedicated to educating and training the best Surgical Assistants possible. The one-on-one training and individual attention was particularly a good experience for me. Dan’s genuine interest in seeing us become ‘polished profess-ionals’ was appreciated. Learning what’s expected of me as a Surgical Assistant was very valuable to me. I now have a completely different view of my responsibilities. I recommend this program to anyone who has an interest in improving their surgical skills. I have learned more in this class than I ever did in Surgical Technologist School about the surgical procedure. This is the ‘next step’ for any medical professional who wants to advance their career.” Don Sanders, CST Mother Frances Hospital Tyler, TX
New and exciting challenges! “ACESA is a great company that offers new and exciting challenges for people whether they are experienced or not in the trade. I was very happy to learn the advantages and disadvantages for new concepts in tying and suturing in different aspects of surgery. Anyone, with or without the knowledge or concepts in surgery, whether you are seasoned or new, can gain a lot of knowledge and skills from the course. I highly recommend it to anyone. It is a great oppor-tunity to work with Dan.” Heather Johnson, RN Assistant to Lawrence W. Schwartz, DO Fayetteville, TN
Loved the individual attention! “ACESA is great! This course met all of my expectations. The speaker was very knowledgeable and was interested in each student’s needs. I loved the individual attention the students got with the instructor and the simulators. The speaker really cared about us learning and our futures. I mostly valued the hands-on where you get a good understanding of the surgeon’s perspective. Also, the anatomy classes so when you are assisting, you know what is going on. I am so grateful to Dan Bump and ACESA for this training. I recommend this class to both non-certified and certified techs.” Carolyn Goss, CST Russell Medical Center Alexander City, AL
You'll sharpen your surgical skills! “I strongly recommend this program. It is very professional. You get vast knowledge in anatomy, physiology, surgical technique, suturing & tying, and patient safety. This program will really sharpen your skills no matter where you are in your career, whether you are just starting or a seasoned veteran. You will definitely learn something with ACESA.” Gilbert Flores, CTS Laredo Medical Center Laredo, TX
Perform in the OR at the level required! “Dan Bump is a teacher by nature. He is amazingly patient and obviously enjoys coaching his students. He shares the joy and excitement of achievement. The one-on-one coaching is fantastic! This course is invaluable. Intensive, thorough, fun, informative – it’s the whole package! I learned a lot and had a great time doing it. I feel confident that I will be able to perform in the OR at the level required. The entire course stands out as a fantastic experience. I strongly recommend this program. Thank you very much!” Amy White-Swann, ST Doctors Hospital Shreveport, LA
Can't wait to use my new skill! “I feel that ACESA has set high standards for itself as a company. I think the company has established an excellent formula for success in the SA field. The 6-day skills lab was an excellent experience for me. The wealth of new knowledge and skills that I came away with are well worth the cost of the lab. My surgical assist skills have increased tremen-dously. I can’t wait to use them! I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to increase their level of skill and performance in the OR environment. Besides learning new skills, confidence is instilled to be able to use those skills.” Della Burget, RN Lower Umpqua Hospital Reedsport, OR |
After being the surgeon, you get to perform another full surgery as the assistant. You get to utilize all of your new insights to improve your assisting. Then you learn some great assisting techniques to make your case go smoothly. Isn’t that your job? (and of course to make the surgeon look good).
So you get to perform 2 full surgeries each surgery day. You actually perform 8 surgeries all together. That is a lot of concentrated, focused experience. You also get 2 full days of basic and advanced suturing and tying. An expert gives you feedback, helps you fine-tune your skills, and gives you the benefit of his years of experience so you can apply them expertly in the simulations and when you get back to your hospital.
6 day success formula.
Did your Mom ever drill into your head, ‘Practice, Practice, Practice?’ Guess what? She was right! Practice is a big secret to success in all areas of life, whether you are playing a piano or assisting in surgery. Practice is only one of the secrets that make the ACESA lab work so well and there are so many others. Correct practice is really a 3 part success secret:
- Practice the right skills.
- Practice with an expert.
- Practice for 6 days.
Dan Bump, founder of ACESA, is the architect of the 6 day model of hands-on training as a fast-track to expertise. As a 30 year veteran of the Operating Room, Dan has been around and he knows the skills you need to make you perform like an expert – the right skills. He is a ‘right skills’ expert himself and he knows exactly how to teach them to you and then coach you to apply them the expert way yourself.
Dan has been teaching assisting and surgical techniques for over 20 years now and his experience proves that for the majority of students, 6 days with an expert is the sweet spot. He’s seen it time and time again. There may even be some students who are struggling at first. But 6 days and 8 surgeries later they are applying their skills well, their confidence has soared, and they are not at all worried about having to go back to their hospitals and performing their skills on patients in front of their surgeons. In fact, they often comment how they can’t wait to start.
If the lab was only 5 days, the results wouldn’t be nearly as spectacular. Dan has noticed a big difference in his students’ abilities between day 5 and day 6. Everything seems to gel on that 6th day. We haven’t done a study but there just has to a correlation between the best way for human beings to learn skills and the 6 day model.
Anatomy is your job!
You’ve certainly had your fill of anatomy classes before you came to this lab. But when you are handing the instruments, you aren’t really working with the anatomy. You didn’t have to identify the anatomy, you didn’t have to alter anatomy with surgical technique, and you didn’t have to worry about keeping your surgeon out of trouble. When you think about it, anatomy is like a language. If you don’t use it… you lose it! As the assistant, ANATOMY IS YOUR JOB!
But even if you remembered everything from your anatomy classes, it isn’t enough. You have to start looking at anatomy in a completely different way. You have a different perspective when anatomy is your job. You can’t even correctly perform the simulated surgeries without advanced anatomical knowledge with the right perspective. So you get the precise anatomical knowledge you need for this procedure before you are expected to operate.
Even more important, these classes teach you what you need to learn from your study of anatomy to get the right perspective. Since anatomy is your job, you never want to stop learning. You’ll get the questions to keep in mind as you study surgical anatomy. Some of these questions include:
- How does this knowledge make me a better assistant?
- What new perspective does this give me?
- What are the anatomical landmines that might get me or my surgeon into trouble?
- What is the secret to identifying these structures in surgery even if the patient’s conditions makes identification difficult?
- How does this knowledge help me handle the patient’s tissue correctly and safely?
With these questions in mind as you study, the right information will literally pop out from the page and you’ll get the benefit of the advanced anatomy you need to be the best assistant you can be.
Do no harm! Know your patient.
You also learn about your patient at the lab. Depending on the patient’s condition, you may have to alter your technique somewhat for a more safe and effective procedure. Here is a list of some questions you’ll answer:
- How will the patient’s medications or conditions they are suffering from effect the integrity of their tissues?
- What conditions require this procedure?
- What are the different ways the operation can be performed (for example Vaginal Hysterectomy, TAH, LAVH, etc)?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different surgical approaches?
- What are the different incisions available to the surgeon?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different incisions?
You are a better assistant with this kind of patient awareness. You also have a better rapport with your surgeons because they know your concerns for the patient match theirs.
Should your instructor be a freelance Surgical Assistant?
If your instructor is or has been a highly successful freelance Surgical Assistant, he can be a substantial resource and give you a big head start if you decide someday to start your own assisting business. Dan Bump has not only been successful himself (see About Dan Bump), he has mentored many of his students to business success.
“But I’m not interested in self-employment.” Well you could have a very good instructor who wasn’t ever freelance. But if your instructor was a highly successful self-employed Surgical Assistant, that’s about as close to proof as you can get that the instructor has the highest level of skills out there. They had to be that good to compete successfully for surgeons who have many other assistants to choose from.
Teaching methods and style really matter.
You know it’s true. Your instructor could be very good in surgery but be a lousy instructor. It can be hard to find someone with both. Dan Bump’s students love his humorous, patient, and effective teaching style. And the ACESA teaching methods such as ‘learning in context’ are all proven to work. Students just can’t say enough about it. Read some of the student comments to the right and at the end of this page. You’ll be amazed!
Why is patience so important? You’ve seen residents try to learn while a surgeon is yelling at them. You can imagine how hard that would be for you. One area where an instructor could become frustrated, perhaps even angry at a student, is when the student is told several times how to do something and they just don’t catch on. It feels like they aren’t trying hard enough or they aren’t listening to you.
What Dan knows and anyone he teaches to be an ACESA instructor knows is everyone learns differently. So Dan has an assortment of different ways to explain concepts and how to perform a skill. When he finds someone who can’t get it, Dan goes through all his explanations until he gets to the one that resonates with the student. It always works – always. That knowledge keeps Dan patient. He never gets too frustrated or angry. His students love it and they always do well.
Your hands-on training changes your clinicals.
On paper the ACESA Clinical Internship looks a lot like other programs you could have taken. But your extensive hands-on training in the expert way changes your clinicals into a higher-learning experience.
Imagine you are first assisting on a bowel resection. The anastomosis is done but the surgeon wants to over-sew the staple line. So he asks for a silk stitch and places a Lembert, pops off the needle, and says to go ahead and tie it. Your heart beat quickens. It feels like your palms are starting to sweat and you could swear the surgeon is put off because you are hesitating.
You worry what he might be thinking when he sees your hand shaking. The surgeon already has another stitch in his hand just waiting for you to finish… but you haven’t even started yet. So you start tying and you finally get the first throw in. It was a little sloppy and you’re praying the surgeon didn’t notice. You put the second throw in, pull it down tight, and… it breaks… You look at the surgeon, half way expecting to be kicked out of the room. This is the stuff of nightmares.
The surgeon goes ahead and places another stitch and you really think you are going to get it right this time. You are about ready to start tying when you hear the surgeon say, “Here, I’ll do it myself.” This is how opportunities are lost in the Operating Room – sometimes forever. This is how, if you get to first assist again, you are stuck just holding retractors.
Now imagine it this way. See yourself first assisting on that same bowel resection and it’s time for you to tie. You are going to one-hand tie because you’ve noticed the surgeon ties that way. You’ve worked out the logistics of one-handed tying ahead of time because you know if you wait until its time to tie and then start thinking about how you are going to do it, it’ll seem like you are hesitating and you’re not comfortable with tying.
So when the surgeon says to tie, you move smoothly right into it like you were born one-hand tying. You don’t break the stitch because you were taught at the ACESA lab the secret of tying silk without ever once breaking it. You notice before you were done tying, the surgeon had already started placing the next stitch. Without breaking the rhythm of surgery, you continue tying and the surgeon continues to place the stitches. When the procedure is finished, the surgeon asks if you’d be OK closing while he writes orders. He shakes your hand, breaks scrub and leaves the closure to your care. That’s how opportunity is created in the Operating Room.
If you are well prepared for your clinicals by the Surgical SkillLab, then your clinicals are very different. Your surgeons quickly discover they aren’t going to have to teach you the basics or even much of the advanced stuff. The only thing left is their secrets and tricks-of-the-trade.
But you aren’t in the Program, you are just taking the lab to improve on your skills and learn some new things. You may not be starting a clinical internship but you can expect your experience to be very similar when you go back to your OR. You’ll increase your surgeons’ trust in your abilities and you will gain increasing opportunities rather than getting them shut down.
- Your competence and confidence will soar.
- Experience chest-bursting personal pride and increased job satisfaction.
- Expand your scope of practice to include first assisting and reduce your liability.
- Reduce the surgical risk of assisting in surgery without proper training.
- Enjoy improved relationships with your surgeons.
- Make your surgeons happy.
You get expert secrets
and tricks-of-the-trade.
Only the Surgical SkillLab, The Expert Way gives you the 6 ACESA secrets that make you perform the expert way even if you never assisted before. Use these secrets during your clinical internship and, not only will you pass the program with flying colors, you'll be unbeatable!
- Use this secret to apply surgical techniques and assisting behaviors with the comfort and poise of a seasoned professional before the lab is over.
- Apply this principle and you’ll be able to avoid movements during the procedure that disturb your surgeons. They will enjoy a comfort and ease with you that makes you a pleasure to work with.
- This ACESA technique keeps you out of the surgeon’s way while you are assisting. The surgeon will never feel like you are invading their territory.
- You are going to learn an effective method for staying ahead of the surgeon and anticipating the next move. You’ll make a big impression. Graduates of other programs and even surgeons who first assist really miss the boat on this one.
- Adopt this assisting behavior and you’ll make the surgery go silky smooth. Surgeons won't want to do any of their cases without you!
- This secret will help you take the pressure cooker environment of surgery in stride. When the pressure is on, you’ll perform with the poise and composure of a master!
Are you starting to see how ACESA training goes above and beyond and can make an incredible difference in your career?
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Lifetime Access for Skills Mastery!
Master ALL the skills from the Lab or you can retake it
at now extra charge, as many times as you like,
for a lifetime, until you are 100% satisfied!
Surgical skills are so important to your success. In fact, skill level is directly connected to success level. The more expertly you apply your skills the more success you can expect – more opportunities, more income, more of everything that comes with a highly successful career. Knowing this connection makes us responsible for assuring, to the best of our ability, that each and every one of our students masters ALL of the surgical skills. That’s why we have the 6 day lab instead of leaving all of your skills training up to your surgeons.
That same sense of responsibility prompted us to introduce the Lifetime Access For Skills Mastery program. It’s included with the Surgical SkillLab, The Expert Way at no extra charge. With this program you get lifetime access to the 6 day lab - retake the lab as many times as you like, until you are thoroughly convinced you received the full value of training and that you have fully mastered the skills. It’s our way of assuring that ACESA grads are the most skilled and most successful Surgical Assistants in the country!
Here's a hint of more success-building benefits
you only get from ACESA. They are going to make you
a superstar in surgery and in life.
- 6 keys help you avoid opportunity-killing mistakes common to assistants with entry-level training. You won't get stuck holding retractors. You'll be suturing, tying, ligating, and assisting in surgery the expert way.
- 4 secrets work like magic to increase suturing speed without sacrificing smoothness, refinement, or safety. Surgeons won’t think they have to do it themselves to get done faster.
- 4 essential trade secrets keep you from harming your patients and you avoid the liability. (Not widely known nor are they taught in other programs).
- Practice this one skill and you’ll perform better than 90% of all assistants.
- 4 plastic wound closure techniques produce cosmetic results your surgeons will take credit for. Your reward is financial not just satisfaction for a job well done.
- You only get this skill from a mentor. You get it from ACESA because a mentor developed the program. Never appear clumsy, nervous, or like you are doing something you shouldn't. You’ll be comfortable and confident in any situation.
- 5 highly specialized ACESA teaching methods make retaining skills and knowledge easy and fun.
“Tying ‘Dan Bump’ style changed my life forever professionally!" -Donald Hill, RN
Are you starting to see the power you receive to master skills and control your own destiny? You can literally turn your current surgery job into your dream career with an income you never thought possible unless you went to medical school.
Develop Significant Expertise!
"I feel it to be an honor to be associated with Dan Bump and ACESA. I have known and worked closely with Dan Bump since 1989 and have great respect for his knowledge and skills. He has always provided me with the excellence in surgical assisting that I have needed and has shown the patience to be able to effectively transmit his experience to others. It is this quality that makes Dan uniquely able to provide a most worthwhile learning experience for surgical assistant students. From a surgeon’s perspective, an assistant needs to provide more than simple tissue retraction. The assistant should properly be a reflection of the experience and judgment of the surgeon. Education gained through an ACESA course will provide the self-assurance which will be well recognized by patients and surgeons alike. Surgeons do not want to begin a surgical procedure with inexperienced assistants and cannot be expected to provide education themselves when the assistants do not have the background to assist with knowledge and efficiency. ACESA will provide this background. Dan Bump’s ability to provide a respected educational program is known throughout the country. His track record is undisputed and ACESA will be the beneficiary of this experience. I feel that the Skill labs developed by Dan Bump and ACESA will produce a hands-on experience which will enable the prospective assistant to develop significant expertise. This will enable the assistant to gain the confidence of the surgeon and thereby enable the assistant’s career to flourish." Arthur P. Heller, M.D. Fellow, A.A.O.S. President, Orthopaedic Physicians of Colorado, P.C. |
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