Manage Your Line

Each year, an estimated 250,000 cases of central line-associated bloodstream infections occur in hospitals in the United States. The SimSuite Central Line Management Program provides guidance on catheter insertion and management best practices to help prevent and manage central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in hospitals.

Central Line Management Program Video Overview

Training Participants and Objectives

The goal of the SimSuite Central Line Management Program is to increase and reinforce the competence and confidence^® of all healthcare team members who administer or assist in central line insertion and those who care for patients with central lines.

After completing the program, participants should be able to meet the following objectives:

• List parameters for placement of a central line.
• Recall complications associated with central line associated bloodstream infections.
• Recognize the financial implications and reimbursement concerns for acute care facilities related to central line-associated bloodstream infections.
• Select the five key components of the Central Line Bundle as defined by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
• Interrelate the key factors associated with the prevention of central line associated bloodstream infections.
• Differentiate between the most commonly used central line catheters.
• Identify the key procedural steps related to the insertion of central venous catheters.
• Distinguish between signs and symptoms of central line related complications.

Program Benefits

• Documentation of staff competence and compliance
• Consistent training across all staff
• Integration into Quality Improvement Programs
• Establishment of protocols
• Program based on guidelines, tools and research from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the CDC.
• Continuing education credits available (CE Statement
  This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Activities that are approved by AORN are recognized as continuing education for registered nurses. This recognition does not imply that AORN or the ANCC Commission on Accreditation approves or endorses any product included in the presentation.
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MSC Training Solution

MSC offers the Central Line Management Program in the following formats, which may be completed on their own or as a comprehensive blended training program:

• Online course, providing evidence-based best practices for catheter insertion and management to help prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections. Includes a 20-minute video tutorial highlighting best practices in ultrasound-guided central line insertion.
• Online 20-minute video tutorial highlighting best practices in ultrasound-guided central line insertion (without full course content).
• Comprehensive instructor's tool kit for facilities that own simulators, including:
  • Patient care scenarios programmed for the Laerdal SimMan^® or SimMan 3G^® simulator
  • Guidance on central line insertion skills practice using a central venous access trainer model and Sonosite^® ultrasound technology^*
• Train-the-Trainer events
• Full-service training events

Download Program Brochure (PDF - 178KB)

Contact Us

Call (888) 889-5882 or email HealthcareGroup@medsimulation.com for more information about the SimSuite Central Line Management Program.

^* MSC has selected SonoSite, Inc. as its preferred ultrasound vendor for the SimSuite Central Line Management Program (SonoSite Press Release). SonoSite is the world leader and specialist in hand-carried ultrasound, offering a family of products to suit a wide range of clinical applications and settings. MSC uses the M-Turbo machine to facilitate training of healthcare providers on best practices in ultrasound-guided central venous insertion. For more information, please visit www.sonosite.com.