Ambulatory Online Courses

Develop and maintain clinical competencies and support safe surgery with the following ASC online periop courses.

Ensure Clinical Competencies in the Outpatient Environment

Find accredited ambulatory courses below to ensure clinical competencies in the outpatient environment and earn contact hours.

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18.5 CH, 18.5 AEU

This comprehensive ASC administrator course helps new ambulatory surgery leaders to hit the ground running. It helps administrators pinpoint and prioritize the most crucial duties in their first year and provides supporting education to help you tackle these responsibilities like an experienced administrator.

This course introduces the periop RN to the essential activities of patient-centered assessment and education in the preoperative environment.

This educational module presents an overview of information for health care personnel who may be involved in laser procedures and provides a foundation for the creation of facility-specific laser policies and procedures.

This course provides an overview of adult Cardiovascular Procedures including an anatomy review of the heart and vascular system, nursing care for the patient, the role of the perioperative RN, and an example of the workflow.

This course provides standardized, evidence-based education of the workflow a perioperative professional should know prior to being assigned to a total shoulder arthroplasty procedure.

This course provides key topics for perioperative nurses to increase their knowledge and provide optimal care for the patient undergoing gastrointestinal (GI) procedures of the upper and lower GI tract.

This course provides key guidance for the perioperative nurse to increase their knowledge and assist them in providing optimal care for the patient undergoing a hand and wrist procedure in the inpatient or outpatient setting.

This course provides standardized, evidence-based education of the workflow a perioperative professional must know prior to being assigned to a total hip arthroplasty procedure.

This course provides standardized, evidence-based education of the workflow a perioperative professional must know prior to being assigned to a total knee arthroplasty procedure.

This course provides perioperative nurses and other healthcare professionals who are new to orthopedics with important, applicable information about spine procedures.

Train those new to sterile processing concepts and the department by using standardized education in processing of OR instruments and devices.


7 CH, 7 AEU, 7 IPCH, 3 CE HSPA

This course provides comprehensive knowledge on evidence-based practices and strategies to fulfill regulatory and accreditation requirements, including the initiation and administration of an Infection Control Program.


2.5 CH, 2.5 AEU

This newly updated course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to safely care for patients receiving moderate sedation. The streamlined course covers patient selection and assessment, psychologic monitoring and airway considerations, medication administration, emergency preparedness, and post-procedure care.


4.5 CH, 4.5 AEU, 3 IPCH

This interactive course is the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) leader's go-to resource for navigating the annual ASC Quality Reporting submission, which is vital to the success of your surgery center.


12 CH, 12 AEU, 12 IPCH, 1 CE HSPA

The premier review course for the ambulatory infection preventionist certification exam. Study for the CAIP exam and learn infection prevention best practices.


3.5 CH, 3.5 AEU

A Guide to Governance provides ASC Leaders necessary training on governance, licensure, preparation for accreditation survey, and credentialing. This interactive course also includes various implementation tools, along with video-based instructions, to take the guesswork out of putting your knowledge into practice.


1.5 CH, 1.5 AEU

Part of the ASC Academy Leadership Guides series, this course provides ASC leaders with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to plan, conduct and evaluate the effectiveness of emergency drills: fire, local anesthetic systemic toxicity, active shooter, cardiac arrest, hospital transfer, and malignant hyperthermia.


7 CH, 6.5 AEU

Learn how to effectively run surgery center operations. The course provides an overview of the ASC leader's complex role, Human Resources, Patient Rights and Responsibilities, and Medical Records. The learner is guided through practical implementation with comprehensive instructions, along with 30+ customizable tools and templates.

Introduces the perioperative registered nurse (RN) to the elements of a culture of safety and the effect of human factors on delivery of care.

Learn specific behaviors to participate in patient and family educational activities.

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