Infusion Therapy Institute
960 Rand Road, Suite 224
Des Plaines, IL 60016
14.0 CE contact hours
Program outline
Day 1: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Upon completion, attendees will
Understand legal implications of infusion therapy at home
Coordinate home infusion therapy with providers and the care team
Initiate infusion therapies at home
Teach patient or caregiver to safely use equipment and manage infusion therapies at home
Explain fundamentals of ambulatory infusion pumps
Relate different types of IV solutions, irritant and vesicant medications
Select vascular access devices according to the type and duration of the treatment
Administer first dose of IV Medications at home
Manage patients receiving following infusion therapies at home:
- Anti-infective Therapies
- Parenteral hydration
- Pain management
- Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
- Biotherapies and Immunoglobulins: IV Ig & SC Ig
- Inotropic medications
Day 2 : 8:30 AM – 12:Noon Central Vascular Catheters
Up on completion of this session, attendees will be able to
Differentiate midline, PICC, non-tunneled, tunneled, and implanted CVADs
Maintain patency of CVADs (Flushing and locking protocols)
Perform dressing change and site care
Identify PICC & midline related DVT
Access and de-access implanted venous access port (Port-a-cath)
Collect blood specimen through CVADs
De-clot thrombotic occlusions with Alteplase
Remove PICC and non-tunneled CVCs
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Peripheral IV Ttherapy
Up on completion of this session, attendees will be able to
Select peripheral catheter insertion site
Insert and maintain peripheral catheters
Manage insertion and device related complications
Understand PIV catheter removal guidelines