One Skill at a Time

Referral Program Available!! You may qualify for a FREE workshop registration. See details below.

We are offering 4, 8, & 12 hour classes. Choose the class that best meets your needs. All classes are board approved. Every participant will receive a certificate for continuing education corresponding with length of class

Advanced Practice Skills Workshop, specializes in providing hands on skill workshops for the advanced practice provider, nurse practitioners, medical students, nurse practitioner students, at any level. Enhance your skill set and marketability through us!! This workshop is for all students and practitioners: students, the novice, and experienced. We have small class sizes for personalized attention and two facilitators present during every workshop. Don't miss out. We look forward to seeing you soon.

We offer:

• Suturing: various techniques
• Intra-articular joint injections: Shoulder, knee,  & wrist
• Plantar fasciitis injection
• Carpal tunnel injection
• Incision & Drainage
• Digital Block
• Occipital nerve blocks
• Corneal Abrasion 
• Foreign bodies of the Eye
• Safe Opioid Prescribing

Workshops provide powerpoint education of each skill which includes:
Clinical indication, contra-indication, side effects/potential complications, and billing codes.
Each skill is demonstrated by the instructor for the attendees and then practiced one on one with each participant.
In recognition of ever changing laws and regulations, we have included education on safe opioid prescribing.

We welcome all skill levels as a way to share clinical pearls and help each provider stay at the top of their game. Be sure to select the correct class and location that best fits your needs. Come be skilled with us!

For participants attending a suture class, you will receive a suture kit for practice at home with a suture pad with 14 pre-cut wounds, suture tools, suture thread & needle (Complete kit)
Lunch provided for all participants for 8 or 12 hour class.

Contact Information: 
Phone: 1-855-399-3222 
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****Flexibility to reschedule for any reason within 12 months of purchase date

Upcoming classes with locations and dates:  Workshop registration is available below. Hotel information & discounts can be found under 'Location and Discount Hotel Pricing'.

We accept: Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, or PayPal

Atlanta, GA- June 2, 2023
Georgia Nurses Association
3032 Briarcliff Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Suture class from 8am-12pm ($450) includes: Various suturing techniques, incision and drainage, corneal abrasion, and Foreign bodies of the eye
Joint Injections class from 1pm-5pm ($450)includes: intra-articular shoulder, knee, and wrist, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel, digital block, and occipital nerve block
Suture & Joint injection class from 8am-5pm ($699)which includes all of the above listed skills

Cincinnati, OH- July 14, 2023
Indiana Wesleyan West Chester Campus
9286 Schulze Drive
West Chester, Ohio 45069
Suture class from 8am-12pm ($450) includes: Various suturing techniques, incision and drainage, corneal abrasion, and Foreign bodies of the eye
Joint Injections class from 1pm-5pm ($450)includes: intra-articular shoulder, knee, and wrist, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel, digital block, and occipital nerve block
Suture & Joint injection class from 8am-5pm ($699)which includes all of the above listed skills

Baltimore, MD- August 26, 2023
Courtyard Baltimore BWI Airport
1671 West Nursery Road
Linthicum, MD 21090
Suture class from 8am-12pm ($450) includes: Various suturing techniques, incision and drainage, corneal abrasion, and Foreign bodies of the eye
Joint Injections class from 1pm-5pm ($450)includes: intra-articular shoulder, knee, and wrist, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel, digital block, and occipital nerve block
Suture & Joint injection class from 8am-5pm ($699)which includes all of the above listed skills

St. Louis, MO- September 23, 2023
SpringHill Suites St. Louis Airport/Earth City
3099 Rider Trail South
St. Louis, MO 63044
Suture class from 8am-12pm ($450) includes: Various suturing techniques, incision and drainage, corneal abrasion, and Foreign bodies of the eye
Joint Injections class from 1pm-5pm ($450)includes: intra-articular shoulder, knee, and wrist, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel, digital block, and occipital nerve block
Suture & Joint injection class from 8am-5pm ($699)which includes all of the above listed skills

Raleigh, NC- October 21, 2023
Doubletree by Hilton Raleigh Crabtree Valley
4100 Glenwood Ave
Raleigh, NC 27612
Suture class from 8am-12pm ($450) includes: Various suturing techniques, incision and drainage, corneal abrasion, and Foreign bodies of the eye
Joint Injections class from 1pm-5pm ($450)includes: intra-articular shoulder, knee, and wrist, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel, digital block, and occipital nerve block
Suture & Joint injection class from 8am-5pm ($699)which includes all of the above listed skills

CME Cruise- Royal Carribean- December 14-18, 2023 
Radiance of the Seas- Port of Tampa (Cost of cruise not included)
Suture class from 8am-12pm ($450) includes: Various suturing techniques, incision and drainage, corneal abrasion, and Foreign bodies of the eye
Joint Injections class from 1pm-5pm ($450)includes: intra-articular shoulder, knee, and wrist, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel, digital block, and occipital nerve block
Suture & Joint injection class from 8am-5pm ($599)which includes all of the above listed skills
For a limited time, early bird pricing- $100 off 8 hour class

Please stay tuned for more dates and locations

Our Team:

The instructors are Ethel Smith, MSN, FNP-C and Erica Evans, MSN, FNP-C.

Erica Evans, MSN, FNP-C graduated from the University of Cincinnati and has over 17 years of nursing experience. Her career has been spent in emergency departments, urgent care, and primary practice. She has worked at two magnet hospitals earning numerous magnet nurse and daisy awards. She has a passion for passing on her experience to others. She teaches suturing, foreign body removal, incision & drainage, and corneal abrasion/foreign bodies of the eye. She continues to work full time as a nurse practitioner allowing her to keep her clinical skills up to date.

Ethel Smith, MSN, FNP-C graduated from the University of Cincinnati and has over 18 years of nursing experience. Her career has been spent in family practice and pain management. As well as teaching in the classroom and clinical setting from ADN to MSN programs. She established onboarding programs for three employers to guide new nurse practitioners with on the job training. She continues to work in a busy pain management practice in Las Vegas. She teaches joint injections, occipital nerve blocks, and safe opioid prescribing.