Advanced Medical Laser Safety Officer Training
| Begins | Ends | Course |
|---|---|---|
| 02/23/2012 | 02/26/2012 | Advanced Medical Laser Safety Officer Training - Atlanta, GA |
Advanced Patient Safety Starts with Advanced LSO Training.
Enroll in LIA's Advanced Medical Laser Safety Officer Course
Perhaps you are an established LSO working at a health care facility, and you are ready to take your laser safety knowledge to a whole new level. Or, have you recently assumed the duties of LSO and would like to accelerate your learning curve? LIA's Advanced MLSO training course takes students beyond the basics with an in-depth and thorough look at laser biophysics, tissue interaction, and laser delivery in a medical environment.
Additionally, our experienced LIA instructor will provide a valuable hands-on demonstration on multiple laser systems, surgical smoke plume management, anesthesia protocols, and laser safety protocols according to the ANSI Z136.3 for Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care Facilities standard. The demonstration also addresses laser safety program management and audits.
Why take this course?
- Build upon your LSO experience in an effort to ensure the safety of patients and personnel.
- Go beyond the basics of laser safety to become highly proficient in your area of expertise.
- Expand your knowledge of laser safety to include procedures and precautions specific to health care hazards.
- Gain in-depth knowledge of laser safety and program management in a medical environment.
Study at a State-of-the-Art Medical Facility
The hands-on Advanced MLSO course lasts three and a half days and is held at the Gwinnett Medical Center-Duluth located outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Providing a unique learning experience, the Gwinnett Medical Center-Duluth combines a quiet, healing environment with the latest state-of-the-art digital technology.
You will learn advanced laser safety practices that can be applied immediately at your medical facility:
- Study laser biophysics and tissue interactions
- Review and apply the safety standards according to ANSI, Association of Perioperative Nurses, and the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery
- Learn the essential steps that must be in place to ensure safety for patients and personnel
- Examine three precautions taken for upper airway laser procedures
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of the health care professional using lasers
- Review standard operating procedures and what records must be kept
- Acquire the expertise to conduct a laser safety audit
- Increase your awareness of ethical dilemmas and possible solutions
The registration fee includes:
- Complete course manual including a resource CD with sample documentation forms
- ANSI Z136.3 (2005) for Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care Facilities lasersafety standard
- ANSI Z136.1 (2007) Safe Use of Lasers standard
- LIA Guide for Selection of Laser Eye Protection
- MLSO certificate of completion
- 17 Contact Hours and 3.5 BLS CM Points upon completion of the course evaluation*
*Contact hours are provided by the Laser Institute of America, provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14801, for 17 contact hours.
Why select LIA for your medical laser safety training?
- Setting the standards in Laser Safety Training for over 40 years - We literally wrote the book on laser safety standards. LIA is the secretariat for the ANSI Z136 Safe Use of Lasers series, the foundation for laser safety standards nationwide.
- World leader in laser safety education - LIA trains more Laser Safety Officers than any other organization in the world. In fact, other laser safety organizations come to LIA for education and training resources.
- Experience counts - LIA's knowledgeable instructors are among the most experienced experts in the laser industry, and many sit on the ANSI standards committee.
- Employee safety is a top priority - With the goal of keeping the workplace safe from laser hazards, LIA and OSHA formed an alliance to provide laser safety training resources for industrial and medical organizations.
