Clinical Education Department Overview

COBE Cardiovascular, Inc. offers equipment training and perioperative blood collection and administration seminars that are designed to assist the clinician in the safe and effective operation of the BRAT 2, Dideco Electa Essential and Compact Advanced Blood Processing Systems and the Angel Whole Blood Processing System.

Our Clinical Education Specialists can consult with clinicians in your institution regarding such issues as establishing your perioperative blood management program, writing policies and procedures, and establishing and implementing quality control and utilization review procedures by providing the most recent guidelines and standards from the American Association of Blood Banks.

COBE Cardiovascular's team of Clinical Education Specialists and Clinical Consultants are health-care professionals from the areas of operating room/critical care nursing, blood banking, perfusion and respiratory care and have many years experience in their field. Additionally, each Clinical Education Specialist/Consultant has at least seven years experience in the area of perioperative autologous blood collection and administration.

We offer an equipment inservice at installation of our devices which includes detailed instruction in the operation of the COBE Cardiovascular and Dideco Systems. After placement of the equipment, we offer a variety of fee based training opportunities including equipment inservices and educational seminars.

Additional resources include:

• An equipment inservice videotape for the BRAT 2 System and the Dideco Electa Essential System (available through the Clinical Education Department)
• Quick reference guides for equipment operation (available through the Clinical Education Department)
• Autotransfusion references (available through the Clinical Education Department)
• The BRAT 2 Computer Simulator (available through Customer Service). This interactive software program allows the clinician to "operate" the BRAT 2 on any Windows based PC. The clinician has the opportunity to perform the same functions on the computer simulator as on the BRAT 2 System and a self-instructional program takes the clinician through a series of exercises designed to assist in device training.
• The access number for COBE Cardiovasculars' Autotransfusion "Hot Line" for emergency clinical support
• User Group Meetings and Refresher Seminars in perioperative autologous blood collection and administration topics

COBE Cardiovascular is committed to providing quality educational programs and clinical support. COBE Cardiovascular is proud to be involved in the training of clinicians who have such an active role in improving patient care and the desire to diminish the patient's exposure to allogeneic blood products through the use of autologous blood.

COBE Cardiovascular, Inc.
Clinical Education Department
Educational Seminars

The following seminars are offered by COBE Cardiovascular, Inc. and are conducted in Arvada, Colorado or in the field at an institution. Application of skills learned during these seminars should be used within the participant's existing scope of practice. Participation in or attendance at these seminars does not authorize or certify the participant to add these skills to their practice if this function is not included in their current scope of practice. COBE Cardiovascular, Inc. does not certify or credential participants in perioperative autologous blood collection and administration techniques and cannot determine a participant's competency to operate these devices within a specific institution.

Participant's who attend COBE Cardiovascular sponsored seminars are eligible for continuing education credits as outlined for each program listed below.

COMPREHENSIVE SEMINAR IN PERIOPERATIVE
AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATION
* Denver based program

OVERVIEW

The 4 day seminar is designed to provide the system operator with the advanced instruction necessary to both safely and effectively operate COBE Cardiovascular and Dideco Blood Processing Systems. Also, the seminar will familiarize the participant with blood components and their use, basic principles of cell separation technology, types of autologous transfusions, contraindications and hazards/complications of red blood cell recovery, indications for and use of autologous derived component products including transfusion and topical application.

Seminar materials are designed to not only aid the participant during the seminar but also as provide a reference source once training is completed.

These goals are accomplished by providing the participant with information in therapy, applications, and equipment operation in a classroom and laboratory setting.

APPROVAL

• Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number # CEP12911, for 14.5 contact hours.
• American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion allows up to 5 Category II CEU's for this program.

REGISTRATION

• $600 USD per person – Full 4 day seminar
• $250 USD per person – One day PRP session
• Includes course materials, instruction, daily lunch, and transportation to and from training facility.

2006 SEMINAR DATES