1. SBCC Academic Calendar 2015  January 7 & 14  February 4,11,18 & 25  March 4,18 & 25  April 1, 8, 15 & 29  May 13 & 20  June 3 & 10  August 5, 12, 19 & 26  September 2 & 16  November 4,11,18 & 25  December 9, 16 & 23 Resuscitation Program Basic Life Support Provider Course Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider Course  January 27-29  March 10-12  May 26-28  September 8-10  October 27-29  December 29-31 Pharmacy Journal Presentation (Applied for 10 CME Hours)  January 20  February 17  March 17  April 14  May 19  August 18 Course on Infection Prevention, Control and Standard Precaution (Applied for 8 CME Hours)  January 25  March 22  May 24  August 23  October 18  December 20 Basic ECG Course and Workshop (Applied for 8 CME Hours)  February 16  April 13  June 8  October 12  December 12 Nursing Unit Case Presentation (Applied for 8 CME Hours)  January 11  February 8  March 15  April 12  May 10  June 7  August 9  September 13  October 4  November 15  December 13 Leadership & The Organization (Applied for 4 CME Hours/ Session) Specialized Courses with CME Hours Accreditation Required Courses Nursing Procedures & Skills Jan. 12Blood Transfusion & Transfusion Reaction (Procedure & Nursing Responsibilities) Jan.19Surgical Dressing & Wound Care(Procedure & Nursing Responsibilities) Jan. 26Blood Glucose & ACT Monitoring (Procedure & Nursing Responsibilities) Feb. 2Thrombolytic Therapy(Procedure & Nursing Responsibilities ) Feb. 9Mechanical Ventilator (Care and Nursing Management) Feb. 23Swan Ganz Catheter Insertion(Procedure, Care and Nursing management): CO, CI, PAP, PCWP Monitoring Mar. 2Chest Tube (Inter-Costal Drainage Tubes) Preparation, Procedure & Nursing Management Mar. 16Arterial Line Insertion (Procedures, Care & Nursing Responsibilities) Mar. 23Central Venous Catheterization: CVP Monitoring (Procedure, Care & Nursing Management) Apr. 6ABG Analysis and Interpretation (Workshop) Apr.20Medication Administration (Oral, SQ, IM, IV & NGT) Apr. 27Tracheostomy (Care & Nursing Management) May 11Suctioning: ETT, Oral, & Tracheostomy May 18Oxygen Therapy & SPO2 Monitoring May 25Assisting Pleural Tapping: Procedure, Care & Nursing Management Jun. 1Restraints: procedure, Care & Nurses’ Responsibilities Aug. 3Care of Bedridden (Dependent) Patient’s/ Decubitus Ulcer Management Aug. 10Pre & Post Cath. Management Aug. 24Hemodynamic Monitoring Sept. 7Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheterization: Assisting the Procedure, Care & Nurses’ Responsibilities Oct. 5Care of Dying Patients (Post- Mortem Care) Oct. 19Care of Patients on ECMO Nov. 9Care of Patients on LVAD Nov. 16CRRT/ Peritoneal Dialysis: Procedure & Nursing Management Nov. 23Mobilization of Patients Dec. 14Pre-Op Management of Cardiac Patients Dec. 21Post-Op Management of Cardiac Patients  March 24 & October 20 Conscious Sedation Certification Course (8 CME Hrs.)  April 2-3 Symposium on Advances in Minimal Invasive Cardiac Procedures (for 18 CME Hrs.)  April 20 Medication Safety Program (for 4 CME Hours)  May 12 Chest X-Ray Interpretation (for 8 CME Hrs.)  August 25 High Frequency Ventilation Workshop (for 8 CME Hrs.)  September 1 Congenital Heart Defects and Management (for 8 CME Hrs.- Hotel)  September 16-17 Saudi Health Promotion by Physical Therapy (for 18 CME Hrs.)  October 6 ECMO Management (for 4 CME Hrs.)  November 12 Patient Safety Campaign (for 8 CME Hrs.)  November 17 Blood and Blood Products Transfusion Course (for 8 CME Hrs.) Occupational Hazard & Safety in the Workplace  February 26  July 27  November 30 Assessment & Pain Management Course  March 31  June 16  September 21  December 24 Course on Patient Restraints  April 30  August 31  December 1 Ms. Maia Villa G. Estacio January 21-22, 2015 Contact Details: Education & Training Department Saud Al-Babtain Cardiac Center Dammam-KSA Tel. Nos.: 013 8517 427 / 013 8517 428/ 013 851 429 Fax: 013 8155686 Email: sbccmed@yahoo.com / cmesbcc@hotmail.comsbccmed@yahoo.comcmesbcc@hotmail.com Please contact SBCC Education & Training Department before registering / participating. Contact Details: Education & Training Department Saud Al-Babtain Cardiac Center Dammam-KSA Tel. Nos.: 013 8517 427 / 013 8517 428/ 013 851 429 Fax: 013 8155686 Email: sbccmed@yahoo.com / cmesbcc@hotmail.comsbccmed@yahoo.comcmesbcc@hotmail.com Please contact SBCC Education & Training Department before registering / participating.