The code block below illustrates how one might use # and // as comments in your logic and calculations.

This value you provided is not a number. Please try again.

This value you provided is not an integer. Please try again.

The value entered is not a valid Vanderbilt Medical Record Number (i.e. 4- to 9-digit number, excluding leading zeros). Please try again.

The value you provided must be within the suggested range

The value you provided is outside the suggested range

This value is admissible, but you may wish to double check it.

The value entered must be a time value in the following format HH:MM within the range 00:00-23:59 (e.g., 04:32 or 23:19).

This field must be a 5 or 9 digit U.S. ZIP Code (like 94043). Please re-enter it now.

This field must be a 10 digit U.S. phone number (like 415 555 1212). Please re-enter it now.

This field must be a valid email address (like joe@user.com). Please re-enter it now.

The value you provided could not be validated because it does not follow the expected format. Please try again.

Required format:

ThpSb2k2pZ4wtwGhH6znr66A2utqSGWj6NpAPvRr4fmIvKgtv93oIhqzteEpoW2KJwAdRQ

Registration | Clinical Skills Training for Research Staff: EKG, Vital Signs, and Phlebotomy | 2023

The Brigham Research Education Program, BWH Center for Clinical Investigation, and BWH STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation offer a clinical skills course for BWH clinical research coordinators, assistants, and study staff. This training is for research staff who need to perform EKGs, obtain vitals, and/or draw blood (phlebotomy) as part of their current job requirements at the Brigham.

Schedule:

The in-person, hands-on practice portion of the clinical skills courses (EKG/Vital Signs & Phlebotomy) will be offered on the second Thursday of each month (third Thursday of September and December) at the STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation (BWH Main Campus; 10 Vining Street). Directions will be sent a week prior to the session. Specific dates are listed in the dropdown menu below.

10:30AM - 12:00PM | EKG & Vital Signs
12:00PM - 1:00PM | break for lunch (NOT provided)
1:00PM - 2:30PM | Phlebotomy

Important Information Before You Register:

This training is for research staff who need to perform EKGs, obtain vitals, and/or draw blood (phlebotomy) as part of their current job requirements at the Brigham.

This course requires a BWH Cost Center Number to participate. You will be asked to provide these details below.
- EKG/VS Portion: $20/participant
- Phlebotomy Portion: $15/participant

Registration does NOT guarantee enrollment: Space is limited to 10 participants per session to allow one-on-one learning. You will be notified of your registration status ~1 week prior to the course; if the session is oversubscribed, a wait list will form. Fund numbers will only be charged for those given a spot in each session. If you are given a spot and find out you can no longer attend, you must notify BWHResearchEd@partners.org to avoid being charged.

Prior to the in-person/hands-on practice session, participants are required to watch the recorded lecture portion of the class (must be connected to the MGB/BWH network or VPN to view).
- EKG & Vital Signs Lecture
- Phlebotomy Lecture

- At the in-person EKG/Vital Signs portion of the training, participants will observe/practice EKGs on a simulation device and will also practice taking vital signs on one another.
- At the in-person Phlebotomy portion of the training, participants will practice tying tourniquets on each other and will practice drawing blood on a simulation device.
- After the course, participants will be required to validate their competency under the supervision of their PIs within their own research settings. This will be reviewed in more detail at each training session.

Questions may be directed to BWHResearchEd@partners.org

Given spot in requested session?

Given spot

Wait-listed

Can no longer attend

reset

In attendance at designated session?

Yes

reset

Which session did they attend?

Which portion(s) did they attend?

EKG/VS

Phlebotomy

First Name

* must provide value

Last Name

* must provide value

Note: Please register with your @bwh.harvard.edu email address in order to be considered for a spot in a session.

* must provide value

Role

* must provide value

Primary Institution

* must provide value

What is your primary institution?

* must provide value

Department/Division

* must provide value

PI Name

* must provide value

Which date are you requesting to attend?*

The in-person, hands-on practice portion of the clinical skills courses (EKG/Vital Signs & Phlebotomy) will be offered on the second Thursday of each month (third Thursday of September and December).

10:30AM - 12:00PM | EKG & Vital Signs

12:00PM - 1:00PM | break for lunch (NOT provided)

1:00PM - 2:30PM | Phlebotomy

The lecture portions are available online and should be viewed ahead of the live class:

Please note that you need to be connected to the MGB/BWH network or VPN to view.

*Reminder: Registration does not guarantee enrollment (please read details above the form). Dates/times are subject to change throughout the year. Those who register will be notified of changes.

* must provide value

Which portion(s) will you attend? (check all that apply)

* must provide value

EKG/Vital Signs (10:30am - 12:00pm)

Phlebotomy (1:00pm - 2:30pm)

For the vital signs portion of this training, we do not cover blood pressures taken manually. If you need to learn to take blood pressures manually as indicated by your study's research protocol(s), please indicate so here. We will make separate arrangements to teach you this skill.

* must provide value

Yes - I will be taking manual BPs as indicated by my study's research protocol(s) and need to learn this skill

No - I will NOT be taking manual BPs

reset

For the vital signs portion of this training, we do not cover recording height/weight. If you need to learn this skill as indicated by your study's research protocol(s), please indicate so here. We will make separate arrangements to teach you this skill.

* must provide value

Yes - I do need to learn to take height/weight

No - I do NOT need to learn to take height/weight

reset

BWH Cost Center Number
Business/GL Unit (4 digits)

* must provide value

BWH Cost Center Number
Fund Number (6 digits)

*The Research Cost Center ("Fund Number") is a 6-digit number with NO alphabets. If a department alphanumeric fund # is provided (such as BBB000) an approval letter from your Dpt Chief or Admin Director will be required. Please contact BWHResearchEd@partners.org if you need to use an alphanumeric fund # and enter "000000" in the required field.

* must provide value

Department Administrator or Grant Manager's Name

* must provide value

You have selected an option that triggers this survey to end right now.

To save your responses and end the survey, click the 'End Survey' button below. If you have selected the wrong option by accident and/or wish to return to the survey, click the 'Return and Edit Response' button.