Proper training is essential to delivering positive outcomes and promoting patient safety. Providing access to all levels of training is a service we pride ourselves on here at BARD. The following programs are organized by BARD divisions, whose products support different call points in the healthcare community.
For your convenience, we have provided contact numbers or links to quickly access more information about each of these programs. We encourage you to take advantage of these services to support our common goal of quality healthcare.
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Bard Access Systems, Inc.
ASSESSMENT ADVANTAGE® Program - The ASSESSMENT ADVANTAGE® Program is a complete program for managing vascular access device placement. Designed to help hospital personnel identify the appropriate vascular access device at the beginning of a patient's hospital stay, the program helps IV teams, doctors and nurses quickly appraise a patient's individual vascular access needs and recommends the appropriate device options.
CRITICAL CHOICE™ Campaign - Explore how Bard Access Systems can help you better meet your patients’ needs through the CRITICAL CHOICE™ program. In conjunction with Bard Access System’s ASSESSMENT ADVANTAGE® Program, it assists health care professionals in determining the most appropriate venous access device early in the patient’s hospitalization based on diagnosis and drug therapy. A proactive patient assessment program may result in fewer peripheral venous sticks, consistent delivery of IV therapy without interruptions, enhanced clinical outcomes, and patient satisfaction.
Clinical Training - CEU accredited Clinical Training programs offer basic classes online and advanced courses taught through a preceptorship at the trainee’s institution.
VEINS FOR LIFE™ Program - The VEINS FOR LIFE™ Program is an awareness program designed to help patients, caregivers (friends & family) and healthcare providers understand how implanted ports can be important components of overall chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Bard Access Systems, Inc.
Medical Services & Support - Providing technical and clinical support to clinicians on BARD products and procedures utilizing these products. For information on Vascular access devices, call 1-800-555-7422. For information on Feeding products, call 1-866-283-2691.
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Bard Electrophysiology Division
Technical Product Support Line - Support available 24 hours/day seven days a week.
Call 1-800-824-8724
EP Lab System Hotline - Hotline available 7AM – 9PM EST Mon-Fri.
1-800-872-3527
Special Order Catheters - Specially designed catheters to electrophysiologists specifications.
1-800-824-8724
EP Lab System Training Program - Program for EP technicians and nurses on use and operation of EP Lab System with dedicated hands-on with case support and applications training.1-800-282-1332
Toll-Free Helpline - Immediate information regarding any BARD product or division.
1-800-FOR-BARD
Medical Services and Support (MSS) - Access to technical and clinical information.
1-800-227-3357
Clinical Specialists - Assistance for developing clinical pathways and providing staff education. Please contact your Bard Medical sales representative.
In-Service Visits and Educational Videos - New and ongoing training. Please contact your Bard Medical sales representative.
Educational Materials - Information on products, technologies and proper techniques for physicians and patients. Please contact your Bard Medical sales representative.
Clinical Articles - Resource of information for the latest in research. Please contact your Bard Medical sales representative.
Reimbursement Support - Providing guidelines for reimbursement.
1-800-227-3357
Brachytherapy Support - Offering physicians, nurses and OR staff training, seed management services, and capital equipment required for prostate seed implant procedure.
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Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
Please contact one of our Physician Training-Clinical Sciences Coordinators to schedule any of the training sessions listed below (except where noted).
- Mary Nielsen - Physician Training Coordinator - 480-303-2628
- Sue Stonecipher - Physician Training Coordinator - 480-303-2613
Advanced Endovascular Workshops – We offer several different courses designed for the intermediate to advanced interventionalist which range from “hands-on” experience using multiple endovascular therapies and techniques, to classroom style courses which utilize didactic sessions and live cases. All courses are highly interactive and physicians are strongly encouraged to bring case studies with them to discuss during the course.
Anastomotic Workshop – Suture workshop for surgical residents and first year fellows for practicing suturing and anastomotic techniques for vascular grafts.
BARD Dinner Meetings – These meetings are trainings centered around BPV particular products; ECLIPSE®IVC Filter and FLAIR® Endovascular Stent Graft. These trainings will be proctored by leading physicians in the respective areas.
Basic AV Access Skills Course – A basic course for physicians just starting in the AV Access treatment of patients. This course is taught by leading physicians in the AV Access sub-speciality.
Basic Endovascular Skills Course – This course is for physicians who are just starting to treat patients with endovascular therapies and need guidance and training. The course is taught by leading endovascular physicians across the country.
FLAIR® Endovascular Stent Graft Workshops – “Hands-on” new product training for physicians and technicians in an animal lab.
STICK-WITH-US® Workshops – Training for dialysis unit personnel on access grafts; CME accreditation.
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. - Medical Services & Support
Providing technical and clinical support to clinicians on BARD products and procedures utilizing these products;
Call 1-800-562-0027
Biopsy Reimbursement Summaries
Provides Medicare Reimbursement Summaries for Vacuum Assisted Breast Biopsy, Breast Tissue Markers, and Core Needle Biopsy in three venues: physician office, ambulatory hospital, and surgery outpatient facility.
Please contact Customer Service at 800.321.4254 to request copies.
1-800-Hernias: 24-Hour Hotline - Consumer-oriented program on hernia and hernia repair options.
www.herniainfo.com - Website featuring a referral tool for consumers to identify surgeons in their local area who utilize the BARD hernia repair techniques.
Surgical Education Programs - Programs provide in depth training on techniques utilizing Davol’s proprietary hernia repair products with a focus on proper product placement and patient surgical outcomes, and an emphasis on surgeon support. These educational programs are flexible and recognize the demands of a surgical practice.
Surgical Repair of Hernias Guide (with CE Credits) - Program for nurses on Advances in Hernia Repair.
Continuing Education for Nurses - CE programs designed for Hysteroscopy and SMOKEVAC® Device.
Nurses Consultation Program - Trained nurses conducting in-services on Orthopaedic Autotransfusion devices.
Reimbursement Services - Providing clinicians guidelines for reimbursement in wound management for pulsed lavage.
1-800-861-0278 ext. 2100
Medical Services and Support - Supporting clinicians and providing information regarding the use of products and surgical procedures.
1-800-562-0027
Wound Management Consultation Program - 1-800 number for clinicians to call and ask questions.
