Advanced and Interventional MSK Ultrasound (2-Day Live Event)

The hands-on Advanced and Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound training course is taught by the leading MSK experts. This msk ultrasound hands-on course/program provides lectures and extensive hands-on scanning with live models and human cadaveric specimens for advanced applications and ultrasound-guided procedures including (but not limited to) regenerative therapy.

Topics

• MSK Ultrasound Guided Injection Techniques
• Advanced Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - Guided Procedures in Rehabilitative Medicine
• Post-operative Ultrasound: Shoulder, Knee & Beyond
• Indications for US Guided Nerve Blocks
• Challenging MSK Dilemmas: A Case Based Approach
• Advanced Peripheral Nerve Applications: Diagnosis & Treatment Options
• Advanced Foot, Ankle & Hip
• Ultrasound Evaluation of the Spine
• Interesting Case Presentations

Objectives

• Increase the participant's knowledge to better perform and / or interpret MSK ultrasound exams.
• List the use of MSK sonography for diagnosis and ultrasound - guided interventions for rheumatology, sports medicine, and physical medicine & rehabilitation applications
• Demonstrate techniques and protocols for performing shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand, ankle/foot, adult hip, and spine.
• Identify sonographic appearance of commonly seen pathology of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, ankle, foot, adult hip, and spine.
• Interpret complex musculoskeletal ultrasound images and list treatment options and patient management strategies.
• Outline new ultrasound guided procedures for ligament and tendon injuries.
• List the role of ultrasound in the evaluation of the post-operative shoulder.
• State the role of ultrasound in nerve entrapment syndromes.
• Demonstrate the principals of injection techniques for the performance of upper and lower extremity MSK interventions on cadaver models.
• Increase confidence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria to improve diagnostic/treatment accuracy.