Beyond the Basics: Practical Emergency Department Ultrasound

Beyond the Basics: Practical Emergency Department Ultrasound
Friday, August 27, 2010 - Saturday, August 28, 2010
Houston, TX

MEETING SPONSOR:
Advanced Health Education Center
8502 Tybor St.
Houston, TX 77074
Toll-Free 1-800-239-1361
713-772-0157
Website: http://www.aheconline.com

CONFERENCE CENTER:
Advanced Health Education Center
8502 Tybor St.
Houston, TX 77074
Toll-Free 1-800-239-1361
713-772-0157
Website: http://www.aheconline.com

MEETING BROCHURE:
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MEETING DESCRIPTION:
Physicians working in the Emergency Department were the first specialty group to embrace the use of ultrasound in their specialty area to expedite and improve the quality of care for the patient. This course was developed for physicians who have gone beyond the basics of the FAST exam and want to incorporate advanced ultrasound techniques into their daily practice. The power and size of the new portable ultrasound equipment has expanded the application of bedside ultrasound from advanced cardiac evaluation to pulmonary applications. This class was designed with the busy emergency physician in mind to minimize time away from practice. You will learn advance cardiac scanning techniques, skills for DVT’s evaluation, ultrasound guided procedures and vascular access, soft tissue ultrasound evaluation and new applications. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your range of procedures in this focused training class taught by a prominent Emergency Physician from one of the nation's busiest Emergency Medicine Departments.

Course Topics
• Fundamentals of ultrasound physics and knobology
• Extended Fast Procedure (Includes evaluation hemothorax and pneumothorax)
• DVT’s - Venous Orientation & Pathology
• Ultrasound Guided Venous Access Techniques
• Cardiac Evaluation for Ventricular Enlargement, Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade
• Soft Tissue and Musculoskeletal applications
• Gall Bladder Ultrasound
• Paracentesis, Thoracentesis and Pericardiocentesis
• Lumbar puncture nerve blocks
• Emergency Department credentialing
• Billing for limited ultrasounds
• Pearls and Pitfalls
• Hands-on Scanning with Physician Supervision and Guidance

INSTRUCTORS:
Whelan

CME HOURS: 16

LECTURE TOPICS:
not listed