Blended Introduction to Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound (Online Course + Hands-On Workshop)

Blended Introduction to Transcranial Doppler is designed to provide a strong foundation to perform and/or interpret Transcranial Doppler and Transcranial color flow imaging examinations. This Intro to TCD course includes a comprehensive online course to cover all of the didactics combined with a 1 day extensive hands on scanning workshop featuring a 3:1 hands-on ratio using live models and an interactive pathology simulator.

Objectives

1. Increase participant's knowledge to better perform and/or interpret TCD/TCI examinations.
2. Demonstrate standard scan techniques for performing a TCD and TCI exam.
3. Recognize normal and abnormal intracranial Doppler spectral waveform characteristics
4. Apply diagnostic criteria for TCD/TCI interpretation
5. State the clinical applications and limitations of TCD/TCI examinations
6. Increase knowledge and confidence to integrate the skills learned in a clinical setting.

Topics

• Transcranial Doppler History
• Neuroanatomy
• TCD Examination Techniques
• Clinical Applications
• Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
• AVM, Cerebrovascular Reactivity, Trauma
• Brain Death, Emboli, Cerebrovascular Disease
• Intracranial Stenosis, Intracranial Occlusion
• Sickle Cell Disease, PFO