Hands-On Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Course

Hands-On Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Course
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - Thursday, February 25, 2010
St. Pete Beach, FL

MEETING SPONSOR:
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
Gulfcoast Staff
4615 Gulf Blvd. Suite 205
Saint Pete Beach, FL 33706
Toll-Free (800) 619-1900
(727) 363-4500
FAX (727) 363-0811
Email: learn@gcus.com
Website: http://www.gcus.com/ProgramDetails2.aspx?ID=359&scheduleID=351&type=PROGRAM&mode=View

CONFERENCE CENTER:
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
4615 Gulf Blvd. Suite 205
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706
Toll-Free (800) 619-1900
(727) 363-4500
FAX (727) 363-0811
Email: learn@gcus.com
Website: http://www.gcus.com

MEETING DESCRIPTION:
Program Name: New Course! Hands-On Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Course -- Feb. 2010
Start Date: 02/24/2010
End Date: 02/25/2010
AMA Cat. 1 CME Credits: 16.0
Other CME Credits:
Advanced Registration: $1,155.00
Regular Registration: $1,195.00
Location: Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
Address: 4615 Gulf Blvd., Suite 205
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706
The Advanced Registration fee is honored if payment is made/postmarked 21 days or more prior to the beginning date of the program.

If it's 10 Days Before the Course call first for space availability.

This conference is designed for vascular and ultrasound technologists, nurses and physicians interested in ultrasound cerebral hemodynamics.The program will provide the basic background to perform and interpret transcranial Doppler exams. The didactic sessions will include clinical applications and case studies followed by intense afternoon scanning sessions on live models. Participant-to-instructor scanning ratio never exceeds 3:1.

WHILE YOU ARE HERE, consider also attending our

Vascular Ultrasound Interpretation Course

February 22 - 23, 2010

Course Itinerary (coming soon)

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of the program, the participant should be able to:

1. Demonstrate standard scan techniques for TCD and TCI exams.
2. Recognize normal and abnormal intracranial Doppler spectral waveform characteristics.
3. Apply diagnostic criteria for TCD/TCI interpretation.
4. State the clinical applications and limitations of TCD / TCI examinations.
5. Increase knowledge and confidence to integrate the skills learned in a clinical setting, ideally under supervised conditions until and accepted level of proficiency has been achieved.

Course Topics:

* Transcranial Doppler ultrasound history and physics
* Neuroanatomy
* TCD examination techniques
* Hands-on demo
* Clinical Applications 1: Subarachnoid hemmorrhage, AVM, cerebrovascular reactivity
* Clinical Applications 2: Trauma, brain death, emboli
* Clinical Applications 3: Cerebrovascular disease, intracranial stenosis, intracranial occlusions
* Clinical Applications 4: Sickle cell disease, PFO
* Billing and Reimbursement
* Case Studies
* Hands-on sessions

Who Can Attend?

Physicians, sonographers and other medical professionals who are at entry level of performing and/or interpreting TCD/TCI examinations.
Physician participants may include neurologists, radiologists, vascular/general surgery, internal medicine, and cardiologist.

Faculty:

Donnalee Davis, CNRN
Clincal vascular Specialist
Cardinal Health
Lower Burell, PA
Consultant; accepting honorariums from Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this educational activity

CME HOURS: 16.0

LECTURE TOPICS:
Angio/IR, Cardiac, Chest, ER, Neuroradiology, Pediatrics, Resident Review, Ultrasound, Vascular