Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound/Point of Care

Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound/Point of Care
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - Thursday, January 26, 2012
Advanced Health Education Center
Houston, Texas (TX), United States
Provided by Advanced Health Education Center

CME Provider:
Advanced Health Education Center
8502 Tybor Drive
Houston, Texas (TX) 77074
United States

Toll Free: (800) 239-1361
Phone: (713) 772-0157
Fax: (713) 772-0155

Conference Center:
Advanced Health Education Center
8502 Tybor Drive
Houston, Texas (TX) 77074
United States

Phone: (800) 239-1361

Description:
The “Golden Hour” is one of the pillars of emergency medicine. Every minute lost can be a life lost. When you need ultrasound and there is no time to waste; it is not the time to “learn on the job”. Be better able to visualize ultrasound images by boosting your understanding of imaging perspectives and recognition of anatomical orientation. Having the skills to perform focused evaluation of the abdomen, ultrasound evaluation of the trauma patient (the FAST procedure), 1st trimester pregnancy and cardiac ultrasound scans may make the difference! Participants in this course will benefit from “hands-on scan labs” where you will interact with an Emergency Medicine Physician who will teach you the essential skill and technique to acquire an ultrasound image to make a quick and accurate diagnosis.

Advanced Health Education Center, Ltd. has taught this course for physicians in the US, China, and South America for a number of years. The course content is based on the ACEP guidelines for the performance on Emergency Medicine Ultrasound and the course faculty are Emergency Department physicians and RDMS, RVT, RDCS sonographers.

Course Topics
• Introduction to Ultrasound Physics
~ Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Image Acquisition
~ Pearls and Pitfalls in Trauma Ultrasound
• Anatomy of the Abdominal and Retroperitoneal structures
~ Abdominal Scan Protocols and Pathology
• Abdominal Trauma, the FAST exam procedure
• Cardiac 2 D Imaging in the ED
~ Ultrasound Evaluation of Pericardial Effusion
~ OB/GYN Ultrasound Anatomy and Procedures
• Evaluation of 1st Trimester Pregnancy with endovaginal imaging
~ Ultrasound Appearance of Early Gestation and Ectopic Pregnancy
• Ultrasound Appearance of Pathology in case studies
• Focused Hands-on Scan Labs with Physician Mentoring

Self Assessment Module (SAM): No

Instructors:
Thomas Whelan, IIIRT(R),RDMS,RDCS,RVT,FASE

Specialty Audience:
Radiology