Introduction to Peripheral Vascular Duplex/Color Flow Imaging

Program Name: Introduction to Peripheral Vascular Duplex/Color Flow Imaging -- January 2011
Start Date: 01/27/2011
End Date: 01/28/2011
AMA Cat. 1 CME Credits: 16.0
Other CME Credits: 15 ASRT
Advanced Registration: $1,295.00
Regular Registration: $1,335.00
Location: Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
Address: 4615 Gulf Blvd. Ste 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.

Course Objectives:

At the completion of this program, the participant should be able to:

1. Identify the anatomy/physiology of the upper and lower extremity venous and arterial systems.
2. Discuss Doppler/color physics & be able to (sonographers) apply these principles to optimize system controls or (physicians) utilize this data for recognizing technical errors, which may result in misdiagnosis.
3. Perform routine scan protocols & document Doppler waveforms for arterial & venous evaluations of the lower extremity.
4. Perform routine scan protocol for upper extrem. venous evaluation.
5. Identify normal/abnormal spectral Doppler/color characteristics and waveform characteristics for diagnosing arterial and venous disease.
6. Explain methods for obtaining quantitative data and the diagnostic relevance of each measurement.
7. Recognize imaging characteristics of acute versus chronic DVT.
8. State the indications and applications of indirect testing methods for lower arterial disease.
9. Increase knowledge and confidence to perform and/or interpret upper and lower PV ultrasound exams.
10. Apply the information discussed in a clinical setting, under supervised conditions until an accepted level of proficiency has been achieved.

Course Topics:

• Doppler fundamentals
• Venous anatomy/scan techniques, normal characteristics and pathology
• Upper extremity venous evaluation
• Saphenous vein mapping
• Live demo: Venous insufficiency and upper extremities
• Lower extremity evaluation for DVT
• Lower extremity arterial anatomy/physiology
• Clinical exam/indirect testing
• Direct testing/duplex scanning
• Live demos: duplex arterial, segmental pressures
• Treatment of lower PAD
• Hands-on sessions

Who Can Attend?

Sonographers, physicians, PAs & other medical professionals learning to perform peripheral vascular duplex/color exams. Also, physicians who are at an entry level of interpretation. Physician may include (but are not limited to) those involved with internal medicine, cardiology, radiology, and general/vascular surgery.

Faculty:

Phil Bendick, PhD., RVT
Director, Vascular Laboratory
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, MI
Consultant; accepting honorariums from Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Rob Daigle, BA, RVT, FSVU
Ultrasound Consultant, Denver, CO
Consultant for Cardinal Health and Biosound Esaote
Consultant accepting honorarium from Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.

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 for a maximum of 16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Approved by the ASRT for 15.0 Category A continuing education credit. Note: ASRT credits are accepted by the ARRT as Category A credits.

This course also meets CME/CEU requirements for ARDMS. Note: While offering the CME credit hours noted above, activities are not intended to provide extensive training or certification for exam performance or interpretation.