New Course in San Diego, CA! Ultrasound for Critical Care and Advanced Emergency Applications

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

1. Discuss the basic fundamentals of ultrasound physics/instrumentation and recognize image artifacts.
2. Demonstrate the operation of the ultrasound system controls and transducer selection.
3. Perform routine scan protocols for evaluation of the abdomen, lower extremity DVT, and adult heart.
4. Recognize normal/abnormal image characteristics of the abdomen, thorax, lower extremity venous system, and adult heart.
5. Recognize normal cardiac structures and identify ultrasound findings associated with cardiomyopathy, pericardial effusion, cardiogenic shock, dissection, and other hypotensive conditions.
6. Describe image orientation, transducer preparation, and scan protocols for performing use of ultrasound guidance in the placement of peripheral and central venous lines and arterial catheters.
7. Demonstrate ultrasound applications in the evaluation of the critically ill unstable patient.
8. Explain the use of ultrasound guidance for performing thoracentesis, pericardiocentesis and endotracheal tube placement.
9. Describe image orientation, transducer placement, and scan protocols for performing ultrasound for lung imaging and evaluation of Pneumothorax.
10. Explain techniques for evaluating soft tissue/limited MSK, and testicular examinations (EM track only).

• Imaging Fundamentals Overview:
• 2D Cardiac Views
• Evaluation of Shock and Sepsis
• Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access
• Case Studies
• FAST Overview + Abdominal Pathology
• Cases: What’s Your Diagnosis?
• Ultrasound-Guided Procedures
• Venous Imaging
• Break-Out Groups: Putting It All Together: Case based
• Hands-On Sessions (all partcipants)
• Break-out Groups:
  • Critical Care: Cardiac/Abdomen
  • Pericardial Effussions/Tamponade
  • Cardiomyopathies/lung Ultrasound
  • MI and Complications
  • Abdominal Scan techniques
    
    
  • Emergency Ultrasound: Soft Tissue/Scrotal/Advanced Abdominal
  • Soft Tissue applications
  • Testicular
  • Advanced Abdominal Cases