Pediatric Emergency & Critical Care Ultrasound

New! Pediatric Emergency & Critical Care Ultrasound -- September 2011

Start Date: 9/19/2011
End Date: 9/20/2011
Advanced Registration: $1,325.00
Regular Registration: $1,365.00
Location: Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
Address: 4615 Gulf Blvd., Suite 205
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706

16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
14.5 hour(s) of ACEP Category I credit(s)

*The Advanced Registration fee is honored if payment is made/postmarked 21 days or more prior to the beginning date of the program

A $100.00 late fee will apply if registering less than or equal to 7 Days before the course. Call to register if less than or equal to 7 days from course date.

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

• Explain the basic fundamentals of ultrasound physics and instrumentation.
• Identify normal imaging characteristics of the pediatric kidneys and discuss the more commonly seen pathology associated with renal disease in infants and children.
• Discuss normal/abnormal imaging characteristics of testes and scrotum and the ultrasound evaluation and diagnostic criteria for testicular torsion.
• Discuss the nuances of the E-FAST ultrasound evaluation of the pediatric patient and describe Lung Imaging for conditions such as pneumothorax, alveolar pneumonia and endotracheal tube placement.
• Explain the benefits of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures such as vascular access and lumbar puncture.
• Describe the focused cardiac assessment of the pediatric patient in the critical care or emergency department.
• State the indications and applications of ultrasound evaluation for pyloric stenosis, intussuceptions and other bowel abnormalities, including evaluation for appendicitis.
• Explain the use of ultrasound for MSK applications such as rapid diagnosis of fracture and post-reduction bony alignment evaluation to reduce radiation exposure.
• Increase the participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret pediatric ultrasound examinations.
• Apply the information discussed in a clinical setting, under supervised conditions until an accepted level of proficiency has been achieved.

Course Topics:
• Imaging Fundamentals
• E-FAST including nuances for pediatric patients
• Lung Imaging
• Ultrasound Guided procedures including:
• Vascular Access & Lumbar Puncture
• Focused Cardiac Assessment of the Pediatric Patient
• Urinary Tract Infection and Renal Disease in Infants & Children
• Scrotal & Testicular Evaluation
• Pediatric GI Applications in the ED
• Pyloric Stenosis, Intussusception, Evaluation of Appendix & Bowel obstruction
• MSK Applications:
• Rapid fracture diagnosis/post-reduction bony alignment etc.
• Hands-On Scanning & Case Studies

Faculty
Corky Hecht, BA, RT(N), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Program Director

Charlotte Derr, MD, RDMS, FACEP
Associate Program Director

Bret P. Nelson, MD, RDMS, FACEP
Associate Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Target Audience
Physicians, sonographers, PAs, nurse practitioners & other medical professionals learning how to perform pediatric ultrasound exams. Physician participants may include (but are not limited to) those in: pediatric medicine, emergency medicine, critical care, radiology, neonatology, family practice & internal medicine.

CME Credit Statements

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 CME Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for a maximum of 14.5 hour(s) of ACEP Category I credit.