Ultrasound for Critical Care and Advanced Emergency Applications

Program Name: New Course in San Diego, CA! Ultrasound for Critical Care and Advanced Emergency Applications
Start Date: 02/09/2011
End Date: 02/11/2011
AMA Cat. 1 CME Credits: 24.0
Other CME Credits: --
Advanced Registration: $1,799.00
Regular Registration: $1,839.00
Location: Se San Diego Hotel, San Diego CA
Address: 1047 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101


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

Of special interest: This course offers general sessions plus specialty break-out groups.

Course Description:

The objective of this program is to educate emergency and critical care physicians on how to utilize ultrasound as a diagnostic tool to visualize common pathology as well as how to perform various ultrasound-guided procedures. Break-out group sessions will concentrate on specialty-specific topics. The strong hands-on component of this course and its low participant-to-instructor ratio offer ample time scanning on a variety of live models.

Course Objectives:
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).
11. Recognize ultrasound characteristics associated with GYN pathology (EM track only)
12. Apply the information discussed in a clinical setting (ideally under supervised conditions) until an acceptable level of proficiency and appropriate hospital credentialing has been achieved.

Course Topics:

• 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 participants)
Break-out Groups:
• Critical Care: Cardiac/Abdomen
• Pericardial Effusions/Tamponade
• Cardiomyopathies/lung Ultrasound
• MI and Complications
• Abdominal Scan techniques
• Emergency Ultrasound: Soft Tissue/Scrotal/Advanced GYN
• Soft Tissue applications
• Testicular
• Advanced GYN Cases

Who Can Attend?

Critical care, intensivists, pulmonologists, trauma, and emergency medicine physicians who will be involved with performing and interpreting ultrasound exams. Also, internal medicine and family practice physicians may attend. Advanced sonographers and physician assistants also welcome.

Faculty:
Christian Fox, MD, RDMS, FAAEM, FAIUM
Alexander B. Levitov, MD, FCCM, RDCS
James Mateer, MD, RDMS
Mark Rosen, MD, FCCP, RDMS
Corky Hecht, BA, RT, RDMS, RDCS, RVT