Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia

Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia
Friday, August 27, 2010
St. Pete Beach, FL

MEETING SPONSOR:
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
Gulfcoast Staff
4615 Gulf Blvd. Suite 205
Saint Pete Beach, FL 33706
Toll-Free (800) 619-1900
(727) 363-4500
FAX (727) 363-0811
Email: learn@gcus.com
Website: http://www.gcus.com/ProgramDetails2.aspx?ID=345&scheduleID=337&type=PROGRAM&mode=View

CONFERENCE CENTER:
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
4615 Gulf Blvd. Suite 205
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706
Toll-Free (800) 619-1900
(727) 363-4500
FAX (727) 363-0811
Email: learn@gcus.com
Website: http://www.gcus.com

MEETING DESCRIPTION:
Program Name: Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia -- August 2010
Start Date: 08/27/2010
End Date: 08/27/2010
AMA Cat. 1 CME Credits: 8.0
Other CME Credits:
Advanced Registration: $825.00
Regular Registration: $865.00
Location: Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
Address: 4615 Gulf Blvd., Suite 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.

If it's 10 Days Before the Course call first for space availability.

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WHILE YOU ARE HERE, consider also attending our

Intro to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course

August 23-25, 2010

NEW! OPTIONAL CADAVER SCANNING WORKSHOP

Including: Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block Techniques PLUS!... Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access (CVC)

Course Objectives:

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

1. Discuss the basic fundamental of ultrasound physics and instrumentation.
2. Explain the advantages of using ultrasound-guided nerve block techniques.
3. Identify the topographic and cross-sectional brachial plexus anatomy.
4. Demonstrate imaging techniques for performing ultrasound-guided upper extremities anesthesia using interscalene, supraclavicular, infraclavicular and axillary approaches on live models.
5. Demonstrate imaging techniques for performing ultrasound-guided lower extremities anesthesia using femoral, popliteal and saphenous approaches on live models.
6. List the indications and applications for performing ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement and apply skills using inanimate phantoms.
7. Increase knowledge and confidence to perform and/or interpret examinations.

Program Topics:

* Imaging fundamentals
* Indications and applications for ultrasound-guided anesthesia
* Topographic and cross-sectional brachial plexus anatomy
* Ultrasound-guided nerve block techniques: upper and lower extremity
* Ultrasound-guided central venous catheter techniques: anatomy and scan techniques
* Hands-on workshops, live scanning and phantoms

Who Can Attend?

Any physician, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) or related medical professional who has a desire to integrate ultrasound techniques for anesthesia applications.

Faculty:

Michael Beach, PhD, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
and Community and Family Medicine
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Consultant; accepting honorariums from Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Corky Hecht, BA, RT, RDMS, RDCS, RVT(N)
Program Manager, Senior Clinical Instructor
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
Employee, Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

CME Credits

CME HOURS: 8.0

LECTURE TOPICS:
ER, Musculoskeletal, Ultrasound