Vascular Duplex/Color Flow Imaging

Program Name: New Course in San Juan, Puerto Rico! Vascular Duplex/Color Flow Imaging
Start Date: 04/28/2011
End Date: 04/30/2011
AMA Cat. 1 CME Credits: 23.0
Other CME Credits: --
Advanced Registration: $1,799.00
Regular Registration: $1,839.00
Location: Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Address: Los Rosales Street
San Geronimo Grounds
San Juan, PR 00901

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. Explain routine scan protocols and analyze normal spectral waveform signatures, color characteristics, and Doppler measurements in a normal carotid, TCD, peripheral vascular, and renal duplex/color flow imaging examinations.
2. Recognize abnormal spectral Doppler and Color Doppler findings seen with carotid, TCD, peripheral arterial and venous disease, and renal artery stenosis.
3. Discuss Intima-Media Thickness measurements and evaluation and their clinical significance as a screening method for cardiovascular disease.
4. Discuss the role of indirect testing for the evaluation of lower extremity arterial disease.
5. Review complex carotid and peripheral vascular case studies in an interactive interpretation session format.
6. Increase knowledge and confidence to perform and/or interpret vascular ultrasound examinations.
7. Apply the information discussed in a clinical setting (ideally under supervised conditions) until an accepted level of proficiency is achieved.

Course Topics:
• The Clinically Relevant Carotid Examination
• IMT evaluation
• TCD Neuroanatomy/Examination techniques
• TCD Clinical Applications I: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, AVM, Cerebrovascular Reactivity
• TCD Clinical Applications II: Trauma, Brain Death, Emboli
• Case Studies Review: Break-Out Groups
• Indirect Arterial testing: Overview with cases
• Duplex/Color Flow Imaging: Lower extremity arterial
• Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta
• Venous Imaging Overview: Anatomy/scan techniques, Doppler/Color evaluation, Acute vs Chronic DVT
• Venous Insufficiency/Vein therapy
• Renal Sonography/Renal Vasculature
• RAS: Direct Method, Indirect Method
• Mesenteric Ischemia
• Mesenteric miscellaneous cases
• Renal Doppler miscellaneous cases
• Hands-on Sessions

Who Can Attend?

Physicians, sonographers and other medical professionals who are at entry level of performing and/or interpreting carotid, peripheral vascular, TCD/TCI and renal Doppler examinations. Physician participants may include (but are not limited to) vascular/general surgeons, cardiologists, radiologists, internists, and neurologists.

Faculty:

Phil Bendick, Ph.D., RVT
Director, Vascular Laboratory
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, MI

Lori Green, BA, RT, RDMS, RDCS
President and Program Director
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
St. Pete Beach, FL

Rob Daigle, BA, RVT
President & Owner- Summer Publishing
Ultrasound Consultant
Littleton, CO

Donalee A. Davis, CNRN
Clinical Vascular Specialist
Carefusion
Lower Burrell, PA

Lodging Accommodations
Caribe Hilton Hotel
Los Rosales Street
San Geronimo Grounds
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901

Rooms: 1 King or 2 Doubles
Price: $169.00/night*

Upgrade rates available for:
Villas Studio
Garden Wing and
Tower Accommodations

Course registration must be made prior to hotel reservation. To register for this course, contact Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute at 1.800.619.1900