Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound (Jun 21, 2024)
Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc. and will be held on Jun 21, 2024 at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America.
Description:
The Blended Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound CME Course provides participants with a strong foundation to perform the core critical care ultrasound applications as outlined in the WINFOCUS and ACEP practice guidelines. This blended course combines the Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound comprehensive online course featuring fifteen (15) months of unlimited access to the online lecture and interactive case presentation modules presented by leading industry experts, PLUS a (1) One Day (6 Hours) hands-on workshop at our facility in St. Petersburg, FL. The hands-on workshop provides extensive hands-on skills training with the industry-leading 3:1 participant-to-instructor ratio with live models and inanimate phantoms to allow the learner to immediately integrate the skills learned into clinical practice. For the best ultrasound education experience, completion of the online course prior to hands-on scanning is recommended. *Please note, that you must complete all modules within the online course to receive your CME certificate.
Learning Objectives:
• Increase the participant's knowledge to better perform and/or interpret critical care ultrasound examinations.
• Perform a focused cardiac ultrasound examination.
• Perform emergency ultrasound protocols for the detection of DVT.
• Recognize ultrasound characteristics associated with cardiomyopathies, pericardial effusions, coronary artery disease, and diastolic dysfunction.
• Assess/evaluate right ventricular function
• Assess hydration status and fluid responsiveness in emergency and critical care settings.
• Identify sonographic characteristics associated with abdominal sepsis involving the hepatobiliary, renal, and GI systems.
• Outline indications and applications of Spectral and Color Doppler in the critical care setting.
• Demonstrate the use of ultrasound guidance for peripheral vascular access.
• Outline the training requirements and Indications for transesophageal echocardiography.
Topics:
• Doppler and Color Flow Imaging for POC Applications
• Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
• Advanced Ultrasound Evaluation of Shock
• ABC: Sonography in Shock and Sepsis
• Venous Ultrasound in Point of Care
• Point of Care Assessment of Hydration Status & Fluid Responsiveness
• Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Vascular Access
• Interactive Cardiac Cases: What’s Your DX?
• Point of Care Cardiac Doppler & Focused Calculations
• Point of Care Echo Assessment of Cardiomyopathies & Heart Failure
• MI & Complications
• Echo Evaluation of the Right Heart
• Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pericardial Disease & Cardiac Masses
• Interesting Cardiac US Case Studies
• BONUS! Introduction to Transesophageal Echocardiography (not covered in the scanning skills workshop)