Blended Advanced Emergency/Critical Care Ultrasound - Blended Course (Nov 20, 2020)

Blended Advanced Emergency/Critical Care Ultrasound - Blended Course is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc. and will be held on Nov 20, 2020 at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, St Petersburg, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience:This course is intended for any medical professional involved with performing emergency medicine and critical care ultrasound examinations. Participants may include (but is not limited to): emergency medicine, critical care, hospitalist, emergency, trauma, surgeons, internal medicine, primary care physicians, PA's and sonographers. Accreditation:Blended Advanced Emergency/Critical Care Ultrasound Hands-On Workshop:The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for a maximum of 6.00 hour(s) of ACEP Category I credit(s). The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Advanced Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Ultrasound Online Course:The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 19.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Course Description:Blended Advanced Emergency/Critical Care Ultrasound Course provides participants 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 Introduction to Critical Care Ultrasound comprehensive online course featuring fifteen (15) months unlimited access to the video 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, you must complete all modules within the online course to receive your CME certificate and attend the hands-on workshop. Topics:• Focused Cardiac Ultrasound• Introduction to Cardiac Doppler Ultrasound• Echocardiographic Evaluation of Cardiomyopathies• Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Masses• Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony• Coronary Artery Disease• Advanced Lung Ultrasound Applications• Hydration Status and Fluid Responsiveness• ABCs: Sonography in Shock and Sepsis• Advanced Ultrasound Guided Procedures• Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Vascular Access• Doppler and Color Flow Imaging: Fundamentals for Point-of-Care Applications• Sonography of the Acute Scrotum• Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine Course Objectives:• Increase the participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Ultrasound examinations.• Identify sonographic characteristics associated with abdominal sepsis involving the hepatobiliary, renal, and GI systems.• Outline indications and applications of color Doppler in the emergency and critical care setting.• Perform ultrasound evaluation of the lung, ocular, soft-tissue, musculoskeletal and bony cortices in the emergency department.• Demonstrate the use of ultrasound guidance for peripheral vascular access.• State principles of spectral and cardiac Doppler fundamentals and apply quantitative methods to evaluate acute valvular abnormalities.• Recognize the sonographic appearance of individual nerves and list the advantages provided when ultrasound is used for performing regional nerve blocks.• Evaluate fluid responsiveness in the critically ill patient.• Perform testicular ultrasound and recognize acute abnormalities.• Increase confidence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria to improve diagnostic/treatment accuracy. View All5 Speaking Dennis Atherton Respiratory Therapy Alexander B. Levitov Critical Care Medicine James R. Mateer Emergency Medicine Daniel P. Bourque Echocardiography