General Ultrasound for Austere/Rural Medicine
General Ultrasound for Austere/Rural Medicine is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc..
Date of Original Release: 5/7/2023
This edition is valid for credit through 5/7/2026
Description
General Ultrasound Applications in Austere/Rural Medicine Online Course is intended for any medical professional involved with performing general or point-of-care ultrasound examinations in an austere and/or rural environment. This course is designed to provide a strong foundation to perform the core ultrasound applications as outlined in the ACEP, WINFOCUS, and AIUM ultrasound practice guidelines. Taught by leading emergency medicine ultrasound expert faculty. This self-directed course contains thirteen (13) interactive modules and includes online video lectures, case presentations, and post-activity quizzes. Enrollment is valid for 12 months (365 days) and begins the moment the participant is enrolled. Extend your online course access another 3 months with the addition of an onsite hands-on workshop at your facility, a private hands-on workshop at our facility, or blend your online course with registration to attend a regularly scheduled GCUS scan workshop
Learning Objectives
- Increase participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret emergency ultrasound examinations.
- State the basic fundamentals of ultrasound physics and demonstrate appropriate optimization of system controls.
- Demonstrate scan protocols for focused evaluation of the abdomen, aorta, and female pelvis.
- Outline protocol for focused evaluation of soft tissue/MSK applications, and DVT.
- Differentiate normal/abnormal image characteristics of the abdomen, female pelvis, first trimester OB, and ectopic pregnancy.
- Outline protocols for evaluation of scrotum.
- Increase competence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria into clinical practice.
Topics
- Imaging Fundamentals
- Emergency Ultrasound for Obstetrical and Gynecological Conditions
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Spontaneous Abortion
- PID and Masses
- Abdominal Scanning Fundamentals
- Abdominal Cases in Emergency Medicine-Renal
- Abdominal Cases in Emergency Medicine-Biliary and AAA
- Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access (Central)
- Point of Care Ultrasound for Guided Peripheral Vascular Access
- Venous Ultrasound for Point of Care
- Soft-tissue/ MSK Ultrasound
- Point of Care Sonography of the Acute Scrotum