Introduction and Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound (Nov 14 - 15, 2024)
Introduction and Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc. and will be held from Nov 14 - 15, 2024 at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America.
Description:
The Blended Introduction and Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound CME Course is intended for any medical professional involved with performing emergency medicine, critical care, or point-of-care ultrasound examinations. The Blended Introduction to Critical Care and Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound CME Course is designed to provide a strong foundation to perform the introduction and advanced ultrasound applications as outlined in the ACEP emergency medicine and critical care ultrasound practice guidelines and WINFOCUS. Taught by leading emergency medicine and critical care ultrasound faculty, this self-directed course contains (2) two Online Courses containing multiple modules and includes recommended reading assignments, online video lectures, case presentations, and post-activity quizzes. Enrollment is valid for fifteen (15) months for both online courses and begins the moment the participant is enrolled in them. Combined with the scan workshops (2 Days/12 Hours) you will be scanning live models and inanimate phantoms with a 3:1 participant-to-faculty scan ratio at our facility in St. Petersburg, FL which provides the perfect opportunity to improve your scanning proficiency. After this course, the participants will see a noticeable increase in diagnostic and scanning skills and immediately be able to implement skills learned into clinical practice. For the best ultrasound education experience, completion of the online course prior to hands-on scanning is recommended.
Learning Objectives:
• Increase participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret Critical care ultrasound examinations
• State the basic fundamentals of ultrasound physics and demonstrate appropriate optimization of system controls.
• Perform ultrasound evaluation of the trauma patient (E-FAST exam).
• Demonstrate image orientation, transducer placement, and scan protocols for performing thoracic ultrasound examinations for pneumothorax, pulmonary edema, • Lung consolidation, and COVID-19.
• Outline scan protocols for focused evaluation of the abdomen, aorta, adult heart, and lower extremity DVT.
• Demonstrate image orientation, transducer preparation, and scan protocols for performing ultrasound-guided vascular access.
• Differentiate normal/abnormal image characteristics of the abdomen and adult heart.
• State an algorithm for assessing causes of shock and hypotension using bedside ultrasound.
• Outline protocols for performing thoracentesis, pericardiocentesis, paracentesis, and lumbar puncture.
• Increase competence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria into clinical practice.
• Integrate Spectral & Color Doppler for Evaluation of Cardiac Disease.
• Perform a focused cardiac ultrasound examination.
• 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 the Emergency and Critical Care settings
• 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.
• Demonstrate the use of ultrasound guidance for peripheral vascular access.
• Outline the Training Requirements and Indications for Transesophageal Echocardiography.
Topics:
• Imaging Fundamentals
• Abdominal Scanning Fundamentals
• Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST)
• Ultrasound Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta
• Thoracic Ultrasound: Basic and Advanced Techniques
• Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access
• Ultrasound Guided Emergency and Critical Care Procedures
• Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
• Echo Evaluation of Pericardial Effusion
• Rapid Ultrasound for Shock & Hypotension
• Venous Ultrasound for Point of Care
• COVID-19: General Principles and Ultrasound Applications
• Doppler and Color Flow Imaging for POC Applications
• Advanced Ultrasound Evaluation of Shock
• ABC: Sonography in Shock and Sepsis
• Venous Ultrasound in Point of Care
• Assessment of Hydration Status and Fluid Responsiveness
• Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Vascular Access
• Interactive Cases: What’s Your DX?
• Cardiac Doppler & Focused Calculations
• Echo Assessment of Cardiomyopathies and 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)