Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound - Online Course (Dec 02, 2021 - Feb 23, 2024)
English
Recorded Courses
hosted by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc.
hosted by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc.
attend it anywhere online
category
Nursing, Medicine
Sonography, Internal Medicine, Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Trauma
price
$700
speakers
Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound - Online Course is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc. and will be held from Dec 02, 2021 - Feb 23, 2024.,Course Description:,Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Online Course is intended for any medical professional involved with performing emergency medicine, critical care, or point-of-care ultrasound examinations. This course is designed to provide a strong foundation to perform the core ultrasound applications as outlined in the ACEP ultrasound practice and WINFOCUS guidelines. Taught by leading emergency medicine ultrasound expert faculty, this self-directed course contains fourteen (14) modules and includes recommended reading assignments, 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 with a regularly scheduled GCUS scan workshop.,Course 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.,• Perform ultrasound evaluation of the trauma patient (E-FAST exam) and pneumothorax.,• Demonstrate scan protocols for focused evaluation of the abdomen, aorta, female pelvis, and adult heart.,• State an algorithm for the uses of bedside ultrasound during cardiac arrest, shock & hypotension.,• Demonstrate image orientation, transducer preparation, and scan protocols for performing the use of ultrasound guidance for vascular access, pericardiocentesis, paracentesis, hemothorax, lumbar puncture, and ET placement.,• Outline protocol for focused evaluation of DVT.,• Differentiate normal/abnormal image characteristics of the abdomen, female pelvis, first trimester OB, and ectopic pregnancy.,• Increase competence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria into clinical practice.,Course Topics:,• Imaging Fundamentals,• Emergency Ultrasound for Obstetrical and Gynecological Conditions,• Ectopic Pregnancy,• Spontaneous Abortion,• PID and Masses,• Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access,• Abdominal Scanning Fundamentals,• Ultrasound in Trauma: FAST and E-FAST,• Abdominal Cases in Emergency Medicine-Renal,• Abdominal Cases in Emergency Medicine-Biliary and AAA,• Focused Cardiac Ultrasound,• Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension,• Ultrasound-Guided Emergency and Critical Care Procedures,• Evaluation of DVT