Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine Applications (Nov 15, 2024)
Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine Applications is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc. and will be held on Nov 15, 2024, at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America.
Description:
This Blended Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks for Emergency Medicine Applications Training Course is designed for Emergency Medicine Physicians seeking to integrate ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for pain management, or procedural applications into their clinical practice. It is the position of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) that Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks are a core skill that emergency physicians are capable of providing to patients. Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks are also a required core competency for graduates of EM residency programs according to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The Blended Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine Course is taught by leading emergency medicine ultrasound experts who specialize in ultrasound-guided nerve blocks and incorporates comprehensive interactive online lectures and case presentations with fifteen (15) months of unlimited access and a (1) One Day (6 Hours) of our industry-leading 3:1 participant to faculty ratio scanning skills workshop with both standardized patient models (anatomy) and inanimate phantoms (interventional techniques). For the best ultrasound education experience, completion of the online course prior to hands-on scanning is recommended.
Learning Objectives:
• Cite the interaction of sound with soft tissue and other mediums and recognize commonly seen imaging artifacts.
• State the relationship of transducer frequency to resolution, penetration, and attenuation.
• Optimize system parameters to maximize resolution and improve diagnostic accuracy.
• Increase the participant’s knowledge and competence to perform ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for emergency medicine applications.
• List the advantages of using ultrasound-guided nerve block techniques.
• Demonstrate imaging techniques for performing ultrasound-guided upper extremity nerve blocks.
• Demonstrate imaging techniques for performing ultrasound-guided lower extremity nerve blocks.
• Demonstrate imaging techniques for performing ultrasound-guided truncal and miscellaneous nerve blocks.
• Increase confidence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria to integrate the skills learned into clinical practice.
Topics:
• Ultrasound Imaging Fundamentals
• Overview, Indications, and Applications for US-Guided Nerve Blocks
• Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks: Interscalene, Supraclavicular, Infraclavicular & Axillary
• Brachial Plexus; Hand: Radial, Ulnar & Median; Forearm Nerves; Superficial Cervical Plexus; Greater Auricular
• Upper Extremity Case Studies
• Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks: Femoral; Fascia Iliaca; Saphenous; Sciatic; Popliteal Sciatic; Foot & Ankle
• Truncal & Miscellaneous Blocks: TAP; PEC I, PEC II & Serratus Anterior; Erector Spinae & Intercostal; Greater Occipital; Dorsal Penile; Lipoma Plane
• Lower Extremity Case Studies
• Billing & Coding