Critical Care Echocardiography

Designed for frontline intensivists, this 2-day course focuses on image acquisition and interpretation skills required to guide the management of patients with cardiopulmonary failure in the ICU. Expert CHEST faculty will provide comprehensive training in image acquisition and interpretation using an integrated, hands-on approach to teaching bedside echocardiography.

Novice sonographers will focus on the integration of bedside echocardiography into ICU practice. Lectures will supplement pre-course reading to provide a strong cognitive understanding of basic bedside echocardiography. Extensive hands-on practice with faculty experts will enhance technical skills.

Certification of Completion learners and learners with previous echocardiography experience will have extensive hands-on training with expert faculty to strengthen and focus skills in image acquisition and interpretation. Structured repetition and challenges introduced by our expert faculty will be instrumental on your path to achieving competency.