Advanced Critical Care Echocardiography 2017

Advanced Critical Care Echocardiography is organized by American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and would be held during Jun 2 - 4, 2017 at CHEST Global Headquarters, Glenview, Illinois, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event are Intensivists, critical care and emergency medicine physicians, pulmonary and critical care fellows, and advanced practice providers are encouraged to attend.

They are recommend that you have completed the CHEST Critical Care Ultrasonography: Integration Into Clinical Practice course (or it’s equivalent) first, and be using goal-directed echocardiography on a regular basis in critical care practice. This CME conference has been approved with 22.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Learning Objectives :
After participating in this educational activity, you should be able to:
• Explain the principles and pitfalls of Doppler measurements.
• Describe the clinical utility of the measurement of stroke volume, left-sided filling pressures, intracardiac pressures, right-sided heart function, valvular function, indices of preload sensitivity, and segmental wall function.
• Perform the measurement of stroke volume, indices of preload sensitivity, left-sided filling pressures, intracardiac pressures, right- and left-sided heart function, and valvular function.