Introduction and Advanced Musculoskeletal Ultrasound with Human Cadaver Lab Course

Introduction and Advanced Musculoskeletal Ultrasound with Human Cadaver Lab Course is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GUI) Inc. and will be held from Aug 13 - 17, 2018 at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is Physicians, Chiropractors, NP’s, PA’s, Sonographers, Physical Therapists, Athletic Trainers and other medical professionals specializing in: Sports Medicine, Orthopedics, Rheumatology, PM&R, Pain Management, Emergency Medicine, Regenerative Medicine, and other MSK related fields. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Course Description:
Introduction and Advanced Musculoskeletal Ultrasound with Human Cadaver Lab Courses are taught by leading experts in the field of MSK ultrasound that incorporates comprehensive lectures and interactive case presentations featuring a 3:1 faculty to participant hands-on scan ratio with live models, phantoms and also includes human cadaver specimens (2 labs) for upper and lower extremity applications. Learn the musculoskeletal ultrasound essentials and build confidence in your scanning and interpretation abilities at our facility in St. Petersburg, FL. This introduction and advanced/interventional MSK ultrasound program is designed to expand and update your diagnostic and scanning skills to integrate multiple MSK applications into your clinical practice. All topics are based on AIUM practice guidelines.

Topics:
• Shoulder Anatomy & Scanning Techniques
• Evaluation of Shoulder Pathology
• Elbow Anatomy & Scanning Techniques
• Evaluation of Elbow Pathology
• Ultrasound Guided Injection Techniques
• Wrist/Hand Anatomy & Scan Techniques
• Evaluation of Wrist/Hand Pathology
• Normal Evaluation of the Ankle/Foot & Pathology
• Knee Anatomy, Scanning Techniques, & Pathology
• Evaluation of the HipInjection Technique in Human Cadaver Lab
• MSK Ultrasound Guided Injection Techniques
• Advanced Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - Guided Procedures in Rehabilitative Medicine
• Post-operative Ultrasound: Shoulder, Knee & Beyond
• Indications for US Guided Nerve Blocks
• Challenging MSK Dilemmas: A Case Based Approach
• Advanced Peripheral Nerve Applications:Diagnosis & Treatment Options
• Advanced Foot, Ankle & Hip
• Ultrasound Evaluation of the Spine
• Interesting Case Presentations

Conference Objectives are :
• Increase the participant's knowledge to better perform and/or interpret MSK ultrasound examinations.
• List the indications, benefits, and limitations of MSK ultrasound for sports medicine injuries, physical medicine & rehabilitation, and rheumatology applications.
• Demonstrate proper transducer manipulation and system optimization to produce diagnostic images.
• Demonstrate scanning protocols for performing shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand, knee, ankle/foot, & hip ultrasound examinations.
• Identify normal anatomy during musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging.
• Identify the sonographic appearance of commonly seen pathology of the shoulder, knee, elbow, wrist/hand, ankle, and foot.
• Demonstrate the use of MSK sonography for diagnosis and ultrasound-guided interventions and describe "in-plane" and "out of plane" injections/aspiration techniques using inanimate phantoms.
• Increase confidence to incorporate protocols, techniques and interpretation criteria to improve diagnostic/treatment accuracy.
• Identify the sonographic anatomy during the performance of ultrasound-guided MSK injections on cadaver models.
• Demonstrate the principals of imaging techniques for performance of upper and lower extremity MSK injections on cadaver models.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.