Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access & Regional Anesthesia by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS)

Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access & Regional Anesthesia is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc and will be held from Apr 04 - 05, 2019 at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America.?

Target Audience:
The Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access and Regional Anesthesia Course Is Designed for Physicians, Pa’s, Crna’s, Nurses and Other Medical Professionals Involved With Performing Vascular Access Procedures and Has the Desire to Integrate Ultrasound-guidance Techniques for Regional Anesthesia Applications. Specialty Practice May Include Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care, Internal Medicine, and Intensivists.

Accreditation Statement:
The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute Is Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to Provide Continuing Medical Education for Physicians.

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute Designates This Live Activity for a Maximum of 15.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians Should Claim Only the Credit Commensurate With the Extent of Their Participation in the Activity.

Successful Completion of This CME Activity Enables the Participant to Earn Up to 7.25 Moc Points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (Abim) Maintenance of Certification (Moc) Program. Participants Will Earn Moc Points Equivalent to the Amount of CME Credits Claimed for the Activity. It Is the CME Activity Provider’s Responsibility to Submit Participant Completion Information to Accme for the Purpose of Granting Abim Moc Credit.

Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for a Maximum of 7.25 Hour(s) of ACEP Category I Credit(S).

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute Designates This Enduring Material for a Maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians Should Claim Only the Credit Commensurate With the Extent of Their Participation in the Activity.

This Program Has Been Approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 14.00 Class a CE Credits

This Course Also Meets Cme/CEU Requirements for Ardms. Note: While Offering the Cme Credit Hours Noted Above, Activities Are Not Intended to Provide Extensive Training or Certification for Exam Performance or Interpretation.

Description:
Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access & Regional Anesthesia Live Training Course Provides Participants a Strong Foundation to Perform Central and Peripheral Line Techniques and Approach in an Emergency Setting, as Well as Integrating Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia Techniques for Surgery, Pain Management, or Procedural Applications Such as Fracture Reduction Into Their Clinical Practice. This Course Is Taught by Leading Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Experts That Incorporates Comprehensive Lectures and Interactive Case Presentations Featuring a 3:1 Faculty to Participant Hands-on Scan Ratio With Both Live Models (Anatomy) and Inanimate Phantoms (Interventional Techniques). This Course Is Specifically Designed for Physicians, Sonographers and Other Medical Professionals Who Need Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access (Ugva) Training in an Emergency Setting, as Well as Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia (Ugra) Training in a Surgical and Pain Management Setting. In This Two (2) Day Program, Participants Will Learn Central and Peripheral Line Placement, and Upper and Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks and Miscellaneous Other New Blocks.

Topics:
• Ultrasound Imaging Fundamentals
• the Fundamentals of Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access
• -why Use Ultrasound Guidance
• -“direct” Vs' “indirect” Techniques
• -“in-plane” Vs' “out-of-plane” Techniques
• -principles of Vessel Differentiation & Procedural Tips
• Ultrasound Guided Central Line Placement
• -internal Jugular & Axillary/subclavian Approach & Clinical Case Review
• -femoral Vein Access
• Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Line Placement
• -antecubital Vein Access
• -additional Access Sites & Comments on the Pediatric Patient
• -clinical Cases
• Indications & Applications for Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia
• Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks (Anatomy, Ultrasound Scanning & Injection Techniques)
• -interscalene
• -supraclavicular
• -infraclavicular
• -axillary
• Truncal Blocks (Anatomy, Ultrasound Scanning & Injection Techniques)
• -pecs I & Ii (Serratus Plane Block)
• -subcostal Tap (Transversus Abdominis Plane)
• -classical Tap
• -quadratus Lumborum (Ql) Block
• Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks: Anatomy, Ultrasound Characteristics, Scanning & Injection Techniques
• -femoral Nerve Block
• -fascia Iliaca Block
• -saphenous/ Adductor Canal Block
• -sciatic (Popliteal & Subgluteal) Block
• -ankle Block

Objectives:
• Demonstrate the Participant’s Knowledge to Better Perform Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access and Regional Anesthesia Procedures.
• Demonstrate Proper Transducer Manipulation and System Optimization to Produce Diagnostic Images.
• List the Advantages and Disadvantages of the “in-plane” and “out-of-plane” and the “direct” Vs. “indirect” Ultrasound-guided Procedures.
• Identify Ultrasound Imaging Characteristics of Vessels and Contiguous Anatomy to Determine the Optimal Approach for Vascular Access.
• Cite Ultrasound Imaging Characteristics of Vascular Pathology That Would Indicate a Vessel Is Not Suitable for Vascular Access.
• Demonstrate the Use of Ultrasound Guidance for Central Line and Peripheral Line Vascular Access.
• Identify and Distinguish the Topographic and Cross-sectional Brachial Plexus Anatomy.
• Demonstrate Imaging Techniques for Performing Ultrasound-guided Upper Extremities Regional Anesthesia Nerve Blocks.
• Demonstrate Imaging Techniques for Performing Ultrasound-guided Lower Extremities Anesthesia Nerve Blocks.
• Perform PECC and Tap Blocks Using Ultrasound Guidance
• Increase Competence to Incorporate Protocols, Scan Techniques, Diagnostic/treatment Accuracy, and Interpretation Criteria to Integrate the Skills Learned Into Clinical Practice.