Blended Introduction to Emergency Medicine and Advanced Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Ultrasound - Blended Course (Nov 19 - 20, 2020)

Blended Introduction to Emergency Medicine and Advanced Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Ultrasound is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc. and will be held from Nov 19 - 20, 2020 at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, St Petersburg, Florida, United States of America.

Target Audience:
This Blended Introduction and Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound course is intended for any medical professional involved with performing ultrasound examinations in an emergency, critical care, or related setting. Participants may include, but are not limited to: emergency and critical care physicians, surgeons, hospitalists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, sonographers, internal medicine physicians, and any other medical professionals.

Accreditation:
Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Online Course:
The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Introduction to Emergency Medicine and Advanced Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Ultrasound Hands-On Workshop:
The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for a maximum of 12.00 hour(s) of ACEP Category I credit(s).

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Advanced Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Ultrasound Online Course:
The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 19.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course description:
Blended Introduction to Emergency Medicine and Advanced Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Ultrasound Course is intended for any medical professional involved with performing emergency medicine, critical care, or point-of-care ultrasound examinations. The Blended Introduction to Emergency Medicine and Advanced Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Ultrasound Course is designed to provide a strong foundation to perform the introduction and advanced ultrasound applications as outlined in the ACEP emergency ultrasound practice guidelines and WINFOCUS. Taught by leading emergency medicine and critical care ultrasound faculty, this self-directed course contains Two (2) Online Courses containing multiple modules and includes recommended reading assignments, online video lectures, case presentations, and post-activity quizzes. Enrollment is valid for fifteen (15) months for both online courses and begins the moment the participant is enrolled in them. Combined with Two Days (12 Hours) of dedicated hands-on scanning at our facility in St. Petersburg, FL you will be scanning live models and inanimate phantoms with a 3:1 participant to faculty scan ratio. After this course, participants will see a noticeable increase in diagnostic and scanning skills and immediately be able to implement skills learned into clinical practice. For the best ultrasound education experience, completion of the online course prior to hands on scanning is recommended.

Topics:
• Imaging Fundamentals
• Emergency Ultrasound for Obstetrical and Gynecological Conditions
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• Spontaneous Abortion
• PID and Masses
• Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access (3 Parts)
• Abdominal Scanning Fundamentals
• Ultrasound in Trauma: FAST and E-FAST
• Abdominal Cases in Emergency Medicine-Renal
• Abdominal Cases in Emergency Medicine-Biliary and AAA
• Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
• Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension
• Ultrasound-Guided Emergency and Critical Care Procedures
• Evaluation of DVT
• Abdominal Sonography Anatomy Overview and Scan Fundamentals
• Ultrasound Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta
• Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma
• Intro to Lung Ultrasound: The Basics
• Advanced Lung Ultrasound Applications
• Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access
• Ultrasound-Guided Procedures
• Bedside Sonography: The Focused 2D Echo
• Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension
• Introduction to Cardiac Doppler Ultrasound
• Ultrasound Evaluation of Heart Failure
• Bedside Sonography: Venous Imaging

Course Objectives:
• Increase participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret Emergency ultrasound examinations
• State the basic fundamentals of ultrasound physics and demonstrate appropriate optimization of system controls.
• Perform ultrasound evaluation of the trauma patient (E-FAST exam) and pneumothorax.
• Demonstrate scan protocols for focused evaluation of the abdomen, aorta, female pelvis and adult heart.
• State an algorithm for uses of bedside ultrasound during cardiac arrest, shock & hypotension.
• Demonstrate image orientation, transducer preparation, and scan protocols for performing use of ultrasound guidance for vascular access, pericardiocentesis, paracentesis, hemothorax, lumbar puncture, ET placement.
• Demonstrate protocol for focused evaluation of DVT.
• Differentiate normal/abnormal image characteristics of the abdomen, female pelvis, first trimester OB, and ectopic pregnancy.
• Identify sonographic characteristics associated with abdominal sepsis involving the hepatobiliary, renal, and GI systems.
• Outline indications and applications of color Doppler in the emergency and critical care setting.
Perform ultrasound evaluation of the lung, ocular, soft-tissue, musculoskeletal and bony cortices in the emergency department.
• Demonstrate the use of ultrasound guidance for peripheral vascular access.
• Recognize the sonographic appearance of individual nerves and list the advantages provided when ultrasound is used for performing regional nerve blocks.
• Evaluate fluid responsiveness in the critically ill patient.
• Perform testicular ultrasound and recognize acute abnormalities.
• Increase confidence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria to improve diagnostic/treatment accuracy.