Blended Introduction to Abdominal and Primary Care Ultrasound - Blended Course (Mar 26, 2020)

Blended Introduction to Abdominal and Primary Care Ultrasound - Blended Course is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc. and will be held on Mar 26, 2020 at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, St Petersburg, Florida, United States of America.

Target Audience:
Sonographers, physicians, PAs and other medical professionals learning how to perform and/or interpret abdominal sonography. Participants may include (but are not limited to) those involved with: primary care, internal medicine, emergency medicine, critical care, hospitalists, trauma, gastroenterology, and urology.

Accreditation:
Introduction to Abdominal and Primary Care Ultrasound Hands-on Workshop
The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Abdominal and Primary Care Ultrasound Online Course
The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 17.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Overview:
Blended Introduction to Abdominal and Primary Care Ultrasound Training Course covers abdominal, trauma, thyroid, scrotal, and soft-tissue applications. This format combines a comprehensive online course with lectures by leading abdominal & primary care ultrasound experts and offers fifteen (15) months unlimited access, plus a (1) one full day (6 hours) hands-on scan workshop with a 3:1 participant to instructor hands-on scan ratio at our facility in St. Petersburg, FL. For the most realistic and effective learning experience, live human models are utilized for the hands-on portion. This format is the perfect solution for the busy medical professional that requires the flexibility to complete the coursework at their convenience from home, work, or even your mobile device, yet still needs the hands-on skills training to become confident and competent to perform Abdominal and Primary Care Ultrasound Applications. For the best ultrasound education experience, completion of the online course prior to hands on scanning is recommended.

Topics:
• Imaging Fundamentals: The Basics
• Abdominal Sonography Anatomy and Scan Fundamentals
• Ultrasound Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta
• Normal Liver, Gallbladder, Biliary Tree, and Spleen Sonography
• Ultrasound Evaluation of Liver, Gallbladder, and Biliary Tree Pathology
• Renal Ultrasound Imaging
• Ultrasound Evaluation of the Pancreas
• Trauma Ultrasonography
• Ultrasound Evaluation of the Appendix and GI Tract
• Cases in Abdominal Ultrasound
• Ultrasound Evaluation of the Thyroid
• Ultrasound Evaluation of the Acute Scrotum
• Ultrasound Evaluation of Soft Tissues
• Doppler and Color Flow Imaging: Fundamentals for Point-of-Care Applications
• Abdominal Doppler Physics
• Ultrasound Evaluation of Renal Artery Stenosis

Objectives:
• Increase participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret abdominal ultrasound examinations.
• Demonstrate proper transducer manipulation and system optimization to produce diagnostic images.
• Perform scan protocols and routine measurements that are utilized during an abdominal ultrasound evaluation.
• Identify normal/abnormal imaging characteristics of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys and abdominal vasculature.
• Differentiate normal/abnormal characteristics for the evaluation of the thyroid, testes/scrotum, and appendix.
• Perform an ultrasound evaluation of the trauma patient (FAST exam).
• Demonstrate the use of ultrasound for the evaluation of soft-tissue pathology.
• Increase confidence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques & interpretation criteria to improve diagnostic/treatment accuracy.