Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound - Blended Course (Nov 16 - 17, 2023)

Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc. and will be held from Nov 16 - 17, 2023 at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, St Petersburg, Florida, United States of America.

Description:
The blended Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Training Course is designed to reinforce and improve scanning skills for emergency ultrasound applications. The Blended Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Training Course is taught by leading emergency medicine ultrasound experts and incorporates comprehensive online lectures and interactive case presentations with fifteen (15) months of unlimited access, featuring Two (2) Days (12 Hours) of 3:1 faculty to participant hands-on scanning with live models and phantoms during the all-day scan-only workshops at our facility in St. Petersburg, FL. The Blended Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Training Course is specifically designed for physicians, sonographers, and other medical professionals who need emergency medicine ultrasound training. For the best ultrasound education experience, completion of the online course prior to hands-on scanning is recommended.

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 the uses of bedside ultrasound during cardiac arrest, shock & hypotension.
• Demonstrate image orientation, transducer preparation, and scan protocols for performing the use of ultrasound guidance for vascular access, pericardiocentesis, paracentesis, hemothorax, lumbar puncture, and ET placement.
• Outline protocol for focused evaluation of DVT.
• Differentiate normal/abnormal image characteristics of the abdomen, female pelvis, first trimester OB, and ectopic pregnancy.
• Increase competence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria into clinical practice.

Topics:

• Imaging Fundamentals
• Emergency Ultrasound for Obstetrical and Gynecological Conditions
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• Spontaneous Abortion
• Pid and Masses
• Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access
• 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