OVERVIEW

Introduction to Abdominal and Primary Care Ultrasound - Live Course is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc. and will be held from Oct 16 - 18, 2023 at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America.

Overview:
Introduction to Abdominal & Primary Care Ultrasound Live Training Course is taught by leading abdominal and primary care ultrasound experts and covers liver, Gallbladder/biliary tree, renal/bladder, pancreas, spleen, abdominal aorta, GI tract, trauma, thyroid, scrotal, and soft-tissue applications. The abdominal and primary care ultrasound courses include lectures, interactive case presentations, and extensive hands-on skills training featuring the industry's lowest 3:1 participant-to-faculty hands-on scan ratio.

Combine the Abdominal/Primary Care Ultrasound course with the 2-day OB-GYN Ultrasound Program to expand your diagnostic skills and patient services. Attending the combined Abdominal/Primary Care and OB-GYN Ultrasound courses also provides a tuition discount and saving in travel-related expenses.

Objectives :
• Increase participants’ 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.
• Cite Doppler/color physics principles and be able to (sonographers) apply these principles to optimize system controls or (physicians) utilize this information for identifying technical errors which may result in misdiagnosis (optional lecture).
• Demonstrate routine examination protocols associated with the ultrasound evaluation of renal artery stenosis (optional lecture).
• Differentiate normal/abnormal characteristics for the evaluation of the thyroid, testes/scrotum, and appendix.
• Perform 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.

Topics:
• Imaging Fundamentals
• Abdominal Anatomy/scan Techniques
• Abdominal Aorta
• Liver Sonography & Pathology
• Gallbladder & Biliary Tree Sonography & Pathology
• Spleen, Pancreas, and Renal Sonography
• Scrotal / Testicular
• Evaluation of the Appendix & Gi Tract
• Thyroid Ultrasound
• E-fast Exam
• Soft Tissue & Msk Applications
• Hands-on Scanning
• Interactive Case Studies