OVERVIEW

Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc.

Date of Original Release: 12/6/2022
This edition is valid for credit through: 4/25/2027

Description:
Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound Online Course is for emergency medicine, critical care, or point-of-care medical professionals and provides topics based on ACEP emergency/WINFOCUS practice guidelines. Taught by leading emergency medicine ultrasound expert faculty. This self-directed course contains fifteen (15) modules, online video lectures, case presentations, and post-activity quizzes. Enrollment is valid for 12 months (365 days) and begins the moment the participant is enrolled. Extend your online course access another 3 months with the addition of an onsite hands-on workshop or registration for a regularly scheduled GCUS scan workshop.

Learning Objectives:

Increase the participant's knowledge to better perform and/or interpret Critical Care Ultrasound examinations.
Integrate Spectral & Color Doppler for Evaluation of Cardiac Disease.
Perform a focused cardiac ultrasound examination.
Perform Emergency Ultrasound Protocols for the detection of DVT.
Recognize ultrasound Characteristics associated with Cardiomyopathies, Pericardial Effusions, Coronary Artery Disease, and Diastolic Dysfunction.
Assess / Evaluate Right Ventricular Function
Assess Hydration Status and Fluid Responsiveness in the Emergency and Critical Care settings
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.
Demonstrate the use of ultrasound guidance for peripheral vascular access.
Outline the Training Requirements and Indications for Transesophageal Echocardiography.

Topics

Doppler and Color Flow Imaging for POC Applications
Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
Advanced Ultrasound Evaluation of Shock
ABC: Sonography in Shock and Sepsis
Venous Ultrasound in Point of Care
Assessment of Hydration Status and Fluid Responsiveness
Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Vascular Access
Interactive Cases: What’s Your DX?
Point of Care Cardiac Doppler & Focused Calculations
Echo Assessment of Cardiomyopathies and Heart Failure
MI & Complications
Echo Evaluation of the Right Heart
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pericardial Disease & Cardiac Masses
Interesting Cardiac US Case Studies
BONUS! Introduction to Transesophageal Echocardiography (not covered in the scanning skills workshop)