Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound - Online Course

Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc..

Date of Original Release: 12/6/2022
This edition is valid for credit through: 4/23/2027

Description
Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Online Course is for emergency medicine 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)