Upcoming Medical Conferences in St Petersburg

Introduction to Adult Echocardiography Course is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc. and will be held from Dec 09 - 13, 2019 at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, st petersburg, Florida, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is intended for sonographers, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and other medical professionals learning how to perform and/or interpret adult echocardiography exams. Participants may include (but is not limited to): radiology, internal medicine, critical care, primary care, emergency medicine, and cardiology professionals. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 35.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Description: Introduction to Adult Echocardiography Live Training Course is a (5) Five Day Echocardiography Course in St. Petersburg, FL that is taught by leading echocardiography experts and is designed to provide a strong foundation to perform and/or interpret adult cardiac ultrasound examinations. You will enjoy industry leading hands-on training with a 3:1 faculty to participant hands-on scan ratio with normal anatomy and pathologies that is specifically designed for physicians, sonographers and other medical professionals who need echocardiography training. The Introduction to Adult Echocardiography Training Course is held at multiple dates throughout the year, making it the perfect course for both local participants and participants traveling to our facility in St. Petersburg, Florida Conference Topics: • Ultrasound Imaging Fundamentals • Anatomy of the Heart and EKG • 2D Evaluation of Cardiac Anatomy: Parasternal, Apical, Subcostal, and Suprasternal Windows • Parasternal Long Axis & Short Avis with Live Demonstration • 2D Measurements and Normal Values • Doppler Fundamentals • Color Doppler: Evaluation Sites & Normal Flow Patterns • Evaluating with Pulsed & Continuous Wave Doppler • M-Mode Workshop • Mitral & Aortic Valves • Cardiomyopathies • Gross Anatomy Workshop • Doppler Evaluation of MVD and AVD • Right Heart Disease • Coronary Heart Diease • Diastolic Function/Contrast Echocardiography • Pericardial Disease & Cardiac Masses Objectives: • Increase the participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret Echocardiography examinations. • Demonstrate proper transducer manipulation and system optimization to produce diagnostic images (sonographer) and recognize potential imaging errors (Physician). • Demonstrate routine scan protocols to evaluate an adult patient using 2D/M-Mode/Color Flow & Doppler echocardiographic techniques. • Perform standard 2D, m-mode and Doppler measurements • Identify normal/abnormal characteristics of 2D cardiac anatomy. • State the role of cardiac Doppler and list the necessary qualitative/quantitative measurements. • Identify the ultrasound findings associated with valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies, ischemic heart disease, pericardial disease and cardiac masses. • List the latest imaging techniques in quantification of right and left ventricle wall motion. Document findings and apply standardized guidelines during compilation of an Echocardiography worksheet (sonographer) and dictated report (Physician). • List the steps necessary for system optimization during contrast echo imaging. • Increase confidence to incorporate protocols, techniques & interpretation criteria to improve diagnostic/treatment accuracy

Baby Beats and Breaths: Therapeutic Interventions for the Premature Infant with Cardiopulmonary Compromise is organized by Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) and will be held from Jan 24 - 25, 2020 at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital Outpatient Care Center, St Petersburg, Florida, United States of America.  Target Audience: Neonatal therapists, PTs, PTAs, OTs, OTAs, and SLPs, with experience working with infants in the Neonatal intensive care unit. Accreditation: • This course meets the criteria for 14.5 contact hours (1.45 CEUs). The AZ, GA, and PA Boards of Physical Therapy accept other state boards approvals. Application has been made to the NJ Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, and the OH and TN Physical Therapy Associations.  • This course meets the CO requirements for 14.5 contact hours (1.45 points) - Intermediate Level, CAT 1. TX PT Association accredited provider. • Approved provider by the NY State Board of PT for 17.4 contact hours. • Application has been made to the FL Physical Therapy Association for 17 continuing education hours. • Approved provider of continuing education by the American Occupational Therapy Association #3043, for 14.5 contact hours (1.45 CEUs) - Intermediate Level Occupational Therapy Process: Assessment, Intervention.  • The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA. • Approved provider of the FL Board of Occupational Therapy-CE Broker-17 hours. • This course meets the approval of the TX Board of OT Examiners NBCOT professional development provider - 14.5 PDUs • This course is offered for up to 1.45 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area). • This program has been submitted for approval for 14.5 clock hours of continuing education credit by the TX Speech Language Hearing Association (TSHA). • NBCOT professional development provider-14.5 PDUs. • This course meets the criteria for 14.5 hours towards Neonatal Therapy Certification. Description: This course will focus on the cardiopulmonary implications for the premature or medically-complex infant as related to physiological stability, evolving motor control, sensory stability, and transition to oral motor skills that support feeding. It will focus on advancing the critical reasoning skills of the neonatal therapist to support the infant’s ability to obtain foundational motor and sensory skills. These skills include the ability of the infant to cough, produce audible phonation, oral motor skills, swallow skills, trunk facilitation, gestational age appropriate positioning/handling to support the emergence of gross motor skills for postural stability. You will learn movement analysis skills (via lab time and video presentations) to assess breathing patterns, facilitation techniques to support trunk development, positioning strategies to support chest wall development, and feeding techniques to maximize postural control. We will discuss current literature as relevant to this topic and apply a systems theory approach for case study treatment planning. Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to do: • Discuss anatomical and kinesiological developmental changes for the newborn chest wall • Discuss affects of prematurity and cardiopulmonary co-morbidities on chest wall development • Integrate chest wall movement assessment and treatment strategies to maximize infant outcomes • Design developmental positioning and handling interventions to reduce chest wall deformities • Incorporate postural support with positioning and handling of infants for improved chest wall mobility during oral feeding • Integrate a systems approach to individualized care plan for the infant with cardiopulmonary compromise

Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc. and will be held from Jan 27 - 29, 2020 at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, St Petersburg, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: Physicians, Chiropractors, NP’s, PA’s, Sonographers, Physical Therapists, Athletic Trainers and other medical professionals specializing in: Sports Medicine, Orthopedics, Rheumatology, PM&R, Pain Management, Emergency Medicine, Regenerative Medicine, and other MSK related fields. Credits: The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 19.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 19.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Overview: Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Live Training Course provides participants a comprehensive introduction to musculoskeletal ultrasound. These courses are taught by leading musculoskeletal ultrasound experts that incorporates comprehensive lectures and interactive case presentations featuring a 3:1 participant to faculty hands-on scan ratio with live models and phantoms. These courses are specifically designed for physicians, sonographers and other medical professionals who need musculoskeletal ultrasound training. GCUS offers (3) Three Day Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Courses at our facility in St. Petersburg, FL. The course is held at multiple dates throughout the year, making it the perfect course for both local participants and participants traveling to Florida. Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute offers the Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training Course as a stand alone three (3) day course, or as part of a week long Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training and CME program. In the week long program, participants will learn ultrasound techniques for the entire musculoskeletal ultrasound specialty including regenerative medicine. An optional interventional human cadaver lab can also be added to this course for the most comprehensive course option (Highly Recommended). Topics: • Shoulder Anatomy & Scanning Techniques • Live Demonstration: Ultrasound Evaluation of the Shoulder • Hands-On Scanning: Shoulder • Ultrasound Evaluation of Shoulder Pathology • Elbow Anatomy & Scan Techniques • Live Demonstration: Ultrasound Evaluation of the Elbow • Ultrasound Evaluation of Elbow Pathology • Ultrasound Guided Injection Techniques • Hands-On Scanning: Elbow • Wrist & Hand Anatomy, Scan Techniques • Live Demonstration: Ultrasound Evaluation of the Wrist & Hand • Ultrasound Evaluation of Wrist & Hand Pathology • Hands-On Scanning: Wrist & Hand • Ultrasound Evaluation of the Ankle & Foot • Ultrasound Evaluation of Ankle/Foot Pathology • Hands-On Scanning: Ankle/Foot • Ultrasound Evaluation of the Hip & Live Demo • Ultrasound Evaluation of the Knee: Normal Anatomy & Scanning Techniques • Knee Pathology & Live Demo • Hands-On Scanning: Knee & Hip Objectives: • Increase the participant's knowledge to better perform and/or interpret MSK ultrasound examinations. • List the indications, benefits, and limitations of MSK ultrasound for sports medicine injuries, physical medicine & rehabilitation, and rheumatology applications. • Demonstrate proper transducer manipulation and system optimization to produce diagnostic images. • Demonstrate scanning protocols for performing shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand, knee, ankle/foot, & hip ultrasound examinations. • Identify normal anatomy during musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging. • Identify the sonographic appearance of commonly seen pathology of the shoulder, knee, elbow, wrist/hand, ankle, and foot. • Demonstrate the use of MSK sonography for diagnosis and ultrasound-guided interventions and describe "in-plane" and "out of plane" injections/aspiration techniques using inanimate phantoms. • Increase confidence to incorporate protocols, techniques and interpretation criteria to improve diagnostic/treatment accuracy. • Identify the sonographic anatomy during the performance of ultrasound guided MSK injections on cadaver models. (optional track) • Demonstrate the principals of imaging techniques for the performance of upper and lower extremity MSK injections on cadaver models. (optional track) FREE Pre-Course Online Video: MSK Imaging Fundamentals The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.