Emergency Medicine/ Point of Care Ultrasound (June)

Participants in this emergency/point of care ultrasound course will benefit from hands-on scan labs where they'll practice the essential skills and techniques to acquire an ultrasound image for quick and accurate diagnosis while evaluating the abdomen (focused assessment with sonography for trauma - FAST exam) and cardiac function in adult and pediatric patients, and first trimester pregnancy ultrasound that may make the difference between life and death!

This two day course begins both days with lecture where faculty will review the basics: Ultrasound physics, instrumentation, anatomy, and protocols. Following lecture, participants will benefit from on-site scanning lab with live models for extensive hands-on practice. The course content is based on ACEP guidelines for the performance of emergency medicine ultrasound.

Topics:

• Anatomy of the abdominal and retroperitoneal structures
• Anatomy differences in adult and pediatric patients
• Focused Assessment by Sonography in Trauma (FAST) procedure protocol
• Cardiac 2D imaging
• Bedside evaluation of pericardial and pleural effusion
• Venous system evaluation
• First trimester and ectopic pregnancy with endovaginal imaging
• Soft tissue and musculoskeletal imaging
• Ocular traumatic and non-traumatic evaluation
• Ultrasound appearance of pathology in case studies
• Introduction to ultrasound-guided procedures

16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ - maximum

Venue: Advanced Health Education Center

Date

June 27-28, 2022

Location

Houston, Texas 77074, United States

Email

lcarney@aheconline.com

Website

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