Ultrasound Workshop
Day 1: Level 1 EMUS Extended
Saturday, 15 September
Course Audience and Goals
This activity is designed for physicians engaged in the practice of Emergency Medicine/Trauma who are seeking the most current information in the field, presented at a skill level appropriate to the physician newly introduced to Emergency Bedside Ultrasound. The participants will participate in didactics sessions followed by an interactive hands-on session with faculty instructors. The primary applications covered and objectives follow.
Trauma Ultrasound
Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to: (1) Describe the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to perform the FAST examination; (2) Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships of the Liver, Spleen and Pelvis as it relates to the FAST examination: (3) Understand the sonographic findings and pitfalls for interpreting life threatening trauma conditions such as cardiac tamponade, hemoperitoneum and hemothorax.
Ultrasound of the Abdominal Aorta
Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to: (1) Describe the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to perform ultrasound of the abdominal aorta; (2) Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as it relates to the aorta; (3) Discuss indications for performing abdominal aortic ultrasound.
Vascular Access
Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to; (1) Describe the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to perform Vascular Access Under Ultrasound Guidance; (2) Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as it relates to the vasculature of the neck and groin; (3) Discuss indications for placing central lines under ultrasound guidance.
Focused Echo
Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to; (1) Demonstrate the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to perform cardiac ultrasound; (2) Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as it relates to the heart (3) Understand the ultrasound findings in conditions such as cardiac tamponade, cardiogenic shock, and pulmonary embolus.
Day 2: Advanced EMUS
Sunday, 16 September
Course Audience and Goals
This activity is designed for physicians engaged in the practice of Emergency Medicine/Trauma who is seeking the most current information in the field, presented at a skill level appropriate to the physician who already has taken a basic level course in EMUS. This course will add new applications and ultrasound guided procedural skills to the participant’s armamentarium. The participants will participate in didactics sessions followed by an interactive hands-on session with faculty instructors. The primary applications covered and objectives follow.
Procedure Guidance Ultrasound
Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to: (1) Describe the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to perform Vascular Access Under Ultrasound Guidance; (2) Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as it relates to the vasculature of the neck and groin; (3) Discuss indications for placing central lines under ultrasound guidance. 4) Understand the sonographic landmarks for abscess identification (3) Discuss indications for placing needle aspiration under ultrasound guidance.
Beyond Grey scale- Adding Color to your images
Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to: (1) Understand the basic principles of Doppler ultrasound (2) Understand the operator pitfalls of Doppler ultrasound. (3) Understand doppler sampling area, color gain, gating, and pulse repetition frequency. (4) Demonstrate proper technique to evaluate blood flow in various areas of the body.
Appendix and Hernias
Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to: (1) Describe the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to evaluate appendicitis and abdominal wall hernias (2) Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as it relates to the appendix and abdominal wall (3) Demonstrate proper technique to image the appendix. (4) Demonstrate proper technique to image the abdominal wall for hernias.
Pulmonary Ultrasound
Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to: (1) Describe the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to evaluate the lungs and pleura for pathology (2) Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as it relates to the lung (3) Understand how to detect pneumothoraxes, pleural effusions, consolidations and wet lung.
Pelvic Ultrasound
Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to: (1) Understand the indications for emergency screening ultrasound examinations of the pelvis; (2) Describe the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to perform transabdominal and endovaginal ultrasound examinations of the pelvis; (3) Perform a basic ultrasound interpretation of common diagnoses in first trimester pregnancy complications.
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to: (1) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound compared to other imaging modalities (2) Demonstrate the appearances of various tissues on diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound (3) Correctly apply ultrasound basic concepts so as to ensure proper visualization of musculoskeletal structures (4) Proficiently perform a diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound on various upper and lower limb structures.
