Introduction to Abdominal and Primary Care Ultrasound (OCT 2023)

Introduction to Abdominal & Primary Care Ultrasound Live Training Course is taught by leading abdominal and primary care ultrasound experts and covers liver, Gallbladder/biliary tree, renal/bladder, pancreas, spleen, abdominal aorta, GI tract, trauma, thyroid, scrotal, and soft-tissue applications. The abdominal and primary care ultrasound courses include lectures, interactive case presentations, and extensive hands-on skills training featuring the industry lowest 3:1 participant to faculty hands-on scan ratio.

• Destination Education in St. Petersburg, Florida
• Trusted Abdominal & Primary Care Ultrasound CME Leader Since 1985
• Most Comprehensive Hands-On Abdominal Ultrasound Course Available
• Industry Leading 3:1 Participant to Faculty Hands-On Scan Ratio
• Scan Groups Assigned Based on Specialty Practice and Level of Experience
• Master Level Abdominal & Primary Care Ultrasound Faculty
• State-Of-The-Art Lecture Facility and Scan Labs
• Lifetime Access to E-Course Materials
• Choose from Multiple Leading Manufacturer Ultrasound Equipment
• Immediately Implement Skills Learned into Clinical Practice
• Expand Diagnostic & Interventional Services Offered
• ACCME Accredited with Commendation

TOPICS

• Imaging Fundamentals
• Abdominal Anatomy/Scan Techniques
• Abdominal Aorta
• Liver Sonography & Pathology
• Gallbladder & Biliary Tree Sonography & Pathology
• Spleen, Pancreas, and Renal Sonography
• Scrotal / Testicular
• Evaluation of the Appendix & GI Tract
• Thyroid Ultrasound
• E-FAST Exam
• Soft Tissue & MSK Applications
• Hands-on Scanning
• Interactive Case Studies

OBJECTIVES

• Increase participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret abdominal ultrasound examinations.
• Demonstrate proper transducer manipulation and system optimization to produce diagnostic images.
• Perform scan protocols and routine measurements that are utilized during an abdominal ultrasound evaluation.
• Identify normal/abnormal imaging characteristics of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys and abdominal vasculature.
• Cite Doppler/color physics principles and be able to (sonographers) apply these principles to optimize system controls or (physicians) utilize this information for identifying technical errors which may result in misdiagnosis (optional lecture).
• Differentiate normal/abnormal characteristics for the evaluation of the thyroid, testes/scrotum, and appendix.
• Perform ultrasound evaluation of the trauma patient (FAST exam).
• Demonstrate the use of ultrasound for evaluation of soft-tissue pathology.
• Increase confidence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques & interpretation criteria to improve diagnostic/treatment accuracy.

CREDITS

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 24.00 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, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 24.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for a maximum of 24.00 hour(s) of ACEP Category I credit(s).

This course also meets CME/CEU requirements for ARDMS. Note: While offering the CME credit hours noted above, activities are not intended to provide extensive training or certification for exam performance or interpretation.