GCUS Advanced Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Ultrasound 2019

35 $

Description

OVERVIEW

Advanced Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Ultrasound Online Course is for emergency medicine, critical care, or point-of-care medical professionals and provides topics based on ACEP emergency/WINFOCUS practice guidelines. This self-directed course is taught by leading emergency medicine ultrasound expert faculty and contains fourteen (14) 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.

Date of Original Release: 7/18/2019

This edition valid for credit through: 7/18/2022

TOPICS

Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
Cardiac Doppler Ultrasound Fundamentals
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Cardiomyopathies
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pericardial Effusions
Evaluation of Diastolic Function
Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease
Assessment of Hydration Status and Fluid Responsiveness
Advanced Lung Ultrasound Applications
ABC: Sonography in Shock and Sepsis
Soft/Tissue, MSK, and Advanced Ultrasound Procedures
Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks
Doppler and Color Flow imaging Fundamentals for Point of Care Applications
Sonography of the Acute Scrotum

OBJECTIVES

Increase the participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret.
Advanced Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Ultrasound examinations.
Perform a focused cardiac ultrasound examination.
Integrate Spectral & Color Doppler for Evaluation of Cardiac Disease.
Recognize ultrasound Characteristics associated with Cardiomyopathies, Pericardial Effusions, Coronary Artery Disease, and Diastolic Dysfunction.
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.
Perform ultrasound evaluation of the lung, ocular, soft-tissue, musculoskeletal and bony cortices in the emergency department.
Demonstrate the use of ultrasound guidance for peripheral vascular access.
Recognize the sonographic appearance of individual nerves and list the advantages.
Perform Ultrasound Evaluation of the Acute Scrotum.

AUDIENCE

Advanced Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Ultrasound Online Course is designed for Physicians, PA’s, sonographers and other medical professionals who have experience performing and/or interpreting the core EM/CCU ultrasound examinations but have a desire to expand their skills to integrate more advanced applications into clinical practice. This program is a structured, comprehensive online course featuring 14 modules with video lectures, case presentations, and post module quizzes. For the most effective learning experience, participants of this online course should have already attended the Introductory level EM/CCU course (live, blended or online) or have a minimum of 6 months experience performing the core ultrasound applications as outlined by the ACEP or WINFOCUS practice guidelines before attending this program. Physicians may include (but are not limited to) emergency medicine, critical care, internal medicine, family practice, and primary care.

GCUS Advanced Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Ultrasound 2019