The widespread availability of portable ultrasound machines has provided physicians and allied health professionals with the opportunity to utilize point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) at the patient’s bedside as a non-invasive examination tool. The use of POCUS can augment physical examination and allow practitioners to rapidly diagnose specific conditions and guide interventions. The hands-on, daylong simulation course is designed to review the basics of ultrasound through a series of lectures and hands-on practice in techniques utilizing point-of-care ultrasound for the evaluation of cardiac, pulmonary, abdominal and vascular conditions.

Target Audience

This CME activity is designed for providers in the specialties of:

Anesthesiology
Critical Care Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Internal Medicine
Neurology
Surgery

Learning Objectives

The educational objectives for this course include:

Review the physics of ultrasound imaging.
Utilize ultrasound physics to improve point-of-care ultrasound imaging.
Utilize point-of-care cardiac imaging to evaluate cardiac function and make specific diagnoses.
Utilize point-of-care pulmonary imaging to diagnose and exclude specific lung conditions.
Utilize point-of-care abdominal imaging to evaluate the acute abdomen.
Utilize point-of-care vascular imaging to detect deep venous thrombosis.
Integrate point-of-care imaging to augment physical examination and improve management.

Additional Information

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Course summary

Available credit:

6.00 AMA
6.00 Attendance

Course opens:

01/11/2024

Course expires:

07/01/2024

Event starts:

04/06/2024 - 8:00am CDT

Event ends:

04/06/2024 - 4:00pm CDT

Cost:

$800.00

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UT Southwestern Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop - Saturday, April 6, 2024

AGENDA

8:30an Breakfast

8:45 Welcome, Pre-Workshop Test

Didactic Lectures

9:00-9:30 The Physics of Ultrasound

9:30-10:30 Focused Cardiac Ultrasound

10:30-11:00 Pulmonary Ultrasound

11:00-11:30 Abdominal Ultrasound

11:30-12:00 Vascular Ultrasound

12:00-1:00 Lunch and Learn

Hands-On Ultrasound (Groups of 5-6, 1 Lung, 2 Cardiac, 1 Abdominal, 1 Vascular station)

1:00-2:30 Hands-On Ultrasound

2:30 Post-Workshop Test

3:00pm Adjourn

UTSWMC Simulation Center

West Campus Building 3

2001 Inwood Road

Dallas, TX 73235

United States

DIRECTIONS:

The West Campus Building 3 is located at the southwest corner of Inwood Rd. and Harry Hines Blvd.

From I-35E: Exit Inwood Rd; At the 2nd stop-light, turn left at UT Southwestern Drive to West Campus Building 3; Self-Park is straight ahead

From Mockingbird Ln & Inwood Rd: Follow Inwood Rd toward I-35E; After you go underneath Harry Hines Blvd. take the first right turn into West Campus Building 3; Self-Park is straight ahead

PARKING:

Complimentary parking is available in the parking garage located adjacent to West Campus Building 3 (2001 Inwood Road).

Course Director

Sreekanth R. Cheruku, MD, MPH, FASE

Associate Professor

Divisions of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas

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