Ultrasound — Beginner

Wednesday, 6 September 2017
08:00-15:45

Course Description

This year’s MEMC pre-congress ultrasound course has been fully updated with participants’ wishes to design the ultimate ultrasound course. Each year after reviewing participant comments we construct a new course to address their needs.

Beginner participants have wanted more imaging of the heart and central line placement. This year, didactic lectures will provide state of the art audiovisual presentation by a veteran faculty, followed by small groups of a maximum four participants, per one (1) instructor allowing each individual participant ample time with their hand on the probe.

Credit Designation Statement
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Tentative Course Schedule

08:00-08:15	Welcome	Joseph P. Wood, MD JD RDMS MAAEM FAAEM
08:15-09:00	Image Acquisition and Instrumentation	Joseph P. Wood, MD JD RDMS MAAEM FAAEM
09:00-09:45	Trauma - Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) Examination	Michael J. Lambert, MD RDMS FAAEM
09:45-10:30	Echo in the ED	James AP Connolly, MBBS FRCS(Ed) FCEM
10:30-10:45	Coffee Break
10:45-11:30	Aorta & IVC	Robert Jarman, MBBS MSc FRCSE FCEM
11:30-12:15	Vascular Access - Central and Peripheral Lines	Michael J. Lambert, MD RDMS FAAEM
12:15-13:00	Lunch (Included)
13:00-13:45	Hands-On Module 1- Echo & IVC	All faculty
13:45-14:30	Hands-On Module 2 - eFast	All faculty
14:30-14:45	Coffee Break
14:45-15:30	Hands-on Module 3 - Vascular Access	All faculty
15:30-15:45	Wrap up & Adjourn	Joseph P. Wood, MD JD RDMS MAAEM FAAEM

 

Course Fee*

Ultrasound – Beginner ONLY
Organizing Society Member (AAEM, GREAT, MAEM): $425 USD
Non Members: $465 USD
*Box lunch included in registration fee

Special Discount if taking both Ultrasound – Advanced AND Beginner
Organizing Society Member (AAEM, GREAT, MAEM): $700 USD
Non Members: $740 USD
*Box lunch included on 6 September Only

 

Course Directors

Michael J. Lambert, MD RDMS FAAEM
Fellowship Director Emergency Ultrasound, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL

Joseph P. Wood, MD JD RDMS MAAEM FAAEM
Emergency Medicine Department, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Scottsdale, AZ

 

Course Faculty

Jeffrey Baker, MD FAAEM
Associate Professor, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Carrie Aletta Bakunas, MD
Presbyterian Health Care Services, Albuquerque, NM

Ashley Bean, MD MA FACEP
Associate Professor, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR

Katharine Burns, MD
Advocate Christ Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Christine Butts, MD FAAEM
Clinical Associate Professor, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

Eric Chin, MD FAAEM
Program Director, Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound Fellowship, Program Director, Point-of-care Ultrasound Physician Assistant Fellowship, SAUSHEC, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX

Ryan Gibbons, MD FAAEM
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Assistant Director of Ultrasound, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Elise Hart, MD
Emergency Ultrasound Fellow, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL

Robert Jarman, MBBS MSc FRCSE FRCEM
Consultant, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Andrea L. Kaelin, MD
Air Force Ultrasound Director at Wright Patterson AFB, US Air Force Emergency Medicine, San Antonio, TX

Ross Kessler, MD
Co-Director of Clinical Ultrasound, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Michael J. Lambert, MD RDMS FAAEM
Fellowship Director Emergency Ultrasound, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL

Hein Lamprecht, MD
Director, Emergency Ultrasound, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

Jeffrey D. Morgan, MD FAAEM
Brooke Army Medical Center, Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound Faculty, San Antonio, TX

Bret P. Nelson, MD RDMS FACEP
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York, NY

Dan O’Brien, MD FAAEM
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Arthur Rosendaal, MD FNVSHA
Emergency Physician, Sint Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Nicholas Thompson, MD
Fellow, Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound, SAUSHEC/San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX

Marcella T. Torres, MD
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ

Kerri A. Van Arnem, DSc EMPA-C
Emergency Medicine US Fellow, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX

Komi E. Vovor-Dassu, MD
Assistant Professor, Ultrasound fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Ultrasound, Little-Rock, AR

Joseph P. Wood, MD JD RDMS MAAEM FAAEM
Emergency Medicine Department, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Scottsdale, AZ

 

Learning Objectives

Echo & Aorta

1. Understand the surface landmarks for appropriate transducer positioning to perform sonographic examinations of the thoracic and abdominal aorta.
2. Demonstrate the ability to identify and visualize landmarks for the aorta in the transverse and longitudinal scanning planes.
3. Understand the sonographic findings and pitfalls for identifying pathology including aortic aneurysm.
4. Understand the utility of motion modality (M-mode) and demonstrate its use.
5. Demonstrate the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to perform an echocardiogram in the emergency department.
6. Acquire and interpret sonographic images of heart (subcostal, parasternal long, parasternal short and apical windows).
7. Identify pathologic conditions such as pericardial effusion, gross wall motion abnormalities and cardiac tamponade.

eFAST

1. Understand the surface landmarks for appropriate transducer positioning to perform the Extended Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) examination.
2. Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships of the heart, liver, spleen and bladder as they relate to the FAST examination.
3. Demonstrate the ability to identify and visualize the areas of potential intra-abdominal and thoracic spaces for free fluid to collect or pneumothorax.
4. Understand the sonographic findings and pitfalls for identifying life-threatening trauma conditions such as cardiac tamponade, hemo/pneumothorax and intra-abdominal hemorrhage.

Vascular Access

1. Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as they relate to the vasculature of the neck, upper extremity and groin.
2. Acquire and interpret sonographic images of the internal jugular, femoral, basilic, brachial and axillary veins in live patient models.
3. Demonstrate ultrasound guided cannulation on vascular simulator.