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Abdominal and Primary Care Ultrasound - Online Course

Abdominal and Primary Care Ultrasound

 

Abdominal and Primary Care Ultrasound


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Abdominal and Primary Care Ultrasound

  • 12 months UNLIMITED access from any internet enabled device. No lockouts, or hidden limitations after a certain amount of views.
  • A variety of learning components including: video lectures, scan demonstrations, interactive components/quizzes, and more to improve diagnostic accuracy.
  • This online course is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ upon successful completion.
  • All online courses cover the same topics as our comprehensive live courses. Add a Hands-On Workshop (Not Valid for Registry Reviews) and receive 3 additional months of access. See our Blended Course Learning Format for more details.
  • Group pricing is available for groups of 5 or more (Not Valid for Registry Reviews). Add a Custom Onsite Hands-On Workshop for training consistency, time and cost effectiveness, with the highest quality ultrasound training in the industry.
  • Private Hands-On Workshops are also available for the learner who prefers the 1-1 learning format. Receive 3 additional months of unlimited online access (Not Valid for Registry Reviews) with a Private Hands-On Course. See our Private Hands-On Course Learning Format for more details.

Overview

The Abdominal and Primary Care Ultrasound Online Course provides participants a strong foundation to perform the core general ultrasound applications as outlined in the AIUM ultrasound practice guidelines as well as trauma, soft tissue and MSK applications, and ultrasound-guided procedures for emergency medicine applications as outlined in the ACEP and AAFP ultrasound guidelines. This online course is taught by leading ultrasound expert physicians and sonographers to provide the perfect balance of physicians' clinical experience and sonographer's expertise.

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: 4/1/2022

This edition valid for credit through: 4/1/2025


  1 year/365 days of Unlimited Access from date of purchase. Expires on 12/9/2025 if purchased today.

Code: OC-ABPC221
ID: 5891

Topics

  • Imaging Fundamentals: The Basics
  • Abdominal Sonography Anatomy and Scan Fundamentals
  • Ultrasound Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta
  • Ultrasound Evaluation of Liver, Gallbladder, Biliary Tree, Pancreas, Urinary Tract, & Spleen – Anatomy, Scan Technique & Pathology
  • Ultrasound Evaluation of the Thyroid
  • Ultrasound Evaluation of the Scrotum
  • The EFAST Exam
  • Emergency Medicine Ultrasound-Guided Procedures and Assessment of Soft Tissue including Foreign Body Localization & Removal, Fracture Evaluation, Shoulder Evaluation, Tendon Injury/Rupture, Abscess Localization & Drainage, Joint Effusion & Arthrocentesis, Ocular Ultrasound, and U/S Guided Lumbar Puncture
  • Ultrasound Evaluation of the Appendix and GI Tract including appendicitis, diverticulitis, pneumoperitoneum, hernia, pyloric stenosis, and intussusception
  • Abdominal Case Studies

Objectives

  • Demonstrate the 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.
  • Differentiate normal/abnormal characteristics for the evaluation of the thyroid, testes/scrotum, and appendix/GI Tract.
  • Perform an ultrasound evaluation of the trauma patient.
  • Demonstrate the use of ultrasound for evaluation of soft-tissue pathology and MSK applications.
  • Demonstrate image orientation, transducer preparation, and scan protocols for performing use of ultrasound guidance for foreign body removal, arthrocentesis, abscess drainage, and lumbar puncture.
  • Demonstrate competence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques and interpretation criteria to improve diagnostic/treatment accuracy.

Tuition

Registration: $840.00

(12 Months Unlimited Access)


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Audience

Sonographers, physicians, PAs and other medical professionals learning how to perform and/or interpret abdominal sonography. Physician participants may include (but are not limited to) those involved with: primary care, internal medicine, emergency medicine, critical care, hospitalists, trauma, gastroenterology, and urology.

Faculty

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Emily M. Downs  M.Ed, BS, RDMS, RVT, RDCS, RT

University of Colorado Hospital.
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program of Denver
Denver, CO
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Charlotte Derr  MD, RDMS, FACEP, FPD-AEMUS

Professor of Emergency Medicine
Fellowship Director of Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship Program
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
GUI QI Task Force Subcommittee
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Lori Green  BA, RDMS, RDCS, RVT

President, Program Director.
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
Saint Petersburg, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Trisha Reo  AAS, RDMS, RVT

Program Coordinator
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
Saint Petersburg, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Content Validation
All presentations for this CME activity were reviewed and approved by members of the GUI CME Review Committee to determine content validity and to ensure that no conflicts of interest exist prior to the activity commencement or material compilation.

Disclosure of Individuals in Control of Content
In addition to the faculty listed the following individuals are recognized by GUI as being in control of content of this program:

James Mateer, MD, RDMS (Medical Director - planner, QI Task Force)
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
Milwaukee, WI
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Charlotte Derr, MD, RDMS, FACEP (Co-Medical Director-planner, QI Task Force)
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine &
Fellowship Director of Emergency Medicine
Ultrasound Fellowship Program
University of South Florida Medical School
Tampa, FL
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Andreas Dewitz, MD, RDMS(Member of Advisory Board, QI Task Force Subcommittee)
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vice Chair of Ultrasound Education
Boston Medical Center Boston, MA
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Lori Green, BA, RT, RDMS, RDCS, RVT (Program Director-planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force)
President, Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Trisha Reo, AAS, RDMS, RVT (Program Coordinator - planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force)
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose


Disclosure of Commercial Support
There was no commercial support involved in the planning, development/implementation of this activity.


Credits (Optional with additional purchase)

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 enduring material for a maximum of 18.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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.

Resources

39 YEARS

Serving the Medical Community

180,000+

Participants Trained

500,000+

CME Credits Awarded

6,000+

Courses Offered

CONFIDENCE, COMPETENCE, PROVEN RESULTS

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