RETURN TO TOP

Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound - Online Course

Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound

 

Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound


Need hands-on scanning?

Combine this online course with a Blended hands-on course or Private hands-on course with a click of a button.

Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound

  • 12 months UNLIMITED access from your computer, tablet or phone. No lockouts, or hidden limitations after a certain amount of views.
  • Covers core ultrasound applications as outlined in the current ACEP and ACGME ultrasound practice guidelines.
  • 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 online Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound course is intended for any medical professional involved with performing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations and provides participants a strong foundation to perform the core and advanced ultrasound applications as outlined in the ACEP and ACGME ultrasound practice guidelines. Topics covered include E-FAST, Focused Cardiac, Ultrasound-Guided Central & Peripheral Access, Soft Tissue & MSK Ultrasound Applications, and Emergency Ultrasound for OB/Gyn Applications.

Taught by leading emergency medicine ultrasound experts, this online course incorporates comprehensive lectures, case presentations, and post-activity quizzes covering core and advanced ultrasound applications with twelve (12) months unlimited access.

For those needing skills training, upgrade to the Blended education format (link to blended courses webpage) and join us in sunny St. Petersburg, FL for a regularly scheduled two (2) day (12 Hours) Scanning Skills Workshop at our state-of-the-art facility. The extensive hands-on scanning skills workshop features the industry’s lowest 3:1 participant to faculty ratio allowing the participant to immediately integrate the skills learned into clinical practice.

For the best ultrasound education experience, completion of the online course prior to the hands-on scanning workshop is recommended.

Date of Original Release: 10/15/2024

This edition valid for credit through: 10/15/2027


  1 year/365 days of Unlimited Access from date of purchase. Expires on 12/21/2025 if purchased today.

Code: OC-EMU241
ID: 7280

Topics

  • Imaging Fundamentals: The Basics
  • Abdominal Ultrasound Scan Fundamentals
  • E-FAST Exam
  • Abdominal Aorta Ultrasound & AAA
  • Ultrasound-Guided Central and Peripheral Vascular Access
  • Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
  • Ultrasound-Guided Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Procedures
  • POCUS Evaluation of Biliary and Renal Colic
  • Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension
  • Ultrasound Assessment for DVT
  • Ocular, Airway, & Thoracic Ultrasound
  • ABC’s: Sonography in Shock and Sepsis
  • Soft Tissue and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Applications
  • Interactive Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Ultrasound Case Studies
  • Emergency Ultrasound for Obstetrical and Gynecological Conditions
  • Emergency Ultrasound for Evaluation of Ectopic Pregnancy

Objectives

  • Increase the participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret emergency medicine and critical care ultrasound examinations.
  • Increase competence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria into clinical practice
  • State the basic fundamentals of ultrasound physics and demonstrate appropriate optimization for system controls.
  • Outline scan protocols for focused evaluation of the trauma patient (E-FAST exam), pneumothorax, abdomen, aorta/IVC, DVT, ocular, airway, thoracic, soft tissue and musculoskeletal applications, adult heart, and female pelvis.
  • State an algorithm for uses of bedside ultrasound during cardiac arrest, sepsis, shock, and hypotension.
  • Outline image orientation, transducer preparation, and scan protocols for performing use of ultrasound guidance for central & peripheral vascular access, pericardiocentesis, paracentesis, thoracentesis, hemothorax, lumbar puncture, and joint aspiration.
  • Differentiate normal/abnormal image characteristics of the abdomen, female pelvis, first trimester OB, and ectopic pregnancy.
  • Identify sonographic characteristics associated with abdominal sepsis involving the hepatobiliary, renal, and GI systems.

Tuition

Registration: $700.00

(12 Months Unlimited Access)


Register Now, Pay Over Time
6 Months 0% Interest Available
Paypal Credit Logo
*Subject to PayPal Credit Approval
Call for More Info
(727)363-4500

Audience

Physicians, nurse practitioners, PA's or other medical professional performing and/or interpreting: emergency medicine ultrasound examinations. Participants may include (but is not limited to): emergency medicine, critical care, hospitalist, emergency, trauma, surgeons, internal medicine, primary care physicians, and sonographers.

Faculty

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

James Mateer  MD, RDMS

Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine.
Medical College of Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, WI.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Andrew Laudenbach  MD

Hennepin Healthcare
Minneapolis, Minnesota
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Bret P. Nelson  MD, RDMS, FACEP

Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program.
Department of Emergency Medicine.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Brooklyn, New York.
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, FPD-AEMUS (Co-Medical Director - planner, QI Task Force)
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Fellowship Director of Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship Program
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Andreas Dewitz, MD, RDMS (Member of Advisory Board & QI Task Force Subcommittee)
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Director of POCUS Education, Solomont Simulation Center
Department of Emergency Medicine Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

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

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

Mark Swanson, RDMS, RVT (Senior Clinical/ Product Specialist - planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force)
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
St Petersburg, FL.
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 17.75 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

181,000+

Participants Trained

500,000+

CME Credits Awarded

6,000+

Courses Offered

CONFIDENCE, COMPETENCE, PROVEN RESULTS

(727) 353-8222 - Google Ads