25th Annual Scientific Assembly

Ultrasound — Beginner

 

Saturday, March 9, 2019
8:00am-3:45pm
Tribune

 

Course Description

This year’s AAEM pre-conference ultrasound course has been fully updated to reflect participants’ wishes in designing the ultimate ultrasound course. Beginner ultrasound course participants have requested additional focus on echocardiography and central line placement. This year, didactic lectures will provide state of the art audiovisual presentation by veteran faculty, followed by small groups of a maximum four participants / one instructor allowing each individual participant ample hands-on time for ultrasound scanning. Each year after reviewing participant comments, we construct a new course to address their needs.

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Regsiter

Note: The Ultrasound — Beginner Course is full at this time. To be added to the wait list, please email Zenita Hill at zhill@aaem.org. In your email, please include the five modules you are interested in.

 

Course Credit Designation Statement

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Course Fee

  • AAEM and AAEM/RSA Members: Early Bird $500 | Late: (after February 6): $600
  • Non-AAEM Member:  Early Bird $650 | Late: (after February 6) $750
  • Non-AAEM/RSA Resident Member: Early Bird: $560 | Late: (after February 6) $660
  • Non-AAEM/RSA Student Member: Early Bird: $540 | Late: (after February 6) $640

Special Discount if taking both Ultrasound – Beginner and Advanced

  • AAEM Member: Early Bird $600 | Late: (after February 6) $700
  • Non-AAEM Member: Early Bird: $750 | Late: (after February 6) $850

 

Tentative Course Schedule

Saturday, March 9, 2019

8:00am-8:15am
 

Welcome
Katharine Burns, MD FAAEM and Michael J. Lambert, MD RDMS FAAEM

8:15am-9:00am
 

Image Acquisition and Instrumentation
Joseph P. Wood, MD JD RDMS MAAEM FAAEM

9:00am-9:45am 
 

Trauma - Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) Examination
Katharine Burns, MD

9:45am-10:30am
 

Echo in the ED
James AP Connolly, MBBS FRCS(Ed) FCEM

10:30am-10:45am

Coffee Break

10:45am-11:30am
 

Aorta & IVC
Robert Jarman, MBBS MSc FRCSE FCEM

11:30am-12:15pm
 

Vascular Access - Central and Peripheral Lines
Hein H. Lamprecht, MD

12:15pm-1:00pm

Lunch (Included)

1:00pm-1:45pm

Hands-on Module 1- Echo & IVC

1:45pm-2:30pm

Hands-on Module 2 - eFast

2:30pm-2:45pm

Coffee Break

2:45pm-3:30pm 

Hands-on Module 3 - Vascular Access

3:30pm-3:45pm
 

Wrap up & Adjourn
Katharine Burns, MD FAAEM and Michael J. Lambert, MD RDMS FAAEM

 

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.

 

Course Co-Directors

Katharine Burns, MD FAAEM
Assistant Director of Emergency Ultrasound, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL

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

 

Faculty

James AP Connolly, MBBS FRCS(Ed) FCEM
Consultant ED, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 4LP, United Kingdom

Robert Jarman, MBBS MSc FRCSE FCEM
Visiting Fellow (Point of Care Ultrasound), Teesside University; Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, United Kingdom

Hein H. Lamprecht, MD
Programme Director, Emergency Ultrasound, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, SA

Joseph P. Wood, MD JD RDMS MAAEM FAAEM
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ