27th Annual Scientific Assembly

Ultrasound â€” Beginner

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
12:30pm-6:15pm CT
Regency C

Note: This course is only offered to in-person attendees.

Course Description

This year’s AAEM post-conference ultrasound course has been fully updated to reflect participants’ wishes in designing the ultimate ultrasound course. Participants loved AAEM’s 2019 Advanced course and we have added more modules this year including transesophageal echo (TEE) training and case-based simulation scenarios. Didactic lectures will take place online at your convenience. The lectures will be available one month prior and one month following the advanced US course. There will be a maximum four participants to one instructor allowing each individual participant ample hands-on time for ultrasound scanning.

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New for 2021: Optional FAST Exam Skills Verification

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
5:15pm-6:15pm

The Skills Verification Program (SVP) provides an opportunity for physicians to obtain a number of proctored FAST exams with a signed record. Physicians will be able to use this record as part of the privileging/credentialing process for performing and billing for FAST exams at their individual institutions. This program is open to the first 20 participants of either the Beginner or Advanced courses.

Note: The FAST Exam Skills Verification will only be offered to in-person attendees.

CME

Accreditation Statement
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.75 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 Member: $600
Non-AAEM Member: $750
AAEM/RSA Resident $600
Resident Non-Member: $660

Course Fee – Special Discount if taking both Ultrasound – Beginner and Advanced

AAEM Member: $700
Non-AAEM Member: $850

FAST Exam Skills Verification

$75 (Limited to first 20 participants / pre-registration required.)

Includes membership to the Emergency Ultrasound Section of AAEM (EUS-AAEM) pending eligibility (must be an AAEM or AAEM/RSA member).

Course Registration Limit: 32 participants

Learning Objectives

Echo & Aorta

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

eFAST

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

Vascular Access

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

Tentative Course Schedule

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

12:30pm-12:45pm	Welcome Melissa Myers, MD FAAEM and Katharine Burns, MD FAAEM
12:45pm-1:10pm	Image Acquisition and Instrumentation Melissa Myers, MD FAAEM
1:10pm-1:35pm	Trauma - Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) Examination Eric J. Chin, MD MBA FAAEM
1:35pm-1:50pm	BREAK
1:50pm-2:15pm	Echo in the ED/IVC Katharine Burns, MD FAAEM
2:15pm-2:40pm	Vascular Access and Aorta Jared L. Cohen, MD
2:40pm-3:00pm	Break / Divide into Groups
3:00pm-3:40pm	Lab: Echo & Aorta & IVC All Faculty
3:40pm-4:20pm	Lab: eFAST All Faculty
4:20pm-5:00pm	Lab: Vascular Access All Faculty
5:00pm-5:15pm	Wrap-up
5:15pm-6:15pm	Skills Verification Program (Optional) All Faculty

All times are noted for Central Time Zone

Course Co-Directors

Katharine Burns, MD FAAEM
Ultrasound Fellowship Co-Director, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL; Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Eric J. Chin, MD MBA FAAEM
Program Director, SAUSHEC/BAMC Emergency Medicine Residency, San Antonio, TX

Course Faculty

Jared L, Cohen, MD
Assistant Professor of EM at Uniformed Services University, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX

Joshua Guttman, MD FAAEM
Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Director, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Beatrice Hoffmann, MD PhD FAAEM
Associate Professor, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Group, Boston, MA

Patrick G. Kishi, MD
Fellow-in-training, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL

Melissa Myers, MD FAAEM
San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX

Alexis Salerno, MD FAAEM
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, MD

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