TARGET AUDIENCE

Staff Physicians, Residents, and Medical Students who use or plan to use point of care ultrasound in clinical practice. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of this activity participants will be able:

1. To develop an understanding of the utility and application of bedside point of care ultrasound.

2. Through hands-on instruction and practice, learn the skills of image acquisition in basic bedside ultrasound for lung and pleura, echocardiography, vascular access, abdominal free fluid, aorta and deep venous thrombosis.

3. Through clinical case review, learn to diagnose conditions commonly identified at the bedside using point of care ultrasound.

4. To acquire skills in real-time ultrasound-guided vascular access for central vessels (internal jugular vein, subclavian vein and femoral veins), peripheral veins, radial artery and femoral artery.

COMPONENTS

This program has two components: 

1. Pre-Learning Material – Online lectures to complete independently prior to attendance at the in-person program.

2. In-person Program – A two day, hands-on skill development course.