Hands-On Echocardiography: Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging for all Clinicians, regardless of specialty and experience.

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Echocardiography: Hands-On Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging and Doppler

The complete adult echo training protocol for all clinicians , regardless of specialty or experience

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OVERVIEW:

In less than a week you're going to learn the complete echocardiographic protocol: 2-D, M-mode, color and spectral Doppler, tissue velocity, and diastolic dysfunction. Each step and every measurement will be carefully laid out and completely explained. The majority of our time will be spent in the scan lab, practicing the full protocol to perfection. Classroom sessions will drive home every point in a supportive dialog fashion. You'll feel comfortable asking any question, as many time as it takes to understand. After regular hours, the scan lab will be open around the clock for you to practice independently with classmates. And after the course is complete, you'll become a permanent part of our Community, with forever Q&A support.

2013 DATES

April 8-13

May 13-18

June 3-8

July 8-13

August 12-17

September 9-14

October 7-12

November 4-9

December 2-7

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Dallas, Texas

Dallas, Texas,

Dallas, Texas

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TARGET AUDIENCE

Course content is targeted to meet and exceed guidelines from the American Society of Echocardiography. Our extremely small class size gives us the chance to modify its delivery to you, based on your specialty and level of experience. Allied health professionals from every specialty and level find this is a powerful framework for both echocardiogrpahy and cardioavascular medicine. ER and Critical Care physicians build the skills to answer bedside questions with confidence. Anesthesiologists leave with the tools to be able to better evaluate their cardiac patients pre- and intraoperatively. Family Practice and Internal Medicine doctors gain the right tools to elucidate cardiac function long before intractable heart failure sets in. Even new sonographer graduates and those out of the field for awhile rediscover the protocol and passion for echocardiography.


Hands-On Peripheral and Cerebrovascular Imaging follow during the next week

We can arrange it at your site or ours, for individuals or groups of any size. Content can be modified to address your specific goals
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DETAILS

	Monday-Saturday 9am-4pm daily, adjourn by noon Saturday
	Class held on site at the Hyatt House Suite Hotel, Irving, Texas Discounted student rate guaranteed.
	Tuition $3400 (US funds) Class size strictly limited; Registration in accordance with our administrative policies.

	International students click here to request letter of invitation.

OBJECTIVES

This course is conducted independent of any commercial or institutional grant, industry support or sponsorship. No faculty members have any commercial interests or participation that might influence its content. Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

	-Describe the normal structural anatomy of the heart and the electromechanical events that control and determine its function.
	-Complete a systematic survey of the heart with 2-D and M-Mode ultrasound imaging; document and measure al structures in all standard views and expand the protocol as required to document ambiguous findings or suspected pathology.
	-Relate 2-D image anatomy to its correlate M-mode pattern, differentiating the contribution and potential pitfalls of each method of display.
	-State the normal range measurement values for each principal cardiac structure and physiologic function.
	-Identify each anatomic region and segment of the heart from any given echocardiographic view; relate it to its usual coronary distribution.
	-Identify abnormalities of resting cardiac wall motion and thickening using standard terminology; classify each according to its clinical significance.
	-Document and measure the course of blood flow through the entire heart using color and spectral Doppler.
	- Correct operator erors to maximize system sensitivity of color/spectral Doppler to avoid the most common false negative findings.
	-Define the following terms and relate them to their clinical impact in altered hemodynamic states: -preload -afterload -Bernoulli effect -Pouiselle's law -valvular regurgitation/insufficiency -tachycardia -hypo-, hyper-, and akinesis.
	-Based on clinical findings, select, describe the basis for, and execute the appropriate Doppler calculation for a given pathological state, including: -expanded vs. simplified Bernoulli equation for AS -peak/mean pressure gradient -continuity equation -pressure half time for mitral stenosis or aortic insufficiency -color doppler of mitral valve orifice area -pulmonary acceleration time -subjective and objective methods of grading insufficiency in all four valves -E:A ratio and MV deceleration time -tissue Doppler velocity.

INTERPRETATION & REPORTING OF THE ADULT ECHOCARDIOGRAM

Beyond hands-on: Fast-track instruction

for ER/ICU and Primary Care Physicians Weekend.

INTRODUCTION TO ULTRASOUND

The FAST and RUSH protocols and vascular access in the weekend preceding Cardiac Imaging.

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERPRETATION

DVT, PAD, AAA, & Renals. Preparation for the RPVI credentialing exam. Weekend.

CAROTID VASCULAR INTERPRETATION

Every element of the extracranial arteries; intro to TCD. Preparation for the RPVI credentialing exam. Weekend.

HANDS-ON ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING

The complete protocol and procedures for assessment of the upper abdomen.

These will be as if the Expert sat down with you in the Coffee Shop and took the time to tell you everything, in a way you could understand it, at a pace you liked. Your every question is going to get answered.

STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Continuing education for the echocardiographer: Digs deeper into the protocol and process of CV dynamics at rest and activity. Includes EKG assessment of STEMI , ischemia, and lethal cardiac arrhythmias.