Key Features of Point of Care Ultrasound
- Price: $250
- CME Credits: 5.00
- CME Activity Type: Virtual Lectures
- Specialty: Urgent Care
- Related specialties: POCUS
About
Learn the Fundamentals of Ultrasound – Online Now
Have you always wanted to improve your ultrasound skills to provide better patient care? This course will review common uses of POCUS that can be done easily at bedside.
Topics include: E-Fast Exam, Renal/Bladder, basic Echocardiography, Skin/Soft Tissue, and procedural guidance.
Worth 5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits.
Urgent Care & Emergency Medicine
Understanding which cases require emergent intervention or need urgent referrals can reduce medical errors and improve patient outcomes. Learn from a top expert in emergency ultrasound at Johns Hopkins.
Learn at Your Own Pace
This CME course combines video podcasts and audio/video slide recordings. We understand that education takes time – so complete the course at your own pace and refer back to our material for review anytime. Worth a total of 5 CME hours.
Pre/Post Test & CME certificate
Answer the pre/post test along with the evaluation form after completion of the course to generate your CME certificate. This course is approved for 5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits by EB Medicine.
Explore Our POCUS Topics
1. Introduction to Physics and Basic Scanning Principles
How does ultrasound work? This brief introduction and background will help give you the foundation to understand this useful tool.
2. Introduction to the E-FAST
Quickly evaluate your patients for traumatic injuries with the E-FAST exam. Master this scanning technique and learn the indications and limitations of the E-FAST exam.
3. Introduction to Point-of-Care Echocardiography
Learn the basic principles of cardiac echo. In this course you will learn the appropriate indications, proper positioning and identify basic cardiac anatomy.
4. Advanced Applications of Point-of-Care Echocardiography
This next installment of cardiac echo focuses on the pathology and who echo can help you narrow your differential.
5. “Eye”-Yi-Yi Scanning Through Some Pesky Eye Complaints
Review the relevant eye anatomy and proper scanning technique. This course will review common eye complaints that can be evaluated
6. “I Just Can't Get Comfortable, Doc”-Ultrasound for the Renal Colic
Learn how to evaluate flank pain, hematuria, urinary symptoms, acute urinary retention and post-void residuals untiling ultrasound.
7. The “Skin”ny on Soft Tissue Ultrasound
Learn the proper scanning technique when evaluating for common skin complaints such as identifying abscess, cellulitis and foreign bodies.
8. Digging Deep: POCUS for the Lower Extremity DVT
Learn how to utilize POCUS when evaluating for lower extremity DVT. This course will review the anatomy, technique.
9. Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Placement
Learn the foundations of peripheral IV placements on difficult patients utilizing POCUS.
