Cs-035813 Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for Non-MedStar Learners- 4 Day Course
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This course offers 23.0 Continuing Professional Education credits to physicians, nurses, PA's, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. To claim the credits, the course must be completed prior to December 31, 2024. Once your evaluation is complete, log on to CloudCME® from your left SiTEL menu, and toggle to your Transcript to find the credits.
About this Course:
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS), or Bedside Ultrasound, gives physicians the ability to improve critical decision making and diagnostic testing with greater efficiency leading to better patient outcomes.
This 4-day blended learning course includes didactic lectures, hands-on sessions, and pathologic image interpretation with cases using live models and ultrasound simulators. Topics will include cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, urinary, and vascular sonography.
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- Demonstrate basic principles of ultrasound including machine settings, probes, and image acquisition, quality and interpretation.
- Demonstrate acquisition of normal anatomical views of major organs/structures utilizing ultrasound technology and standardized patients.
- Demonstrate interpretation of major organ/structure pathologies utilizing ultrasound technology and ultrasound simulator.
- Demonstrate clinical reasoning, interpretation and diagnosis of patient cases utilizing ultrasound technology and ultrasound simulated cases.
- Identify the roles and responsibilities of members of the healthcare team involved in the collaborative care of patients who require point-of-care ultrasound.
- Integrate a team-based approach in the care of patients who require point-of-care ultrasound.
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Kimberly Benson kimberly.c.benson@medstar.net
Samuel Rodriguez samuel.rodriguez@email.sitel.org
Tara Kay Douglas tara-kay.douglas@email.sitel.org
Shelby Galow shelby.f.galow@medstar.net
Raphael Bull raphael.p.bull@gunet.georgetown.edu
Kevin Bradshaw kevin.m.bradshaw@medstar.net
Jordan Perkins Jordan.K.Perkins@medstar.net
Les Becker les.becker@email.sitel.org
Heather Bacoate heather.bacoate@email.sitel.org