Point of Care Ultrasound Course
Diagnose the Critical Issues Faster!
- Speaker:
- Malka Stromer, MEd, BSc, RDMS
- Duration:
- 5 Hours 56 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Mar 02, 2020
- Product Code:
- POS078030
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
In the fast-paced setting of healthcare, you have limited time to make critical evaluations. Precious minutes tick away while you order and transport the patient for imaging.
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is changing the way that advanced practice health professionals evaluate their incoming patients. Imagine if you had the ability to identify a patient’s internal problem – on the spot! Point-of-care ultrasound gives you this ability.
The days of relying solely on the stethoscope are outdated – you don’t have to rely on listening and looking alone. Take off the blindfold that has been preventing you from dynamically observing tissues in vivo! With this game changing technology, you will create a new standard of evaluation:
- Detect fluid in the pericardium
- Identify abdominal aortic aneurysms as early as possible
- Catch a DVT before it has a chance to embolize
This recording will walk you through everything you need to know to begin using point-of-care ultrasound imaging – from primary care settings to emergent care. With this tool, you’ll be able to quickly identify a diagnosis AND cut down on unnecessary radiation.
Learn why this technology is taking the medical world by storm!
Credit
Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course (23.2 MB) | 83 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Malka Stromer, MEd, BSc, RDMS Related seminars and products
Malka Stromer, MEd, BSc, RDMS, is a registered diagnostic medical sonographer whose clinical skills were fostered at the University Health Network and Mount Sinai’s Center of Excellence in Obstetrical Ultrasound, in Toronto, Canada. Malka has spent the past 13 years of her career sharing her enthusiasm for sonography as a professor. Malka has spoken at various professional events and education institutions on topics including sonography of the bowel and her research in the ethics of obstetrical ultrasound. She has authored a chapter in a sonography text, and has won a research award through the SDMS, and most recently the John and Suanne Rouche Excellence Award through the League for Innovation in the Community Colleges. Malka is owner of Sound Sports Imaging, LLC, and together with her colleague Jeannine Noble, now teaches point-of-care and musculoskeletal ultrasound to healthcare professionals around the world.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Malka Stromer is the co-founder and director of the Healthcare United at Gateway and has employment relationships with Smith Chason College and Midwestern University (AZ). She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Malka Stromer is a member of American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Advancing Sonography Education Worldwide.
Additional Info
Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)Access never expires for this product.
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Objectives
- Explain the indications for specialized point-of-care ultrasound examinations.
- Critique ultrasound images of anatomy appropriate for point-of-care examination.
- Compare normal vs abnormal ultrasound appearances for specialized point-of-care ultrasound.
- Analyze ultrasound images for specialized point-of-care ultrasound examinations.
- Discuss how point-of-care ultrasound findings can be utilized in patient management.
- Utilize appropriate techniques for reporting results of point-of-care ultrasound examinations.
Outline
Point-of-Care Ultrasound vs Traditional Imaging: What You Need to Know- Dynamic vs static imaging
- Bilateral comparison
- Differentiation of solid vs fluid
- Sound waves vs radiation
- Determine appropriate transducer and placement/pressure
- What do all the knobs do?
- Gray vs white vs black – Echogenicity of tissue and structures
- Step-by-step guide for evaluation
- Optimal patient positioning and scanning protocol
- Spot the abnormality!
- Asymptomatic and easy to miss without POCUS
- Prevention – who is most at risk?
- Screening protocol for primary care
- The ticking time bomb – internal bleeding
- The easy target: liver damage via blunt force trauma
- Frequent source of bleeding: spleen
- Primary culprit of abdominal pain: gallbladder
- Biliary dilation, gallbladder attack
- Pleural and pericardial effusions
- Cardiac overload
- Collapsed lung
- Spot the warning signs early: Leg pain, swollen legs
- Catch them before they embolize
- Is what you’re seeing indicative of normal outcomes?
- Identify embryologic structures
- Ectopic and tubal pregnancies
- Risks and limitations
- When to proceed with additional imaging
- Billing and coding
- Tips for bringing this service into your wheelhouse
Target Audience
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician’s Assistants
- Registered Nurses
- EMT/Paramedics
- Sonographers
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