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POCUS for Family Medicine - Online Course

POCUS for Family Medicine

 

POCUS for Family Medicine


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POCUS for Family Medicine

  • 12 months UNLIMITED access from your computer, tablet or phone. No lockouts, or hidden limitations after a certain amount of views.
  • Follows ACEP & WINFOCUS Guidelines.
  • A variety of learning components including: video lectures, scan demonstrations, interactive components/quizzes, and more to improve diagnostic accuracy.
  • This online course is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ upon successful completion.
  • All online courses cover the same topics as our comprehensive live courses. Add a Hands-On Workshop (Not Valid for Registry Reviews) and receive 3 additional months of access. See our Blended Course Learning Format for more details.
  • Group pricing is available for groups of 5 or more (Not Valid for Registry Reviews). Add a Custom Onsite Hands-On Workshop for training consistency, time and cost effectiveness, with the highest quality ultrasound training in the industry.
  • Private Hands-On Workshops are also available for the learner who prefers the 1-1 learning format. Receive 3 additional months of unlimited online access (Not Valid for Registry Reviews) with a Private Hands-On Course. See our Private Hands-On Course Learning Format for more details.

Overview

POCUS for Family Medicine Online Course is intended for any medical professional involved with performing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations. This course is designed to provide a strong foundation to perform the core ultrasound applications as outlined in the AAFP /ACEP and WINFOCUS ultrasound practice guidelines. Taught by leading family medicine, emergency medicine and critical care ultrasound expert faculty. This self-directed course contains sixteen (16) interactive modules and includes online video lectures, case presentations, and post-activity quizzes. Enrollment is valid for 12 months (365 days) and begins the moment the participant is enrolled. Extend your online course access another 3 months with the addition of an onsite hands-on workshop at your facility, a private hands-on workshop at our facility, or blend your online course with a registration to attend a regularly scheduled GCUS scan workshop.

Date of Original Release: 11/22/2022

This edition valid for credit through: 11/22/2025


  1 year/365 days of Unlimited Access from date of purchase. Expires on 4/16/2025 if purchased today.

Code: OC-PFM222
ID: 6227

Topics

  • Imaging Fundamentals
  • Emergency Ultrasound for 1st Trimester Obstetrical and Gynecological Conditions
  • Ectopic Pregnancy
  • Spontaneous Abortion
  • PID and Masses
  • Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access
  • Abdominal Scanning Fundamentals
  • Ultrasound in Trauma: FAST and E-FAST
  • Abdominal Cases in Emergency Medicine-Renal
  • Abdominal Cases in Emergency Medicine-Biliary and AAA
  • Thyroid Ultrasound
  • Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
  • Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension
  • Ultrasound Evaluation of DVT
  • Ultrasound-Guided Emergency and Critical Care Procedures
  • Soft-Tissue/ MSK Ultrasound

Objectives

  • Increase participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations.
  • State the basic fundamentals of ultrasound physics and demonstrate appropriate optimization of system controls.
  • Perform ultrasound evaluation of the trauma patient (E-FAST exam) and pneumothorax.
  • Demonstrate scan protocols for focused evaluation of the abdomen, thyroid, aorta, female pelvis, and adult heart.
  • State an algorithm for uses of bedside ultrasound during cardiac arrest, shock & hypotension.
  • Outline protocol for focused evaluation of soft-tissue/MSK applications, and DVT.
  • Differentiate normal/abnormal image characteristics of the abdomen, thyroid, female pelvis, first trimester OB, and ectopic pregnancy.
  • Demonstrate image orientation, transducer preparation, and scan protocols for performing use of ultrasound guidance for vascular access, pericardiocentesis, paracentesis, hemothorax, lumbar puncture, and ET placement.
  • Increase competence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria into clinical practice.

Tuition

Registration: $795.00

(12 Months Unlimited Access)

Audience

Physicians, PA’s, sonographers and other medical professionals who will be involved with performing and/or interpreting POCUS for family medicine applications. Physicians may include (but is not limited to) family medicine, primary care, internal medicine, emergency medicine, and critical care.

Faculty

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Emily M. Downs  M.Ed, BS, RDMS, RVT, RDCS, RT

University of Colorado Hospital.
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program of Denver
Denver, CO.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Charlotte Derr  MD, RDMS, FACEP, FPD-AEMUS

Professor of Emergency Medicine
Fellowship Director of Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship Program
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
GUI QI Task Force Subcommittee
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

James Mateer  MD, RDMS

Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine.
Medical College of Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, WI.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Bret P. Nelson  MD, RDMS, FACEP

Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program.
Department of Emergency Medicine.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Brooklyn, New York.
GUI QI Task Force Subcommittee
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Lori Green  BA, RDMS, RDCS, RVT

President, Program Director.
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
Saint Petersburg, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Faculty Disclosure
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.adheres to ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies regarding industry support of CME. Speakers will disclose any relevant commercial relationships prior to the start of the educational activity.

Content Validation
All presentations for this CME activity were reviewed and approved by members of the GUI CME Review Committee to determine content validity and to ensure that no conflicts of interest exist prior to the activity commencement or material compilation.

Disclosure of Individuals in Control of Content
In addition to the faculty listed the following individuals are recognized by GUI as being in control of content of this program:

James Mateer, MD, RDMS (Medical Director-planner, QI Task Force Subcommittee)
Medical Director, Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Charlotte Derr, MD, RDMS, FACEP (Co-Medical Director-planner, QI Task Force Subcommittee)
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine &
Fellowship Director of Emergency Medicine
Ultrasound Fellowship Program
University of South Florida Medical School
Tampa, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Andreas Dewitz, MD, RDMS(Member of Advisory Board, QI Task Force Subcommittee)
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vice Chair of Ultrasound Education
Boston Medical Center Boston, MA
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Lori Green, BA, RT, RDMS, RDCS, RVT (Program Director - planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force Subcommittee)
President, Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Trisha Reo, AAS, RDMS, RVT (Program Coordinator - planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force Subcommittee)
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
St. Petersburg, FL
No relevant financial relationships to disclose


Disclosure of Commercial Support
There was no commercial support involved in the planning, development/implementation of this activity.


Credits (Optional with additional purchase)

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this internet activity enduring material for a maximum of 18.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course also meets CME/CEU requirements for ARDMS. Note: While offering the CME credit hours noted above, activities are not intended to provide extensive training or certification for exam performance or interpretation.

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