Day 1 Morning

Introduction to Ultrasound

• Ultrasound Physics
• Probe functions and types
• Methods of scanning (sliding, rocking, other movements and techniques)
• Probe Settings (depth, “knobology”)
• Hand movements and dexterity

Abdominal Ultrasound

• Aorta (all views, normal anatomy, pathology)
• Biliary Quadrant (gallbladder, stones, techniques)
• Kidney (hydronephrosis, pyelonephritis)
• Trans-abdominal Pelvis

Trauma Ultrasound

• eFAST exam
• Right upper quadrant imaging
• Left upper quadrant imaging
• Bladder Imaging
• Cardiac Imaging
• Lung Imaging

Free Scan with Live Models

• Small groups, team led with hands-on guidance and findings

Day 1 Afternoon

Specialty Ultrasound

• Ocular Ultrasound (retinal detachment, foreign bodies)
• Foreign body imaging
• Ultrasound-Guided IV and Central access technique
• Lower Extremity Vascular Ultrasound

Afternoon Free Scan

• Small groups, team led with hands-on guidance and findings
• Review and individual practice sessions with instructors
• Additional ultrasound applications
• Wrap-Up and Closing

Upcoming 1-Day Course Dates

Upcoming 3-Day Combined Course Dates

Day 1 Morning

Cardiovascular Disorders

• Review of EKG interpretation and techniques
• STEMI (current criteria, management)
• STEMI Mimics (Wellens, Posterior ischemia, Left Main diseases)
• Dysrhythmias (AV-blocks, wide, narrow tachycardia)
• Electrolyte Abnormalities (including Brugada syndrome)
• Conduction Blocks (Left, Right, Sgarbossa criteria)

Pulmonary Disorders

• Pulmonary Mechanics
• Upper and Lower Airway Obstruction
• Pneumothorax
• Current Asthma management
• Current COPD Management
• Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis (Wells, PERC, D-Dimer, and Imaging)
• Pulmonary Embolism Management

Introduction to Radiology, Chest, Abdomen

• Overview of imaging techniques
• Utilization and Radiation reduction
• Chest radiograph interpretation (pneumonia, pneumothorax, atypical pneumonia, pediatric)
• Abdominal radiograph interpretation (small, large bowel obstruction, constipation)
• Foreign bodies (aspirated, ingested, inserted)

Day 1 Afternoon

Procedure Workshop (Didactic AND Hands-On)

• Needle Decompression
• Chest Tube Insertion
• Knee Aspiration/Injection
• Shoulder Injection
• Punch Biopsy
• Nail Trephination
• Fish Hook Removal
• IUD removal
• Suture Workshop (including surgeon’s knot, buried knot, simple interrupted sutures, running sutures, vertical mattress sutures, horizontal mattress sutures)

Day 2 Morning

Cervical Spine Radiology

• Cervical spine principles
• Mechanisms of injury
• Unstable fractures
• Stable fractures
• Management and precautions

Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Radiology

• Thoracic spine principles
• Lumbar spine principles
• Mechanisms of Injury
• Unstable Fractures
• Stable Fractures
• Back exam and red flags
• Cauda Equina Syndrome (diagnosis, management)
• Epidural Abscess (diagnosis, management)

Upper Extremity Radiology

• How to speak the orthopedic language
• When to consult/refer to orthopedics, what is safe to discharge
• Fracture types
• Splint types
• Shoulder (dislocation and reduction, fractures)
• Humerus (supracondylar fracture, pediatrics)
• Elbow (radial head fracture, simple and complex dislocations and reductions)
• Forearm (Paired bone patterns, Monteggia fracture, Galeazzi fracture, Nightstick Fracture, Radial fractures, elbow dislocation and reduction)
• Wrist (Mayfield fracture/dislocations, carpal bone fractures and imaging)
• Hand (metacarpal and phalangeal fractures, open fracture management)

Lower Extremity Radiology

• Pelvic injuries and mechanisms
• Unstable Pelvic Fractures
• Stable Pelvic Fractures
• Pelvic Avulsions Fractures
• Hip Fractures and Dislocations (with reduction techniques)
• Femur Fractures
• Pediatric Salter Harris Classifications
• Knee Fractures, Dislocations, and Reductions
• Tibia and Fibula Fractures (stable, unstable, and management)
• Ankle Injuries and sprain management
• Foot Fractures (stable and unstable)
• Amputation management

Day 2 Afternoon

Skin Conditions Not to Miss

• Skin lesion overview
• DRESS Syndrome
• Erythema Multiforme
• Stevens Johnson Syndrome
• Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
• Meningitis
• Necrotizing Fasciitis
• Cellulitis and DVT evaluation (imaging and management)
• Burns, surface area estimation, management, and referral criteria

Procedure Workshop (Didactic AND Hands-On)

• Abscess Incision and Drainage
• Lumbar Puncture (landmark-based)
• Central Line Insertion (Upper Extremity, landmark-based, Seldinger technique)
• Intraosseous Line Insertion (concepts, proximal humerus, tibial)
• Splinting Workshop (volar, sugar tong, posterior long arm, thumb spica, ulnar gutter)

Upcoming Course Dates