Tuesday, June 14, 2016


After completing this hands-on workshop, the participants will be able to:

1. identify airway structures with ultrasound
2. recognize the tissue-air border from tongue to mid trachea and at the pleural level
3. localize the trachea by means of palpation of the sternal bone and ultrasonography
4. identify and mark the cricothyroid membrane as part of difficult airway management skills
5. localize the esophagus and to confirm nasogastric tube placement by ultrasound
6. recognize sonographic evidence of lung movement during respiration and pneumothorax
7. recognize endobronchial intubation and 1 lung ventilation

Lecture: 20 minutes
Hands on practice: 80 minutes
Discussion: 20 minutes

 

Tuesday, June 14, 2016


After attending this workshop and reviewing the syllabus provided, participants will:

1. use bedside ultrasound to correctly identify the stomach and its different sections (antrum, body, fundus).
2. differentiate an empty stomach from one with clear fluid or thick fluid/solid content.
3. estimate the volume of gastric fluid using bedside ultrasound.
4. describe at least 3 clinical scenarios in which bedside gastric ultrasound can help guide patient management.
5. describe a clinical algorithm for the application of gastric sonography for aspiration risk assessment.

The above program will be the same for the following times below:

 

Tuesday, June 14, 2016


After completing this hands-on workshop, the participants will be able to:

1. discuss basic cranial artery anatomy
2. explain the significance of cerebral flow velocity in normal and cerebral disease
3. perform trans-cranial doppler sonography of the middle cerebral artery

Lecture: 30 minutes
Hands on practice: 70 minutes
Discussion: 20 minutes

 

Maximum number of participants = 40

Tuesday, June 14, 2016