Partner Hands-On Training

Date: September 20-21, 2012
Location: Wheeling, IL

The course is designed to familiarize the frontline intensivist with thoracic and vascular ultrasonography for diagnosis and management of the critically ill patient. The course is a part of the ACCP certificate of completion program. It is also designed to meet the needs of program directors in reference to the recent American Board of Internal Medicine guidelines requiring that fellowship training include ultrasound guidance of pleural and vascular access. The course focuses on training using human models and vascular ultrasound task trainers, as well as comprehensive training in image interpretation.

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Date: August 17-21
Location: Phoenix, AZ

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

• Assess your clinical knowledge of critical care medicine through pretest and posttest questions.
• Identify gaps in knowledge and competence within the clinical domains outlined in the critical care medicine ABIM blueprint.

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Date:  Determined by site (Houston courses listed at www.aheconline.com)
Location: Houston, TX or provided on site at the client’s request
Target Audience:  Trauma Surgeons, Critical Care Physicians, Intensivists, Internal Medicine and Family Practice Physicians who will be performing and interpreting ultrasound examinations.

Advanced Health Education Center’s Point of Care: Advanced ultrasound course is a two day advanced training course that provides participants the fundamental knowledge and skill required to perform advanced ultrasound evaluation of the trauma patient.  The course is conducted with focused didactic lectures followed by supervised hands on scan lab with live models. The course topics for the two day basic course include the application of bedside ultrasound from advanced cardiac evaluation and pulmonary applications, to ultrasound guided treatments and interventions.  Emphasis is placed on acquisitions of the knowledge and scanning skills needed for vascular access techniques, thoracic ultrasound evaluation (interstitial pathology, pneumothorax, pleural effusions and thorocentesis), evaluation of DVT’s and integration of point-of-care echocardiography into symptom based evaluation of the patient.

The course can be customized to the client’s needs based on the skill level of the participants. This course utilizes hands-on training with simulation phantoms, as well as live models. Registration fees will be determined by anticipated participants and location of training

Date:  Determined by site (Houston courses listed at www.aheconline.com)
Location: Houston, TX or provided on site at the client’s request

Target Audience:  Physicians (Sports Medicine, Rheumatology, PM&R, Orthopedic, Radiology) seeking entry level information in musculoskeletal ultrasound, scanning and interpretation.  Sonographers or health professionals including sports trainers learning musculoskeletal ultrasound.

Advanced Health Education Center’s Musculoskeletal Ultrasound on-site training is a two day basic training course which can be designed to meet the specific needs of the participant.  The course provides participates the fundamental knowledge and skill required to perform musculoskeletal ultrasound procedures.  The course is conducted with focused didactic lectures followed by supervised hands on scan lab with live models. The course topics include upper extremity including the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, lower extremity including the knee, ankle and foot, soft tissue and muscle including interventions. The course can be customized to the client’s needs based on the skill level of the participants.

The course can be customized to the client’s needs based on the skill level of the participants. This course utilizes hands-on training with simulation phantoms, as well as live models. Registration fees will be determined by anticipated participants and location of training. CME credit is available for onsite training courses.