2019 Course Agenda

Friday, January 25, 2019

Time Topic Speaker
7:00 AM Breakfast
7:30 AM Focused Echocardiography and Ultrasound in Critical Care: Objectives and Training  
7:45 AM Ultrasound Physics and Knobology  
8:15 AM Ultrasound Anatomy of the Heart: Focused Cardiac Ultrasound  
8:45 AM
 Assessment of Left Ventricular Systolic Function
  
9:15 AM Chest Ultrasound: Pneumothorax/Pulm edema, effusion  
9:45 AM FAST Exam  
10:15 AM Break 
10:25 AM Hands-On Training (5 stations) – see morning session 1 below for details  
12:30 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Principles of Doppler Ultrasound and Measurement of Cardiac Output
1:30 PM Assessment of Right Ventricular Systolic Function, Acute Cor Pulmonale: Pulmonary Embolism and ARD  
2:00 PM TEE  
2:30 PM Assessment of Tamponade Physiology  
3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM Hands-On Training (5 stations) – see afternoon session 1 below for details  
5:20 PM Question and Answer Session  
5:35 PM Adjourn

 

Hands-On Training: Morning Session 1

Station Topic  Time Faculty
1a & 1b Parasternal Window, Long Axis, and Short Axis Views 10:25 AM – 10:50 AM  
2a & 2b Apical Window, 4 and 2 Chamber Views 10:50 AM – 11:15 AM  
3a & 3b Subcostal Window, Long Axis View, IVC 11:15 AM – 11:40 AM  
4a & 4b  Lung and Pleural Ultrasound 11:40 AM – 12:05 PM  
5a & 5b  FAST Exam 12:05 PM – 12:30 PM  

 

Hands-On Training: Afternoon Session 1

Station Topic  Time Faculty
1a & 1b   LV Systolic Function  3:15 PM – 3:40 PM  
2a & 2b   RV Systolic Function 3:40 PM – 4:05 PM  
3a & 3b   Measurement of Cardiac Output
 4:05 PM – 4:30 PM  
4a & 4b Tamponade
 4:30 PM – 4:55 PM  
5a & 5b   TEE 4:55 PM – 5:20 PM  

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Time Topic Speaker
7:00 AM Breakfast
7:30 AM Diastolic Function  
8:00 AM Shock and Assessment of Volume Status  
8:30 AM Diuresis/dialysis  
9:00 AM
 Vascular Access and DVT  
9:45 AM Break
10:00 AM Hands-On Training (5 stations) – see morning session 2 below for details  
12:05 PM Lunch
12:45 PM Overall Approach to the Patient in Shock  
1:15 PM FEEL and CPR  
2:00 PM Hands-On Training (5 stations) – see afternoon session 2 below for details  
4:05 PM Break
4:15 PM Pitfalls and Limitations of Focused Echocardiography  
4:45 PM Implementation and Organization of an ICU Ultrasound Program  
5:00 PM Post - Test, Audience Response System  
5:30 PM Adjourn

 

Hands-On Training: Morning Session 2

Station Topic  Time Faculty
1a & 1b  Diastolic Function, MV Inflow and TD     25-min. rotations  
2a & 2b   Vascular Access 25-min. rotations  
3a & 3b   Fluid Assessment (PLR)
IVC Collapse  		 25-min. rotations
  
4a & 4b DVT 25-min. rotations  
5a & 5b   TEE Volume II 25-min. rotations  


Hands-On Training: Afternoon Session 2

Station Topic  Time Faculty
1a & 1b   Echo in CPR  25-min. rotations  
2a & 2b   Case Review   25-min. rotations  
3a & 3b   Assessment of Shock     25-min. rotations  
4a & 4b Ask the Expert 25-min. rotations
5a & 5b
 Simulated Pathology Transthoracic 25-min. rotations