General Pediatric, Emergency Medicine, Neonatology and Critical Care Medicine: Bedside Ultrasound Course

Saturday, May 21, 2022, 7:00 AM - Sunday, May 22, 2022, 4:30 PM, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Main Campus, Philadelphia, PA

Ultrasound technology is now ubiquitous in pediatric clinical practice settings. This course invites multidisciplinary pediatric providers to learn and practice current diagnostic and procedural ultrasound applications encountered within the scope of their clinical practice.

This course is intended as an alternative to adult emergency and critical care ultrasound courses, with a focus on pediatric emergency ultrasound indications. It is designed for neonatal, pediatric emergency and critical care medicine providers with limited or basic knowledge of emergency bedside ultrasound. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on practical sessions using live pediatric models and simulation equipment, course attendees will learn ultrasound fundamentals (physics and principles of scanning) and ultrasound scanning techniques pertinent to pediatric practice, including: basic procedural guidance (line placement, lumbar puncture, etc.); evaluation of abscesses and foreign bodies; bladder scanning; FAST (focused assessment with sonography for trauma); lung evaluation; basic cardiac evaluation; musculoskeletal applications (fracture and joint); bowel scanning (intussusception); fluid and function evaluation; and advanced procedures (nerve blocks, chest tube placement, peritoneal/pleural fluid drainage). The course is being taught by emergency, neonatal and critical care ultrasound experts, and will have a low student-to-teacher ratio of 4/5 to 1. A limited portion of the course will be devoted to a knowledge and skills assessment exam and a brief discussion of program development and administrative issues with regard to point-of-care ultrasound.

1. Demonstrate core nonprocedural ultrasound skills (basic fluid and cardiac function assessment, FAST exam, pulmonary ultrasounds) using bedside ultrasound
2. Demonstrate core procedural ultrasound skills (intravenous line insertion and fluid drainage)
3. Discuss appropriate indications and limitations of the bedside ultrasound exam in pediatric acute care settings

The conference will be held at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in the Joseph Stokes Jr. Auditorium, Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22, 2022. The course registration fees are as follows:

Physicians: ...........................................................................................................$950
Fellows, nurse practitioners and CHOP-affiliated providers: ..................$475

The fee includes continental breakfast, refreshments, lunch, parking and course materials.

IN-PERSON CONFERENCE GUIDELINES RELATED TO COVID

ALL faculty and registrants are expected to be vaccinated by the time of the course. Please reach out to course directors if you are interested in the course but remain unvaccinated.

Faculty and learners must be masked at all times except in designated eating spaces.

If the course is cancelled for any reason, registration costs will be fully refunded. We cannot refund any expenses for travel/lodging.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education to physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (15.00 hours), AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.00 hours), AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (includes PA, RT, RDMS, BS) (15.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.