Overview

This course is focused on best practices in bedside ultrasound in both neonatal and pediatric critical care medicine. It is designed for neonatal, critical care and anesthesia providers with limited or basic knowledge of bedside ultrasonography. 

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 neonatal and pediatric practice, including basic procedural guidance (central line placement, arterial access, lumbar puncture, suprapubic tap, etc.); bladder scanning; FAFF (focused assessment of free abdominal fluid); lung evaluation; basic cardiac evaluation; and fluid and cardiac function.   

The course is being taught by neonatologists, cardiologists, emergency medicine physicians, anesthesiologists, pediatric radiologists and critical care medicine ultrasound experts, and will have a low student-to-teacher ratio of 5-to-1. A limited portion of this course will be devoted to a knowledge and skills assessment exam and a brief discussion of program development and administrative issues regarding point-of-care ultrasound. 

Accreditation

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is accredited by the Joint Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credits

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (16.0 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (includes PA, RT, RDMS) (16.0 hours)  

Related specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Neonatology, Anesthesiology