- Learners of all levels will receive training on MSKUS utilization and techniques of the upper and lower extremities as well as indications in pediatrics, physiatry and sport medicine.
This intensive and highly interactive course is designed to provide you with the necessary training that you can immediately use in your practice.
- Focused didactic lectures about how to scan each joint in detail, including the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, foot and ankle
- Scanning demonstration sessions to apply the knowledge learned in the lectures to scan the basic views of all joints including shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, foot and ankle joints
- Comprehensive evidence-based, ultrasound- guided procedures and techniques
- Expert-level Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSKUS) faculty from multiple specialty practices
- Indications for MSKUS in sports medicine and pediatrics and the relevant nuances in these special populations
- Regenerative medicine and MSKUS indications.
- Practical sessions about coding, billing, credentialing and certification in MSKUS
MASTER THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO PRACTICE MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND
- Image optimization and identifying the anatomic structures of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, foot and ankle joints
- Evaluation and diagnostic techniques
- Patient and machine positioning
- Probe handling and positioning techniques
- Preparing an accurate and stable ultrasound image
- Techniques for needle visualization
- Utilization of various ultrasound machines
- Certification and credentialing in MSKU
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Review the basics of diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound and its indications
- Utilize ultrasound-guided interventional skills
- Describe musculoskeletal ultrasound utilization in rheumatology, orthopedics, sports medicine, physiatry, pediatrics and pain medicine
- Integrate state-of-the-art musculoskeletal ultrasound diagnostic and interventional skills to improve patients’ outcomes and procedure accuracy
- Implement the current state of musculoskeletal ultrasound billing, certification and credentialing
- Rheumatologists, adult and pediatric
- Physiatrists
- Orthopedists with an interest in diagnostic MSKUS and procedure guidance
- Anesthesiologists with an interest in pain medicine and management
- Nurse practitioners and medical assistants in rheumatology or orthopedic practices
- Podiatrists
Program :Â
| 7:45 AM | 7:50 AM | Introduction And Welcome Fadi Badlissi, MD, MSc, RhMSUS |
| 7:50 AM | 8:14 AM | Basic Sono-Anatomy And Ultrasonography Principles Hector Corominas, MD, PhD |
| Upper Extremity | ||
| 8:14 AM | 8:41 AM | Ultrasonography Of The Wrist And Hand Shiv T. Sehra, MD, RhMSUS |
| 8:41 AM | 9:31 AM | PRACTICE SESSION Scanning Demonstration – Ultrasound Of The Wrist And Hand Questions and Discussion Moderated by Sehra |
| 9:31 AM | 9:50 AM | Break and Stretch |
| 9:50 AM | 10:20 AM | Ultrasonography Of The Elbow Janeth M. Yinh, MD, RhMSUS |
| 10:20 AM | 10:50 AM | PRACTICE SESSION Scanning Demonstration – Ultrasound Of The Elbow Questions and Discussion Moderated by Yinh |
| 10:50 AM | 11:00 AM | Break and Stretch |
| 11:00 AM | 11:20 AM | Ultrasonography Of The Shoulder Fadi Badlissi, MD, MSc, RhMSUS |
| 11:20 AM | 11:25 AM | Break and Stretch |
| 11:25 AM | 12:05 PM | PRACTICE SESSION Scanning Demonstration – Ultrasound Of The Shoulder Questions and Discussion Moderated by Samuels |
| 12:05 PM | 12:55 PM | Lunch Break |
| 12:55 PM | 1:10 PM | Billing And Coding Ralf G. Thiele, MD, FACR, RhMSUS |
| 1:10 PM | 1:30 PM | Certification And Credentialing Ralf G. Thiele, MD, FACR, RhMSUS |
| 1:30 PM | 1:45 PM | Questions And Discussion Thiele |
| 1:45 PM | 2:00 PM | Break and Stretch |
| 2:00 PM | 2:26 PM | Imaging Of Nerves And Guided Perineural Injections Swati D. Deshmukh, MD |
| 2:26 PM | 2:39 PM | Practical Application On Lung Ultrasound Ingrid Möller, MD |
| 2:39 PM | 3:10 PM | Regenerative Medicine And MSK US Indications Joanne P. Borg-Stein, MD |
| 3:10 PM | 3:35 PM | Questions And Discussion Deshmukh, Borg-Stein, Möller |
| 3:35 PM | 3:45 PM | Break and Stretch |
| 3:45 PM | 4:29 PM | Needle Guidance And Ultrasound-Guided Musculoskeletal Interventions: Technique And Evidence Eugene Kissin, MD, RhMSUS |
| 4:29 PM | 5:00 PM | Questions And Discussion Kissin |
| Lower Extremity | ||
| 8:00 AM | 8:42 AM | Ultrasonography Of The Ankle And Foot Ralf G. Thiele, MD, FACR, RhMSUS |
| 8:42 AM | 9:37 AM | PRACTICE SESSION Scanning Demonstration – Ultrasound Of The Ankle And Foot Questions and Discussion Moderated by Thiele |
| 9:37 AM | 9:55 AM | Break and Stretch |
| 9:55 AM | 10:16 AM | Ultrasonography Of The Knee Derrick J. Todd, MD, PhD |
| 10:16 AM | 10:56 AM | PRACTICE SESSION Scanning Demonstration – Ultrasound Of The Knee Questions and Discussion Moderated by Todd |
| 10:56 AM | 11:05 AM | Break and Stretch |
| 11:05 AM | 11:15 AM | Ultrasonography Of The Hip Hector Corominas, MD, PhD |
| 11:15 AM | 11:45 AM | PRACTICE SESSION Scanning Demonstration – Ultrasound Of The Hip Questions and Discussion Moderated by Corominas and Cohen |
| 11:45 AM | 12:35 PM | Lunch Break |
| 12:35 PM | 1:07 PM | Musculoskeletal Ultrasound In Sports Medicine John-Paul D. Hezel, MD |
| 1:07 PM | 1:36 PM | MSK Ultrasound In Pediatric Rheumatology Ezra M. Cohen, MD, RhMSUS |
| 1:36 PM | 1:55 PM | Ultrasound In Crystal-Induced Arthritis Anthony M. Reginato, PhD, MD |
| 1:55 PM | 2:30 PM | Questions And Discussion Reginato, Hezel, Cohen |
| 2:30 PM | 2:40 PM | Break and Stretch |
| 2:40 PM | 3:10 PM | How To Incorporate MSKUS Into Your Practice When Starting? Fadi Badlissi, MD, MSc, RhMSUS |
| 3:10 PM | 3:40 PM | Ask Me Anything: Questions-Answer-Session Borg-Stein, Dushmukh, Kissin, Reginato, Thiele |
| 3:40 PM | 3:45 PM | Closing Remarks Fadi Badlissi, MD, MSc, RhMSUS |
