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Expand your knowledge in critical care ultrasonography with a focus on image acquisition and interpretation on areas such as lung A and B lines, pleural effusions, and vascular conditions. This online course offers a blended format of didactic material, real-time demonstration scanning, and multiple opportunities to test your knowledge. Develop your competence in the clinical applications of critical care ultrasonography using case-based learning.
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How to identify ultrasonography physics, machine controls, transducer manipulations, and ultrasonography artifacts that are necessary to obtain high-quality images
Technical and cognitive skills required to achieve competency in lung, pleural, vascular, abdominal, and cardiac critical care ultrasonography
Key techniques of ultrasonography that are important for diagnosis and management of the critically ill patient
Module 1: Principles of Ultrasonography
Module 2: Thoracic Ultrasonography (Lung)
Module 3: Thoracic Ultrasonography (Pleural)
Module 4: Abdominal Ultrasonography
Module 5: Critical Care Echocardiography
Module 6: Vascular Ultrasonography (Vascular Access and Venous Thrombosis)
Claim up to 4.25 hours of credit when you complete the modules, including these types of credit:
CME/MOC
NP (AANPCB)
PA (AAPA, NCCPA)
RN (ANCC, AANP)
Certificate of Attendance
Course content follows the ABIM critical care medicine blueprint for the 10-year Maintenance of Certification exam and the LKA.
Cardiovascular Disorders: 17.5%
Critical Care Ultrasound Scanning: 2%
Gastrointestinal Disorders: 5%
Hematologic and Oncologic Disorders: 5.5%
Infectious Disease: 12%
Neurologic Disorders: 9.5%
Pharmacology and Toxicology: 4.5%
Pulmonary Disease: 20%
Renal, Endocrine, and Metabolic Disorders: 15%
Research, Administration, and Ethics: 2%
Surgery, Trauma, and Transplantation: 7%
This course is part of CHEST’s Certificate of Completion (COC) Program for Ultrasonography. Those who complete these online modules; attend CHEST simulation courses for intensive, hands-on training; complete a portfolio to document performance in practice; and pass a final comprehensive assessment exam will be awarded a certificate validating their expertise.
Please note: This course replaces the Elevate Healthcare Critical Care Ultrasound Curriculum that was previously part of CHEST’s COC Program. Those who already purchased the Elevate Healthcare curriculum will still be able to satisfy the e-learning requirement of the COC Program. If you have questions, please contact COC@chestnet.org.