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1. Explain the indications for specialized point-of-care ultrasound examinations.
2. Critique ultrasound images of anatomy appropriate for point-of-care examination.
3. Compare normal vs abnormal ultrasound appearances for specialized point-of-care ultrasound.
4. Analyze ultrasound images for specialized point-of-care ultrasound examinations.
5. Discuss how point-of-care ultrasound findings can be utilized in patient management.
6. Utilize appropriate techniques for reporting results of point-of-care ultrasound examinations.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound vs Traditional Imaging: What You Need to Know

• Dynamic vs static imaging
• Bilateral comparison
• Differentiation of solid vs fluid
• Sound waves vs radiation

Get Comfortable with the Device

• Determine appropriate transducer and placement/pressure
• What do all the knobs do?
• Gray vs white vs black – Echogenicity of tissue and structures

Image Interpretation and Assessments

• Step-by-step guide for evaluation
• Optimal patient positioning and scanning protocol
• Spot the abnormality!

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)

• Asymptomatic and easy to miss without POCUS
• Prevention – who is most at risk?
• Screening protocol for primary care

Abdominal Trauma

• The ticking time bomb – internal bleeding
• The easy target: liver damage via blunt force trauma
• Frequent source of bleeding: spleen

Hepatobiliary

• Primary culprit of abdominal pain: gallbladder
• Biliary dilation, gallbladder attack

Cardiac and Lung

• Pleural and pericardial effusions
• Cardiac overload
• Collapsed lung

Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis

• Spot the warning signs early: Leg pain, swollen legs
• Catch them before they embolize

Obstetrics – First Trimester

• Is what you’re seeing indicative of normal outcomes?
• Identify embryologic structures
• Ectopic and tubal pregnancies

Forging a new frontier

• Risks and limitations
• When to proceed with additional imaging
• Billing and coding
• Tips for bringing this service into your wheelhouse

Malka Stromer, MEd, BSc, RDMS, is a registered diagnostic medical sonographer whose clinical skills were fostered at the University Health Network and Mount Sinai’s Center of Excellence in Obstetrical Ultrasound, in Toronto, Canada. Malka has spent the past 13 years of her career sharing her enthusiasm for sonography as a professor. Malka has spoken at various professional events and education institutions on topics including sonography of the bowel and her research in the ethics of obstetrical ultrasound. She has authored a chapter in a sonography text, and has won a research award through the SDMS, and most recently the John and Suanne Rouche Excellence Award through the League for Innovation in the Community Colleges. Malka is owner of Sound Sports Imaging, LLC, and together with her colleague Jeannine Noble, now teaches point-of-care and musculoskeletal ultrasound to health care professionals around the world. Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Malka Stromer has employment relationships with Smith Chason College and Midwestern University (AZ). She s the co-founder and director of Healthcare United at Gateway. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Malka Stromer is a member of American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Advancing Sonography Education Worldwide.

Save time and $10 off the price of other submission methods – purchase & take the CE test online for $19.99 USD per participant. Additional processing fees apply for other submission methods (i.e. mail, fax, etc.). Please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-844-8260 for more details.

Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

Continuing Education Information
NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, and others. Continuing Education Information: Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Program content is reviewed periodically per accrediting board rules for currency and appropriateness for credit. Credit approvals are subject to change. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self-study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact info@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before purchase. Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards. For Planning Committee disclosures, please see statement above. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Nurses/Nurse Practitioners/Clinical Nurse Specialists - Credit Expired: 3/2/2023
No CE available for this board.

California Nurses: PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #:17118 for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

Florida Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

Iowa Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 6.25 self-study contact hours. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the title, speaker name and date. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

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Physician Assistants

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Physicians
PESI, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PESI, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. This activity was originally recorded on 03/02/2020. It was last reviewed on 08/10/2022 and is valid until 11/10/2025. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. You are required to successfully complete and submit a post-test prior to receiving a certificate of completion.

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Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 6.25 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice.
**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
**All self-study participants must complete and pass (80% or better) a post-test and evaluation prior to receiving a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test. Or you may call our customer service department and a copy of your test/evaluation will be emailed to you. Please allow 30-45 days.

• Physicians
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician’s Assistants
• Registered Nurses
• EMT/Paramedics
• Sonographers