Ultrasound
Ultrasound Guided IV Skills Workshop - Feb. 24-26, 2023
Course Information
This is an 8-hour ultrasound guided intravenous skills workshop for nurses and critical care technicians. The first 4-hours will be a didactic section followed by a 4-hour skills check-off section at three San Antonio area emergency departments. Each skills component is limited to 3 participants per clinical site. This is a 3:1 student:faculty ratio. Therefore, students will need to select an open space for 1 of 5 available clinical times.
- 3:1 ratio; 3 clinical sites for real-patient experiences
- Introduction to ultrasonography and physics
- Introduction to knobs & transducers
- Ultrasound peripheral vascular anatomy
- Hands-on intravenous cannulation via ultrasonography lab with real patients
- Competency check list
- Hospital policy example that can be incorporated into your facility operating procedures.
- Attendees will need to successfully cannulate 5 patients in order to be signed off. Success in navigating ultrasound equipment will be validated by the instructor.
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Schedule:
Friday, Feb. 24
- 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Didactic Section (via Zoom)
- 3 – 8 p.m. | Skills Section 1
Saturday, Feb. 25
- 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Skills Section 2
- 5 – 10 p.m. | Skills Section 3
Sunday, Feb. 26
- 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Skills Section 4
- 5 – 10 p.m. | Skills Section 5
CNE Hours: 8.0
Scholarships:
To learn more about scholarship opportunities, contact steven.jewell@kanonhealth.org.
Sponsors:
Cost:
- General public: $400
- Baptist employees: $300
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Advanced Practice Point of Care Ultrasound Workshop - June 27-28, 2023
Course Information
Faculty: Dr. Melissa Myers, MD, US Air Force.
Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Program Director.
Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
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- Hands-on Activities
- 5:1 Faculty:Student ratio
- LIVE real actors
- Current and future Ultrasound Devices and more
- Faculty
- U.S. Academic Program bDirectors
- U.S. Emergency Medicine Fellows
- Collaboration
- Discounts for members of the TNP, AAENP, and US Acute Care Services
Employees - Apply for Academic Scholarships
- Discounts for members of the TNP, AAENP, and US Acute Care Services
CME Hours: 19.25
Location: St. Anthony Hotel, San Antonio, TX
Scholarships:
To learn more about scholarship opportunities, contact steven.jewell@kanonhealth.org.
Cost:
$1,800 – General public
$1,500 – AAENP, TNP or US Acute Care Services employee
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