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Starting a Point of Care Ultrasound Program Online Course is designed to help physicians who have been given an administrative leadership role to implement an emergency/critical care departments’ ultrasound program. This unique, interactive course covers the key factors involved with coordinating the program, leadership roles, and administrative oversight to effectively deliver this rapidly expanding technology in an organized and coordinated manner. In-depth discussion is also devoted to overcoming barriers of starting an ultrasound program and navigate administrative and other departmental support.
OBJECTIVES
Increase the participants’ knowledge to establish an emergency medicine and/or critical care ultrasound program.
Develop an ultrasound director job description
Outline expected finances of an ultrasound program to effectively develop a budget and calculate anticipated return on investment.
State the factors involved with the evaluation and purchase of ultrasound equipment.
List viable options for image archiving and documentation and corresponding advantages and disadvantages
Develop a faculty training and credentialing process
Outline options for obtaining support for developing an ultrasound program with administrators and other departments.
AUDIENCE
Physicians and other medical professionals involved with Emergency and/or Critical Care Ultrasound and who have accepted a position to coordinate and direct an ultrasound program in an emergency and/or critical care department.
TOPICS
The Ultrasound Director’s Job Description
Finances of an Ultrasound Program
Purchasing an Ultrasound System
Factors to Consider
Evaluation Mechanism
Image Archiving
Quality Assurance
Setting up a Program
Who Scans and Who Reviews
Communication
Documentation
Timelines
Training and Credentialing Faculty
Navigating Administrative and Other Department Support
Q/A and Panel Discussions
Reviewed for content accuracy: 7/31/2021
This edition valid for credit through: 7/31/2024
