Onslow Medical Specialties Clinic
Jacksonville, NC
Carilion's
Introduction to the Use of Bedside
Ultrasound in the ICU
-   Crystal Spring Medical
Office Building, Roanoke, VA  - May 3- 6, 2007.

(This course is designed for physicians engaged in the
practice of critical care medicine)

Faculty:

Alexander B. Levitov, MD        - Director, Carilion Intensive Care Units
Associate Professor, University of
Virginia & Virginia College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Narinder Bhalla, MD                 - Cardiologist, Cardiology Associates
of Virginia
William Brunelli, Jr, MS,RDMS,RDCS,PA-C  - Radiology Associates
0f Roanoke
Shelby Dickerson, MD              - Medical Director, Carilion
Non-invasive Cardiology Services
James Foster II, MD                   - Carilion Surgical Care; Medical
Director, Carilion Vascular Lab
Heather Miller Pierce                 - Senior Ultrasound Engineer
CIRS, Inc.
Rodney Savage, MD                 - Cardiologist, Consultants in
Cardiology, PC.

Carilion Sonography Instructors
( from Carilion Echo Services, which is accredited by Intersocietal
Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories
and
Carilion Vascular Laboratories, which is accredited by
Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular
Laboratories):

Sheila Angle, RN,RVT   - Carilion Vascular Services
Kevin Fiest, RDCS (AE), RMS,RVT  - Carilion Cardiology Services
Kiersten Johnson, RDCS (AE)  - Carilion Cardiology Services
Donna Martin, RN,RVT  -  Carilion Vascular Services
Mary Roach-Anderson, RN,BS,RDCS - Carilion Cardiology Services
Marguerite Underwood, RN,RDCS  - Carilion Cardiology Services
Kathryn Willis, BS,RT-R,RDMS - Carilion Ultrasound Services
Kevin Wiseman, BS,RVT  - Carilion Vascular Services

May 3, 2007 - Thursday

Echo in the ICU Setting
7:30 AM    -  Welcome and Introduction  -  Alexander Levitov, MD
7:45 AM    -  Introduction/ Basics of Ultrasound Physics &
Instrumentation - Optimizing Images, Techniques &
Limitations   -  
Heather Miller-Pierce
8:45 AM    -  Anatomy & Views  - Shelby Dickerson, MD
9:15 AM    -  Break
9:35 AM    -  Hands - on Echo  -
Marguerite Underwood, RN,RDCS
10:05 AM  -  Non-invasive Assessment of LVEDV and Hydration Status
of Critically ill  -    
Alexander Levitov, MD
11:05 AM  -  Ultrasound of the Lung   -    Alexander Levitov, MD
11:35 AM  -  Lunch
12:35 PM  -  Echo and Shock in the ICU  -   
Alexander Levitov, MD
1:20 PM    -  Practical Sessions and Image Optimization/ Workshops
4:05 PM    -  Evaluation/ Adjourn

May 4, 2007 - Friday

Echo in the ICU Setting
7:30 AM    -  Tamponade   -  Rodney Savage, MD
8:15 AM    -  Trauma & Dissection in the ICU  -  Narinder Bhalla, MD
9:15 AM    -  Break
9:35 AM    -  MI and Complications  -
Rodney Savage, MD
10:20 AM  -  Goal-Oriented Echo in the ICU & Pitfalls - Alexander Levitov,MD
11:05 AM  -  Cardiomyopathies  - Shelby Dickerson, MD
11:35 AM  -  Lunch
12:35 PM  -  Practical Sessions/Workshops
4:05 PM    -  Evaluation/ Adjourn

May 5, 2007 - Saturday

Abdominal/ Vascular Ultrasound Evaluation & Guided Procedures
7:30 AM    -  Anatomy Overview - Comparing Anatomy As You Know It
with Ultrasound - Vascular systems, Chest, Neck, Abdomen &
Extremities       -  
William Brunelli, Jr, MS,RDMS,RCDS,PA-C
8:15 AM    -  Evaluation of the Chest, Neck, Abdominal Cavity - Aorta (AAA),
Kidney (Hydronephrosis, Nephrolithiasis),Hepatobiliary
(cholelithiasis, cholecystitis), Bladder, Pancreas
(pancreatitis), Carotid.  -
Kathryn Willis, BS,RT-R,RDMS
9:00 AM    -  Break
9:20 AM    -  Ultrasound-guided procedures (PICC and femoral line
placement). Techniques, supplies and pitfalls. Paracentesis,
thoracentesis, abscess and cyst drainage.  -
William
Brunelli, Jr, MS,RDMS,RDCS,PA-C
9:50 AM    -  Hands-on Abdomen  -  Kathryn Willis, BS,RT-R,RDMS
10:20 AM  -  Central Line Placement with Ultrasound Guidance.
-
Alexander Levitov, MD
11:35 AM  -  Lunch
12:35 PM  -  Hands-on Vascular  -  
Donna Martin, RN,RVT
1:05 PM    -  Practical Sessions for line placement, paracentesis,
thoracentesis, carotid and venous ultrasound
4:05 PM    -  Evaluation/ Adjourn

May 6, 2007 - Sunday

Upper & Lower Extremity Evaluation and Reimbursement
7:30 AM    -  Ultrasound-guided tracheostomy placement - Using Real-
time ultrasonography for percutaneous tracheostomy
-
Alexander Levitov, MD
8:00 AM    -  Upper and Lower Extremity Evaluation for DVTs. How to rule
out DVT with bedside ultrasound  -
James Foster III,MD
9:00 AM    -  Break
9:20 AM    -  Extension of Privileges to perform ultrasound in the ICU &
Reimbursement for the point-of-care ultrasound in the
ICU.   -
Alexander Levitov, MD
10:30 AM  -  Evaluation/ Adjourn