The National Ultrasound Faculty (NUF) has approved a series of ultrasound courses offered at the annual ACS Clinical Congress to be made available for export to other venues. By exporting the ultrasound courses, practicing surgeons can learn new skills at their location that may be directly applicable to their practice.
In addition, prerequisite Ultrasound Essentials for Surgeons (USES) on-demand course must be completed by registrants, at the discretion of the course chair(s). Note: All exported courses must have at least a 1:4 faculty-to-student ratio, and at least (1) NUF member on staff as faculty.
Ultrasound Courses Available to Export
Ultrasound Essentials for Residents (USER)
Target Audience: Surgical Residents
CME: Non-CME, Certificate of Completion
This course is intended to provide residents in training with an introduction to ultrasound and the basic skills needed to use ultrasound during their rotations. This course includes didactic sessions in the physics of ultrasound instrumentation and scanning techniques, and clinical applications. The hands-on stations will provide practice in breast, vascular, abdominal, chest, and neck, as well as interventional procedures including ultrasound guidance with human and phantom models.
Thyroid Parathyroid and Neck Ultrasound (TPNUS)
Target Audience: Practicing Physicians and Surgical Residents
CME: 7.75 CME credit hours, Verification Level II
The objective of this course is to introduce the practicing surgeon to office-based ultrasound examination of the thyroid and parathyroid glands and related pathology. The distinction of normal from malignant lymphadenopathy is emphasized with a demonstration of the comprehensive examination of lymph node basins in cervical zones I-VI. The process of ultrasound guided FNA of thyroid nodules and enlarged lymph nodes is demonstrated in didactic lecture format. In addition, skill sessions allow the surgeon to learn varied techniques of FNA of lesions in phantom models.
Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma Ultrasound (FAST)
Target Audience: Practicing Physicians and Surgical Residents
CME: 4 CME credit hours, Verification Level II
This half-day course will orient the provider to the indications for and limitations of focused assessment by sonography in trauma. Through lectures, case presentation, and hands-on training, participants will learn how and when to perform a FAST and thoracic ultrasound.
Focused ECHO/ICU Ultrasound Applications
Target Audience: Practicing Physicians and Surgical Residents
CME: 8 CME credit hours, Verification Level II
The course focuses on the ICU patient population and includes novel and relevant skills for the surgical provider who practices in this setting. Included in this module is an introduction to the use of a limited echocardiogram to assess cardiac function. The didactic sessions will include thoracic imaging and instrumentation; central line insertion; vascular imaging; and limited echocardiography. The hands-on sessions will include thoracic imaging, vascular imaging, and ECHO.
