Hands-On Skills Training - Additional Registration Fee Required

101HO - Hands-on Urologic Ultrasound (HOUU)

Course Director(s)

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  Pat Fulgham, MD

  Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas

Faculty(s)

• ME

  Majid Eshghi, MD, FACS, MBA

  New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center Health
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  Christopher Porter, MD

  MD
  Virginia Mason Medical Center/Univ Washington
• DR

  Daniel Rukstalis, Dr.

  MD
  Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
• 

  Stephen Savage, MD

  Professor and Interim Chair of Urology
  Medical University of South Carolina
• MB

  Mohammad Bhatti, MD

  Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
• 

  Lewis Chan

  University of Sydney
• CS

  Craig Smith, MD

  Urologist
  University of Illinois
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  Edouard Trabulsi, MD, MBA (he/him/his)

  Professor and Chair
  Albert Einstein Medical Center

The course is for both novice and intermediate skill levels.
Urologists have an established history of the use of ultrasound in clinical practice primarily with transrectal ultrasound of the prostate. The availability of affordable, high-quality ultrasound instruments has permitted urologists to add renal, scrotal, bladder and penile ultrasound examinations to the office practice of urology. Image-guided treatments such as cryotherapy and brachytherapy of the prostate and ablative therapies of renal tumors are also ultrasound dependent. Ultrasound of the bladder and prostate is assuming a more prominent role in selecting therapy for lower urinary tract obstruction. Ultrasound may also be used to guide access to the renal collecting system for stone management. Excellent technique and image quality are vital.

This course is designed to provide urologists and urology residents with the knowledge and basic skills necessary for performing urologic ultrasound. This full-day offering combines online training and testing (pre-course) with on-site hands-on instruction in kidney, bladder, scrotal ultrasound, Doppler ultrasound and the use of renal gel phantoms for ultrasound-biopsy guidance. Participants are evaluated by direct observation by faculty members to determine if they have met the course objectives. Attendees who demonstrate the hands-on skills and who pass the online didactic tests will receive a CME Level 2 certificate. Proficiency and facility in performing specific ultrasound examinations will be achieved by subsequently applying these acquired skills in clinical practice.

With the establishment of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) Accreditation Program for Ultrasound in the Practice of Urology and the trend toward third party payers requiring documentation of training, the AUA Hands-On Urologic Ultrasound course provides an avenue for urologists to meet the training guidelines for the performance of ultrasound in the practice of urology.

Accreditation: The American Urological Association (AUA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: The American Urological Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Presentations:

• 7:30 AM – 7:35 AM

  Welcome and Introductions, Overview of Course and Schedule
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas
• 7:35 AM – 7:45 AM

  ARS Pre-Test
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas
• 7:45 AM – 8:15 AM

  Techniques for Improving Image Quality: How to Translate the Physics of Ultrasound into Better Images
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas
• 8:15 AM – 8:25 AM

  Bladder Ultrasound Video
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas
• 8:25 AM – 9:25 AM

  Bladder Ultrasound Hands-On Instruction and Testing (male models)
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas

  Faculty: Majid Eshghi, MD, FACS, MBA – Urology Center of Westchester, P.C.

  Faculty: Christopher Porter, MD – Section of Urology

  Faculty: Daniel B. Rukstalis, MD

  Faculty: Stephen James Savage, MD – Medical University of South Carolina

  Faculty: Edouard J. Trabulsi, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia

  Faculty: Mohammad Bhatti, MD – Cresent Urological Care

  Faculty: Lewis Wen Loong Chan, MD – Concord Repatriation General Hospital

  Faculty: Craig Alexander Smith, MD – Duly ( Dupage Medical Group )
• 9:25 AM – 9:55 AM

  Doppler Ultrasound and Advanced Techniques Lecture
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas
• 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM

  Doppler Ultrasound Scanning of Radial Artery Hands-on Instruction and Testing (male models)
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas

  Faculty: Majid Eshghi, MD, FACS, MBA – Urology Center of Westchester, P.C.

  Faculty: Christopher Porter, MD – Section of Urology

  Faculty: Daniel B. Rukstalis, MD

  Faculty: Stephen James Savage, MD – Medical University of South Carolina

  Faculty: Edouard J. Trabulsi, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia

  Faculty: Mohammad Bhatti, MD – Cresent Urological Care

  Faculty: Lewis Wen Loong Chan, MD – Concord Repatriation General Hospital

  Faculty: Craig Alexander Smith, MD – Duly ( Dupage Medical Group )
• 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM

  Renal Ultrasound Video
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas
• 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM

  Renal Ultrasound Hands-on Instruction and Testing (male Models)
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas

  Faculty: Majid Eshghi, MD, FACS, MBA – Urology Center of Westchester, P.C.

  Faculty: Christopher Porter, MD – Section of Urology

  Faculty: Daniel B. Rukstalis, MD

  Faculty: Stephen James Savage, MD – Medical University of South Carolina

  Faculty: Edouard J. Trabulsi, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia

  Faculty: Mohammad Bhatti, MD – Cresent Urological Care

  Faculty: Lewis Wen Loong Chan, MD – Concord Repatriation General Hospital

  Faculty: Craig Alexander Smith, MD – Duly ( Dupage Medical Group )
• 12:20 PM – 1:00 PM

  Lunch: Coding for Urologic Ultrasound Handout
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas
• 1:00 PM – 1:10 PM

  Coding Q&A and Attendee Feedback
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas
• 1:10 PM – 1:15 PM

  Scrotal Ultrasound Video
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas
• 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

  Scrotal Ultrasound Hands-On Instruction and Testing (male models)
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas

  Faculty: Majid Eshghi, MD, FACS, MBA – Urology Center of Westchester, P.C.

  Faculty: Christopher Porter, MD – Section of Urology

  Faculty: Daniel B. Rukstalis, MD

  Faculty: Stephen James Savage, MD – Medical University of South Carolina

  Faculty: Edouard J. Trabulsi, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia

  Faculty: Mohammad Bhatti, MD – Cresent Urological Care

  Faculty: Lewis Wen Loong Chan, MD – Concord Repatriation General Hospital

  Faculty: Craig Alexander Smith, MD – Duly ( Dupage Medical Group )
• 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

  Sonogram-Targeted Biopsy and MRI-Fusion Biopsy of the Prostate Case Presentations and Panel Discussion
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas

  Faculty: Christopher Porter, MD – Section of Urology

  Faculty: Daniel B. Rukstalis, MD
• 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM

  ARS Post Test and Attendee Feedback
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas
• 3:45 PM – 3:50 PM

  Kidney Phantom Video Demonstration
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas
• 3:50 PM – 5:00 PM

  Kidney Phantom Hands-on Instruction and Testing
  

  Course Director: Pat Fox Fulgham, MD – Urology Clinics of North Texas

  Faculty: Majid Eshghi, MD, FACS, MBA – Urology Center of Westchester, P.C.

  Faculty: Christopher Porter, MD – Section of Urology

  Faculty: Daniel B. Rukstalis, MD

  Faculty: Stephen James Savage, MD – Medical University of South Carolina

  Faculty: Edouard J. Trabulsi, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia

  Faculty: Mohammad Bhatti, MD – Cresent Urological Care

  Faculty: Lewis Wen Loong Chan, MD – Concord Repatriation General Hospital

  Faculty: Craig Alexander Smith, MD – Duly ( Dupage Medical Group )