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| Friday April 29, 2011 | |||
| World Congress Welcome | Richard Hoppmann Dean, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Tomislav Petrovic President, WINFOCUS Harris Pastides President, University of South Carolina | ||
| PLENARY 1 | |||
| The history of ultrasound and recent advances in technology | Jim Tsung | ||
| Historical perspective of clinical ultrasound | Daniel Lichtenstein | ||
| Ultrasound as a teaching tool | Raoul Breitkreutz | ||
| PLENARY 2 | |||
| Ultrasound and the Evolution of the Physical Examination | Michael Blaivas | ||
| Educational needs in ultrasound across the globe | Luca Neri | ||
| PLENARY 3 | |||
| Ultrasound as a clinical tool for many specialties | Vicki Noble | ||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||
| CONCURRENT A | |||
| Pre-hospital Ultrasound | Tomislav Petrovic | ||
| Military and Disaster Ultrasound | Rob Ferre Jeremy Johnson James Palma | ||
| Ultrasound: Remote Locations | John McManus | ||
| CONCURRENT B | UNDERGRADUATE ULTRASOUND PROGRAMS | ||
| Ohio State University | David Bahner | ||
| Wayne State University | Matt Jackson | ||
| University of California – Irvine | Chris Fox | ||
| University of South Carolina | Richard Hoppmann | ||
| Q&A | |||
| CONCURRENT C | ABSTRACTS/MEDICAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT | ||
| Medical Students Performing Independent Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit | Christian Fox | ||
| Teaching Clinical Sonographic Skills to Medical and Nursing Students | Shanon Larese | ||
| Introducing Ultrasound in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation to Medical Students | David Raymer | ||
| Assessment of Medical Student Performance in Discussing Central Venous Line Placement under Ultrasound Guidance with a Standardized Patient | Caroline Powell | ||
| Assessment of Medical Student Performance in Detecting Thyroid Abnormalities in a Standardized Patient using Ultrasound | Caroline Powell | ||
| Ultrasound in the hands of minimally trained medical personnel: The five step Aarhus training program (5S-ATP) for detection of pneumothorax Nils | Nils Petter Oveland | ||
| Ultrasound Training as an Opportunity to Introduce Competency-Based Assessment in the Preclinical Medical School Curriculum | Matt Jackson | ||
| Q&A | |||
| CONCURRENT D | ABSTRACTS/TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS | ||
| Real-time video streaming of ultrasound clips using domestic internet networks and free videoconferencing software | Andrew Liteplo | ||
| A pilot study to determine the feasibility of performing an observed assessment remotely, by transmitting simultaneous ultrasound and A/V signals, over a standard internet connection | Simon Richards | ||
| Remote Guidance Abdominal Ultrasound: A Medical Mission to Honduras | Brian Lace | ||
| CME4Docs: Development of online ultrasound learning modules for category 1 CME credit | Duncan Howe | ||
| Learning module based on hands-on workshop of basic ultrasound abdominal anatomy | Vojko Fils | ||
| CONCURRENT E | ULTRASOUND TEACHING AND LEARNING | ||
| Ultrasound in the Simulation Center | Beatrice Hoffmann | ||
| Ultrasound e-learning | Paul Dubbins | ||
| Ultrasound teaching databases | Rob Reardon | ||
| CONCURRENT F | GUIDED PROCEDURES | ||
| Expanse of Guided Procedures | Yi-Hong Chou | ||
| Patient Safety and Guided Procedures | Dhruva Chaudhry | ||
| Pearls for Hitting the Target | Dave Spear | ||
| CONCURRENT G | GLOBAL ULTRASOUND PRACTICE AND EDUCATION | ||
| Mozambique and Lesotho | Alberta Spreafico | ||
| India | Sanjeev Bhoi | ||
| Australia | Adrian Goudie | ||
| Brazil | Jose Pazeli | ||
| Q&A | |||
| Saturday April 30, 2011 | |||
| Meeting Update – Playing for Change | Richard Hoppmann | ||
| PLENARY 4 | |||
| Does point of care ultrasound improve access and quality of care: evidence throughout the world | Enrico Storti | ||
| The importance of education and innovative technology in addressing global health issues | |||
| Convincing deans that ultrasound should be in the medical student curriculum | Richard Hoppmann | ||
| PLENARY 5 | |||
| Is point of care ultrasound cost effective? | Larry Melniker | ||
| Point-of-care ECHO education | Susana Price | ||
| Ultrasound education and the global crisis in infant and maternal mortality | Alfred Abuhamad | ||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||
| CONCURRENT H | ULTRASOUND TRAINING PROGRAMS | ||
| Utrasound training in Slovenia | Gregor Prosen | ||
| Starting resident and fellow programs | Pat Hunt | ||
| UK masters program | Robert Jarman | ||
| Ultrasound University | Keith Killu | ||
| CONCURRENT I | NEW TECHNOLOGY | ||
| Ultrasound apps | Alvin Wells | ||
| Smartphone and tablet-based ultrasonic imaging | David Zar | ||
| Needle guided technology | Steve Ridley | ||
| Q&A | |||
| CONCURRENT J | ABSTRACTS/CLINICAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| Hand-carried ultrasound performed by hospitalists: Does it add to the accuracy of the cardiac physical examination? | David Martin Johns Hopkins University | ||
| CONCURRENT J | ABSTRACTS/CLINICAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| Point-of-care ultrasound by primary care physicians and geriatricians: old adults, new technology, potential benefits and burdens | Sarah Schumacher University of South Carolina/Palmetto Health | ||
| Hand-carried ultrasound performed by a hospitalist to assist with clinical decisions in medicine inpatients: A Case Series | Stefan Tchernodrinski John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County | ||
| Clinical cardiac tamponade vs. echocardiac tamponade | James Kreiner Palmetto Health Richland Hospital | ||
| Coupling ultrasound LVH Screening with risk assessment as a management strategy for patients with chronic hypertension in a free clinic | Duncan Howe University of South Carolina | ||
| Training practicing primary care physicians in point-of-care ultrasound | Duncan Howe University of South Carolina | ||
| The utility of ultrasound in the outpatient pulmonary clinic | |||
| CONCURRENT K | MEDICAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM | ||
| A vertically integrated medical school ultrasound curriculum at The Ohio State University College of Medicine | Daralee Hughes and David Bahner The Ohio State University | ||
| Managing the logistics of a medical school ultrasound program | Scott Nelson Wayne State University | ||
| Impact of faculty members with ultrasound specialization on ultrasound teaching by other faculty members | James Moak University of Virginia | ||
| Competency based ultrasound guided peripheral IV curriculum for medical students: implementation and outcomes | Claudia Ranniger, George Washington University | ||
| Incorporating global imaging into the medical education curriculum | Brandon Chapman University of Vermont | ||
| CONCURRENT L | GLOBAL HEALTH | ||
| Trauma and Ultrasound | Andrew Kirkpatrick | ||
| Cadiovascular Disease and Ultrasound | Tomislav Petrovic | ||
| The Lung and Ultrasound | Anthony Dean | ||
| The Abdomen and Ultrasound | Radu Badea | ||
| CONCURRENT M: | ULTRASOUND EDUCATION: ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS (PANEL) | ||
| WINFOCUS | Luca Neri | ||
| Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education (SUSME) | Richard Hoppmann | ||
| American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) | Harvey Nisenbaum | ||
| World Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) | Paul Dubbins | ||
| Panel Discussion | |||
| CONCURRENT N | RESIDENT ASSESSMENT | ||
| Feedback following the inaugural years’ delivery of the first university masters-level programme in emergency medicine and critical care in the United Kingdom | Simon Richards Teesside University | ||
| Ultrasound screening for left ventricular hypertrophy and abdominal aortic ultrasound in primary care: a residency curriculum | Mary Beth Poston University of South Carolina | ||
| Ultrasound training among internal medicine residents: beginning of new era | Anjali Bhagra Mayo Clinic | ||
| Cardiac ejection fraction determination using an ultrasound tutorial among medical students, emergency medicine residents, and cardiac fellows | Meenal Sharkey The Ohio State University | ||
| Q&A | |||
| CONCURRENT O | ABSTRACTS/WHAT ROLE CAN STUDENTS PLAY? | ||
| What’s happening around the country? What role can students play in getting a program started? | |||
| Do they like it, will they use it: Medical students’ perspectives on ultrasound curriculum | Teresa Liu George Washington University | ||
| Ultrasound interest group: A novel method of expanding ultrasound education in medical school | Nicole Dubosh The Ohio State University | ||
| Enriched Ultrasound Elective (EUE): Student-tostudent structured mentorship for advancing ultrasound education during the 3rd Year of medical school | Andrew Schaffrinna The Ohio State University | ||
| We want ultrasound! | Ashley Davis University of South Carolina | ||
| Ultrasound student interest group | Ashley Davis University of South Carolina | ||
| Sunday May 1 | |||
| Meeting Update | Richard Hoppmann | ||
| Welcome | Congressman Joe Wilson | ||
| PLENARY 6 THE FUTURE | |||
| Ultrasound: Toward Standards of Practice | Harvey Nisenbaum Carmine Valente | ||
| Ultrasound: Empowering Healthcare Worldwide | Luca Neri | ||
| Innovative Technology in Addressing Global Health Issues: the WHO Perspective | Ruzica Maksimovic, Adriana Velazquez Berumen | ||
| Presentation of Awards | |||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||
| CONCURRENT P | ECHO | ||
| ECHO in the ICU | Gabriele Via | ||
| TEE | Erik Sloth | ||
| ECHO Beyond the Cardiologist | Michael Blaivas | ||
| CONCURRENT Q | ABSTRACTS/MEDICAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT | ||
| Focused ultrasound as part of a 3rd year clinical skills immersion experience: A proof of concept | John Kavanaugh The Ohio State University | ||
| Advanced ultrasound training for 4th year medical students: A novel training program at The Ohio State University College of Medicine | Nelson Royall The Ohio State University | ||
| The use of portable ultrasound in living anatomy teaching: lessons learned | Debra Patten Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Point-of-care ultrasound to enhance anatomic learning and clinical correlations with procedures in preclinical medical education | Hamid Shokoohi George Washington University | ||
| Ultrasound-guided vascular access on a phantom: A training model for medical student education | David Bahner The Ohio State University | ||
| Does ultrasound training during the head and neck anatomy lab improve dissection experience, dissection quality and examination scores? | Brion Benninger Oregon Health and Science University | ||
| CONCURRENT R | CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OB-gYN | ||
| Learning Curve and Factors Influencing the Feasibility of Performing Fetal Echocardiography at the Time of the First Trimester Scan | Reem Abu Rustum Center For Advanced Fetal Care, Tripoli, Lebanon | ||
| Evaluation of Ultrasound Training in Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency Programs in Lebanon | Reem Abu Rustum Center For Advanced Fetal Care, Tripoli, Lebanon | ||
| Fetal Loss in Symptomatic First Trimester Pregnancies with Documented Yolk Sac Intrauterine Pregnancy | Mary Jo Hessert Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia | ||
| Field Testing a New Method for Performing Obstetric Ultrasound in Uganda | Brandon Chapman and Gwen Fitz-Gerald University of Vermont | ||
| Q&A | |||