Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine Ultrasound

bringing technology to the bedside for improved patient care

fac blaivas sm AIUM 2010  preconferenceMichael Blaivas organized an exciting preconference course on evaluation of the acutely decompensating patient.  Bret Nelson (speaking about vascular catastrophes) and Jim Tsung (describing the nuances of this evaluation in the pediatric patient) were among those presenting.

Faculty from emergency and critical care backgrounds gave cutting-edge presentations and the feedback from registrants was excellent. Faculty and their lectures after the break!

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Posted by Bret On March - 31 - 2010 news

American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine 2010 conventionLots going on at this year’s AIUM conference. Sailing into San Diego harbor (chaperoned by the US Navy!), Bret Nelson and Jim Tsung speaking at Michael Blaivas’ pre-conference course, Phil Andrus selected as AIUM’s social media maven, and more!

Check in for updates of each conference day!

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Posted by Bret On March - 31 - 2010 news

CME Course2010 Web MSSM Emergency & Critical Care CME

Is finally here, see you this Monday.  We have a great program put together with lectures by great speakers on topics you need to hear.  The morning of interactive lectures is followed by an afternoon of hands on practice on live models.  Some quick links:   Introduction Faculty Schedule

Posted by Phil On March - 6 - 2010 news

What’s wrong with this picture?

GelHolders Precious Gel

Hint:

Ultrasound probes cost a little more than gel or TranSeptic spray

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Posted by Bret On February - 26 - 2010 news

WINFOCUS Singapore2010 WINFOCUS  Singapore 2010Bret Nelson returned to Singapore this month to join the faculty for a WINFOCUS introductory ultrasound course. Over fifty registrants from all over Singapore were in attendance, representing emergency medicine, critical care, surgery, internal medicine, anesthesia, and nephrology. Many thanks to Dr. Francis Lee, course director as well as Dr. Toh Hong Chuen who organized many of the course logistics.

More pics of the conference and Singapore after the break!

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Posted by Bret On January - 31 - 2010 education news