What a great time to be in Boston! The 2009 ACEP Scientific Assembly is over, and there were lots of updates for the ultrasound community. New coding guidelines from the section, Ultrasound Section election results, Sinai alumni news, and more after the jump!
Here’s a review from medGadget!
The Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound
The book details evidence-based protocols for the use of bedside ultrasound in the acute and critical care setting, as well as step-by-step guides for using ultrasound in procedures.
It is ideally suited for emergency physicians and intensivists interested in basic or advanced applications of ultrasound.
Topics include:
WINFOCUS Singapore faculty and participants- February 2009
Bret Nelson joined the faculty for the WINFOCUS ultrasound course at Alexandra Hospital in Singapore from February 23-26, 2009. There was an incredibly diverse group of physicians participating, as well as the WINFOCUS past president, Luca Neri (who organized the course). The Society for Emergency Medicine in Singapore annual conference followed on the heels of the ultrasound course. It was well-attended by emergency physicians from all over the world.
If you were holding out for a foreign language edition of the Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound, you are in luck.
The Manuel d’échographie en réanimation et service d’urgence
has just been released! There is an interview with the translator, Elisabeth Gaertner, available online as well.
In the evaluation and treatment of acute illness, seconds count. Focused bedside ultrasound has gained widespread use in emergency and critical care settings as an adjunct to physical examination and to aid in the performance of bedside procedures.
This course was designed with a critical care approach in mind, focusing on the utility of ultrasound in the evaluation of:
