Proper training and use of ultrasound in EMS could revolutionize patient care, making our procedures safer and our diagnosis more accurate, all while decreasing the time to definitive treatment at the hospital. In this webinar, we will discuss the origins, merits, and future of ultrasound in EMS and how it could be realistically implemented to improve the care of your patients in the field.

Dr. Daniel G. Malone is a Board Certified Internist and Rheumatologist with a special interest in musculoskeletal ultrasound, which he has been utilizing in his practice for 7 years, and he is on the faculty of several ultrasound schools. Dr. Malone now practices in Beaver Dam, WI at Excel Orthopedics, and in addition to general rheumatology services and evaluation and treatment for osteoporosis, he also offers ultrasound diagnostics, precision ultrasound-guided procedures and new forms of regenerative therapy, including platelet-rich plasma.

Tariq Awan, DO is Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and U-M MedSport at the University of Michigan. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit where he served as chief resident and fellowship training in primary care sports medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. This webinar focuses on ultrasound-guided injections of the elbow, wrist, and hand.

Dr. Benjamin DuBois, MD is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon who devotes 100% of his practice to the treatment of shoulder disorders. Dr. DuBois has expert training in shoulder surgery, and has extensive experience in shoulder replacements, rotator cuff disorders, and arthroscopic shoulder surgery. He is trained in state of the art techniques including the reverse ball and socket shoulder replacement and performs in-office shoulder ultrasound for the immediate diagnosis of rotator cuff disorders.

Dr. David Berkoff is an Emergency trained physician with a Fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine from Duke University in North Carolina and is currently the Associate Professor of Orthopedics, UNC School of Medicine. This webinar covers the basic foot and ankle injections commonly used in daily practice.