Webinars

In this webinar, Dr. Sarah Young demonstrates how to identify big kidneys in cats, differentiates three causes of big kidneys using ultrasound, and reviews how to recognize a fourth cause that should also be identifiable by palpation. The three causes of large kidneys in feline patients have similar findings on palpation and radiography, but characteristically different ultrasound findings that help to rapidly narrow the differential diagnoses.

Stephanie Doniger, MD presents "The Pediatric RUSH Protocol." She reviews the different types of shock, discusses the use of ultrasound for evaluating shock, describes how to incorporate ultrasound into management and clinical integration, reviews cases, and focuses on the pediatric "RUSH" exam.

Robert Arntfield, MD is an Assistant Professor, Director of Critical Care Ultrasound / Division of Critical Care & Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Western University London, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Arntfield presents a webinar focusing on transesophageal echocardiography. He compares TTE and TEE, reviews the questions that can be answered by using TEE, discusses logistical aspects of getting started using TEE, describes safety and training methods, outlines a starting point for a TEE protocol, and reviews case examples.

Dianne DuToit, Clinical Nurse Consultant presents Dialysis Vascular Access Flow Volume: Ultrasound Measurement of Blood Flow Volume in Dialysis Arteriovenous Fistulas and Grafts. She describes blood flow volume monitoring benefits, reviews ultrasound anatomy of Arteriovenous Fistulas (AVF) and Arteriovenous Grafts (AVG), discusses ultrasound volumen flow monitoring, reviews the equipment and software used, describes color and PW Doppler, reviews how to perform the volume flow calculation, and discusses results and clinical pearls.

Alexis LaPietra, D.O. presents novel medications and modalities for the management of acute pain in the emergency department. She discusses ultrasound guided regional anesthesia and its importance in managing the pain associated with fractures and dislocations. Additionally, she presents evidence to support the use of trigger point injections and a multi-modal analgesic approach for musculoskeletal pain.

Robert Arntfield, MD presents Doppler principles and how they relate to point-of-care echocardiography. This webinar introduces viewers to techniques and terms that can be applied to more advanced concepts in echocardiography. Dr. Arntfield discusses some of the types of Doppler, reviews best probe positioning when utilizing Doppler, and describes how to optimize color Doppler.

In this webinar, Tracy Norman, VMD, DACVIM presents the appropriate application of the Fast Localized Abdominal Sonography of Horses, also known as the F.L.A.S.H exam. She reviews the technique and relevant anatomy, and provides relevant examples of commonly identified pathology.

Dr. Robert Arntfield is an Assistant Professor, Director of Critical Care Ultrasound / Division of Critical Care & Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Western University London, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Arntfield presents Point-of-Care Echocardiography – Part 1. Upon viewing this webinar in its entirety, viewers will begin developing a cognitive framework for acquiring, interpreting and integrating images related to the assessment of: gross left ventricular systolic function, gross right ventricular size and function, pericardial effusion, and IVC and volume status.

Dr. Davinder Ramsingh, Director of Perioperative Ultrasound and Clinical Research with the Department of Anesthesiology at Loma Linda University Medical Center presents, “Introduction into Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound.” He reviews advances in ultrasound technology, discusses how point-of-care ultrasound is relevant to the perioperative setting and how it improves the physical examination and bedside assessment techniques; and presents the F.O.R.E.S.I.G.H.T protocol – a comprehensive educational curriculum on point-of-care ultrasound that focuses on the perioperative setting.