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1 Online Clinical Ultrasound and Echocardiography Courses AMA Category 1 CME Credit TM approved A New Paradigm in Echocardiography Education Entirely Distance-Based Learning General Information Guide

2 The introduction of echocardiography has made a dramatic impact on patient management in the perioperative, critical care, emergency medicine, surgery and internal medicine environments. Whilst many short courses and texts have emerged, to our knowledge there is no comprehensive educational course available worldwide that can be studied in your own time and location. Our aim is to provide an educational package for practitioners that will give them the detailed knowledge required to become competent at clinical ultrasound and echocardiography.

3 The SCA has partnered with Heartweb to deliver a program of courses based on the highly successful postgraduate courses from The University of Melbourne. With a focus on basic transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and surface ultrasound use. It also includes basic transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). This course will provide educational material with for practitioners in anesthesiology, cardiology, surgery, emergency medicine, intensive care and other specialties. This level is equivalent in content and scope to a University Postgraduate Certificate. The Level 2 Fast Track program is intended for those with existing echocardiography experience or qualifications who wish to update their clinical ultrasound and cardiac diagnostic skills. With a focus on advanced TEE and TTE, this course follows on after the completion of SCA On-CUE Level 1. This course provides for a diagnostic level of knowledge with for cardiac pathologies including valve assessment, complex cardiovascular pathology and comprehensive reporting. The course is suitable for practitioners in cardiac anesthesiology, cardiac surgery, cardiology, intensive care medicine and other advanced medical applications. This level is equivalent in content and scope to a University Postgraduate Diploma or Training Fellowship level. This course involves the completion of one subject of materials taken from Level 1, and then move directly to the On-CUE Level 2 subjects. Entry is subject to proof of experience or examination. Please Contact Us if you believe a waiver is appropriate.

4 This course provides an extensive knowledge base from interactive tutorials, case studies with DICOM images and with a full version of the software analyzer Synapse Cardiovascular ProSolv Viewer. This replicates the experience of making measurements using an echocardiography machine. This course will provide you with a structured educational ultrasound program with self-assessments to reinforce your learning experience. In each Level there are four subjects. Each subject can be bought individually. However, the subjects are designed to be completed in order. Please pay careful attention to the order of subjects when purchasing. We offer flexible learning, however recommend a time frame of a year to complete each level. Therefore to complete 2 subjects in a 6 month period, you are recommended to spend 10 study hours per week. This course is designed to be exclusively conducted via distance education, and is available to students from any country worldwide. Students are supported via and telephone. The course material is delivered via a customized application designed for HeartWeb called the Student App. The format of the course material is interactive multimedia tutorials, which are supported with images and videos of echocardiography material. A full license of Synapse Prosolv Viewer DICOM software, which is kindly supplied by FujiFilm, is included with the course material. This allows measurements to be performed as for later clinical practice. Both levels are rich in case examples, containing at least 100 cases for review in addition to the images used in the tutorials. Following completion of your course, you will become a Heartweb community member, and will have continued access the course materials. If we update the materials during your course or afterwards, then you will be prompted to download the new version without charge.

5 A specialist medical practitioner is one who has completed training in any medical speciality and holds a fellowship in that speciality. Membership details will need to be provided in order to purchase the course at Member price. Verification of SCA membership will occur. A trainee is a person enrolled in a formal specialist medical training program. Documentary evidence of current trainee status in electronic form will be required. Per Subject USD $750 Per Level* USD $2,800 Per Subject USD $1,250 Per Level* USD $4,800 Level 2 Fast Track* USD $6,250 Membership can be obtained before you purchase the course. Per Subject USD $1,500 Per Level* USD $5,800 Level 2 Fast Track* USD $7,500 The SCA encourages medically qualified applicants who must possess qualifications sufficient for them to practice as a medical practitioner; these include MD, MBBS, MBChB or equivalent degrees. You will need to be competent in English language to complete the courses. If your English language is not sufficient, then you will have great difficulty undertaking the course. *Discount included when purchasing a full Level For Volume Discounts, please contact us for pricing.

6 Examinations are scheduled four times a year. Students will be notified four weeks prior to an examination period and can nominate a subject for that period. Multiple subject examinations can be completed in the one period, as long as all self-assessments have been completed. Submission of self-assessments before the examination Submission of 50 multiple choice examination questions per subject which is conducted in an open book style The self-assessments and examinations are completed via a webbased system which is integrated into the Student App. For selfassessment questions, once you have completed, the screen will refresh with the answers and explanations. For examinations, you will be given a pass or fail mark only. AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits TM have been awarded. Each subject will attract a maximum of 100 credits. Completion on Level 1 Completion on Level 2 Completion on both Levels up to 400 credits up to 400 credits up to 800 credits Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists and Heartweb. The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Designation Statement: The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists designates this enduring material for a maximum of 100 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Pocket Guide to Perioperative and Critical Care Echocardiography McGraw-Hills Upon successful completion of your course you will be awarded a certificate of completion for each level from the SCA.

7 All tutorials are in PDF format, with embedded security. The Adobe PDF files and video clips can be viewed on both PC and Mac using the latest version of Adobe Acrobat. Broadband internet access is a course requirement as we administer the course online and via . All examinations and self-assessments require a live internet connection The Student App is a customized application designed for downloading course material and will be provided with the courses. It is the primary tool for the courses; it contains all tutorials, selfassessments, feedback forms and examinations. The ProSolv Viewer is used to replicate the experience of making measurements using an echocardiography machine. This software will be provided free with the courses. The ProSolv Viewer is PC compatible, it will work on a Mac computer if you use Virtual PC software emulation programs such as VM Fusion or Parallels on an Intel-based Mac, with Windows installed. Activating course material requires internet connection. Tutorials and case studies are downloaded via the Student App which the student installs onto their computer. Once the tutorials are downloaded successfully, they can be viewed on the hard drive without an internet connection (offline license). The data size of each level is approximately 10-15GB. Please check with your internet service provider what your download limit is per month, so that you do not exceed the limit. If download volumes are problematic, we can supply upon request, the course material to be posted on a USB stick (a charge will apply).

8 A brief description and subject objectives are outlined in the following pages for each subject. There are 4 subjects for each integrated course, each of which carries the same teaching and examination commitment. There are roughly 10 to 12 interactive tutorials per subject and at least 100 case studies spread across each level.

9 This subject will outline a physics related to medical ultrasound use; an introduction to transthoracic echocardiography using the focused assessment technique and H.A.R.T.scan (Haemodynamic Echocardiography Assessment in Real Time). This subject will outline the technique of using ultrasound to guide percutaneous procedures. Procedures will include vessel access, nerve blocks, and trauma related procedures. There will be an elective of either ICU or Anesthesia.

10 This subject will introduce Doppler echocardiography to complement basic transthoracic echocardiography imaging. This subject will expand the knowledge of transthoracic echocardiography by learning pathophysiology and assessment of ventricular function, including in diastolic function.

11 This subject will provide additional advanced material on anatomy and Doppler analysis, which would not have been covered at the certificate level. This subject will provide advanced knowledge called valvular and aortic pathology and echocardiography assessment.

12 This subject will identify the role of ultrasound and specific clinical situations relevant to perioperative and critical care practice. This subject will outline how to formally report diagnostic echocardiography studies, using a custom designed database reporting system. There will be 50 case studies to be reported.

13 MBBS, MD, FANZCA. The University of Melbourne and Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia MBBS, MD, FRACS, FCSANZ. The University of Melbourne and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia MD, FASE. Professor of Anesthesiology, Fellowship Program Director, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States MBBS (Hons), FANZCA. Consultant Anaesthetist, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia MBBS, FANZCA, PTEeXAM, FASE, ASCeXAM. Director of Anaesthesia, Joondalup Hospital, Perth, Australia DAvMed, FAFOM, FFOM, FANZCA, BA, ASCeXAM. Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia MBBS, FANZCA. Deputy Director, Anaesthetics, Macquarie University Private Hospital, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Sydney, Australia MBBS, FANZCA, PGDipEcho. Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia MBBS, FANZCA, PGDipEcho. Consultant Anaesthetist, North East Health, Wangaratta, Australia MD. Associate Director Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States MD, FAHA, FASE. Professor of Anesthesia, Director of Cardiac Anesthesia, Brigham & Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States MBBS, FANZCA. St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia FACEM, MBChB. Consultant Emergency Physician, Penninsula Health Frankson Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

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