Online Clinical Ultrasound and Echocardiography Courses

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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

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3 The introduction of echocardiography has made a dramatic impact on patient management in the peri-operative, 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.

4 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. 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.

5 This course provides an extensive knowledge base from interactive tutorials, case studies with DICOM images and with a full version of the software analyzer - 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. Each level of 4 subjects is to be completed in a maximum of 2 years. If you are undertaking 2 subjects, you are recommended to spend 10 study hours per week. We offer flexible learning, you may commence at any time and complete the course at your own pace. These courses are entirely distance based learning and are supported via and telephone. Examination times are set in your own time and place. 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.

6 You will be notified by of your acceptance into the course with instructions on how to proceed with payment. When you enrol and pay online for each subject, your license for the subject will be switched on, allowing you to download and have access to the course materials. *Please note fees are subject to an annual increase. The normal course fee is USD $1,500 per subject (USD $6,000 per level), but if you are an SCA member it will cost USD $1,250 per subject (USD $5,000 per level). Please supply your current SCA membership number for verification, or join as a member before you enrol for the course. Fellowship or Resident program discount $750 per subject (USD). A letter from the head of the unit you are training is to be supplied. Fees (2012) e.g. Total Course Fee for the 4 subjects in Level 1 is USD $6,000 USD $1,500 per subject Fees (2012) for SCA Members USD $1,250 per subject Fellowship or Resident program discount USD $750 per subject e.g. Total Course Fee for the 4 subjects in Level 1 is USD $5,000 Visit the SCA website for online membership application

7 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. Therefore, as part of the application process, we do require evidence that you are proficient in English. You may enrol at any time throughout the year. To apply go to and complete the online application form. Please contact our office for further information: [email protected] Call (US/Canada Toll Free) Call (International) + 1 (804) Skype HEARTweb.com A copy of your medical degree and / or fellowship qualification. If your medical degree or fellowship qualification was completed in a language other than English, you will be asked to supply a copy of one relevant qualification that has been completed in English (e.g. other university degree and/or specialist qualification) or a letter from your Head of Department testifying to your competence in English. This course is designed to be exclusively conducted via distance education, and is available to students from any country worldwide. us if you have any doubt to eligibility. The selection committee may call for referee reports, employer references, or certified copies of qualifications.

8 Examinations are scheduled upon request. We offer flexible learning. Notify us by when you are ready to take the examinations 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. For courses commencing in 2012, AMA 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. Upon successful completion of your course you will be awarded a certificate of completion for each level from the SCA. Pocket Guide to Perioperative and Critical Care Echocardiography McGraw-Hills Practical Perioperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography Butterworth Heinemann

9 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, self-assessments, feedback forms and examinations. 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 ProSolv Viewer is used to replicate the experience of making measurements using an echocardiography machine. This software will be provided 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. The data size per course is approximately 8GB. Please check with your internet service provider what your download limit is per month, so that you do not exceed the limit with your first attempt at download. If download volumes are problematic, we can supply upon request, the course material to be posted on a USB stick (a charge will apply for delivery).

10 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.

11 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 Anaesthesia.

12 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.

13 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.

14 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.

15 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

16 DAvMed, FAFOM, FFOM, FANZCA, BA, ASCeXAM. Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia Senior Specialist in Intensive Care, The St. George Hospital, Kogarah, Australia MBBS (Hons), FANZCA. Consultant Anaesthetist, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia Deputy Director, Anaesthetics, Macquarie University Private Hospital, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Sydney, Australia MBBS, FANZCA, PGDipEcho. Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia BscHon, MBBS, FANZCA. Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia MBBS, FANZCA. St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia MD, FASE. Professor of Anesthesiology, Fellowship Program Director, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States MBBS, FANZCA, PTEeXAM, FASE, ASCeXAM. Director of Anaesthesia, Joondalup Hospital, Perth, 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. Consultant Anaesthetist, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand

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