Ultrasound

AAPM&R realizes the importance ultrasound can play in patient care. Committed to providing you with the resources to fully integrate this technology into your practice, AAPM&R is proud to announce an all-new lineup of ultrasound courses for 2013. All designed with the physiatrist in mind, AAPM&R ultrasound courses offer you a mix of didactic, interactive, and hands-on learning.

In addition to live courses, self-assessment examinations for practitioners (SAE-Ps) and online courses provide the opportunity to learn at home during free time and to meet Part II requirements of the American Board of PM&R (ABPMR) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process.

Courses

• High Yield Musculoskeletal and Spine Ultrasound Applications​
  Date: August 24–25, 2013
  Location: Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS), Tampa, Florida
  Course Directors: Terrence R. McNamara, DO, and Matthew J. Pingree, MD
  Registration Open​
• NEW! Introduction to Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound Applications in Physiatry
  Date: October 1–2, 2013
  Location: Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center
  National Harbor, MD
  Course Director: John Cianca, MD
  Registration Open
• NEW! 2013 Annual Assembly Ultrasound Workshops
  Date: October 3–5, 2013
  Location: National Harbor, MD 
  Workshops Director: Christopher J. Visco, MD
  Each workshop will be three hours in length and will be limited to 60 participants. Three workshops will be offered and cover hands-on introduction to diagnostic ultrasound applications of:
      • Focal Neuropathies and Pain
      • Sports and Musculoskeletal Medicine
      • Chemodenervation in Neuromuscular Medicine
  Registration Open for the 2013 Annual Assembly

Self-Assessment Examinations

• 2011 SAE-P: Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: In-depth Introduction to Uses & Techniques
• 2011 SAE-P: Diagnostic & Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Lower Extremity
• 2010 SAE-P: Diagnostic & Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Upper Extremity

Online Education

• Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for the Physiatrist: An Introduction
  Earn a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in this comprehensive course covering eight topics.