Next STEP Interventional Ultrasound Course: Hands-On PM&R Applications

Take your ultrasound experience to the next level with this cadaver-based course, intended for the intermediate physiatric ultrasonographer. This course will highlight joint injections, soft tissue injections, and identification of muscles commonly targeted in EMG or spasticity management. A combination of didactic lectures coupled with hands-on guided procedures using cadaveric specimens and dry lab stations will be used to advance your skill set. Expert faculty will guide small groups in performing the most common ultrasound guided procedures for a physiatrist.

This course is the required second component of AAPM&R's STEP Ultrasound Certificate Program.

Who Should Attend

Physiatrists who care for patients with musculoskeletal or neurological diseases and have an intermediate knowledge of ultrasound.

Prerequisite Note: It is strongly recommended that attendees have foundational ultrasound training from the AAPM&R STEP One Ultrasound Course, either as a STEP Ultrasound Certificate Program participant or a one-time, standalone attendee.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the value and limitations of ultrasound as a diagnostic and interventional tool.
• Produce an optimal ultrasound image of specific structures in live patients and in a cadaver for preparation for an ultrasound-guided injection by demonstrating a command of knowledge over transducer orientation and adjusting ultrasound picture for depth, focal zone, gain, time-gain compensation, frequency, and beam steering.
• Articulate the injection setup for common musculoskeletal injections (e.g., ultrasound orientation, needle approach, target structure, typical needle size/gauge, and injectate volume).
• Accurately direct/track a needle towards targeted structures using MSK ultrasound.
• Accurately identify needle insertion points based on anatomy required for electrodiagnostic and spasticity management injections.

“The Next STEP course is an excellent resource to improve your musculoskeletal ultrasound skills. It involves multiple days of hands-on injection practice on cadavers taught by national leaders in musculoskeletal and neuromuscular ultrasound with low student-to-faculty ratios.” – Zachary P. Bailowitz, MD, FAAPMR; Course Director

Directors and Faculty (Subject to change)

Standalone Course Registration

• Registration will initially open with priority given to STEP Ultrasound Certificate Program participants who have completed all required components of Step 1 – Fundamentals.
• Following the priority registration period , any available spots may open to physicians who wish to attend this course as a one-time, standalone option outside of the STEP Ultrasound Certificate Program.
• Click here to be notified if registration opens for one-time, standalone attendance. Notification will be sent to all who complete the form and registration will be first come, first served.
• Registering and paying for this course as a one-time, standalone option does not:
  • Include access to the Step 2 Online Curriculum, which is only available to STEP Ultrasound Certificate Program participants.
  • Enroll you in the STEP Ultrasound Certificate Program. You will not be able to enroll after attending this course. STEP Ultrasound is a structured, sequential program (Step 1 > Step 2 > Step 3) that must begin with Step 1 – Fundamentals.
• Click here if you instead want to participate in the complete STEP Ultrasound Certificate Program and start with Step 1 – Fundamentals.