Apply ultrasound in your practice with a course designed for every physiatrist.  Try ultrasound for the first time to see how it will best fit your area of specialty expertise.  This course is designed for “every physiatrist” to get started with applying ultrasound to patients with musculoskeletal and neurologic diagnoses for diagnostic and interventional applications. More interactive hands-on experiences than ever allow clinicians to begin to develop the understanding and manual skills needed to improve their practice with ultrasound.  Over 10 hours of hands-on time will allow physiatrists truly experience ultrasound first-hand.

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

Who Should Attend

Physicians who care for patients with neurologic or musculoskeletal diseases with a novice, beginner or intermediate understanding of ultrasound. 

Learning Objectives

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

• Describe the indications, advantages, and disadvantages of using ultrasound imaging in musculoskeletal and/or neurologic clinical applications including spasticity and pain.
• Demonstrate improved visual-spatial and manual skill as it relates to transducer manipulation.
• Utilize the various components of an ultrasound machine to acquire an optimized image.
• Utilize optimized ultrasound images to improve diagnostic accuracy and for procedural image guidance.
• Identify and differentiate structures typically examined in the neurologic and musculoskeletal system.
• Alter practice efficiency with regards to the clinical application of ultrasound.

Directors and Faculty (Subject to change)

Registration

Please review the registration options below for the STEP One: Ultrasound Clinical Applications of the Extremities Course.