POSTGRADUATE COURSE
Friday, July 13, 2012
“ANATOMY and ULTRASOUND”
At The St. George’s University School of Medicine
Course Directors: Marios Loukas, M.D., Ph.D., Kitt Shaffer, M.D., Ph.D., and Robert Ward, M.D.
Course Objectives: Introduce Clinical Anatomists to ultrasound procedures that enhance anatomy education, clinical diagnosis, and research. The course will provide the opportunity for attendees to perform and interpret basic ultrasound examinations of parts of the respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal systems. These exercises will enable the attendee to identify anatomical landmarks that correlate with various clinical conditions. The course will offer hands-on experience using ultrasound devices on dissected cadaveric specimens and both standardized and real patients.
The course will help anatomists address the following questions:
• Should the growing use of ultrasound in emergency medicine, radiology, and internal medicine modify the way in which anatomy is taught in the future?
• Is there a place for ultrasound in the anatomy curriculum?
Course Outline
7:30-8:00am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:30 Overview of Ultrasound in Anatomy
8:30-9:00 The History of Ultrasound and its Involvement in Clinical Medicine
9:00-9:30 Ultrasound Physics
9:30-10:00 BREAK
10:00-10:20 Ultrasound of the Upper Limb
10:20-11:00 Hands-on Experience
Lab
11:00-11:20 Ultrasound of the Lung
11:20-12:00pm Hands-on Experience
Lab
12:00-1:00 LUNCH
1:00-1:20 Ultrasound of the Heart
1:20-2:10 Hands-on Experience
Lab
2:10-2:40 Ultrasound of the Abdomen
2:40-3:30 Hands-on Experience
Lab
3:30-4:00 FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) Examination
Lab
4:00-4:30 General Discussion on the Educational Value of Ultrasound in the Anatomy Curriculum
