Overview
Looking to learn the fundamentals of musculoskeletal ultrasound in a hands-on setting?
Designed to meet the specific needs of rheumatologists who want to integrate musculoskeletal ultrasound into their practice, and are currently at a beginner experience level, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Rheumatologists--Fundamentals is an intensive two-day course that will provide a broad foundation in the anatomy and pathophysiology of the shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist, hip, knee, foot and ankle and ultrasound-guidance of aspirations, injections and biopsies.
The 2012 course offered:
- personal guidance from an international faculty of experts
- more than seven hours of hands-on experience scanning live models
- instruction in basic needle guidance technique
- a comfortable 5:1 student-faculty ratio
- CME—approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™
+ Target Audience
- Target Audience
This activity is intended for rheumatologists with a beginner or low intermediate level of ultrasound experience. To provide optimal learning environment, attendance is limited to 100 participants.
+ Needs Assessment
- Needs Assessment
Musculoskeletal ultrasound has been an imaging modality of continuously growing importance over the last 15 years. Of all imaging modalities in rheumatology, ultrasound receives the greatest attention by rheumatologist researchers. More papers on musculoskeletal ultrasound are being published by rheumatologists than by any other specialty. Trained rheumatologists can agree more readily on ultrasound findings than musculoskeletal radiologists can on MRI findings, based on available literature. This suggests that operator dependency is less of a concern for rheumatologists if they are adequately trained. However, such training opportunities continue to be scarce in the United States. This course is designed to help address the need for additional education.
+ Learning Objectives
- Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:
- demonstrate proper ultrasound exam technique and procedure guidance applying standardized protocols
- identify and describe normal sonographic anatomy and fundamental pathology for rheumatology indications
- explain the requirements for documentation related to musculoskeletal ultrasound
+ CME
- CME
Accreditation Statement:
The American College of Rheumatology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement:
The American College of Rheumatology designates this live activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
+ COPYRIGHT MATERIAL POLICY
- COPYRIGHT MATERIAL POLICY
The Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course for Rheumatologists—Fundamentals is not a public event. Programs presented at the course are for the education of attendees. The information and materials displayed and presented during this course are the property of the American College of Rheumatology and the presenter and cannot be photographed, copied, photocopied, transformed to electronic format, reproduced, or distributed without written permission of the American College of Rheumatology and the presenter. Any use of the program content for commercial purposes, which includes, but is not limited to oral presentations, audiovisual materials used by speakers, and program handouts without the written consent of the ACR is prohibited. This policy applies before, during and after the symposium. The ACR will enforce its intellectual property rights and penalize those who infringe upon it. The names, insignias, logos and acronyms of the ACR, the ARHP and the REF are proprietary marks. Use of the names in any fashion, by any entity, for any purpose, is prohibited without the express written permission of the American College of Rheumatology.
+ ACR DISCLOSURE POLICY
- ACR DISCLOSURE POLICY
It is the policy of the American College of Rheumatology to ensure that CME activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure content objectivity and balance, and guarantee that the content presented is in the best interest of its learners’ and the public, the ACR requires that everyone in a position to control the content must disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest if they occurred within the past 12 months. If there are relationships that create a conflict of interest, these must be resolved prior to the participation of the individual in the development or presentation of CME content. Any individual who refuses to disclose relevant financial relationships will be disqualified from being involved in the development, management, presentation or evaluation of the CME activity. Disclosure information is made available to learners prior to the start of the activity.
+ Supporters
- Supporters
The ACR thanks the following organizations for their support of the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course for Rheumatologists—Fundamentals: Abbott, Amgen, Inc., Pfizer Inc, and Lilly USA, LLC.
Program
+ SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012
- SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012
+ SUNDAY, April 29, 2012
- SUNDAY, April 29, 2012
Hotel/Travel
+ Airline Reservations
- Airline Reservations
+ Ground Transportation
- Ground Transportation
+ Accommodations
- Accommodations
+ THINGS TO SEE AND DO
- THINGS TO SEE AND DO
Syllabus
To ensure attendees have the most updated copy of each speaker's presentation, syllabi will be available online following the 2012 course for registered attendees.
Exhibitors
2012 State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium/Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course for Rheumatologists Exhibitors
- Abbott
- ACR Resource Center
- ACR Simple Tasks
- Amgen, Inc.
- Amgen, Inc. and Pfizer Inc.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Crescendo Bioscience, Inc.
- GE Healthcare
- Genentech, Inc.
- Havel's
- Human Genome Sciences, Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline
- Janssen Biotech, Inc.
- Pfizer, Inc.
- Rheumatoid Health Network
- Savient Pharmaceuticals
- Terason
- TheraTest Laboratories, Inc.
- UCB
- URL Pharma
If you are interested in exhibiting at future ACR Professional Meetings, please visit Tabletop Display Opportunities.
Industry-Supported Symposia
ACR offers the opportunity to host industry-supported symposia in conjunction with select ACR professional meetings. For more information, visit Industry-Supported Symposia.
