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Session 1: Beyond Abdominal FAST: The Essentials & Abdominal Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Species

Small Animal

Contact Hours

2 hours

Early Booking Deadline

Thu, 01 January, 1970

Registration Deadline

Thu, 01 January, 1970

Language

English

Discipline

Diagnostic Imaging

Emergency & Critical Care

Internal Medicine – Endocrinology, Haematology, Infectious Diseases, Parasitology & Oncology

Industry Partners

Global

Veterinary Partners

Global

Online Lectures – Session 1:   Beyond Abdominal FAST: The Essentials & Abdominal (Recorded December 2020)

Part of the Online Lecture Series on Point-of-Care UltrasoundRapid practical Ultrasound for everyday General & Emergency Medicine

CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Session 1:   Beyond Abdominal FAST: The Essentials & Abdominal Point-of-Care Ultrasound

 

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Wetlabs will be offered in Europe & USA in 2022*

Date confirmed for the USA: Sat 21st May 2022

Date confirmed for Europe (Switzerland): Fri 10th Jun 2022 - Sat 11th Jun 2022

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WEBINAR CONTENT

Lecture 1 (60min): Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Small Animal Practice Made Easy:  Definitions, Evolution & the Binary Approach to Learning!

This introductory lecture will cover the key concepts regarding point-of-care ultrasound including the definition and evolution of the FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma, Triage & Tracking) exams to Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) which also includes treatment and total systemic evaluations, how POCUS differs from consultative ultrasound exams, the key formats currently used, when and where POCUS should be applied, patient positioning, key probe manipulations, machine function, coupling agents, and the value of using clinically relevant binary (Yes/No) questions.

OBJECTIVES:

  • Understand the key ultrasound functions used to perform POCUS
  • Describe the origins and evolution of the FAST exam and its natural progression to POCUS
  • Describe the key formats that currently comprise POCUS
  • Describe when and where POCUS is used in the clinical setting: The 3 T’s of FAST have evolved to the 5 T’s of POCUS
  • Discuss patient positioning for POCUS and how it differs from consultative ultrasound
  • Describe the 5 key probe manipulations used in applying POCUS
  • Discuss the value of using clinically relevant binary questions to learn and build POCUS skills

 

Lecture 2 (60min): Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Small Animal Practice Made Easy:  Focused Exams of the Abdomen

Ever wonder if the cat that ate lilies is producing urine when it's not possible to pass a urinary catheter? Ever wonder if the dog with an acute abdomen has free abdominal air in the abdomen, or if the post-operative patient that is not eating has ileus? Using a binary approach to ask the right question at the right time makes learning and applying abdominal point-of-care ultrasound easy! POCUS techniques are rapid, easy-to-learn and practical ultrasound skills that ANY practitioner can apply in everyday practice. This is a banter filled co-lectures by a criticalist (that thinks he knows the answers) and an internist (that might be correct some of the time) will cover the core principles to understand and interpret sonographic findings of abdominal ultrasound including the identification of free fluid, urine production, GI motility, free abdominal air and the gall bladder halo sign. All clinically relevant questions when asked at the right time, in a binary fashion, based on patient assessment!

OBJECTIVES:

  • Perform the abdominal point-of-care ultrasound
  • Describe the key organs and anatomic locations required to perform abdominal point-of-care ultrasound (including the original validated abdominal FAST protocol)
  • Discuss pitfalls that may result in false negative or false positive abdominal POCUS results
  • Describe the formula used to calculate urinary bladder volumes
  • Discuss the three key findings used to diagnose free abdominal air (pneumoperitoneum)
  • Describe the technique used to sonographically identify post-operative ileus
  • Explain the advantages of using both long and short axis window vs. just one window when performing abdominal POCUS

Born and raised in Montreal, Dr. Chalhoub completed a Bsc. In Honours Biology at Bishop's University in Lennoxville, QC. He was then admitted to the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire at the Université de Montréal and completed his DVM and internship at this university. Dr. Chalhoub then practiced in Montreal as an emergency doctor for two years at the DMV Centre before moving to New York City to pursue a residency in small animal internal medicine at the Animal Medical Center. Once completed, he became their first ever nephrology/urology fellow and was trained in advanced urinary procedures, dialysis, and interventional medicine. After being a staff doctor and supervising students, interns, and residents for a year, he moved to Charleston, SC where he continued to be an internal medicine clinician.

Since July 2012, Dr. Chalhoub has been an instructor at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in the Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Service. His clinical home is C.A.R.E. Centre Animal hospital where he practices internal medicine. He was the recipient of the 2013 Canadian Veterinary Medical Association’s Teacher of the Year Award and the 2015 University of Calgary Team Teacher of the Year Award along with Dr. Søren Boysen. Dr. Chalhoub has been extensively involved in communication and professional skills at the UCVM.

He is the co-coordinator of the UCVM-CUPS Pet Health Clinics for disadvantaged Calgarians, which promotes 3rd year DVM students practicing their professional skills and wellness exams with the pets of the tenants of the Calgary Urban Project Society. Dr. Chalhoub is also the Chair, of the UCVM-DVTH Internship Program.

Dr. Chalhoub teaches Internal Medicine and is extensively involved in communication and professional skills at the UCVM.

Dr Boysen graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1996, worked in private practice for a year and then completed an internship at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island. He spent a year as an emergency clinician in Chicago before completing a residency in small animal emergency/critical care at Tufts University in Massachusetts. He became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical care in 2003 and worked at the University of Montreal veterinary teaching hospital from October 2003 to December 2008.

Dr. Søren Boysen joined UCVM in January 2009. He is a Professor in small animal emergency and critical care in the Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences. His clinical home is predominantly based out of Western Veterinary Specialist and Emergency Centre, although he also contributes to student teaching and case consultation at the CARE Centre. He is actively involved in both the American and European veterinary emergency and critical care societies, as well as the Veterinary trauma initiative, serving on several committees for these organizations.

He is an internationally recognized lecturer, speaking at numerous international conferences around the world. Although he is happy to speak on any small animal emergency and critical care topic his true passion lies within emergency point of care ultrasound, perfusions, hemorrhage and shock.

Dr. Boysen is also heavily integrated in teaching and learning within the UCVM program, teaching across all 4 years of the undergraduate program, as well as working with the interns and being a member of the Teaching Academy for the University of Calgary. He has received several teaching awards over the years for his contribution to higher education within the veterinary curriculum.

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