Audience and Goals

TARGET AUDIENCE, COURSE GOALS

Target Audience

Orthopedic Surgeons, Sports Medicine Physicians, PM&R Physicians,

Pain Management Physicians, Interventional Radiologists, Rheumatologists, Physical Therapists, Naturopathic Doctors,

Chiropractors, Podiatrists, Physician's Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Diagnostic Sonographers

Our course does not provide proof of competency or train clinicians to practice outside of their scope of practice.

Course Goals

At the conclusion of this course, each participant should be better able to:
-understand how musculoskeletal ultrasound scanners work
-list the indications for MSK ultrasound
-understand the role of MSK ultrasound in clinical practice
-recognize normal ultrasound anatomy of the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, and foot/ankle, and spine
-recognize abnormal ultrasound anatomy of the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, foot/ankle, and spine
-use ultrasound guided techniques for MSK injections and nerve blocks
-understand how to correctly code and bill for ultrasound for ultrasound procedures

-understand current indications for orthobiologics based on the published evidence
-understand techniques for ultrasound guided PRP/Stem Cell and viscosupplementation injections

-understand how to maximize bone marrow aspiration cell counts during office based procedures