Pre-Conference Sessions

Principles to Practice: Sonography Principles Instrumentation (SPI) Review

Presented by Fred Kremkau, PhD and Felicia Toreno, PhD

12:00pmEchoes and Equations: The principles of sound in ultrasound
12:45pmInside the Probe: Piezoelectricity, footprints, and frequency
1:30pmPixels, Pulses, and Processing: The anatomy of an ultrasound image
2:25pmBreak 
2:45pmGhosts in the Machine: Why artifacts happen
3:15pmVelocity and Veracity: Doppler physics and pitfalls
4:00pmClean, Calibrated, and Clinically Safe: QA and safety essentials

Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia (in-person only)

Presented by Donald Byars, MD, Robert Reardon, MD, and Gavin Rogers, MD

12:00pmWelcome: Right block, right patient, right now
12:15pmMeds that Matter: Dosing, duration, and additives
12:45pmThe Greatest Hits: High-yield blocks for high value care
1:35pmSafe Blocks, Strong Outcomes: Preventing and managing adverse events
1:55pm Break
2:15pmThe UGRA lab: Scan, Track, Inject
Hands on Stations: 
Sonographic anatomy and Needle Guidance          
Fascia Iliaca Block (FIB)/Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG)                                       
Infra and supra clavicular blocks                                        
Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB)
Nerve pro-section: Dermatome and myotome discussion
4:25pmThe Take Home Toolbox: Templates, Tips, and Next Steps

Global Health Course: What High-Resource Systems Can Learn from POCUS in Low-Resource Setting

Presented by Larry Melniker, MD and Lindsay Taylor, MD

12:00pm The Global State of Ultrasound. Framing the Situation
12:50pmLean Innovations from Low-Resource Settings: The state of POCUS in LMIC 
1:40pmHigh-Impact, Low-Complexity Pathways: The frugal diagnostic mindset
2:30pmBreak
2:50pmAccelerated learning – does it really take $2000 to become competent? Innovations in learning POCUS
3:40pmBureaucracy vs. Pragmatism – balancing safeguards and rules with getting things done
4:30pmAdjourn

Fundamentals of Imaging in Obstetrics: A practical, hands-on journey from image acquisition to clinical confidence.

Presented by Alfred Abuhamad, MD, Nadine Johnson, MBBS, Elena Sinkovskaya, MD, PhD, and Shifa Turan, MD

12:00pmWelcome & Introduction
12:15pmClarity in every frame: mastering imaging optimization
12:35pmA systematic 6-step approach to obstetric imaging
12:55pmLive Demonstration
1:10pmAccurate measurements for confident assessment: pregnancy dating & fetal biometry
1:35pmLive Demonstration
1:50pmMastering standard fetal anatomy survey
2:15pmLive Demonstration
2:30pmDoppler in Obstetrics: Understanding flow, patterns, and clinical application
2:55pmLive Demonstration
3:10pmBreak / Virtual Attendees Adjourn
3:30pmLive Scanning Session: Hands-on scanning with a pregnant volunteer
4:30pmInteractive Q&A
4:45pmClosing Remarks
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