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Curriculum Content

The current version of the e-LMS curriculum is composed of 7.5 hours of focused transthoracic echocardiography, of 8 hours of focused transesophageal echocardiography, of 8 hours of general ultrasonography content (Assessment of Central and Peripheral Vessels, Assessment of the pleural space and lung) and of 2.5 hours of ultrasound-guided peripheral vascular access

Cardiac Ultrasound

Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Study - 7.5 hours of content divided in 6 courses and 36 modules:

Course 1:

Ultrasound and echocardiography basics and instrumentation Basic principles and 2-D echo

Course 2:

Ultrasound and echocardiography basics and instrumentation Color Doppler, M-mode and harmonic imaging

Course 3:

Transthoracic echocardiography Parasternal area: Long-axis view

Course 4:

Transthoracic echocardiography Parasternal area: Short-axis views

Course 5:

Transthoracic echocardiography Apical area: 4-chamber and 5-chamber views

Course 6:

Transthoracic echocardiography Subcostal area: 4-chamber view, inferior vena cava view, abdominal aorta view (including abdominal aortic aneurysm coverage)

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Focused Transesophageal Echocadiography - 8 hours of content divided in 11 courses and 36 modules:

Course 1:

Part 1: Basics principles and 2-D echo

Course 2:

Part 2: Color Doppler, M-mode and Harmonic imaging

Course 3:

Introduction to transesophageal echocardiography

Course 4:

Introduction and overview of basic transesophageal echocardiography views

Course 5:

Mid-esophageal four-chamber view

Course 6:

Mid-esophageal inflow-outflow view

Course 7:

Mid-esophageal two-chamber view

Course 8:

Mid-esophageal long-axis view

Course 9:

Transgastric views

Course 10:

Extracardiac views

Course 11:

Correlation between transthoracic and transesophageal views

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General Ultrasound

Assessment of central and peripheral vessels - 5.5 hours of content divided in 3 courses and 26 modules:

Course 1:

Introduction
Review of the literature
Ultrasonographic examination of the main vessels: Internal jugular, Subclavian, Femoral, Peripheral veins

Course 2:

Anatomical variants, thrombus, and other anomalies of the vascular system
Assessment of the lower extremities for deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

Course 3:

Ultrasound-guided line placement

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Assessment of the pleural space and lung - 2.5 hours of content (7 modules):

Course 1:

Introduction
Ultrasound assessment of the pleural space for effusion
Ultrasound-guided thoracentesis

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Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Vascular Access

Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Vascular Access - 2.5 hours of content (12 modules):

Course 1:

Introduction
Review of the literature
Basic ultrasound concepts

Course 2:

Ultrasonographic examination of the main peripheral vessels of the arm

Course 3:

Ultrasound-guided peripheral catheter insertion

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Curriculum Content

Cardiac Ultrasound

General Ultrasound

Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Vascular Access

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