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Focused Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine

CME credit is no longer available for this conference.

Ashish R. Panchal, M.D., Ph.D., R.D.M.S., Creagh Boulger, M.D., Amar Vira, M.D., and David Bahner M.D., R.D.M.S.

Dr. Panchal is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of the Center for EMS; Dr. Boulger is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Director of Ultrasound; Dr. Vira is Ultrasound Fellow; and Dr. Bahner is Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of Ultrasound, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH .

Within the past 12 months, Drs. Panchal, Boulger, Vira and Bahner report no commercial conflict of interest.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, CCME staff, and interMDnet staff have nothing to disclose.

Release Date: 11/17/2014
Termination Date: 11/17/2017

Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this Cyberounds^®, you should be able to:

Articulate the key events and documents that have led to the current culture of focused ultrasound use in North American emergency medicine;
Apply the current use of focused ultrasound in the emergency department to assist with medical decision-making;
Highlight the necessary components that will affect the future of focused ultrasound in the emergency department and throughout the health care system.