Description:

Thoracic ultrasonography is a noninvasive and readily available imaging modality that has important applications in pulmonary medicine outside of the ICU. It allows the clinician to diagnose a variety of thoracic disorders at the point of care. This session will provide the learner both hands-on practice to acquire the ultrasound images with real models and image interpretation skills needed to integrate the image acquisitions with image interpretations.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the knowledge base required to perform and interpret thoracic ultrasonography

• Acquire image acquisition skills required for thoracic ultrasonography