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Ultrasound-Guided Joint Injection and Aspiration for Arthritic Conditions and Hemophilia (January 2021)
Ultrasound-Guided Joint Injection and Aspiration for Arthritic Conditions and Hemophilia has been developed as an educational opportunity to provide training in ultrasound-guided intra-articular needle placement, to perform joint injections and aspirations. Many practices caring for patients with orthopedic conditions, sports injuries or hemophilia have introduced musculoskeletal ultrasound for non-invasive management of painful joints. Adding training to perform needle placement into joints using ultrasound guidance will greatly enhance providers? ability to manage joint pains by aspiration of joint fluid/blood as well as placement if intra-articular injections.
Activity Details
Activity Name: Ultrasound-Guided Joint Injection and Aspiration for Arthritic Conditions and Hemophilia (January 2021)
Description: Ultrasound-Guided Joint Injection and Aspiration for Arthritic Conditions and Hemophilia has been developed as an educational opportunity to provide training in ultrasound-guided intra-articular needle placement, to perform joint injections and aspirations. Many practices caring for patients with orthopedic conditions, sports injuries or hemophilia have introduced musculoskeletal ultrasound for non-invasive management of painful joints. Adding training to perform needle placement into joints using ultrasound guidance will greatly enhance providers? ability to manage joint pains by aspiration of joint fluid/blood as well as placement if intra-articular injections.
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe techniques and protocols for performing ultrasound guided injections of elbow, knee, hip, ankle and shoulder.
  • Describe the benefits of guided versus unguided intra-articular injections.
  • Describe the indications and contra-indications of performing ultrasound guided intra-articular injections.
  • Perform ultrasound-guided needle placement into joints.
  • Identify sonographic target interfaces for accurate joint injections.
  • Operate an ultrasound machine to include beam steer and optimization techniques for needle visualization.
  • Use the Color Flow and Power Doppler to visualize vessels.
  • Describe various approaches to access the intraarticular space for needle placement based on underlying joint pathology.
  • Describe sterile techniques for needle placement.
  • Describe advantages and limitations of current intraarticular treatment modalities for pain relief.
Location Information
Meeting Location: UC San Diego Health Hemophilia and Thrombosis Treatment Center
Meeting Location URL: https://cme.ucsd.edu/httc/location.html
Location Address: 9333 Genesee Avenue, Suite 310
Location City: San Diego
Location State: CA
Location Postal Code: 92121
Location Country: US
Activity Information
Start Date: 1/30/2021
End Date: 1/30/2021
Fees: $925
Meeting URL: https://cme.ucsd.edu/httc/ugji.html
Credit Information
Credit Amount: 7.5
Credit Unit: Credits
Accreditation: ACCME - Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education > AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Activity Learning Format: Live Activity
Accreditor/Sponsor
Sponsor Name: UC San Diego School of Medicine
Sponsor Address: 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0947
Sponsor City: La Jolla
Sponsor State: CA
Sponsor Postal Code: 92093
Sponsor Country: US
Sponsor Phone: +1-858-534-3940
Sponsor Email: ocme@health.ucsd.edu
Contact Information
Contact Name: UC San Diego Continuing Medical Education
Contact Address: 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0947
Contact City: La Jolla
Contact State: CA
Contact Postal Code: 92093
Contact Country: US
Contact Phone: +1-858-534-3940
Contact Email: ocme@health.ucsd.edu

Type:     Live Activity
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