Hands-on Urologic Ultrasound
Special One-Day Course Held the Day Before the 2012 AUA Annual Meeting
Maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Course Location
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, GA
May 18, 2012
Course Director
Pat F. Fulgham, MD, FACS
Come to the Annual Meeting a day early to take advantage of this popular hands-on course!
This course is designed to provide urologists and urology residents with the knowledge and basic skills necessary for performing urologic ultrasound. This one-day offering combines online training and testing (pre-course*) with on-site, hands-on instruction in kidney, bladder, and scrotal ultrasound. Participants are evaluated by didactic testing and direct observation by faculty members to determine if they have met the course objectives. Attendees who demonstrate the hands-on skills and who pass the didactic tests, both online and on-site, will receive a CME Level 2 certificate. Proficiency and facility in performing specific ultrasound examinations will be achieved by subsequently applying these acquired skills in clinical practice.
*NOTE: If you would like to also take prostate ultrasound (TRUS), it is available in the three-hour format at the Annual Meeting the next day, Saturday, May 19, 2012. To do so, please register for course #103HO at www.AUA2012.org.
Credit Designation
The American Urological Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
*NOTE: Attendees are expected to have completed the AUA Basic Urologic Ultrasound online learning activity and online test prior to attending the hands-on ultrasound course. The Basic Urologic Ultrasound online learning activity, with an additional 1.5 credits, is included in the course registration cost and will be unlocked for attendees upon registration.
Housing Information: Click here to access the Annual Meeting housing site.
Scientific Program Schedule
Friday, May 18, 2012
7 – 7:30 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
7:30 – 7:35 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Pat F. Fulgham, MD, DABU, FACS
7:35 – 8 a.m.
Instrumentation and Scanning Techniques
Pat F. Fulgham, MD, DABU, FACS
8 – 9 a.m.
Renal Ultrasound
Pat F. Fulgham, MD, DABU, FACS
9 – 9:30 a.m.
Bladder Ultrasound
TBD
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Break
9:45 – 10 a.m.
Renal/Bladder Ultrasound Video Demonstration
10 – 11 a.m.
Scrotal Ultrasound
Bruce Gilbert, MD, PhD
11 – 11:30 a.m.
Scrotal Ultrasound Demonstration
Bruce Gilbert, MD, PhD
11:30 a.m. – Noon
Didactic Test
Administered by Pat F. Fulgham, MD, DABU, FACS
Noon – 1 p.m.
Lunch with Faculty
All Faculty
1 – 2 p.m.
Hands-on: Bladder Ultrasound Practice & Testing
All Faculty
2 – 3:30 p.m.
Hands-on: Renal Ultrasound Practice & Testing
All Faculty
3:30 – 5 p.m.
Hands-on: Scrotal Ultrasound Practice & Testing
All Faculty
Meeting Adjourns
Registration Fees:
AUA Member Early Bird: $950 (Discount deadline – on or before Feb 29, 2012)
AUA Member: $1,140
Non-Member Early Bird: $1,150 (Discount deadline – on or before Feb 29, 2012)
Non-Member: $1,380
Cancellation Policy:
Through Friday, April 6, 2012 the cancellation fee is $175. The cancellation fee will be $400 starting on April 7, 2012. No registration fees will be refunded after Wednesday, April 18, 2012. The AUA has the right to cancel this course if a minimum enrollment is not reached by Thursday, April 26, 2012. If the AUA cancels this course registration fees will be refunded in full and notification will be sent by Friday, April 27, 2012.
