Dr. Stephen Haskins presents the emerging role of focused cardiac ultrasound as a powerful tool for the anesthesiologist in the perioperative setting. He discusses how point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) changes the way patients should be evaluated, and how medical decisions are made. He highlights ultrasound as a change agent for the future of the physical exam, and explains how technology has the ability to rapidly bridge the education and experience gap in medicine. Dr.

Dr. Davinder Ramsingh, Director of Perioperative Ultrasound and Clinical Research with the Department of Anesthesiology at Loma Linda University Medical Center presents, “Introduction into Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound.” He reviews advances in ultrasound technology, discusses how point-of-care ultrasound is relevant to the perioperative setting and how it improves the physical examination and bedside assessment techniques; and presents the F.O.R.E.S.I.G.H.T protocol – a comprehensive educational curriculum on point-of-care ultrasound that focuses on the perioperative setting.

Dr. Robert Arntfield is an Assistant Professor, Director of Critical Care Ultrasound / Division of Critical Care & Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Western University London, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Arntfield presents Point-of-Care Echocardiography – Part 1. Upon viewing this webinar in its entirety, viewers will begin developing a cognitive framework for acquiring, interpreting and integrating images related to the assessment of: gross left ventricular systolic function, gross right ventricular size and function, pericardial effusion, and IVC and volume status.

In this webinar, Tracy Norman, VMD, DACVIM presents the appropriate application of the Fast Localized Abdominal Sonography of Horses, also known as the F.L.A.S.H exam. She reviews the technique and relevant anatomy, and provides relevant examples of commonly identified pathology.