E-FAST Workshop - 2019 MOAPA Annual Primary Care Update

Missouri Academy of Physician Assistants
2019 Annual Primary Care Update Workshops
July 11 - 13, 2019
Branson, MO

E-FAST Workshop (limit 20)
Friday, July 12, 2019
5:30 - 7:30 pm

$70

Tessa Woods, MD General & Trauma Surgeon Cox Health

Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (E-FAST) refers to the use of ultrasound to diagnose intraperitoneal hemorrhage, hemothorax, hemopericardium and pneumothorax in trauma. This has applications in trauma as well as medical patients with iatrogenic pneumothorax, parapneumonic effusion, ascites and other common conditions. The workshop will evaluate the utility of the E-FAST exam and it strengths and weaknesses. You will learn how to interpret images from the exam. You will also be able to recognize when E-FASt is appropriate in the setting of the patient evaluation and when further or alternative testing is appropriate.