CHOP Center for Pediatric Contrast Ultrasound (CPCU) Hands-On Workshop

Overview

This one-day ultrasound (US) hands-on in-person workshop is hosted by the Center of Pediatric Contrast Ultrasound (CPCU) in the Department of Radiology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

The workshop is designed to teach the basic principles of pediatric contrast-enhanced US (CEUS) including diagnostic and interventional radiology. We cover intravenous and intracavitary contrast US applications (including intravesical) in children. The target audience includes those using contrast-enhanced US (CEUS) or caring for children who would benefit from CEUS such as pediatric radiologists, sonographers, general practice and subspecialty clinicians, nurses, and ultrasound application specialists.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:

1. Perform and interpret intravenous CEUS studies in pediatric patients.
2. Perform and interpret contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography (ceVUS) studies in pediatric patients.
3. Set up a CEUS program in their own departments.

Registration

Registration fees included breakfast, lunch, and pediatric contrast ultrasound information package.

• Sonographers:$80
• Radiologists and Other Clinicians: $160
• Registrants from Industry: $215

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to any unforeseen circumstances. In the event of cancellation or postponement, we will work to reschedule you for an upcoming workshop or refund the registration fee, but are not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including cancellation charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies. If a participant chooses to cancel or change attendance at an upcoming course, cancellations must be received in writing by the deadline to register date. No refunds will be issued thereafter.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

AMA DESIGNATION OF CREDIT

Physicians:Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ASRT Credit Designation Statement

Sonographers can earn 7 Category A credits through participation in this course.

This course is endorsed by the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS), icus-society.org

Contact InformationIf you have any questions or need more information, please contact CPCU@chop.edu.

Speakers and Moderators

Pediatric Radiologists

• Kassa Darge, MD, PhD, FSAR, moderator
• Susan J. Back, MD, FAAP, moderator
• Abhay S. Srinivasan, MD
• Rebecca Dennis, DO
• Ganesh Krishnamurthy, MD, DNB
• Misun Hwang, MD, MSTR, MBA

Pediatric Sonographers

• Trudy A. Morgan, BS, RDMS
• Elizabeth Brennan, BS, RDMS

Researchers

• Aikaterini Ntoulia, MD, PhD
• Laith Sultan, MD, MPH
• Lauramay Davis, MBChB, MA (Oxon), MRCP, MS
• Taisa Guarilha, MD

PROGRAM

9:00 a.m. — Welcome & Breakfast

9:10 a.m. — Contrast Preparation

Session I — Background & Technical Aspects

9:20 a.m. — Starting & Building a Pediatric CEUS Program

9:30 a.m. — Health Economics of CEUS

9:40 a.m. — Ultrasound Contrast Agent Basics

9:50 a.m. — Technical Settings & Image Optimization Basics

10:00 a.m. — Troubleshooting & Artifacts

10:10 a.m. — Ultrasound Contrast Agents Safety

10:20 a.m. — Quantitative CEUS

10:30 a.m. — Break

Session II — Phantom Scanning IV and ceVUS Techniques

10:40 a.m. — IV Technique

10:50 a.m. — ceVUS Technique

11:00 a.m. — Phantom Scanning (This is not included in the webinar, only hands-on workshop)*

Session III — Clinical Applications

12:00 p.m. — Break

12:10 p.m. — ceVUS Reflux

12:20 p.m. — ceVUS Urethra

12:30 p.m. — Advanced Intracavitary

12:40 p.m. — Lunch (Lunch Will be Provided)

Session IV — Intravenous (IV) CEUS

1:10 p.m. — CEUS of the Pediatric Liver

1:20 p.m. — CEUS of the Pediatric Kidney

1:30 p.m. — CEUS of the Neonatal Brain & Bowel

1:40 p.m. — CEUS of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

1:50 p.m. — CEUS for Trauma

2:00 p.m. — Troubleshooting Cases

2:10 p.m. — Break

Session V — Interventional Radiology (IR) Applications of CEUS and Beyond

2:20 p.m. — CEUS Intravenous

2:30 p.m. — CEUS Intracavitary

2:40 p.m. — CEUS Lymphatics

2:50 p.m. — Break

Session VI — Hands-on In-Vitro Demonstration and Patient Examination

3:00 p.m. — Live & Recorded Exams

4:20 p.m. — Course Wrap-Up

4:30 p.m. — Adjourn