BEDFORD HILLS, NEW YORK COURSES
299 Adams Street
Bedford Hills, NY 10507
800.842.0607

Universal Seminars offers Small Animal Abdominal/Cardiac two day ultrasound diagnostic ultrasound workshops throughout the year at both East Coast and West Coast locations. Lecture, video, case studies and hands-on wet labs with live animals are featured. Each workshop is presented by a faculty of Board Certified specialists. All courses meet the requirements for Continuing Education Credits in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB's RACE approval.

Course Descriptions

Basic Abdominal
Basic overview of abdominal ultrasound including physics, scan techniques, Color Doppler and normal abdominal sonographic anatomy. Emphasis will be the normal anatomy of the abdomen and unique isomorphic appearances of the abdominal organs. Emphasis will also be placed on the use of normal abdominal vessels for aid in identifying normal structure and their expected anatomic location.
Tuition: $1500

Intermediate Abdominal
Overview of scanning techniques including Doppler and Color Flow imaging and commonly encountered abdominal abnormalities. Acquire experience in performing studies with the patients in lateral and dorsal recumbency.
Tuition: $1500

Basic Cardiac
Basic overview of cardiac ultrasound including principles of performing a basic echocardiogram including standard imaging windows, imaging planes and the standard views. Cursory understanding of color flow, pulsed-wave Doppler and continuous wave Doppler evaluation. Understand echocardiographic abnormalities with common canine and feline heart disease.
Tuition: $1500

Intermediate Cardiac
Detailed understanding of color flow, pulsed wave Doppler and continuous wave Doppler evaluation. Understand calculations invoiced in systolic time intervals applying principles of Doppler evaluation and volumetric calculations.
Tuition: $1500

Scanning Lab
This new course is comprised of two full days of scanning only, both abdominal and cardiac.First day includes 2 hours of knobology overview. (12 CE credits)
Tuition: $800

Advanced Small Animal Abdominal - September 23-25, 2011
The course is directed at veterinarians and technologists with intermediate abdominal imaging experience. Course objectives include understanding the complementary role of radiography and ultrasonography, recognition and description of images of a variety of normal and disease conditions, learning to use anatomic landmarks to develop systematic scanning techniques for imaging organs and small peripheral structures, understanding spectral, color and power Doppler imaging, understanding the role of US guided aspiration/biopsy techniques, and much more.
Tuition: $2000   Download PDF

Advanced Small Animal Echocardiography - November 4-6, 2011
The course is directed at veterinarians and technologists with extensive echo experience. Course objectives include diagnostic study from the right and left hemithorax; 2D, M-mode and Doppler quantification; differences between PW, CW and color doppler, examination of Doppler derived flow signals; and the use of echo and Doppler in recognition, staging and management of congenital and acquired heart disease.
Tuition: $2000 

All Courses Include:

• Hands-on laboratory with live animals
• Syllabus
• CD ROM
• Telemedicine training
• Knobology
• Continental breakfast
• Buffet lunch
• Snack breaks