Find That Fracture: Musculoskeletal Imaging as the New Frontier in Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS-Sponsored)
Emergency ultrasound has evolved from trauma care to advanced cardiac applications like transesophageal echocardiography. This session will explore the emerging focus on musculoskeletal ultrasound, including bone imaging and fracture evaluation. We will demonstrate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for bone imaging, highlighting specific features that enhance this capability. Audience interaction is encouraged, with polling to assess current practice. The session will cover the growing applications of musculoskeletal ultrasound, such as evaluating traumatic injuries, identifying infectious or inflammatory pathology, and improving procedural safety. Participants will engage in case simulations and learn to integrate these techniques into practice using evidence-based approaches.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the utility of musculoskeletal ultrasound in traumatic injury evaluation, including the identification of bony fracture
- Demonstrate understanding of how to incorporate musculoskeletal ultrasound in traumatic injury evaluation using an evidence based approach
- Describe current and upcoming procedural applications of musculoskeletal ultrasound to advance clinical care
- List key sonographic findings of infectious or inflammatory musculoskeletal conditions
Presenters:
- Christopher Thom, MD
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Christopher Thom, MD, RDMS
Past President
University of Virginia
Dr. Thom is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia. He is the Director of Emergency Ultrasound, the Ultrasound Fellowship Director, and an Assistant Residency Director at UVA. He graduated medical school from University of Virginia in 2010, completed Emergency Medicine residency training at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2013, and then completed his Emergency Ultrasound fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University in 2014. Dr. Thom is involved in ultrasound teaching at all levels of medical education and his interests include musculoskeletal ultrasound applications, early pregnancy ultrasound, and point of care ultrasound coding and billing. His work experience prior to medical school included time as a hang gliding instructor and the sport remains a hobby during the warmer months.