1992 Presidential Election
“Who am I; why am I here?”
James Stockdale, retired Vice Admiral of the NavyVice-presidential Running Mate
Post Graduate Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound CourseAmerican College of Surgeons
Robert A. Sofferman, MD,FACSProfessor of Surgery and Chairman EmeritusDivision of OtolaryngologyUniversity of Vermont School of Medicine
Representative Organizations
• Chairman Post Graduate Course, Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound- American College of Surgeons
• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Parotid Gland
Cine Loop
Cine Loop
Neck Mass
Cine loop
Thyroid Cancer
Cine Loop
Parathyroid Glands
Cine Loop
Cine Loop
Ultrasound Guided Biopsy
Movie clip
Cine loop
Cine Loop
Basic Structure of ACS Ultrasound Courses• CD ROM- 3 hour on-line course pre-requisite
• Lectures- physics and principles
– head and neck anatomy and sonographic correlates
– interventional ultrasound-FNA, core bx, alcohol ablation
– interpretation head and neck ultrasound conditions
– obstacles to developing office-based ultrasound
Afternoon Hands-on Skill Session
• Patient volunteers
• Knobology
• Assessment of lymph nodes
• Examination of anatomical structures of the head and neck
• Vascular structures and Doppler techniques
• Fine needle aspiration on phantom models
• Written and practical examination
Issues and Concerns
• here to learn about AIUM and cross-fertilization
• determine best way to evaluate and confirm aptitudes of those who have taken our courses
• demonstrate that surgeons’ intricate knowledge of anatomy is a good foundation for office-based ultrasound