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

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Thyroid Cancer

Cine Loop

Parathyroid Glands

Cine Loop

Cine Loop

Ultrasound Guided Biopsy

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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