Payment Plan Available! The three-day primary care/abdominal ultrasound program is a systematic presentation of abdominal scanning using an integrated teaching approach of lecture, assigned reading, testing, demonstration, and clinical scanning of models. Didactic training is reinforced through clinical laboratory experience.
Course Description:
This three-day abdominal ultrasound course combines lecture, assigned reading, demonstration, and hands-on scanning of models to provide a comprehensive learning experience. Didactic instruction is reinforced through supervised clinical practice, giving participants both knowledge and practical skills.
The course is designed to help participants confidently perform abdominal ultrasounds following AIUM protocols. You will review normal anatomy of the liver, gallbladder, kidneys, spleen, abdominal vessels, and pancreas, as well as soft tissue applications and abdominal Doppler. Through faculty-led lectures and hands-on practice, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to perform basic abdominal ultrasound independently.
Tuition
Advanced Registration $1980 = more than 60 days before the course
Regular Registration $2180 = 30-60 days before the course
Late Registration $2380 = 30 days or less before the course
Target Audience
This activity is designed for physicians, sonographers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals interested in ultrasound imaging.
CME Credits
“The Advanced Health Education Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.”
“The Advanced Health Education Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 24 hours AMA PRA Category I™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.”
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Interest for Individuals in Control of Content:
As an ACCME-accredited provider, Advanced Health Education Center (AHEC) is committed to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities.
In accordance with ACCME Standard 3, AHEC requires that all individuals in control of content—including planners, faculty, committee members, and administrative personnel involved in the planning, development, or production of educational activities—disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. A financial relationship is considered relevant if it exists between the individual and an ineligible company whose products or services are related to the content of the educational activity.
AHEC has implemented mechanisms to identify, mitigate, and disclose relevant financial relationships to prevent commercial bias in its educational activities. All disclosed relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the educational activity.
The individuals listed below are acknowledged by AHEC as having control of the content, planning, development, or administrative support of all educational activities.
Marilyn Sackett, M. Ed, RT (R), Committee Member
AHEC: President
No relevant financial interest to disclose
Jence Garza, MHA RT(R) - Committee Member
AHEC: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
No relevant financial interest to disclose
Peggy Hoosier, M.Ed RT(R)(M) - Committee Member
AHEC: Consultant
No relevant financial interest to disclose
Kelli Reddix, MBA, BAAS, LVN - Program Director
AHEC: Senior Vice President
No relevant financial interest to disclose
Nanette Joiner
AHEC: Administrative Support
No relevant financial interest to disclose
Debbie Robertson, BS, RDMS
Ultrasound Faculty
No relevant financial interest to disclose
Virlene Guzman, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Ultrasound Faculty
No relevant financial interest to disclose
Shawn Shanmuganathan, BS, RDMS, RVT
Ultrasound Faculty
No relevant financial interest to disclose
We understand that you may want/need to practice your new skill set more than the regularly scheduled courses allow. You can add an extra day of scanning in addition to this course by calling AHEC and speaking to a faculty member about our private tutorial option. Additionally, this tutorial is a one on one session with our expert faculty and can be designed to enhance your already developed skills.
Call AHEC at 1-800-239-1361 for more information or click here for more details. Private Ultrasound Tutorials
AHEC Cancellation and Refund Policy for Skills Courses
AHEC defines a skills course as a limited enrollment course where a received registration with payment reserves your place in a course (i.e. all Ultrasound courses, Mammography Initial Training and other theory courses). For cancellations received at least two weeks prior to the course date, a refund minus the 3% transaction fee and a 30% processing fee will be given. Within two weeks of the course, no refund is given, but a tuition credit – less a 30% processing fee – may be applied to a future course. No refunds or tuition credit is given for non-attendance. Facilities may substitute employees by notification to AHEC at least one week in advance.

Course Objectives:
At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
Course Topics:
| Category | Hours | Revision Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Radiology Assistant > Procedures > Abdominal Section | 2.0 | 2018, 2023 |
| Radiology Assistant > Procedures > Musculoskeletal and Endocrine Sections | .50 | 2018, 2023 |
| Sonography > Image Production > Basic Principles of Ultrasound | .25 | 2019, 2024 |
| Sonography > Image Production > Image Formation | .50 | 2016, 2019, 2024 |
| Sonography > Image Production > Basic Principles of Ultrasound and Equipment | .25 | 2016 |
| Sonography > Image Production > Evaluation and Selection of Representative Images | .25 | 2016, 2019, 2024 |
| Sonography > Procedures > Superficial Structures and Other Sonographic Procedures | 3.0 | 2016, 2019, 2024 |
| Sonography > Procedures > Abdomen | 8.0 | 2019, 2024 |
| Sonography > Procedures > Abdominal and Transplant Vasculature | 8.0 | 2016 |
| Vascular Sonography > Image Production > Basic Principles of Ultrasound | .25 | 2021, 2024 |
| Vascular Sonography > Image Production > Basic Principles of Ultrasound and Equipment | .25 | 2016 |
| Vascular Sonography > Image Production > Evaluation and Selection of Representative Images | .25 | 2016, 2021,2024 |
| Vascular Sonography > Image Production > Image Formation | .50 | 2016, 2021, 2024 |
| Vascular Sonography > Procedures > Abdominal/Pelvic Vasculature | 2.0 | 2016, 2021, 2024 |
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