Cedars Sinai Transcranial Doppler Building Interpretation Skills-March 2025

• Target Audience: neurologists, neurocritical care specialists, radiologists, cardiologists
• Sample video: contact me for sample video
• Information:

Target Audience

Specialties – Cardiology, Critical Care Medicine, Hematology, Imaging, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Radiology

Professions – Nurse, Nurse (Advanced Practice NP CRNA CNM CNS), Physician, Physician Assistant

Overview

Objectives

Understand the anatomy, vessels, landmarks, and collateral pathways of the Circle of Willis

Interpret 100 supervised case studies in a variety of TCD applications

Develop an awareness of waveform morphology in normal and diseased states

Improved reporting skills including appropriate terminology

Better understand the many applications of transcranial Doppler for inpatient and outpatient use

Identify opportunities for interprofessional collaboration with members of the team that interpret transcranial Doppler studies

• Topics:

*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the Detail section below

Basic Interpretation Skills Guide.pdf

March 20.mp4 (4 hours)

March 21.mp4 (4 hours)

*Detail:

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Welcome and Course Introduction

Brenda Rinsky, RVT

Basic Interpretation Skills Guide

Normal Studies and Acoustic Limitations: Guidelines, Criteria, and Case Studies

Konrad H. Schlick, MD

Break

Stenosis and Occlusion and Collateral Flow Patterns: Guidelines, Criteria, and Case Studies

Konrad H. Schlick, MD

Technical Tricks and Tips

Danielle Seth-Hunter, RVT

Break

Monitoring- Guidelines, Criteria, and Case Studies

Benedict Pereira, MD

Adjourn

Friday, March 21, 2025

Bubble Studies: Guidelines, Criteria, and Case Studies

Benedict Pereira, MD

Break

Vasospasm: Guidelines, Criteria, and Case Studies

Konrad H. Schlick, MD

Technical Tricks and Tips

Danielle Seth-Hunter, RVT

Break

Circulatory Arrest: Guidelines, Criteria, and Case Studies

Konrad H. Schlick, MD

Break

Vasomotor Reactivity, Sickle Cell anemia: Guidelines, Criteria, and Case Studies

Konrad H. Schlick, MD

Closing Remarks and Adjournment

Brenda Rinsky, RVT