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Scientific Session

Imaging
General Topic: Clinical Science

13M101: ACR Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Guidance Update for Soft Tissue Disorders and Procedures

Monday, November 13, 2023
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PT
Location: Room 31A-C
CE: 1

In Person On Demand

    Speaker(s)

  • Jemima Albayda, MD, RhMSUS

    Johns Hopkins University
    Baltimore, MD, United States

    Disclosure(s): AbbVie/Abbott: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Amgen: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Bioclinica Inc.: Consultant (Ongoing); Janssen: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

  • NM

    Norman Madsen, MD, FRCPC, RhMSUS, MSc, FACR

    URMC
    Rochester, NY, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

  • KT

    Karina Torralba, MD, RhMSUS, MACM

    Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
    Loma Linda, CA, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

The ACR is updating guidelines for the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound for soft tissue disorders and procedural interventions. This session will discuss the drafted recommendations with the rationale and background. The speakers will also discuss practical applications of the guidelines in the context of clinical care as it pertains to day-to-day practice.

Learning Objectives:

  • Review proposed guidelines for musculoskeletal ultrasound use in soft tissue disorders and procedural interventions
  • Discuss practical applications of the guideline with clinical scenarios
  • Discuss implications of guidelines for educational programming at the fellowship and post-graduate level

Presentations:

  • 7:30 AM – 7:45 AM PT
    Guideline Update for Soft Tissue Disorders and Procedures

    Speaker: Jemima Albayda, MD, RhMSUS – Johns Hopkins University

  • 7:45 AM – 8:00 AM PT
    Clinical Scenarios: Practical Applications of Guidelines

    Speaker: Norman Madsen, MD, FRCPC, RhMSUS, MSc, FACR – URMC

  • 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PT
    Implications of the ACR Ultrasound Guideline on Education

    Speaker: Karina Torralba, MD, RhMSUS, MACM – Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

  • 8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PT
    Q&A