We feel that we have developed the finest teaching faculty available in emergency ultrasound. Our staff has held numerous national positions in the ultrasound community and continue to be a vital part of the development and implementation of this technology.

Course Faculty
Name	Institution	Positions
Thomas Cook, MD FACEP*	Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital Columbia, SC	Course Co-Director Residency Director, Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital
Patrick Hunt, MD, MBA, FACEP*	Palmetto Richalnd Memorial Hospital Columbia, SC	Course Co-Director Past Chair, SAEM Ultrasound Interest Group Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital
Vivek Tayal, MD FACEP*	Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC	Director, Emergency Ultrasound Carolinas Medical Center Past Chair ACEP Ultrasound Section
Hunter Louis, MD RDMS	Roper Hospital Charleston, SC	Director, Emergency Ultrasound Roper Hospital
Sarah Stahmer, MD FACEP	Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC	Residency Director Duke University Medical Center
Anthony Dean, MD FACEP*	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Director Emergency Ultrasound Past Chair SAEM Ultrasound Interest Group
Larry Melniker, MD FACEP	New York Methodist Hospital Bronx, NY	Vice Chair for Quality Management, Department of Emergency Medicine, NYMH Past Chair, ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Section Director SOAP Ultrasound Interest Group
Rob Reardon, MD FACEP*	Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis, MN	Director Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Director Hennepin County Medical Center
Lisa Filippone, MD	Cooper Health System Camden, NJ	Director, Emergency Ultrasound Cooper Hospital
Thomas Costantino, MD	Temple University School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA	Director, Emergency Ultrasound Temple University School of Medicine
Barry Knapp, MD, FACEP,  RDMS	Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, VA	Residency Program Director  Asst. Director, Emergency Ultrasound Eastern Virginia Medical School
James Palma, MD, MPH	Uniformed Services University Bethesda, MD	Assitant Professor Dept. of Military and Emergency Medicine Uniformed Services University Attending Emergency Physician Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC
Beatrice Hoffmann, MD, PhD, RDMS	Johns Hopkins University  Baltimore, MD	Director Emergency Ultrasnd Education Director Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Assistant Professor Immedicate Past Chair SAEM Ultrasound Group Johns Hopkins University
Robinson M. Ferre, MD, FACEP	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	Director, Emergney Ultrasound Assistant Professor Emergency Medicine Vanderilt University Medical Center
Matthew Ahern, DO, RDMS*	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	Attending Physician Emergency Ultrasound Director University of Utah Medical Center
Chris Moore, MD, RDMS RDCS*	Yale University School of Medicine Hartford, CT	Director, Emergency Ultrasound Yale Medical Center
Anthony Weekes, MD RDMS RDCS	Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC	Co-Director, Ultrasound Fellowship Carolinas Medical Center
R. Preston Wendell, MD	Trident Emergency Physicians  Summerville, SC	Director, Emergency Ultrasound  Trident Emergency Physicians
Jim Hwang, MD, MPH, RDMS, RDCS, FACEP*	Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, CA	Director, Emergency Ultrasound Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
William Manson, MD, RDMS, RDCS*	Emory Univeristy Atlanta, GA	Director, Emergency Ultrasound Emory Univeristy
Nova Panebianco, MD	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Associate Director Emergency Ultrasound Assitant Professor Chair-elect SAEM Ultrasound Interest Group University of Pennsylvania
Geoffrey Hayden. MD	Roper Hospital Charleston, SC	Co-Director, Emergency Ultrasound                  Roper Hospital
Ken Heinz, RDMS	Palmetto Health Alliance Columbia, SC	Sonographer
Alicia Saintsing-Vawter, BS, RDMS, RT, RVT	Coastal Surgery Specialist Wilmington, NC	Sonographer
Kristie Searcy, RDMS	Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA	Radiolgoy Department

In accordance with ACCME Standard and ACEP policy, presenters must disclose the existence of significant financial interests in or relationships with manufacturers of commercial products that may have a direct interest in the subject matter of the presentation, and relationships with the commercial supporter of this CME activity.  These presenters have indicated, that they have a relationship which, in the context of their presentation, could be perceived by some as a real or apparent conflict of interest (eg., ownership of stock, grants, honoraria, or consulting fees), but these presenters do not consider that it will influence their presentation. 

*The financial interest/arrangement or direct affiliation include the following corporate organizations:

GE Healthcare, consulting work
Sonosite, consulting work
Ultrasonix, consulting work
Terason, consulting work
Soma Development, consulting work 
Mindray, consulting work
Siemens, consulting work

The remaining faculty, planning committee, and planning staff have no significant financial interests or relationships to disclose.