Continuing Professional Education

Registration is now open.

• Date: Sept. 14-20, 2026 
• Location: Virginia Commonwealth University, Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298
• Lodging:
  • Richmond Marriott, 500 East Broad St.
  • Hilton Richmond Downtown, 510 East Broad St.
  • The Graduate, 310 West Franklin St.
• CME credits: 40

Registration note

Full Course (TCD and Carotid)

• Monday - Thursday: Virtual Didactic sessions
• Saturday & Sunday: Hands-on sessions

TCD-Only Course

• Monday - Tuesday
• Saturday

• Wednesday - Thursday: Virtual Didactic sessions
• Sunday: Hands-on session

Hands-on sessions on Saturday and Sunday are available only for participants who complete the didactic sessions.

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Pricing and payment

Please visit the registration site for pricing. 

Payment for this course will be accepted by credit card only.

Medical student/fellow/international registrants: To receive reduced pricing, a letter from your supporting institution is required after registration. Our coordinator will reach out once your registration is confirmed. 

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Overview

The Neurovascular Ultrasound (Carotid and TCD) Course, offered in partnership with Wake Forest University School of Medicine, provides a structured introduction to the principles and applications of neurovascular ultrasound, serving as a preparatory program for the advanced Neurovascular Ultrasound Interpretation (Carotid and TCD) course. 

Designed for clinicians with limited or no prior experience in ultrasound, this course emphasizes evidence-based practice and clinical integration. 

Over the span of one week, participants will engage in a blended learning format that combines virtual didactic instruction with in-person, hands-on training. The first four days consist of interactive online sessions—two days dedicated to Transcranial Doppler (TCD) and two days focused on Carotid Duplex Sonography—followed by a travel day and immersive weekend workshops. Core competencies include B-mode scanning, color-flow imaging, duplex imaging, and pulse wave Doppler, all taught by expert faculty with extensive clinical experience. 

This program supports preparation for RPNI and NVS certification examinations and provides a comprehensive foundation for incorporating neurovascular ultrasound into clinical practice. 

NOTE: No prior ultrasound experience is required, although familiarity with cerebrovascular care is advantageous. 

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Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be better able to:

• Discuss key principles of ultrasound physics, technology and anatomy as applied to neurovascular testing.
• Describe hemodynamics and pathophysiology of the cerebral circulation, and alterations relevant to patients with stroke, cerebrovascular disease (including sickle cell disease [SCD]), vasospasm and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
• List clinical indications for neurovascular testing, particularly as related to patients with stroke, cerebrovascular disease, SCD, vasospasm and TBI.
• Discuss the integrated role for neurovascular ultrasound in the management of patients with stroke, cerebrovascular disease, vasospasm and TBI and potential benefits to improve patient safety and outcomes.
• Discuss criteria for interpretation of neurovascular ultrasound studies.
• Describe key aspects of ongoing quality improvement in a neurovascular service.
• Demonstrate the hands-on ability to successfully identify pathology within key arterial segments in the extracranial circulation (CCA, BIF, ICA, ECA, VA) and to obtain Doppler velocity measurements from those segments.
• Demonstrate the hands-on ability to identify key intracranial arterial segments using TCD (MCA, ACA, PCA, VA, BA) and to obtain Doppler velocity measurements from those segments.

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Schedule

• Day 1-2 (Monday-Tuesday): Virtual TCD didactics
• Day 3-4 (Wednesday-Thursday): Virtual Carotid didactics
• Day 5 (Friday): Travel day for attendees taking hands-on classes on days 6 and 7
• Day 6 (Saturday): On-site TCD scanning labs with patient models
• Day 7 (Sunday): On-site Carotid scanning labs with patient models

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Register

Register at the following link: https://payit.vcu.edu/C20245_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=22&clearPreview=true

• December 7-13, 2026
• Register here: https://payit.vcu.edu/C20245_ustores/web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=22&CATID=26
• 40 hours CME credit
• Virtual online only

The Neurovascular Ultrasound Interpretation course is designed for attendees to interpret at least 200 neurovascular ultrasound cases (100 carotid and 100 TCD studies) in a supervised environment. This live activity is delivered virtually. While full-week attendance is encouraged, participants have the flexibility to choose specific days based on their area of focus. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday covers TCD interpretation while Thursday and Friday is specific to Carotid interpretation.  

Cases will be presented using video and electronic images, from which attendees will create a preliminary interpretation. The findings will be discussed, and when possible, compared with the clinical reading. Some unknown cases will be reviewed and submitted for critique. 

Prerequisites: Prior completion of the Neurovascular Ultrasound course (or its equivalent) including hands-on and practical interpretation experience is strongly encouraged. Basics of Neurovascular ultrasound (carotid and TCD) interpretation and clinical interpretation are covered in our Neurovascular Ultrasound course and will only be repeated in relevant to the case-based review. Attendees with no prior ultrasound knowledge or experience who need the basics of ultrasound interpretation and clinical interpretation should seek education in basics and clinical indications before this course. Neurovascular Ultrasound (Carotid and TCD) serves as a preamble to this course.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, the participant should be better able to:

• Describe criteria for the interpretation of carotid duplex ultrasound studies.
• Describe criteria for the interpretation of transcranial Doppler ultrasound studies.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify normal, compared to pathological findings in the extracranial (CCA, BIF, ICA, ECA and VA) and the intracranial circulation (MCA, ACA, PCA, VA and BA).
• Formulate preliminary interpretations of carotid and transcranial ultrasound examinations.
• List clinical indications for neurovascular testing, particularly as related to patients with stroke or cerebrovascular disease.
• Discuss the integrated role for neurovascular ultrasound in the management of patients with stroke or cerebrovascular disease, and potential benefits to improve patient safety and outcomes.