Pre-course: Emergency Medicine Ultrasound - Advanced

Monday 1 October: 08:30 - 18:00

Tuesday 2 October: 08:30 - 18:00

Course Director

  • Director:  Gian A. Cibinel, Italy
  • Co-director: Sadik Girisgin, Turkey

Faculty 

  • Harith Al-RawiUAE
  • Zeki AtesliUK
  • Gian A. CibinelItaly
  • Jim ConnollyUK
  • Sadik GirisginTurkey
  • Adela GoleaRomania 
  • Beatrice HoffmanUSA
  • Mike LambertUSA
  • Emmanuel LauritaItaly
  • Chris MuhrSweden
  • Ramon NoguéSpain
  • Vicki NobleUSA
  • Vincent RietveldThe Netherlands
  • Jo WoodUSA

Participants

30 physicians in 6 groups.
Requirements: basic US experience and/or previous participation in a basic emergency US course, ALS/ACLS/ATLS certification recommended.

Course description

2-days emergency ultrasound advanced course: lectures, organ based hands-on practice, simulated clinical scenarios.

Learning objectives

  • Technique: advanced US approach to head, neck, limbs, chest, heart, abdomen
  • Recognition of advanced US syndromes
  • US enhanced advanced management of critical syndromes: cardiac arrest, shock, respiratory failure, acute abdomen, coma
  • Technique: advanced US approach to head, neck, limbs, chest, heart, abdomen
  • Recognition of advanced US syndromes
  • US enhanced advanced management of critical syndromes: cardiac arrest, shock, respiratory failure, acute abdomen, coma
 
 

Schedule

DAY 1
 
   
08:30 Greetings and Registration. Introduction
08:45 EuSEM US education in perspective
09:00 ABC US-enhanced assessment of ABCDE
09:45 Coffee break
10:00 STATIONS: morning rotation on stations A to F for the 6 groups
A – Head & neck 
B – Lung (morning and afternoon)
C – Heart
D – Abdomen (morning and afternoon)
E – MSK (morning and afternoon)
F – Procedures 
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 STATIONS: afternoon rotation on stations A to F for the 6 groups
A – Head & neck 
B – Lung 
C – Heart
D – Abdomen
E – MSK
F – Procedures
17:00 Meet the experts
17:30 Faculty meeting
   
DAY 2  
   
08:30 US-enhanced cardiac arrest & periarrest algorithms
09:45 Coffee break
10:00 STATIONS: morning rotation on stations A to F
A – Cardiac arrest
B – B-Failure
C – C-Failure
D – Acute abdomen
E – Trauma
F – Procedures 
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 STATIONS: afternoon rotation on stations A to F
A – Cardiac arrest
B – B-Failure
C – C-Failure
D – Acute abdomen
E – Trauma
F – Procedures 
17:00 Test evaluation & conclusion
17:30 Faculty meeting