Pre-course: Emergency Medicine Ultrasound - Beginner

Monday 1 October: 08:40 - 17:00

Tuesday 2 October: 09:00 - 16:30

Course Director

  • Director:  Jim Connolly, UK
  • Co-director:  Mike Lambert, USA

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

40 physicians.

Course description

2-days emergency ultrasound introductory course: lectures, organ-based hands-on practice, problem-oriented ultrasonography. 

Learning objectives

  • Recognition of basic images and US artifacts
  • Technique: basic US approach to limbs, chest, heart, abdomen
  • Recognition of basic US syndromes
  • Basic US approach to critical syndromes: cardiac arrest, shock, respiratory failure
  • Recognition of basic images and US artifacts
  • Technique: basic US approach to limbs, chest, heart, abdomen
  • Recognition of basic US syndromes
  • Basic US approach to critical syndromes: cardiac arrest, shock, respiratory failure

Schedule

DAY 1   
   
08:40 Registration and coffee
09:00 Welcome and aims
09:15 Basic Physics
09:30 Knobology / The machine / Physics Practical
10:00 FAST Scanning: lecture of 15 mins followed by 45 min scanning
11:00 Coffee break
11:20 Lung Scanning: 20 mins lecture  plus 30 mins scanning
12:10 Aorta Scanning: 10 mins talk plus 30 mins scanning
12:40 Lunch break
13:20 Scanning the heart: 20 mins lecture plus 30 mins scanning
14:30 Using US for procedures: 20 mins lecture plus 40 mins scanning
15:30 Coffee break
15:45 Scanning  Veins: 15 mins plus 30 mins scanning
16:30 Lecture: Scanning in Shock
   
DAY 2  
   
09:00 Recap of day 1
09:15 Case Discussions
10:00 Scanning Practical – 3 x 30 mins sessions
11:45 Gynae Scanning and case discussions
12:30 Lunch break
13:15 Scenario Scanning – 3 x 30 mins sessions
14:45 Coffee break
15:00 Governance /Training / Accreditation
15:20 What does the future hold?
15:40 Meet the experts
16:30 End of the pre-course