Saturday 7 September: 08:00 - 17:30
Sunday 8 September: 08:00 - 12:00
Course Directors
- James Connolly (UK)
- Mike Lambert (USA)
Faculty
- Rip Gangahar, UK
- Adela Golea, Romania
- Robert Jarman, UK
- Hein Lamprecht, South Africa
- Jean-François Lanctôt, Canada
- Christofer Muhr, Sweden
- Gregor Prosen, Slovenia
- Vincent Rietveld, The Netherlands
- Maxime Valois, Canada
- Joseph P. Wood, USA
Participants
40 physicians.
Course description
This is a course applicable to all from the very beginner to those with some experience. It is an opportunity to learn and develop basic skills with an internationally renowned faculty.
Learning objectives
- Develop basic skills and knowledge Learn how to develop Ultrasound in your institution and personal practice Techniques of basic US approach to limbs, chest, heart, abdomen
- Recognition of basic US pathology
- Basic US approach to cardiac arrest, shock, respiratory failure
- Recognition of basic images and US artefacts
Schedule
| DAY 1 | Familiarisation with Ultrasound and the Technology |
| 08:00 | Introduction |
| 08:20 | Basic Physics |
| 08:40 |
Practical: Machine familiarisation / Time to get familiar with all machines, settings and artefacts |
| ABCDE Sessions Acute care relevant Each session will be a short presentation followed by scanning |
|
| 09:10 | Airway and Breathing Lectures |
| 10:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:20 | Circulatory 1 : FAST |
| 11:20 | Circulatory 2 : Aorta / IVC |
| 12:20 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 13:00 | Cardiac Images Lecture |
| 13:20 | Shock Scanning and Cardiac Arrest Lecture |
| 14:00 | Scanning cardiac Practical |
| 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:50 | Assessment of D - Demonstration in Lecture Room |
| 16:10 | Interactive Cases lecture room |
| 16:40 | END OF DAY 1 |
| DAY 2 | |
| 08:00 | Procedures Sort lecture and practice |
| 09:00 | Scanner session |
| 10:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:45 |
All Faculty wrap up session Governance Training Lessons we have learnt Round table - Open Questions |
| 12:00 | END OF THE PRE-COURSE |