Pre-course: Ultrasound Beginner

Saturday 27 September: 08:00 - 17:30
Sunday 28 September: 08:00 - 12:00

Course Directors

James Connolly (UK)

Faculty

Nasim Azizi (The Netherlands), Ingvar Berg (The Netherlands), Marco Bijvoet (The Netherlands), Tom Boeije (The Netherlands), James Connolly (UK), Pasha Farooq (Saudi Arabia), Rip Gangahar (UK), Adela Golea (Romania), Beatrice Hoffman (USA), Costas Kaiafas (USA), Christofer Muhr (Sweden), Joseph Osterwalder (Switzerland), Paul van Overbeeke (UK), Vincent Rietveld (The Netherlands), Arthur Rosendaal (The Netherlands), Titus Schonberger (The Netherlands), Prem Sukul (The Netherlands), Maxime Valois (Canada), Gabriele Via (Italy), Joseph Woods (USA)


Participants

 

44 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 anddevelop 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 USartefacts

Educational Objectives

Applicable to all levels of Emergency Practitioner, including paramedical staff High ratio of supervision to ensure maximum hands on Develop basic skills and knowledge Learn how to develop Ultrasound in your institution and personal practice

Schedule

DAY 1    
     
08:00 Introduction James Connolly (UK)
08:20 Basic Physics Rip Gangahar (UK)
08:40 Practical - Machine familiarisation
Time to get familiar with all machines, settings and artefacts
Maxime Valois (Canada)
09:10 Airway and Breathing  
10:00 Coffee break
10:20 Circulatory 1 - FAST Vincent Rietveld (The Netherlands)
11:20 Circulatory 2 Aorta /IVC Adela Golea (Romania)
12:20 Lunch  
13:00 Cardiac Images Gabriele Via (Italy)
13:30 Shock Scanning and Cardiac Arrest James Connolly (UK), Maxime Valois (Canada)
14:00 Practical Scanning Cardiac Session1 Christofer Muhr (Sweden)
14:45 Practical Scanning Cardiac Session2 Christofer Muhr (Sweden)
15:30 Coffee break   
15:50 Assessment of D - Beatrice Hoffman (USA)
16:10 Interactive Cases - Introducing the modality Joseph Wood (USA)
     
DAY 2    
08:00 Scanning Session Nasim Azizi (The Netherlands), Ingvar Berg (The Netherlands), Marco Bijvoet (The Netherlands), Tom Boeije (The Netherlands), Costas Kaiafas (USA), Paul van Overbeeke (UK), Arthur Rosendaal (The Netherlands), Titus Schonberger (The Netherlands), Prem Sukul (The Netherlands)
  Interactive Scenarios  
  Shock Scanning  
  eFast  
10:20 Procedures : Short lecture and practice Pasha Farooq (Saudi Arabia)
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 All Faculty Wrap up Session  
  Governance Zeki Atelsi (UK)
  Training  
  Lessons We Have Learnt Jean Francis Lanctot (Canada)
  Round table Open Questions James Connolly (UK), Maxime Valois (Canada)
12:00 Close