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  

National Societies

Albania
Albania Albania

Albanian Society of Emergency Medicine

Shoqata Shqiptare e Urgjencës Mjekësore - SH.U.M.

Date of origin: 1 January 2013

Austria

Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Association of Emergency Medicine Physicians of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Udruženje Urgentologa u Federaciji Bosne i Hercegovine

Date of origin: 15 March 2019





France
Georgia
Georgia Georgia

Georgian College of Emergency Physicians

საქართველოს გადაუდებელი მედიცინის ექიმთა კოლეჯი





Kosovo
Kosovo Kosovo

Kosovo Society of Emergency Medicine

Shoqata për Mjekësi Emergjente e Kosovës (SHMEK)  

Year of origin: 2008

Latvia

Lithuania
Lithuania Lithuania

Lithuanian Society for Emergency Medicine

Lietuvos Skubiosios Medicinos Draugija

Date of origin: 3 October 2003

Malta
Malta Malta

Association of Emergency Physicians of Malta

Ghaqda Maltija tat-Tobba ghall-Emergenzi

Date of origin: 1 December 2006


Moldova
Moldova Moldova

Society of Emergency Medicine and Disasters Medicine from Republic of Moldova

Asociația Obștească Societatea Științifico-Practică de Medicină de Urgență și Catastrofe din Republica Moldova

Netherlands

Norway
Norway Norway

Norwegian College of Emergency Medicine


Poland

Portugal
Portugal Portugal

Portuguese Society of Urgent and Emergency Medicine

Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina de Urgência e Emergência 

Romania

Serbia
Slovakia
Slovakia Slovakia

Slovak Society of Disaster and Emergency Medicine

Slovenská spoločnost' urgentnej medicíny katastrof 

Date of origin: 4 October 1997





United Kingdom
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Royal College of Emergency Medicine

Year of origin: 1993