32nd London Level 1 Emergency Ultrasound Course

A practical course on the use of Ultrasound in the assessment of critically ill patients designed for Acute Physicians, Anaesthetists, Intensivists and Emergency Physicians organised in partnership with Infomed Research and Training, on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 March 2017, at the Grange Holborn Hotel, 50 – 60 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4AR

[Fully booked! Next available on Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 June 2017]

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Programme Director

Prof Tim Harris,BM BS BMed Sci Dip O&G Dip Imme Care FACEM FFAEM
Consultant Emergency Physician, Barts Health NHS Trust

Course Objectives

• Become competent in the basic skills required to achieve Level 1 accreditation in USS
• Learn how to set up the machines and USS knobology
• Become familiar with the physics of Ultrasound and the training and certification requirements in USS for EM

Full course programme

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About the Course

• Gives you an Introduction to Emergency USS based on RCEM Curriculum – Emergency Medicine Ultrasound (EMUS)
• Takes you beyond Level 1
• Is suitable for Consultants, Middle Grades, Registrars and SHOs
• Includes interactive, focused lectures, with extensive use of real-life screenshots and video clips
• Features immediate post-lecture Practical Sessions with live demos with models and patients (condition allowing)
• Offers an opportunity for delegates to practice on a variety of widely used and state-of-the-art machines
• Offers, in advance of the course, password-protected online access to lecture slides and other material, such as a sample US scan logbook

Learn and practice USS techniques

• eFAST
• AAA
• Peri-Arrest Scenarios
• Vascular Access
• Pleural and pericardial fluid

Practice beyond Level 1

• Biliary and Renal USS
• Soft Tissue USS and DVT

HeartWorks pathology recognition available for use at the course: