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 Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 June 2018, at IoM3, 297 Euston Rd, London NW1 3AQ
Course fully booked!
This course will run again on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 October 2018
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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