A practical course on the use of Ultrasound in the assessment and management of critically ill patients in Intensive Care organised by Infomed Research & Training, on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 July 2016 [Fully booked! Next available on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 October 2016], at The Events Centre, Health Education England, Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DN
Course fee:
£525 (inc VAT)
Course fee includes web access to the latest Course data and presentations
submitted by the faculty, lunch and refreshments and attendance certificate.
Accreditation:
Approved by RCoA for 12 CPD Credits [2C01, 3C00] |
CUSIC Approved Course |
FICE Approved Course |
Full course programme
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About the Course:
- Provides the knowledge and skills to start integrating focused ultrasound and echo in to daily clinical practice — a foundation in the ultrasound skills needed for Intensive Care
- Suitable for Consultants, SASGs and advanced trainees in Intensive Care and Acute Medicine
- Interactive, focused lectures, with extensive use of clinical cases and video clips
- Practical sessions with supervised ‘hands-on’ scanning practice on models, patients (condition allowing) and phantoms
- Become familiar with the physics of ultrasound, learn how to set up the machines and obtain diagnostic quality images
- Understand training and accreditation requirements including logbook
- Lectures and practical sessions including:
- Obtaining Optimal Images: Machine Set Up, Knobology and Techniques
- Introduction to FAST and Renal Tract
- Chest Ultrasound
- Ultrasound to Guide Procedures
- Focused Echo Pathology Recognition
- TOE in ITU
- Ultrasound in Shock
- Opportunities to practise on a variety of widely used US scanning machines
- Meets one of the initial requirements towards CUSIC accreditation
- Meets one of the initial requirements towards FICE accreditation
Pre-course preparation: delegates are given, in advance of the course, password-protected online access to reading material, including copies of lecture slides. There will be some mandatory pre-course reading – details to be forwarded.