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Course towards Level 1 College of Emergency Medicine
Accreditation in USS Level 1 Accreditation and Beyond
 3rd London Emergency
Medicine 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 Monday 30 June and Tuesday 1 July 2008,
at The Centre for Postgraduate Professional Education, Guy’s Hospital, St Thomas’ Street, London SE1 9RT
FULLY BOOKED: The Course will run again on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 November 2008


We are grateful for the support received from the following:

                               

Programme Director:

Dr Tim Harris BM BS BMed Sci Dip O&G Dip Imme Care FACEM FFAEM
Consultant Emergency Physician, Royal London Hospital

Programme Advisors:

Dr Tim Fotheringham MBBS FRCR FRCS,
Consultant Radiologist, Royal London Hospital

Dr Clare Bent,
SpR in Radiology, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London

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

  • Look into costs, choices and developing a USS business case

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    The Faculty includes:

    • Dr Romila Bahl, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, University College Hospital, London

    • Dr Paul Atkinson, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge

    • Dr Susan Rowe, Consultant Radiologist, Homerton University Hospital, London

    • Dr Alistair Billington, Consultant in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine,
      University Hospital Birmingham

    • Dr Syed Masud, SpR in Emergency Medicine, Royal London Hospital

    • Dr Nicholas Thomas, Principal Vascular Ultrasound Scientist, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

    • Ms Ciara Hoban, Gynaecological Ultrasonographer

    • Miss Nicola Drake, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, St Thomas' Hospital, London

    • Ms Leisha de Cruz, Ultrasonographer, Royal London Hospital

    • Ms Jude Driver, Clinical Ultrasound Manager, Homerton University Hospital, London

    • Mr Mark Russell, Clinical Lead Sonographer, Homerton University Hospital, London

    About the Course:

    • Gives you an Introduction to Emergency USS based on CEM 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

    • Provides each delegate with a USS logbook – your training file – plus a course folder and CD-ROM with copies of the lecture slides and information about Level 1 requirements

    Learn and practice USS techniques:

  • FAST and Pneumothorax

  • AAA

  • Peri-Arrest Scenarios

  • Vascular Access

  • Pleural and pericardial fluid

  • Practice beyond Level 1:

  • Gall Bladder and Renal USS

  • Soft Tissue USS and DVT

  • Gynaecological USS

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    If you require further information please call us:

    +44 (0)20 8228 1295 or email us