Course towards Level 1 College of Emergency Medicine Accreditation in USS Level 1 Accreditation and Beyond
12th London Level 1 Emergency Ultrasound Course
for Acute and Emergency Physicians and Intensivists
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 Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 May 2011,
at Russell Square Conference Centre, Russell Square House, London

Course fully booked.
The next will take place on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 September 2011

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

Faculty from the past events include:

• 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, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Royal London Hospital

• 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

Getting to London:
 

By Train:

To check trains and times please use the London Midland form
on the right. This can advise you for any return journey in the UK.



By Air:

The best airport to use for this venue is Heathrow. From the airport simply
head for the London Underground and take the Piccadilly line eastbound to
Russell Square station. The journey is between 45 and 60 minutes.
The venue is then just a few minutes walk (turn left out of the station).



By Car:

Secure parking is available at an NCP a few minutes walk away.
Parking for the day is between £12 and £15 a day.

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If you require further information please call us: +44 (0)20 8123 0021 or email us