Course towards Level 1 College of Emergency Medicine Accreditation in USS Level 1 Accreditation and Beyond
13th 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 Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 September 2011, at the
Hesperia London Victoria Hotel, 2 Bridge Place, Victoria, London SW1V 1QA

Course Fully Booked
Next Course released for Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 February 2012
 

Programme Director:

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

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 Level 1 Courses include:

• Dr Bill Coode, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Newham General Hospital, London

• Dr Syed Masud, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Barts and The London NHS Trust

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

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

• Dr Ben Teasdale, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester

• Dr Juan Ballesteros, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Doncaster Royal Infirmary

• Ms Leisha de Cruz, Lead Sonographer, Barts and The London NHS Trust

• Ms Jude Driver, Clinical Ultrasound Manager, 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

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