Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Course
Aims:
This two day course will give participants an overview of emergency department ultrasound. Completion of the second day will give participants a basic level of competence in scanning techniques.
| Sunday 13 Sept 2009 | |
| 9.00 | Registration |
| 9.30 | Introduction to Ultrasound |
| 10.00 | Basic physics and ‘knobology’ |
| 10.45 | AAA assessment |
| 11.15 | Break |
| 11.30 | AAA practical |
| 12.30 | FAST – rationale and technique |
| 13.15 | Lunch |
| 13.45 | FAST Practical |
| 14.45 | Ultrasound and Shock (Focused Echocardiography) |
| 15.30 | Break |
| 16.00 | Hands on Scanning SHOCK. |
| 17.00 | Adjourn |
| Monday 14 Sept 2009 | |
| 9.00 | Review of Day One |
| 10.00 | Ultrasound Assisted Procedures |
| 10.45 | Hands-On Ultrasound Techniques Workshop – Concurrent Sessions |
| 12.15 | Lunch |
| Ultrasound Lectures: | |
| 13.15 | Pelvic Ultrasound |
| 14.00 | Pelvic Case Studies |
| 14.45 | Break |
| 15.00 | Starting an Ultrasound programme |
| 16.00 | Questions to Faculty |
| 17.00 | Adjourn |
