Enhance your diagnostic proficiency. This 2 day intensive, hands on ultrasound workshop is designed for those working in the critical care setting.
Ultrasound Critical Care Workshop
Enhance your diagnostic proficiency. This 2 day intensive, hands on ultrasound workshop is designed for those working in the critical care setting.
Gain a fundamental understanding of the techniques and interpretation of ultrasound at the bedside with a focus on RUSH techniques including HI MAP, and ultrasound guided intervention. The course has pre-course lectures to complete online followed by our face to face 2 day intensive hands on workshop where you will be supervised in performing scans on live models. Limited places available and 1:4 hands-on training.
Review our Events Calendar for the next instance of this in person workshop.
Emergency Physicians, ICU Physicians, Anaesthetists, Registrars, Residents.
Recommended Reading:
- Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound, Second Edition
- Emergency Ultrasound, Second Edition
Completed Online:
- Pre Course Quiz
- Prepatory lessons
- ITRM102: Introduction to Ultrasound
- USCC101: Chest
- USCC102: Emergency Echo
- USCC103: eFAST
- USCC104: Aorta
- USCC105: Gallbladder
- USCC106: Renal
- USCC107: Early pregnancy
- USCC108: Lower limb DVT
- Post Course Quiz
Hands On Workstation modules include:
- Buttonology
- Ultrasound – Chest
- Echocardiography – Apical view
- Echocardiography – parasternal view
- Echocardiography – subcostal view
- Ultrasound – Gallbladder
- Ultrasound – Renal
- Ultrasound – Abdominal aorta
- Ultrasound – Early Pregnancy
- Ultrasound – Lower Limb DVT
- Interventional – Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access: CVL and cannulation techniques
- Interventional – Ultrasound guided pleurocentesis and abscess drainage
- Interventional – Ultrasound guided Nerve block
Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists: Online learning can be claimed under the Knowledge and skills ‘Learning sessions’ activity.
Australian College for Emergency Medicine: Approved for 9 hours Educational Activities.
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine: PDP hours: 6 Educational Activity, 2.75 Performance review.
Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine: 8 myASUM CPD points.
Australasian Sonographers Association: Onlline Modules: 8 ASAR Credits/PD-asa points under Code 4
Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry: 8 CPD Points under category 3A
College of Intensive Care Medicine: Pre-course learning: Category 1A: 1 point per hour. Lectures: Category 2A: 1 point per hour.
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons: 9 Point/s in Educational Activities until 01 April 2024 (RACS CPD approved activies program is currently not taking applications for 2024)
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners: Activity Id: 394141 – CPD Accredited activity; 6hrs educational activities, 4hrs reviewing performance, total 10hrs
TIMETABLE
| Day | Time | Details |
| 1 | 08.30 |
Registration
Registration will be open from 8.30am onward
|
| 1 | 09.00 |
Hands On Workshop 1
Buttonology & Echocardiography
|
| 1 | 10.00 |
Hands On Workshop 2
Ultrasound of the Chest
|
| 1 | 11.00 |
Morning Tea
|
| 1 | 11.15 |
Hands On Workshop 3
Echocardiography (continued)
|
| 1 | 12.15 |
Hands On Workshop 4
Ultrasound guided central line techniques
|
| 1 | 13.15 |
Lunch
|
| 1 | 13.45 |
Hands On Workshop 5
Echocardiography (continued)
|
| 1 | 14.45 |
Hands On Workshop 6
Ultrasound Pleurocentesis and Chest (continued)
|
| 1 | 15.45 |
Afternoon Tea
|
| 1 | 16.00 |
Hands On Workshop 7
Ultrasound of the Abdominal Viscera & Ultrasound of the Vascular Abdomen
|
| 1 | 17.00 |
Course Ends
|
| 2 | 08.30 |
Registration
Registration will be open from 1.30pm onward
|
| 2 | 09.00 |
Hands On Workshop 8
FAST Scan
|
| 2 | 10.00 |
Hands On Workshop 9
Echocardiography Review
|
| 2 | 11.00 |
Morning Tea
|
| 2 | 11.15 |
Hands On Workshop 10
Pelvis and First Trimester
|
| 2 | 12.15 |
Hands On Workshop 11
Ultrasound guided Central line techniques (continued)
|
| 2 | 13.15 |
Lunch
|
| 2 | 13.45 |
Hands On Workshop 12
FAST Scan (continued)
|
| 2 | 14.45 |
Hands On Workshop 13
Ultrasound of the Abdominal Viscera and Vascular Abdomen
|
| 2 | 15.45 |
Afternoon Tea
|
| 2 | 16.00 |
Hands On Workshop 14
Ultrasound Lower Limb DVT
|
| 2 | 17.00 |
Course Ends
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