Beginner Emergency Ultrasound
Format
This pre-course is offered in a live one-day format on Saturday September 16, 08:30 – 17:00 at the Congress center in Barcelona.
Objectives
- Fundamentals of basic emergency ultrasonography (philosophy and scope, knobology and physics, artifacts and pitfalls, modules indications)
- Image acquisition techniques for the basic modules (E-Fast, abdominal aorta, IVC, echo)-image interpretation
- Hands on training for ultrasound guided vascular access on vascular simulator
- Identification of the most common sonographic pathological findings, incorporation in everyday clinical practice
Overview
- The major part of the course includes hands on practice on real models and simulators
- Instructors are worldwide famous, experienced Emergency Physicians
- Use of advanced ultrasound machines
- Short, state-of-the-art, presentations of the basic modules
- Small groups (maximum of 4 participants/instructor)
- Sufficient time to get familiarized with the machine, hands on scanning, interaction with the instructor
- Introducing common pathologies, interpretation of abnormal images, case discussion


For who
Emergency Physicians (consultants, trainees, Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant’s)
Educational Material
Online educational material will be provided to the participants in advance
Registration
The costs for this course are
€ 290* for physicians
€ 169* for nurses, paramedics, trainees and students
In combination with the Advanced Emergency Ultrasound Course you pay:
€ 399* for physicians
€ 266* for nurses, paramedics, trainees and students
*All prices exclusing VAT
Please register through your MyEUSEM account by clicking on the EUSEM Congress registration button. From the Pre-courses tab you can select the pre-courses you would like to join.
Faculty
Course Director: Effie Polyzogopoulou, GR
Course co-directors: Senad Tabakovic, CH & Paul van Overbeeke, NL
- Andrew Liteplo – Massachusetts General Hospital
- Arthur Rosendaal – St. Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland
- Ashley Matthies – Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust
- Beatrice Hoffmann – Harvard University
- Chris Yap – Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Effie Polyzogopoulou – university hospital Attikon
- Eric Chin – San Antonio Military Medical Center
- Ernest Lim
- Farooq Pasha – KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE
- Federico Capriles – Hospital Sant Joan de Reus
- Hani Hariri – KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESE
- Heidi Kimberly – Newton-Wellesley Hospital
- Joseph Osterwalder (retired physician) – no affiliation
- Linder Cardenas – Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
- Lunik Sarder – Queen’s Hospital
- Megha Singh
- Minna Riishede – Odense University Hospital
- Murali Kalyanasundaram – Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Najib Nasrallah – Nazareth Hospital
- Nasim Azizi – UMCG
- Nicolas Lim – Woodlands Health Campus
- Nils Petter Oveland – Stavanger University Hospital
- Ozlem Dikme – Istanbul Training and Research Hospital
- Patrick Kishi – Mayo Clinic
- Paul van Overbeeke – Leiden University Medical Center
- Peter Croft – Maine Medical Center
- Prem Sukul – Franciscus Gasthuis
- Rip Gangahar – Royal Oldham Hospital
- Senad Tabakovic – SRFT
- Tomas Villen – Hospital Universitario La Paz
- Victoria Vatsvag – University of Stavanger
- Zeki Atesli – East Sussex Health Care
- Weaam Alshenawy – King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
08:30-08:45 | Welcome and introduction |
08:45-09:30 | Physics-Knobology-Artefacts: The Basics. Hands on: Get familiar with the machine |
09:30-09:45 | AAA/IVC: Tips & Tricks |
09:45-10:30 | Hands on: Aorta/IVC |
10:30-10:45 | e-FAST: Tips & Tricks |
10:45-11:15 | Coffee break |
11:15-12:30 | Hands on: e-FAST |
12:45-13:45 | Lunch Break |
13:45-14:00 | Basic Echocardiography: Tips & Tricks |
14:00-14:45 | Hands on: Echocardiography |
14:45-15:00 | US guided peripheral-central IV line placement: Tips & Tricks |
15:00-15:45 | Hands on: IV lines + practice on phantoms |
15:45-16:15 | Coffee break |
16:15-17:00 | Free practice – bring it all together |
17:00-17:15 | Wrap up |
09:00-09:15 | Welcome |
09:15-10:00 | Image Acquisition and Instrumentation |
10:00-10:30 | Aorta |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00-11:45 | Echo in the ED |
11:45-12:30 | (eFAST) Examination |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
13:30-14:00 | Vascular Access—central and peripheral lines |
14:00-14:45 | Hands-on Session #1 |
14:45-15:30 | Hands-on Session #2 |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
16:00-16:45 | Hands-on Session #3 |
16:45-17:00 | Wrap up and Adjourn |
09:00-09:15 | Welcome |
09:15-10:00 | Image Acquisition and Instrumentation |
10:00-10:30 | Aorta |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00-11:45 | Echo in the ED |
11:45-12:30 | (eFAST) Examination |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
13:30-14:00 | Vascular Access—central and peripheral lines |
14:00-14:45 | Hands-on Session #1 |
14:45-15:30 | Hands-on Session #2 |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
16:00-16:45 | Hands-on Session #3 |
16:45-17:00 | Wrap up and Adjourn |