Day 1
May 11, 2023

Paediatric Emergency Medicine Ultrasound

Introduces candidates to a range of common ultrasound applications for paediatric emergency medicine.

  • Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST)/Focused Assessment for Free Fluid (FAFF)
  • Basic ultrasound of the chest, including pneumothorax and effusions
  • Focused echocardiography in cardiac arrest
  • Ultrasound-guided vascular access, central and peripheral
  • Basic MSK - Identification of fractures and other injuries
  • Identification of foreign bodies
  • Essential nerve blocks

All courses include topics:

  • An introduction/review to physics of ultrasound
  • Good governance and how to progress after the course.
COURSE DIRECTOR:
Dave McCreary & Niall Mullen
Dave McCreary & Niall Mullen
Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne

Explore Sessions

Day 1
May 11, 2023 12:00 AM
Emergency Medicine Core (Level 1)

This established and popular one-day course covers the curriculum requirements for Core Ultrasound (formerly Level 1) and more for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.

Day 1
May 11, 2023 12:00 AM
Focused Ultrasound In Intensive Care - Heart (FUSIC Heart)

This course introduces trans-thoracic echo as a one-day course with the option to attend the Focused Ultrasound in Intensive Care

Day 1
May 11, 2023 12:00 AM
Ultrasound-Guided Procedures

Introduces candidates to the techniques for performing a range of common ultrasound-guided procedures. This course is useful to clinicians in specialities such as acute and internal medicine, emergency medicine, critical care and surgery.