PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This three day program is designed to build on the skills acquired during the basic program and to address further clinical questions. Registrants will have the opportunity to discuss their own cases and library cases from the AIU.

SPECIFIC TOPICS INCLUDE

• Physical principles of colour & Doppler
• Abdominal scanning technique review
  • FAST
  • AAA
  • Renal tract
  • Biliary tree
  • Male & female pelvis
• Vascular access techniques
  • Upper & lower limbs
• Needle guidance techniques
• Nerve block techniques
• Pneumothorax scanning

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. To consolidate knowledge and increase confidence in scanning skills
2. To provide further protocols in answering clinical questions
3. To provide tuition in DVT examinations
4. To provide an introduction to nerve block guidance techniques