Emergency Medicine (Advanced)
1 day
Ultrasound in Soft Tissue Course
ASUM, ACEM, ACRRM, RACGP
Course highlights
- Diagnose and manage joint effusions with ultrasound precision.
- Evaluate soft tissue collections and abscesses with confidence.
- Localise and characterise lumps and bumps using advanced ultrasound techniques.
- Assess major tendon injuries, such as Achilles tendon tears, for timely intervention.
- Identify foreign bodies and their exact location with high-resolution imaging.
- Perform guided fracture assessments to enhance clinical decision-making.
Course Dates
Description
Soft tissue ultrasound is a versatile diagnostic tool, offering rapid, real-time insights into musculoskeletal (MSK) and soft tissue conditions. This one-day course provides medical professionals with practical techniques to confidently assess and manage a range of common injuries and pathologies, from emergency care to general practice.
Tailored for those starting their journey in MSK ultrasound, the course covers essential skills such as identifying joint effusions, evaluating tendon injuries, detecting foreign bodies, and performing fracture assessments using precise localisation and ultrasound descriptors.
Through small group sessions, participants will gain hands-on scanning experience with expert tutors, receiving personalised guidance to refine their skills. The focus is on mastering scanning protocols, optimising image quality, and avoiding diagnostic pitfalls.
By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to incorporate soft tissue ultrasound into their clinical workflow, improving diagnostic accuracy and delivering better patient outcomes.
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Who should attend?
- Emergency Physician
- General Practitioner
- Junior House Officer
- Nurse
- Nurse Practitioner
- Paediatrician
- Paramedic
- Retrieval Medicine Physician
- Rural Generalist
- Senior House Officer
Objectives
Participants in this soft tissue ultrasound course will:
- Identify the parameters for the safe application of ultrasound and its limitations in medical diagnosis.
- Identify the physical principles, artefacts and the steps for image optimisation while performing ultrasound.
- Practice hands-on ultrasound scanning skills required to maximise diagnostic ability in answering relevant clinical questions.
- Recognise normal sonographic appearances to answer common clinical questions.
- Perform soft tissue ultrasound (skin, bones, joints, tendons, enthesis, fascia, nerves, vessels, muscles and eyes).
- Acquire images obtained on adult patient models.
- Correlate ultrasound skills with clinical reasoning to make appropriate management decisions;
- Identify the limitations of ultrasound.
- Identify when to on-refer patients for formal scanning.
Prerequisites
The prior ultrasound experience assumed for this course is highlighted below.
| None/Minimal | Don’t use ultrasound |
| Limited | Use ultrasound weekly/monthly |
| Moderate/Experienced | Use ultrasound daily/weekly |
Accreditation
ASUM
ASUM accredited training program. CCPU units included in the course:
- Basic Soft Tissue
ACEM
Approved for Educational Activities 7.75 hours.
ACRRM
This course is approved for 9 total activity hours. PDP units: 1 Performance Review, 8 Educational Activity. Grant eligibility: Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Obstetrics, Surgery.
RACGP
CPD Approved Activity under RACGP 2023-25 CPD program. Approved for Educational Activities 2 hours, Reviewing Performance 6.5 hours, specific requirements diagnostic radiology, 1 day Anaesthetics, Obstetrics, Surgery and Emergency Medicine training grants. Provider Number 214288, Activity ID 414903.
HOURS
| Theoretical | 2 |
| Practical | 4.5 |
| Total | 6.5 |
CATERING
Morning tea, a light lunch and refreshments are provided.