Anaesthetics
4 days
Ultrasound in Anaesthetics Course
ASUM, ACEM, ACRRM, RACGP, ANZCA
Course highlights
- Cardiac and lung ultrasound for critical care.
- Regional and trunk nerve blocks.
- Needle guidance with phantoms.
- Practical, hands-on training.
Course Dates
Description
This four-day anaesthetics ultrasound course is designed specifically for anaesthetists and clinicians involved in resuscitation, retrieval, and critical care. Through hands-on training, you’ll gain the skills needed to integrate advanced ultrasound techniques into your clinical practice.
The first two days focus on cardiac and lung ultrasound (FELS), providing you with essential tools to assess and manage critically ill patients. The final two days shift to regional anaesthesia, equipping you with a repertoire of peripheral, core, and trunk nerve blocks, as well as advanced needle guidance techniques.
By completing this anaesthetics ultrasound course, you’ll enhance your confidence and proficiency in ultrasound-guided procedures, enabling you to improve patient outcomes in high-pressure scenarios like pain management, transport, and fracture reduction.
What you’ll learn
- Apply advanced cardiac and lung ultrasound techniques to monitor and manage critically ill patients.
- Confidently perform regional nerve blocks, including peripheral and trunk blocks, for regional anaesthesia.
- Use ultrasound-guided needle techniques with precision, using phantoms.
- Enhance your efficiency in diagnosing and managing pain in critical care and emergency scenarios.
Real-world applications
- Fracture reduction: Use ultrasound-guided techniques to provide rapid pain relief and reduce fractures on-site.
- Critical care transport: Improve pain management during patient transport.
- Regional anaesthesia: Broaden your repertoire of nerve blocks for various clinical scenarios.
Who should attend?
- Anaesthetist
- Junior House Officer
- Pain Management Specialist
Objectives
The objectives of this anaesthetics ultrasound course are:
- Identify the safe application and limitations of ultrasound in anaesthetics.
- Understand the physical principles, artefacts, and steps for optimising ultrasound imaging.
- Demonstrate hands-on proficiency in cardiac, lung, and nerve block ultrasound techniques.
- Review relational sonoanatomy to enhance procedural accuracy.
- Integrate ultrasound techniques into clinical workflows to improve patient care.
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 |
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Accreditation
ASUM
CCPU units included in this course:
- Focused Echocardiography in Life Support (FELS)
- Basic Lung Ultrasound
- Proximal Brachial Plexus Block: Supraclavicular/Interscalene
- Upper Limb Peripheral Nerve Blocks
- Paravertebral Block
- Erector Spinae Plane Block
- Serratus Anterior Plane Block
- Fascia Iliaca and Femoral Nerve Block
- Distal Brachial Plexus Block: Infraclavicular/Axillary
ACEM
Approved for Educational Activities 30.75 hours.
ACRRM
This course is approved for 27 total activity hours. PDP units: 2 Performance Review, 25 Educational Activity. MOPS points: 2. Grant eligibility: Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Obstetrics, Surgery.
RACGP
CPD Approved Activity under RACGP 2023-25 CPD program. Approved for Educational Activities 7.5 hours, Reviewing Performance 20 hours, specific requirements diagnostic radiology, 4 days Anaesthetics, Obstetrics, Surgery and 3 days Emergency Medicine training grants. Provider Number 214288, Activity ID 393704.
ANZCA
Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD program may claim this this course under the Knowledge and Skills activity short format learning at 2 credits per hour.
HOURS
| Theoretical | 8.5 |
| Practical | 17 |
| Total | 25.5 |
CATERING
Morning tea, a light lunch and refreshments are provided each day.