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Course highlights

  • Focused Echocardiography in Life Support (FELS)
  • Lung ultrasound
  • Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)

$2,580.00

Course Dates
  • Select Start Date
  • 28 Jan 2025 $2,580.00
  • 04 Mar 2025 $2,580.00
  • 02 Jun 2025 $2,580.00
  • 25 Aug 2025 $2,580.00
  • 07 Oct 2025 $2,580.00
  • 11 Nov 2025 $2,580.00

Description

This intensive two-day FELS course (formerly BELS) is designed for Clinicians interested in ultrasound techniques useful in life threatening scenarios and is constantly revised to reflect current practice.

This course provides participants with tuition in basic physical principles, understanding of sonographic planes, terminology, measurements and probe manipulation skills, along with techniques involved in Focused Echocardiography in Life Support (FELS), lung ultrasound and Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) or the “LCI approach” (Lung, Cardiac and IVC).

Who should attend?

  • Anaesthetist
  • Cardio-thoracic Surgeon
  • Emergency Physician
  • General Physician
  • General Practitioner
  • General Surgeon
  • Geriatrician
  • ICU Registrar
  • Junior House Officer
  • Nurse
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Palliative Medicine Physician
  • Paramedic
  • Renal Physician
  • Rural Generalist
  • Sonographer

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

CCPU units included in the course:

  • Focused Echocardiography in Life Support (FELS)
  • Basic Lung Ultrasound
ACEM

Approved for Educational Activities 15.75 hours.

ACRRM

This course is approved for 16 total activity hours. PDP units: 2 Performance Review, 14 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 3.25 hours, Reviewing Performance 11.75 hours, specific requirements diagnostic radiology, 2 days Anaesthetics, Obstetrics, Surgery and Emergency Medicine training grants. Provider Number 214288, Activity ID 658241.

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.

CICM

Lectures – Category 2A, points per hour 1;
Demonstrations – Category 2B, points per hour 2;
Skills – Category 3B, points per hour 3.

HOURS
Theoretical 4.25
Practical 8.75
Total 13
VENUE

Australian Institute of Ultrasound
2 Miami Key
Broadbeach Waters
QLD 4218

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CATERING

Morning tea, a light lunch and refreshments are provided each day.