Rural Medicine
5 days
Ultrasound in Rural Medicine Course
ASUM, ACEM, ACRRM, RACGP
Course highlights
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Vascular Access
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Extended Focused Abdominal Scan for Trauma (eFAST)
- Focused Echocardiography in Life Support (FELS)
- Lung
- Renal Hydronephrosis and Calculi
- Basic Early Pregnancy
- Soft Tissue
- Nerves
- Biliary
Course Dates
Description
This point of care ultrasound course for rural and remote medicine will help you to gain the practical skills and technical know-how to confidently perform common procedures in the Rural Generalist arsenal, including ultrasound guided vascular access, nerve blocks, fluid localisation and foreign body removal.
Informed use of point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) can assist rural clinicians to risk stratify clinical decision making in the challenging contexts presented in rural and remote medicine. This five-day course targets important branch points in patient management decisions rather than a deep dive into any one system and is perfect for the Rural Generalist.
 Answer clinical questions at the bedside or roadside with nothing more than a handheld ultrasound, such as:
- Does my patient with abdominal pain have an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), cholecystitis or hydronephrosis?
- What is the cause of my patient’s shocked state?
- Could this be an ectopic pregnancy?
- Does this patient have a pneumothorax?
- Is this COPD or heart failure? How can I differentiate the dyspnoeic patient?
Take these tools home, practise in your own environment, then work with us toward credentialing in those protocols that will have the highest yield in your practice.
See related 3 day and 2 day point of care ultrasound courses.
Who should attend?
- Rural Generalist
- General Practitioner
- Emergency Physician
- Junior House Officer
- Paramedic
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
ASUMCCPU units included in the course:
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Proximal DVT
- Extended Focused Abdominal Scan for Trauma (eFAST)
- Lung
- Biliary
- Basic Early Pregnancy
- Basic Soft Tissue
ACEM
ACEMApproved for Educational Activities 39.25 hours.
ACRRM
ACRRMThis course is approved for 38 total activity hours. PDP units: 20 Educational Activity, 18 Performance Review. MOPS points: 30. Grant eligibility: Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Obstetrics, Surgery.
RACGP
RACGPCPD Approved Activity under RACGP 2023-25 CPD program. Approved for Educational Activities 8.5 hours, Reviewing Performance 27.75 hours, specific requirements diagnostic radiology, 5 days Anaesthetics, Obstetrics, Surgery and 3 days Emergency Medicine training grants. Provider Number 214288, Activity ID 391017.
HOURS
| Theoretical | 12 |
| Practical | 22.25 |
| Total | 34.25 |
CATERING
Morning tea, a light lunch and refreshments are provided each day.