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Emergency Medicine (Advanced)

Course highlights

  • Rapid Ultrasound in Shock Protocol (RUSH) — Heart, Basic Lung, Abdomen, IVC and DVT;
  • Peripheral nerves, plexus and plane techniques for regional anaesthesia.

$4,760.00

Course Dates
  • Select Start Date
  • 21 Jan 2025 $4,760.00
  • 25 Mar 2025 $4,760.00
  • 13 May 2025 $4,760.00
  • 16 Sep 2025 $4,760.00
  • 04 Nov 2025 $4,760.00

Description

Now that you can scan, it is time to integrate your point-of-care findings into holistic patient care. This emergency medicine ultrasound course starts with a clinical problem, encourages multisystem scanning and challenges you with real-case based discussions. It is not for the beginner.

You will spend two days honing your approach to the hypotensive patient. RUSH is more than just finding a mechanism for hypotension, it is about assessing the capacity of multiple systems to cope with ongoing demand.

Day three introduces you to upper and lower limb nerve blocks, with needling practice and hints to optimise your tip visualisation.

Day four extends your regional anaesthesia techniques to include the higher order truncal and plane blocks.

Objectives

The objectives of this emergency medicine ultrasound course are:

  • The Bayesian approach to point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) for appropriate management decisions;
  • Identify the physical principles, artefacts and the steps for image optimisation while performing ultrasound;
  • Practice hands-on ultrasound scanning skills to answer relevant clinical questions;
  • Recognise the sonographic appearances of normal and abnormal structures in common clinical scenarios;
  • Perform eFAST, AAA, BELS, Proximal Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT), nerve and plane recognition;
  • Apply the RUSH protocol in the clinical field, with pathology and variants illustrated in case based learning;
  • Describe the limitations of ultrasound and safe application of ultrasound in medical diagnosis and management.

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:

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
  • Extended Focused Abdominal Scan for Trauma (eFAST)
  • Focused Echocardiography in Life Support (FELS)
  • Proximal DVT
  • Distal Brachial Plexus Block: Infraclavicular/Axillary
  • Proximal Brachial Plexus Block: Supraclavicular/Interscalene
  • Upper Limb Peripheral Nerve Blocks
  • Erector Spinae Plane Block
  • Serratus Anterior Plane Block
  • Fascia Iliaca and Femoral Nerve Block
ACEM

Approved for Educational Activities 30.25 hours.

RACGP

CPD Accredited Activity under RACGP 2023-25 CPD program. Approved for Educational Activities 6.5 hours, Reviewing Performance 22.5 hours, specific requirements diagnostic radiology, 4 days Anaesthetics, Obstetrics, Surgery and 3 days Emergency Medicine training grants. Provider Number 214288, Activity ID 414700.

HOURS
Theoretical 8.25
Practical 18.5
Total 26.75
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.