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Emergency Medicine (Advanced)

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.

$1,280.00

Course Dates
  • Select Start Date
  • 27 Feb 2025 $1,280.00Closed
  • 26 Jun 2025 $1,280.00
  • 07 Aug 2025 $1,280.00
  • 04 Dec 2025 $1,280.00

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.

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
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.