Emergency Medicine (Basic)
5 days
Basic Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Course (PoCUS)
(Procedural Guidance, AAA, DVT, eFAST, FELS, Lung)
ASUM, ACEM, ACRRM, RACGP
Course highlights
- Ultrasound physics essentials
- Ultrasound machine orientation
- Transducer manipulation techniques
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) – normal anatomy and significant abnormality
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) practical examination
- Lung ultrasound in the breathless patient
- Focused Echocardiography in Life Support (FELS) – cardiac arrest scenarios
- Extended Focused Abdominal Scan for Trauma (eFAST) – normal anatomy, required views and significant pathology
- Procedural Guidance – ultrasound guided needling techniques with examples of vascular access, nerve block, aspirations and drain insertion
Course Dates
Description
This five-day introduction to Ultrasound in Emergency (PoCUS) course is designed to meet ACEM requirements for fellowship, EMC, and EMD training, including a basic lung ultrasound module.
This course takes complete novices right through the basics of machine orientation, probe manipulation, normal anatomy and simple protocols – to recognition of the more common life-threatening pathologies and the decisions that can be made from this new information.
With our faculty of Emergency Physicians and Sonographers, we will ensure good technique obtains great images for excellent decision making at the bedside.
Who should attend?
- Emergency Physician
- Geriatrician
- Junior House Officer
- Nurse
- Paediatrician
- Paramedic
- Retrieval Medicine Physician
- Rural Generalist
- Senior House Officer
Objectives
The objectives of this ultrasound in emergency course are:
- Understand and optimise machine settings for safe implementation of each protocol;
- Define the indications and views needed for each protocol;
- Recognise and obtain good quality images for each protocol on real patient models with a variety of body habitus;
- Understand the implementation of each protocol using case-based quizzes;
- Recognise pathology within the context of a clinical scenario;
- Discuss clinical decision making in the light of the information obtained;
- Discuss the merits of in-plane and out-of-plane techniques for specific situations;
- Explain the required hygiene measures for each procedure;
- Apply a range of techniques to facilitate procedures;
- Synthesise five tools to model multi-system scanning, with the aim of improving 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 |
Accreditation
ASUM
ASUMCCPU units included in the course:
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Proximal Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Extended Focused Abdominal Scan for Trauma (eFAST)
- Focused Echocardiography in Life Support (FELS)
- Lung
- Vascular Access
- Fascia Iliaca and Femoral Nerve Block
ACEM
ACEMApproved for Educational Activities 37.75 hours.
ACRRM
ACRRMThis course is approved for 40.75 total activity hours. PDP units: 21.75 Performance Review, 13.5 Educational Activity. MOPS points: 6, 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 hours, specific requirements diagnostic radiology, 5 days Anaesthetics, Obstetrics, Surgery and 3 days Emergency Medicine training grants. Provider Number 214288, Activity ID 664671.
HOURS
| Theoretical | 10.5 |
| Practical | 21.75 |
| Total | 32.25 |
CATERING
Morning tea, a light lunch and refreshments are provided each day.