General Practitioners
3 days
Basic Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Course (PoCUS)
(eFAST, FELS, Lung)
ASUM, ACEM
Course highlights
- eFAST normal anatomy, required views and significant pathology
- Basic Lung ultrasound in the breathless patient
- FELS, cardiac arrest scenarios
Course Dates
Description
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) now supports all trainees to understand and perform a range of simple bedside ultrasound scans. This three-day introductory PoCUS course refreshes your ultrasound skills in critical illness.
We revise the simple protocols that identify major heart pathologies, common lung conditions, and the eFAST exam. The eFAST exam has utility far beyond unstable trauma, it introduces you to the optimal windows for viewing the solid organs of the abdomen. Those who practise eFAST scanning will find it easy to learn to advance to kidneys, gallbladder and uterus.
Short courses start your credentialing and journey to competence. However, competence requires extensive practice – but with this course you will know what, how and where to start. You will be able to recognise ultrasound anatomy and interpret other people’s scans. You will set yourself up to expand your PoCUS repertoire.
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 PoCUS ultrasound course are:
- 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;
- Synthesise three tools to model multi-system scanning, with the aim of improving patient care.
Meet the Faculty
This course is delivered by our Sonographer Faculty with our Emergency Medicine Faculty, combining technical ultrasound expertise with real-world emergency department experience.
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 |
ASUM
ACEM
HOURS
| Theoretical | 6.25 |
| Practical | 13.25 |
| Total | 19.5 |
CATERING
Morning tea, a light lunch and refreshments are provided each day.